Eros ~ 'The Angel of Christian Charity'
by Jenniflower
This must be one of the most looked at and photographed statues in the world.
It is the Shaftesbury Memorial fountain, erected in 1893 generally called ‘Eros’, and otherwise known as 'The Angel of Christian Charity', which is translated as 'Agape' but formally called 'Anteros'.
It was designed to commemorate the work of Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, for his pilanthropic work.
It is a figure of a naked archer with wings, quite controversial when first erected (with it being nude), but has since become a London icon.
Piccadilly Circus is a tourist mecca, it has the commuter traffic, as well as all the tourist traffic, all year round. This statue is found in the midst of this madness, and fares well I think.
People rest on the steps of this statue, chat, eat, take photos and have a good time.
A titbit of interesting info: The statue is used as the mast head of the Evening Standard newspaper.
(I will load a few beautiful shots I took of this statue soon :)
Useful London Magazine-Where
by bren1125
Where (this is the name of the publication)
This is the most useful magazine in London.
Has all attractions, theatre, dining, shopping, entertainment, museums.
They are broken down into categories and have map codes for the map included with the magazine.
It is published monthly.
conquer the TOWER OF LONDON. ...
by Krystynn
conquer the TOWER OF LONDON.
Originally built in the 11th century as a Royal residence, it is now the home of the Crown Jewels. This is also the place where King Henry VIII (yup, that monarch with 6 wives!) had his second wife, Anne Boleyn beheaded for adultery!! Poor defenceless Anne.... Their only daughter, known also as the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I later became the first English FEMALE monarch of the mighty British empire! Yeah, that's Girl Power for you!!!! ;-)
Books books everywhere! Waterstones, Piccadilly
by Jenniflower
London is in love with books.
Bookshops abound everywhere, from the large, 5 storied Waterstones, to the small (and slightly dishevelled) backstreet bookshops. I am fond of both, for different reasons.
This particular branch of Waterstones is one well-thumbed by me as I walk past it every day to and fro work and the tube. It happens to be the flagship stor of Waterstones. There are 5 floors and they have every conceivable book in every conceivable theme you could imagine. During a lunch hour, its really nice to grab a book and go and sit in their coffee shop, 5th view, reading away. There is no pressure to buy the book, one just has to be very careful when reading it that one spills no coffee over it! haha
They hold quite a few signings here, from Enid Blyton, to Paul McCartney, to Bill Clinton. I am not one to stand in a frozen queue from 4am to get a book personally signed (lol), but have had the good fortune of spotting Bill Clinton as he was walking to the back entrance of the book shop.
The people in London are very...
by lm1278
The people in London are very well mannered be sure to be polite while you are there.
People on the tube rarely talk and therefore you should not talk.
Tipping is not expected, if a tip is necessary it will usually be added to the bill.
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