Leicester Square

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Leicester Square (LES-tər) er et gågademiljø i West End i London, England. Det blev anlagt i 1670 som Leicester Fields, opkaldt efter det nyligt byggede Leicester House, der selv var opkaldt efter Robert Sidney, 2. jarl af Leicester.

Pladsen var oprindeligt et gentrificeret boligområde, med lejere som Frederik, prins af Wales, og kunstnerne William Hogarth og Joshua Reynolds. Det blev mere nedtonet i slutningen af det 18. århundrede, da Leicester House blev revet ned, og detailudviklinger fandt sted, hvilket gjorde det til et centrum for underholdning. Flere store teatre blev bygget i det 19. århundrede, som blev omdannet til biografer omkring midten af det næste. Leicester Square rummer et antal nationalt vigtige biografer såsom Odeon Leicester Square, Empire, Leicester Square, som ofte bruges til filmpremierer. Den nærliggende Prince Charles Cinema er kendt for sine visninger af kultfilm og marathonfilmforløb. Pladsen forbliver en turistattraktion, der vært for begivenheder, herunder for det kinesiske nytår.

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Address: Westminster, United Kingdom

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