Piccadilly Circus Eros Statue

The Eros statue and lamp post at Piccadilly Circus, on 22nd November 2019, in Westminster, London, England. Eros aka 'The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain' is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."

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The Eros statue and lamp post at Piccadilly Circus, on 22nd November 2019, in Westminster, London, England. Eros aka 'The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain' is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."