Nelson's Column history - Trafalgar Square London - info Trafalgar Square, London Middlesex England

Nelson's Column is one of the major historic landmarks located on Trafalgar Square in the central area of London.  A `must see` London tourist attraction when next visiting London on a holiday or business trip

Nelson's Column arrived in Trafalgar Square in 1843, and commemorates the one-armed, one-eyed admiral who died defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The column is 169 feet 5 3/4 inches (51.659 meters) high, and the statue is actually more than triple life-size.

The four bronze lions at the base of the column, by Edwin Landseer, didn't arrive until 1868. It's a bit of a scramble to get up there, but many people have a friend take their photo sitting on top of a lion!

Next rime that you visit Trafalgar Square in the heart of London make sure that you have your picture taken sitting on top of one of the four lions at the base of Nelson's Column on Trafa;gar Square