Statue of William Shakespeare

A statue of William Shakespeare, by the sculptor Giovanni Fontana after an original by Peter Scheemakers, has formed the centrepiece of Leicester Square Gardens in London since 1874.

Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Description: statue in Leicester Square, London, England, UK
Also known as: “Shakespeare”, “Shakespeare Fountain”, and “Statue of William Shakespeare, Leicester Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and National Gallery.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

National Gallery

Art gallery

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The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. National Gallery is situated 620 feet southeast of Statue of William Shakespeare.

National Portrait Gallery

Art gallery

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The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits. National Portrait Gallery is situated 580 feet southeast of Statue of William Shakespeare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and West End of London.

Chinatown

Suburb

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Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.