Trafalgar Square bronze lions

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bronze sculpture monumental sculpture outdoor artwork public sculpture ensemble

The Trafalgar Square bronze lions are four monumental 19th-century sculptures that guard Nelson's Column in central London and are among the city's most iconic public artworks.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lion sculptures in Trafalgar Square	1
Trafalgar Square lions	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ monumental sculpture ⓘ outdoor artwork ⓘ public sculpture ensemble ⓘ
artMovement	Victorian sculpture ⓘ
artStyle	naturalistic ⓘ
associatedWith	Admiral Horatio Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ
castBy	Baron Marochetti NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	monuments and memorials in London ⓘ outdoor sculptures in London ⓘ sculptures of lions ⓘ
commissionedBy	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedFor	base of Nelson's Column ⓘ
constructionPeriodStart	1860s ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic symbol of London ⓘ
depicts	recumbent lions ⓘ
designer	Edwin Landseer NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
freeToView	yes ⓘ
function	symbolic guardians of Nelson's Column ⓘ
guards	Nelson's Column NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Grade I listed Nelson's Column ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1867 ⓘ
location	City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	Greater London Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ
near	Charing Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ National Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	large scale ⓘ role in public ceremonies and gatherings ⓘ
numberOfSculptures	4 ⓘ
orientation	one lion on each corner of Nelson's Column pedestal ⓘ
owner	City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Nelson's Column monument ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ
photography	popular subject for tourists ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
sculptor	Edwin Landseer NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	public square ⓘ
subject	lion ⓘ
touristAttraction	major London landmark ⓘ
transportNearby	Charing Cross Underground station NERFINISHED ⓘ Charing Cross railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ
urbanContext	central London ⓘ
usedAs	backdrop for public events ⓘ popular meeting point ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Edwin Landseer → notableWork → Trafalgar Square bronze lions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lion sculptures in Trafalgar Square

Edwin Landseer → knownFor → Trafalgar Square bronze lions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trafalgar Square lions