Nelson's Column stands in Trafalgar Square, London, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Designed by the architect William Railton with a statue by the sculptor Edward Hodges Baily, the granite column was built between 1840 and 1843 and rises about 169 feet including the statue, topped by a bronze Corinthian capital cast from captured French cannon. The column's pedestal is decorated with bronze relief panels also cast from captured guns, depicting scenes from Nelson's battles, and since 1867 it has been guarded at its base by four bronze lion statues designed by the painter Edwin Landseer.
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Building Type LocationTrafalgar Square, City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom 2 Completed Year Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
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1. Nelson's Column (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column, lead paragraph sentence 1, monument description clause
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, England, United Kingdom, built to commemorate British Royal Navy officer 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column, lead paragraph sentence 1, location clause
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, England, United Kingdom, built to commemorate British Royal Navy officer 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column, lead paragraph sentence 6, height figure
The whole monument is 169 feet 3 inches (51.59 m) tall from the bottom of the pedestal to the top of Nelson's hat.
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Nelson's Column stands in Trafalgar Square, London, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Designed by the architect William Railton with a statue by the sculptor Edward Hodges Baily, the granite column was built between 1840 and 1843 and rises about 169 feet including the statue, topped by a bronze Corinthian capital cast from captured French cannon. The column's pedestal is decorated with bronze relief panels also cast from captured guns, depicting scenes from Nelson's battles, and since 1867 it has been guarded at its base by four bronze lion statues designed by the painter Edwin Landseer.
- Uses Element: Granite, infobox material field: Granite and bronze
- Uses Element: Bronze, infobox material field: Granite and bronze
In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Wikipedia categories
Category:Neoclassical architecture in London
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Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column, Construction and history section, completion sentenceQuote, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column, Construction and history section, completion sentence
Construction of the monument, by the contractors Grissell and Peto, progressed slowly, and the stonework, ready for the installation of the statue, was not completed until November 1843.
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