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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 ...
Statue of George Washington: New York City, New York. Federal Hall. 1883 John Quincy Adams Ward: Statue of George Washington: Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana Statehouse. 1959 Donald De Lue: Statue of George Washington: Mexico City, Mexico. Parque Rosario Castellanos 1916 Unknown Statue of George Washington London, England. Trafalgar Square. 1924 ...
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 ...
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 statue of George IV in Trafalgar Square, London, is a bronze equestrian statue by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey. It depicts the King dressed in ancient Roman attire and riding bareback. [2] The sculpture was originally designed to sit on top of the Marble Arch at the entrance to Buckingham Palace, but was placed in its current location ...
Francis Leggatt Chantrey. Sir Francis Leggatt[1] Chantrey RA (7 April 1781 [2] – 25 November 1841) was an English sculptor. He became the leading portrait sculptor in Regency era Britain, producing busts and statues of many notable figures of the time. [3] Chantrey's most notable works include the statues of King George IV (Trafalgar Square ...
George Washington is a statue by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon from the late 18th century. Based on a life mask and other measurements of George Washington taken by Houdon, it is considered one of the most accurate depictions of the subject. The original sculpture is located in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond ...
The fourth plinth is the northwest plinth in Trafalgar Square in central London. It was originally intended to hold an equestrian statue of William IV, but remained empty due to lack of funds. For over 150 years, its use was debated; in 1998, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) commissioned three ...