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Title: LondonTrafalgar Square
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London-Trafalgar Square
- By Caleb Small
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History
- Memorial of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
- British naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars
- Original Name King William the Fourths Square
- Popular site for political demonstrations
- Completed in 1845
Trafalgar Square
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The Square
- Surrounded by three roads and the National
Gallery on the other - Underpasses allow pedestrians to enter the square
without crossing the street - In the center is Nelsons Column
- Surrounded by fountains and the four famous
bronze lions - Four Plinths on each corner-podiums
Nelsons Column
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The Square (cont.)
- Two statues in front of the National Gallery
- James II and George Washington
- Washington statue is placed on soil imported from
US because he declared he would never set forth
on British Soil. - Many tourists gather because of its political
symbolism
Trafalgar Square at night
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The Plinths
- Northeast 1840s George IV
- Southeast 1861 Henry Havelock
- Southwest 1855 Sir Charles James Napier
- Fourth Statue Northwest (See next slide)
Statue of George IV in Trafalgar Square
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The Fourth Plinth
- Was meant for William IV
- Insufficient Funds
- Many different statues have been put there
- Current statue-Marc Quinns Alison Lapper
Pregnant - Alison Lapper was a British artist born without
arms - Suggested Statue-Nelson Mandela-Civil Rights
leader in South Africa
Marc Quinns Alison Lapper Pregnant
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Other Facts
- Pigeons
- Used to be many pigeons, but feeding laws were
created, and now there are few in the square - Christmas Festival
- Spruce or Fir tree donated by Norway in gratitude
of Britain's aid during WWII - South Africa house and the Canada House are
tributes to those two countries
Feeding the pidgeons
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Bibliography
- Wikipedia
- http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square
