- Cost: Nelson’s Column was funded by public subscription and cost £47,000. One of the contributors to the fund was none other than Tsar Nicholas of Russia.
- Nelson's column is one of the most famous pieces of sculpture in London, appearing on countless emblematic skylines of the capital.
- The column was built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
- Nelsons Column. Commemorating Admiral Horatio Nelson, Nelson’s Column stands in the centre of Trafalgar Square, London.
- Nelson’s Column remains one of London’s most famous historical artifacts. Not only is it stunning to look at, its history is always worth dipping into!
- The height of Nelson’s Column, from the bottom of the pedestal to the top of Nelson’s hat, is 169 ft 3 ins. Nelson himself measures 18 ft 1 ins.