View Piccadilly Circus Gif. Piccadilly circus has never been perceived as a tourist hotspot; Piccadilly circus was built in 1819 with the aim of connecting regent street and piccadilly street, which was famous for its ample shopping opportunities.
Looking down on piccadilly circus in 2009.
From this location, you can easily walk to piccadilly, leicester square, shaftesbury avenue or regent street. This legendary square was founded in 1819 and became an extremely important junction since its construction. The plaque on the extreme right (swan and edgar) places this on the western side of regent street going up towards oxford circus. Pirates of vourakis) a statue of eros was in the middle of piccadilly circus.