<P> At the southeastern side of the Circus , moved after World War II from its original position in the centre , stands the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain , erected in 1892 -- 1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury , a Victorian politician , philanthropist and social reformer . The subject of the Memorial is the Greek god Anteros and was given the name The Angel of Christian Charity but is generally mistaken for his brother Eros . </P>
<P> At the southeastern side of the Circus , moved after World War II from its original position in the centre , stands the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain , erected in 1892 -- 1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury , a Victorian politician , philanthropist and social reformer . The subject of the Memorial is the Greek god Anteros and was given the name The Angel of Christian Charity but is generally mistaken for his brother Eros . </P>
what is the statue in piccadilly circus called
what is the statue in piccadilly circus called
The Angel of Christian Charity
The Angel of Christian Charity