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Covent Garden (pronounced
/ˈkɒvənt/) is a district in London, England,
located in the easternmost parts of the
City of Westminster and the southwestern
corner of the London Borough of Camden.
The area is dominated by shopping, street
performers, and entertainment facilities,
and it contains an entrance to the Royal
Opera House, which is also widely-known
simply as "Covent Garden", and
the bustling Seven Dials area.
The area is bounded
by High Holborn to the north, Kingsway to
the east, the Strand to the south and Charing
Cross Road to the west. Covent Garden Piazza
is located in the geographical centre of
the area and was the site of a flower, fruit
and vegetable market from the 1500s until
1974, when the wholesale market relocated
to New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms.
Nearby areas include Soho, St James's, Bloomsbury,
and Holborn.
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