- Admiral Nelson famously defeated the combined forces of Napoleonic France and Bourbon Spain but did you know these facts about Nelson's Column?
- 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.
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- Official distaste was no match for the public’s enthusiasm (and curiosity). What does this have to do with the offered model of Nelson’s Column?
- Nelsons Column is in Trafalgar Square; was erected in 1843 at a cost of £45,000, and is 145 feet high The statue of Nelson on the top is 17 feet high.
- Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square has been a landmark in London since it was completed in 1843.
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- The height of the Nelson column is 167 feet (51 meters).The bronze leaves of the acanthus adorn the top of the Corinthian column.
- For example, in 1979 Ed Drummond climbed Nelson’s Column to raise awareness about the Anti-Apartheid Movement.