Leicester Square
Leicester square in London
Presented by:
ASSAMI Sara
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Introduction
Leicester square’s
1-History 2-Monuments 3-Theatres and cinemas 4-Night life
Conclusion
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Leicester square is a pedestrianised square located in the West End of London between Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. Pronounced “Lester square”, It is one of the busiest spots in London, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.
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The
area around Leicester Square (West End) is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes China town and Trafalgar Square.
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“There are, perhaps, few places in the metropolis remaining at the present day that combine the characteristics of "Old and New London"—rolled into one as it were—to a greater extent than Leicester Square”.
5 British-History Online
Named for the 2nd Earl of Leicester,
The history of the square, in fact, begins with Leicester House, which was built between 1632 and 1636, by Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester, whose voluminous correspondence, preserved among the "Sidney Papers," is a history, in little, of his time, and of whose sons, Philip and Algernon Sidney, Leicester Fields hold many memories.
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Leicester Square was open to the public around 1640 after locals protested the privatization of the land that was once common ground. Development of the area began around 1670 and it quickly became a fashionable place to live as homes sprung up around the original Leicester House which, for some time during the very early 1700s, was inhabited by numerous royal and noble personages.
LEICESTER HOUSE
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By the late 18th century, however, the character of the square changed and it soon became an area known for its entertainment venues, one of the first of which was a "museum of natural curiosities" known as the Holophusikon .
Leicester Square 1950
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The Holophusikon (‘embracing all of nature’) also known as the Leverian Museum, at
Presented by:
ASSAMI Sara
1
Introduction
Leicester square’s
1-History 2-Monuments 3-Theatres and cinemas 4-Night life
Conclusion
2
Leicester square is a pedestrianised square located in the West End of London between Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. Pronounced “Lester square”, It is one of the busiest spots in London, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.
3
The
area around Leicester Square (West End) is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes China town and Trafalgar Square.
4
“There are, perhaps, few places in the metropolis remaining at the present day that combine the characteristics of "Old and New London"—rolled into one as it were—to a greater extent than Leicester Square”.
5 British-History Online
Named for the 2nd Earl of Leicester,
The history of the square, in fact, begins with Leicester House, which was built between 1632 and 1636, by Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester, whose voluminous correspondence, preserved among the "Sidney Papers," is a history, in little, of his time, and of whose sons, Philip and Algernon Sidney, Leicester Fields hold many memories.
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Leicester Square was open to the public around 1640 after locals protested the privatization of the land that was once common ground. Development of the area began around 1670 and it quickly became a fashionable place to live as homes sprung up around the original Leicester House which, for some time during the very early 1700s, was inhabited by numerous royal and noble personages.
LEICESTER HOUSE
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By the late 18th century, however, the character of the square changed and it soon became an area known for its entertainment venues, one of the first of which was a "museum of natural curiosities" known as the Holophusikon .
Leicester Square 1950
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The Holophusikon (‘embracing all of nature’) also known as the Leverian Museum, at