Piccadilly Circus
road junction and public place in London, England, UK
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Summary
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of road junction entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,242 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Westminster[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[5]
- Designed by: John Nash[6]
- Commons category: Piccadilly Circus[7]
- Inception: 1819[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Piccadilly Circus[9]
- Commons gallery: Piccadilly Circus[10]
- Native label: Piccadilly Circus[11]
- Connects with: Regent Street[12], Piccadilly[13], Shaftesbury Avenue[14], Haymarket[15], Coventry Street[16], Glasshouse Street[17], Regent Street St James's[18]
- Historic county: Middlesex[19]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Piccadilly Circus include it tube station[20], a London Underground station[21], in United Kingdom[22].
Why It Matters
Piccadilly Circus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include it tube station[20], a London Underground station[21], in United Kingdom[22].