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Trafalgar Square (/ trəˈfælɡər / trə-FAL-gər) is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, established in the early 19th century around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. The square's name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, the British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars over France and Spain that took place ...
Nelson's Column. Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built to commemorate Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 's decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar over the combined French and Spanish navies, during which he was killed by a French sniper. The monument was constructed between 1840 and ...
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 [2]. [note 1] The current director of the National Gallery is Gabriele Finaldi. The National Gallery is an exempt charity ...
A statue of Lord Nelson stood in Bridgetown, Barbados, in what was also once known as Trafalgar Square, from 1813 to 2020. London's Trafalgar Square was named in honour of Nelson's victory. At the centre of the square there is the 45.1 m (148 ft) Nelson's Column, with a 5.5 m (18 ft) statue of Nelson on top. It was finished in 1843.
Whitehall pictured in 2012, with The Cenotaph and Monument to the Women of World War II in the middle of the carriageway, and the Elizabeth Tower housing Big Ben in the background. Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.
The equestrian statue of Charles I, with Nelson's Column and the National Gallery in the background. This is a list of public art in and around Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. Charing Cross, at the junction of Strand and Whitehall, was the site of the first public monument in what is now the City of Westminster, [1] the ...
London, United Kingdom. Coordinates. 51°30′28″N 0°07′43″W / 51.5077°N 0.1285°W / 51.5077; -0.1285. A bronze statue of Charles James Napier by the sculptor George Gammon Adams stands in Trafalgar Square in London, United Kingdom. [1] It occupies one of the four plinths in Trafalgar Square, the one to the southwest of ...
The Mall (/ ˈmæl / [1]) is a ceremonial route and roadway in the City of Westminster, central London, that travels 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) between Buckingham Palace at its western end and Trafalgar Square via Admiralty Arch to the east. Along the north side of The Mall is green space and St. James's Palace with other official buildings, and to ...