Piscator
Piscator, also known as the Euston Head, is a large abstract sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi. It was commissioned by British Rail in 1980 for the forecourt of Euston Station in London, and is named for the German theatre director Erwin Piscator.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Description: sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi
- Also known as: “Erwin Piscator sculpture” and “Euston Head”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London St Pancras International and Leicester Square.
London St Pancras International
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London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
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.
British Library
Library
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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is the largest library in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. British Library is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Piscator.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Pancras and Fitzrovia.
St Pancras
Suburb
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St Pancras is a district in North London. It was originally a medieval ancient parish and subsequently became a metropolitan borough. The metropolitan borough then merged with neighbouring boroughs and the area now forms around half of the modern London Borough of Camden.
Fitzrovia
Suburb
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Fitzrovia is a district of central London, England, near the West End. Its eastern part is in the London Borough of Camden, and the western in the City of Westminster.
Ampthill Square Estate
Neighborhood
The Ampthill Square Estate, also known as the Ampthill Estate, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden in London, England. The estate is located in the Somers Town district, on the south side of Harrington Square, east side of Hampstead Road, and west side of Eversholt Street.
Piscator
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.52719° or 51° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.13324° or 0° 7′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C3XGVG8+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 251823478OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkWikidata ID
Q27924409
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include London and North Western Railway War Memorial and Euston bus station.
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