Sunday, May 13, 2007

Trafalgar Square


The fountain at Trafalgar Square.
Originally uploaded by ecuk07.

Trafalgar Square is considered the "Heart of London." At Trafalgar Square we noticed it's many statues and fountains including: the bronze lions, the National Gallery, the Church of St. Martin -in-the-Fieldd, the statue of James II - who restored Catholiciam to England and was later forced into exile in France, and, Trafalgar's most famous monument Nelson's Columne. It is dedicated to Lord Nelson for his victory over a French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. He stands 17 feet high, on top of a 185 foot tall fluted granite column surrounded by the bronze lions. Pigeons are also seen in flocks around Nelson's column and throughout Trafalgar Square.

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