Leading from Picadilly Circus to Hyde Park Corner, there is a small enclave between Picadilly and The Mall. At the heart of this exclusive area is St James square laid out in the 1970s. In this quiet and very flowery square is standing, right in the middle, the impressive statue of Gulielmus III riding his horse. Some houses around and near Saint James Square have seen a succession of famous residents among which Prime Ministers, Charles de Gaulle and General Eisenhower.