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Harrods is a British luxury department store founded in 1849 by Charles Henry Harrod, located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. [4] It is one of the most famous department stores in the world, attracting 15 million visitors annually as of 2023 [update] . [ 5 ]
Map of Zone 1 Underground stations, pre 2021. London is split into six approximately concentric zones. Zone 1 covers the West End, the Holborn district, Kensington, Paddington and the City of London, as well as Old Street, Angel, Pimlico, Tower Gateway, Aldgate East, Euston, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle, Borough, London Bridge, Earl's Court, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Lambeth North and Waterloo.
There are 5-star hotels and many top restaurants and shops along the road. One of the most famous department stores in the world, Harrods, is located near the eastern end. Another major landmark along the road is the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly known as the Brompton Oratory.
Knightsbridge is home to many expensive shops, including the department stores Harrods and Harvey Nichols, and flagship stores of many British and international fashion houses, including those of London-based shoe designers Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik, and two Prada stores. The district also has banks that cater to wealthy individuals.
The Harrods Furniture Depository buildings flank the south bank of the River Thames near Hammersmith Bridge in Barnes, London, England, built on the site of an old soap factory in 1894 as a storage centre for the larger items that could not be taken into Knightsbridge to the Harrods department store.
Basil Street looking towards Harrods department store. Basil Street, originally known as North Street, is a street in London's Knightsbridge.It was laid out in the second half of the eighteenth century on land belonging to Lord Cadogan and runs between Sloane Street in the north and the junction of Walton Place and Hans Road in the south.
The central area contains stations close to tourist attractions, such as the London Transport Museum, Harrods, Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The 9.51 mi (15.3 km) tunnel ends east of Barons Court , where the line continues west, parallel to the District line , to Acton Town.
Hans Place (usually pronounced / ˈ h æ n z / HANZ) is a garden square in the Knightsbridge district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, immediately south of Harrods in SW1. It is named after Sir Hans Sloane , 1st Baronet, PRS (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753), physician and collector, notable for his bequest, which ...