Piccadilly Facts

• Coca-Cola have been present on the site since 1955. They have the longest continuous presence at Piccadilly Circus.
• The statue which stands in front of the lights and is commonly referred to as ‘Eros’ is, in fact, a representation is the angel of Christian Charity.
• Over 50 brands have appeared on the signs over the last 100 years
• The lights were turned off to mourn the deaths of Churchill and Lady Diana and more recently to mark Earth Hour for the WWF.
• The lights have been visible since Edwardian times. The Perrier sign, for instance, was first illuminated in 1908.
• 71,760,000Pedestrians walk past the lights every year
  3,560,544People in taxis pass the site each year
  23,218,936People see the lights from coaches or buses per year
  3,130,608People drive past the lights in cars per year
  767Square meters of advertising space
  774,144Number of pixels in the new Coca-Cola sign
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