Empire Square
Empire Square is a neighborhood in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England. Empire Square is situated nearby to the suburb The Borough, as well as near the neighborhood Kipling Estate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Shard and London Bridge.
The Shard
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwark and Lewisham and Elephant and Castle.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
Elephant and Castle
Suburb
Photo: Sue Wallace, CC BY 2.0.
Elephant and Castle is an area of south London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. The name also informally refers to much of Walworth and Newington, due to the proximity of the London Underground station of the same name.
Heygate Estate
Locality
Photo: London SE1 Community Website, CC BY 2.0.
The Heygate Estate was a large housing estate in Walworth, Southwark, South London, comprising 1,214 homes. The estate was demolished between 2011 and 2014 as part of the urban regeneration of the Elephant & Castle area.
Empire Square
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50049° or 51° 30′ 2″ northLongitude
-0.0906° or 0° 5′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW25+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 42785364OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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