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 in London, England.
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  • Monument
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 feet (20 metres)
  • 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”

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Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain

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Latitude
51.5099° or 51° 30′ 36″ north
Longitude
-0.13448° or 0° 8′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV58+X6
Geo­Names ID
12402343
Wiki­data ID
Q17510112

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain” goes by many names.
نافورة شافتسبرى التذكاريهEgyptian Arabic
نافوره شافتسبرى التذكاريهEgyptian Arabic
Shaftesburyn suihkulähdeFinnish
Fontaine commémorative de la place Piccadilly CircusFrench
샤프츠베리 기념 분수대Korean
Fonte do Memorial de ShaftesburyPortuguese
Мемориальный фонтан ШефтсбериRussian
Статуя Эрота на ПикадиллиRussian

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