Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain

• Erected in 1893, the Shaftesbury Memorial is a Neoclassical Monument located in Piccadilly Circus, London and is officially known as ‘Eros’.
• The bronze fountain is topped by an aluminium winged statue of Anteros, the Greek God of selfless Love, and not Eros (Cupid), the God of Love and Desire. The sculptor was Alfred Gilbert.

Photo and map: Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London