Nelson's Column
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Address | Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DN, UK |
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Height | 5200 (cm) |
Opened | 1843 |
Architects | Edwin Landseer |
Charles Barry | |
Edward Hodges Baily | |
William Railton | |
Materials | Granite |
Bronze | |
Did you know | Back in the 1840s, it cost £47,000 to construct Nelson's Column – that's worth at least a few million in today's money. |
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ID | 1043518 |
About Nelson's Column
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design by William Railton at a cost of £47,000.
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