Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, popularly but mistakenly known as Eros, is a fountain surmounted by a winged statue of Anteros, located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, England.
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial in Piccadilly Circus, London, popularly known as ‘Eros’
- Also known as: “Angel of Christian Charity”, “Anteros”, “Earl of Shaftesbury Memorial”, “Eros”, “Shaftesbury Monument”, “The Angel of Christian Charity”, and “Мемориальный фонтан Шефтсбери”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus tube station.
Leicester Square
Piccadilly Circus tube station
Metro station
Piccadilly Circus is a London Underground station in Central London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St James’s and Chinatown.
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
- Categories: statue, fountain, Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster, and memorial
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5099° or 51° 30′ 36″ north
Longitude
-0.13448° or 0° 8′ 4″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGV58+X6
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة شافتسبرى التذكاريه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافوره شافتسبرى التذكاريه”
- Finnish: “Shaftesburyn suihkulähde”
- French: “fontaine commémorative de la place Piccadilly Circus”
- French: “Fontaine commémorative de la place Piccadilly Circus”
- Korean: “샤프츠베리 기념 분수대”
- Portuguese: “Fonte do Memorial de Shaftesbury”
- Russian: “Статуя Эрота на Пикадилли”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Inner London and Whitehall.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: County Fire Office and Avni.
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