Regent Street. London's webcams online

A live HD webcam takes you to Regent Street, the main shopping street in London, England. Regent Street is located in the West End, in the main commercial area of the city. Of all these streets, Regent Street is the largest and most monumental. 

Regent Street is one of the first officially decorated streets in London. It was created after the Great Fire of 1666, which destroyed most of the city center. Its original layout was designed by architects Christopher Wren and John Ivlin, but in the early 19th century John Nash presented his plan for the modification of the street. It was adopted by a parliamentary act in 1813. Then Regent Street became one of the first shopping streets of London, and a century later gained the status of "fashion center".

In the early 20th century, architects John James Burnet, Arthur Joseph Davis and Henry Ossava Tanner took over the redevelopment of the street. The work was somewhat delayed because of the unfolding Of the First World War. Torgest
The opening of the street took place in 1927 in the presence of King George V and his wife, Mary. In the 2000s, a large-scale renovation of a number of buildings took place on Regent Street.
Walking along this street, look out for the majestic building of the University of Westminster in 1911. The higher education institution itself was founded in 1838, which allows it to be called one of the oldest in central London. It is a rather strict building in the style of classicism. The honorary staff of the university include film director Joshua Oppenheimer, Tunisian politician Rafik Abdessalem, lawyer and wife of Tony Blair Cherie, poet and one of the founders of English modernist literature Ezra Pound.

Fans of exquisite architecture will pay attention to the Church of All Souls, which was built in 1824 by John Nash - the beloved architect of King George IV. Its main decoration is an exquisite spire, which is a gradually narrowing cone roof. It is supported by 17 graceful columns with Corinthian capitals. Inside the same church you can enjoy the beautiful organ music, which sounds performed by the All Souls Orchestra.

There are more than 75 international flagship stores along Regent Street, including Apple, which remained the world's largest for several years after its founding. Your little fidgets won't stop you from going to the seven-story Hamleys toy store. Here not only children, but also adults will feel like in a fairy tale. The true shopaholic paradise on Regent Street is Liberty's huge shopping centre, home to several hundred boutiques with trendy clothes, shoes, cosmetics and home goods.