Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London

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column monument war memorial

Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London is a prominent 19th-century monument featuring a tall Corinthian column topped by a statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson, symbolizing British naval victory and national pride.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nelson's Column	2
Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	column ⓘ monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
architect	William Railton ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Corinthian order ⓘ
baseShape	square pedestal ⓘ
commemorates	Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ British naval victories ⓘ
completionDate	1843 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1840 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Horatio Nelson ⓘ
designerOfBronzeReliefs	John Edward Carew ⓘ John Ternouth ⓘ Musgrave Watson ⓘ William F. Woodington NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
features	Corinthian column ⓘ bronze relief panels ⓘ four bronze lions ⓘ statue of Horatio Nelson ⓘ
fundingMethod	public subscription ⓘ
hasReliefPanel	Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ Battle of the Nile ⓘ Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ surface form: Death of Nelson
height	about 52 metres ⓘ
heightOfStatue	about 5.5 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1843 ⓘ
lionCaster	Baron Marochetti ⓘ
lionSculptor	Edwin Landseer ⓘ
location	City of Westminster ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Trafalgar Square ⓘ
managedBy	Greater London Authority ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ
near	National Gallery ⓘ surface form: National Gallery, London
notableFor	central position in Trafalgar Square ⓘ commemorating Admiral Nelson ⓘ
ownedBy	Greater London Authority ⓘ
partOf	Trafalgar Square ⓘ surface form: Trafalgar Square ensemble
sculptorOfStatue	Edward Hodges Baily ⓘ
subjectOf	restoration projects ⓘ
symbolizes	British naval power ⓘ national pride ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

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Horatio Nelson → commemoratedBy → Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London ⓘ

Battle of Trafalgar → hasMemorial → Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square → hasMonument → Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nelson's Column

London Charing Cross → hasNearbyLandmark → Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nelson's Column