Completing the trail and representing the 2020s and the bright future of cinema, is Wonder Woman – DC’s iconic Super Hero who stands for justice, peace and equality. Also gracing Leicester Square’s rooftops is Batman, DC’s iconic Super Hero, keeping watch over London from a rooftop. Position your mouse over the map and use your mouse-wheel to zoom in or out. Click the map and drag to move the map around. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. Unveiling icons from a century of cinema with an interactive statue trail, get ready for Scenes in the Square in London’s home of film. The film is regarded as one of the greatest movie musicals of all time. Whatever you decide, prepare to dance and sing, and snap-up a selfie with your favourite characters and movie scenes. There are only small areas of woodland, indicated by dark green washes. The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. Leicester Square had had a long history and it is surprising to find out that the garden at the centre only became a public square in the 1840's; you feel that it is much longer. Position your mouse over the map and use your mouse-wheel to zoom in or out. Another area we visit with our American friends and they had never heard of it, very busy, plenty of shops, street performers and sights to see, well worth the visit. Die Gegend wurde nach dem Jahr 1670 bebaut. Description Legal. Enclosed farmland dominates the landscape. Well, down the road you can see many cinemas and theatres and casinos and quite a lot of people also. Historic Sites, Points of Interest & Landmarks, Historic Walking Areas, Points of Interest & Landmarks. Feedback. Next stations: Tottenham Court Road - Northern. Leicester Square from Mapcarta, the free map. Burton Overy 1 : 31680 Light brushwork interlining ('hachuring')is used to represent the gently undulating clay vales and ridges that make up much of the area covered by this drawing. Der Platz gilt als das Zentrum der Londoner Kinematografie, dort befinden sich einige große Kinos (u. a. Keep scrolling to learn more. If you know any interesting object in LEICESTER SQUARE (LONDON), feel free to share it with other visitors (comment using your Facebook, Hotmail, Yahoo or AOL account): Travel zone: 1: Tube/Rail lines: Northern. Representing the 1920s to 1940s is the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy who starred in over 100 films together, including Liberty (1929) which is the inspiration for the daring stunt that will see their statues playfully teetering on a rooftop. In fact the history of the space goes back to the 1630's when Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. What attractions are near Leicester Square? Der Name entstammt den Leicester Fields neben der Residenz des Earl of Leicester, Leicester House. Piccadilly. Have a look also at the quality of the architecture, including the art deco cinemas. Traditionell finden alle Weltpremieren der Harry-Potter-Filme am Leicester Square statt. Approximate address: Loading... Postcode: WC2H 0AP: Transport. To find the map for the driving distance from Leicester Square to Trafalgar Square, please enter the source and destination and then select the driving mode. Terms; This map was created by a user. Nice around here, loads of people wandering around. Representing the 2010s is the treasured British icon Paddington, whose beloved cinematic outings Paddington and Paddington 2 premiered in Leicester Square in 2014 and 2017 respectively.