16+ Piccadilly Circus 1819 Background. It was built in 1819 to connect regent street with piccadilly. Directly under the junction lies the piccadilly circus underground station, and standing around the edges of the circus are several.

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But none of them are as popular, or as widely known, as piccadilly circus. Piccadilly circus is well worth a visit during nighttime hours. Popularly called the statue of eros, the angel of christian charity (centre background) is a meeting place for youth and a popular the crossroads was formed in 1819 by the crossing of piccadilly with regent street, which was being laid out under the direction of john nash.

It's bright, vibrant and full of energy.

From wikimedia commons, the free media repository. It's bright, vibrant and full of energy. This legendary square was founded in 1819 and became an extremely important junction since its construction. Piccadilly circus is a road junction and public space of london's west end in the city of westminster.