NELSONS COLUMN by kris-t
Trafalgar square is the busy heart of London full of pigeons and tourists...Nelsons column comemorates the battle of trafalgar. Riotous new year celebrations take place here.It was built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It consists of a 5.5m (18ft) statue of Nelson on top of a 56 m granite column. The statue faces south, towards the Palace of Westminster. The top of the Corinthian column is decorated with bronze acanthus leaves cast from British cannon. The square pedestal is decorated with four bronze panels, cast from captured French guns, depicting Nelson's four great victories.
