Eros Statue, London
Eros is a famous statue located on top of the Shaftesbury Avenue Memorial fountain in Piccadilly Square, London.
The statue is of a winged, naked archer and was created by sculptor Alfred Gilbert in 1893. It was commissioned as a memorial to the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury who was a famous philanthropist and politician.
There was great controversy when Eros was unveiled as people were uncomfortable with such a naked figure being displayed in public. As a result, the statue was renamed the The Angel of Christian Charity but this did not catch on and over the years, the statue’s name was abbreviated from Anteros to Eros.
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Black Swan Hotel
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Piccadilly Circus
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