Editing Oxford Circus (section)

{{Short description|Road junction in London, England}}
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{{Infobox road junction
|country=UK
|type=Road junction
|name=Oxford Circus
|image=Oxford Circus - New crossing - geograph.org.uk - 1568709.jpg
|image_caption=Oxford Circus in November 2009
|location=[[West End of London]]
|coord={{coord|51|30|55|N|00|08|31|W}}
|roads={{ubl|[[Oxford Street]]|[[Regent Street]]}}
|opened= {{Start date|1819|11|}}
|maint=[[Transport for London]]
}}
'''Oxford Circus''' is a [[road junction]] connecting [[Oxford Street]] and [[Regent Street]] in the [[West End of London]]. It is also the entrance to [[Oxford Circus tube station]].

The junction opened in 1819 as part of the Regent Street development under [[John Nash (architect)|John Nash]], and was originally known as '''Regent Circus North'''. After the original lease expired, it was redesigned around a series of four quadrant buildings by [[Henry Tanner (architect)|Henry Tanner]] between 1913 and 1928, the north-eastern of which has been used by [[Peter Robinson (department store)|Peter Robinson]], [[Topshop]], the [[BBC]] and the [[London Co-operative Society]]; these are now [[listed building|Grade II listed buildings]].

Oxford Circus remains a busy junction for traffic, and a £5&nbsp;million upgrade for pedestrians opened in 2009. It has also attracted attention as a place for demonstrations and protests, including several by [[Extinction Rebellion]].