- Nelson's column is one of the most famous pieces of sculpture in London, appearing on countless emblematic skylines of the capital.
- With its iconic Nelson’s Column, majestic oversized lions and brightly-lit fountains, Trafalgar Square is not just considered the heart of this bustling London...
- The Nelson's Column is located in Trafalgar Square and one of the greatest hallmarks of this magnificent giant square London.
- With its iconic Nelson’s Column, majestic oversized lions and brightly-lit fountains, Trafalgar Square is not just considered the heart of this bustling London...
- On 13 April 1995 Johnny Dawes free-climbed Nelson's Column with Noel Craine, Jerry Moffat and Simon Nadin, and graded the climb as "E6 6b/5a".
- The actual statue of Nelson, by E H Baily, that tops the column, and the four lions to the base, by Sir Edwin Landseer, were only added in 1867.
- Nelson's Column is a monument at Trafalgar Square, London. It commemorates the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
- But how long have you spent really contemplating that spiritual centre of London, Nelson's Column? Not a lot? Well then here's your Londonist landmark lesson.
- It stands on a Corinthian Column. I feel that Nelson appears to be looking towards the Admiralty Building in Whitehall. The column is made of Dartmoor Granite.