- It was the city’s most prominent monument by far. When was Nelson’s pillar erected? October 21, 1809Nelson’s Pillar / Date opened.
- After a week of clearing up the debris from the original [IRA] explosion the Irish army was brought in to blow up the remainder of the pillar.
- On this day 56 years ago, an Irish republican blew up a statue of Nelson on top of a 41-m-high pillar in the centre of Dublin.
- The long road to the Spire: Here's why it took 37 years to replace Nelson's Pillar. ... 50 years later and the Nelson's Pillar bomber says he has no regrets.
- 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.
- 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.
- The area formerly occupied by Nelson's Pillar was subsequently a parking area for CIE Dublin buses & colloquially known as Nelsons patch.
- ITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/nelsons-pillar-and-other-oconnell-street-curios/id1464388692?i=1000470751680.
- 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.