- It was the city’s most prominent monument by far. When was Nelson’s pillar erected? October 21, 1809Nelson’s Pillar / Date opened.
- 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 Nelson Pillar Act was passed in 1967, transferring responsibility for the site of the monument from the Nelson Pillar Trustees to Dublin Corporation.
- 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's Pillar Act was passed in 1969,[16][17] transferring responsibility for the site of the monument from the Nelson Pillar Trustees to Dublin Corporation.
- When the dust clears, it reveals a jagged 70ft stump where the 134ft Nelson Pillar, Dublin’s most famous landmark, has stood for the previous 157 years.
- Nelsons Pillar also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson built in the.
- 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.