- It was the city’s most prominent monument by far. When was Nelson’s pillar erected? October 21, 1809Nelson’s Pillar / Date opened.
- But first, let’s scroll back a bit. nelsons_pillar_black_and_white. Nelson’s Pillar was originally built in 1808-09 to commemorate Admiral Nelson.
- The Nelson Pillar Act was passed in 1967, transferring responsibility for the site of the monument from the Nelson Pillar Trustees to Dublin Corporation.
- The area formerly occupied by Nelson's Pillar was subsequently a parking area for CIE Dublin buses & colloquially known as Nelsons patch.
- Predating London’s Nelson Column by almost 30 years, Nelson’s Pillar was a 36.8m tall column with a 3.9m tall statue by Thomas Kirk in Portland Stone at the top.
- English: Nelson's Pillar, Dublin, Ireland, was erected 1808-09 and destroyed in 1966. Monument. Street views - Lower Sackville Street. Street views - Upper Sackville Street.
- Before Nelson's Pillar trams slowed, shunted, changed trolley, started for Blackrock, Kingstown and Dalkey, Clonskea, Rathgar and Terenure ...
- Nelson's Pillar was, as the name would suggest, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson, located in the centre of O'Connell Street in Dublin.