- The statues that remain are not being “put in their historical context”, as is often claimed. Take Nelson’s column.
- 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.
- 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.
- Honestly I've spent a lot of times around both protests and fandom communities, and the caliber of Gritty art here is exceptional. Show this thread. Nelson’s Column.
- 10 things you probably didn’t know about Nelson’s Column: 1. Nelson’s Column cost £47,000 to make which is. equivalent to more than £3 million today.
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- Construction of the monument started in 1841 and was completed in 1843 when the sandstone statue of Nelson was placed on top of the column.
- The National Gallery went up in the 1830s and Nelson's Column followed ten years later, so that must have been one frentic decade of building.
- English: Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar...