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Trafalgar Square takes it's name from the Battle of Trafalgar which was one of the most important naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars, in which Admiral Horatio Nelson (English of course) beat the French in 1805 just off Cape Trafalgar in Spain, paying for it with his life.

Nelson's Column, which stands in the centre of the square, was raised in 1843 to commemorate the life of this British naval hero. The 5.5m (18ft) triple life-sized statue of Nelson stands upon a 46m (151ft) granite column. The statue faces south looking towards the city of Portsmouth where Nelson's Royal Navy Flagship the HMS Victory is docked (and can still be visited to this day). At the Pall Mall end of the square Nelson's ships are represented on the top of the street lamps. At the base of the column a square pedestal is decorated with four bronze panels, cast from captured French guns and depicting Nelson's for great victories. The monument was designed by the architect William Railton. In 1867 four huge bronze lions, designed by Sir Edwin Landseer 

 

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Related Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square

http://www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare/

 

 

      

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