Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It is named after George, the Prince Regent and was laid out under the direction of the architect John Nash and James Burton. It runs from Waterloo Place in St James's at the southern end, through Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus, to All Souls Church. From there Langham Place and Portland Place continue the route to Regent's Park.
Looking north along Regent Street in April 2011, with Union Flags hung to celebrate the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Regent Street proposal, published 1813, titled "PLAN, presented to the House of Commons, of a STREET proposed from CHARING CROSS to PORTLAND PLACE, leading to the Crown Estate in Marylebone Park"
The Quadrant, Regent Street in 1837, seen from Piccadilly Circus. The buildings have since been replaced
View northwards from junction with Vigo Street and Glasshouse Street, c. 1910 (from an old postcard)
The West End of London is a district of Central London, London, England, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings and entertainment venues, including West End theatres, are concentrated.
Piccadilly Circus, the heart of the West End, in September 2012
Oxford Street, one of the main West End shopping areas
Dragon statue on the Temple Bar monument, which marks the boundary between the City of Westminster and City of London
Aldwych Theatre in London Theatreland
