| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Hussein Kefel (Hussein_Kefel) (255) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-08-12 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Sony cybershot DSC-N1 |
| Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-08-19 0:55 |
| Viewed: 276 |
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Lord Nelson at the top of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
The column was built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The 5.5 m (18 ft) statue of Nelson stands on top of a 46 m (151 ft) granite column. The statue faces south, towards the Palace of Westminster with the Mall on his right flank where Nelson's ships are represented on the top of each flagpole[citation needed]. The top of the Corinthian column (based on one from the Temple of Mars Ultor in Rome) is decorated with bronze acanthus leaves cast from British cannons. The square pedestal is decorated with four bronze panels, cast from captured French guns, depicting Nelson's four great victories.
The monument was designed by architect William Railton in 1838, and built by the firm Peto & Grissell. Railton's original 1:22-scale stone model is exhibited at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London. The sandstone statue at the top was sculpted by E.H. Baily, a member of the Royal Academy; a small bronze plaque crediting him is at the base of the statue. The four bronze panels around the pedestal were undertaken by the sculptors Musgrave Watson, John Ternouth, William F Woodington, and John Edward Carew. The entire monument was built at a cost of 47,500 pounds, or 3.5 million pounds in 2004 terms (roughly $6.1 million US).
Picture by: Hussein Kefel |
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