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Trafalgar Square is a square in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square".
Nelson's Column is in the centre of the square, surrounded by fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1939 and four huge bronze lions sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer; the metal used is said to have been recycled from the cannon of the French fleet. The column is topped by a statue of Lord Nelson, the admiral who commanded the British Fleet at Trafalgar.
Joachim Irelandeddie 21/02/2009 19:56
Feine Perspektive ist das!lg irelandeddie
Gudrun Raatschen 01/07/2007 12:25
Ich wußte gar nicht, dass die Brunnen von Lutyens sind. Vielen Dank für diese Infos!LG Gudrun