Regent Street

Regent Street was commissioned in 1825 and named after Prince Regent, later King George IV of Hanover. This is a shopping street, where all buildings have the status of monuments - they form a special protection zone Regent Street Conservation Area. There are many famous stores here, including the Hamleys chain salon existing since 1906 - considered the largest toy store in the world.

The creation of the street, as well as the reconstruction of the entire center of 19th-century London, was determined by the activities of the architect and urban planner John Nash (1752-1835). In the years 1895–1927 Regent Street underwent a general reconstruction, during which it acquired its preserved appearance. Investors were imposed on, among others construction of impressive, separate, but forming a compact frontage of buildings, with a cornice exactly at a height of 20 m.

Few buildings have survived to this day, including the All Souls Church he built - a building with a characteristic round portico, crowned with a stone spire.