Leicester Square

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Leicester Square is a famous pedestrianized square in London’s West End, known for its cinemas, theatres, and entertainment venues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pedestrian zone
public square
tourist attraction
country United Kingdom
governingBody Westminster City Council
hasCinema Empire Cinema Haymarket
surface form: Empire Cinema

Odeon Cinemas
surface form: Odeon Leicester Square

Vue West End
hasCoordinateLatitude 51.5100
hasCoordinateLongitude -0.1300
hasEvent London Film Festival
surface form: London film premieres

red carpet events
hasFeature benches
central garden
fountains
statues
hasGreenSpace Leicester Square Gardens
hasNameOrigin Leicester House, London
surface form: Leicester House
hasNearbyArea Chinatown, London
surface form: China Town, London

Covent Garden (part)
surface form: Covent Garden

Piccadilly Circus
Soho
hasNearbyLandmark National Gallery
Piccadilly Circus
Trafalgar Square
hasNearbyStreet Charing Cross Road
Shaftesbury Avenue
hasNearbyTheatreDistrict West End theatre district
surface form: London theatreland
hasPavingMaterial stone paving
hasPostalCode WC2
hasRedevelopment major refurbishment completed in 2012
hasStatueOf Charlie Chaplin
William Shakespeare
knownFor cinemas
entertainment venues
film premieres
theatres
tourism
locatedIn City of Westminster
London, England
surface form: London

West End of London
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
namedAfter Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester
pedestrianized yes
servedByUndergroundStation Leicester Square station
surface form: Leicester Square tube station
touristVisitsPerYear millions of visitors
undergroundLines Northern line
Piccadilly line

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Trafalgar Square near Leicester Square
Royal Film Performance typicalVenue Leicester Square
this entity surface form: Leicester Square cinema
Central London contains Leicester Square
West End theatres nearbyArea Leicester Square
Piccadilly line servesStation Leicester Square
Edward Middleton Barry notableWork Leicester Square
this entity surface form: Leicester Square improvements
West End (major part) hasPart Leicester Square
subject surface form: West End
Chinatown, London locatedNear Leicester Square
Covent Garden (part) near Leicester Square
Haymarket, London near Leicester Square
Haymarket (street) hasNearbyStreet Leicester Square
Long Acre, London hasNearbyLandmark Leicester Square
London Film Festival primaryVenue Leicester Square
this entity surface form: Leicester Square cinemas
St Martin-in-the-Fields nearby Leicester Square
Leicester Square station locatedIn Leicester Square
Leicester Square station nearbyAttraction Leicester Square
Wardour Street runsTo Leicester Square
West End of London hasPart Leicester Square
West End of London hasSquare Leicester Square
Zone 1 contains Leicester Square
this entity surface form: Leicester Square area
The Maze Runner worldPremiereLocation Leicester Square
this entity surface form: Leicester Square, London
WC postcode area containsArea Leicester Square
West End contains Leicester Square
Duke of York's Theatre, London near Leicester Square
subject surface form: Duke of York's Theatre
Prince of Wales Theatre locatedNear Leicester Square
Edgware branch serves Leicester Square
Charing Cross Road connectsTo Leicester Square
Theatreland associatedWith Leicester Square