a 185 foot (56.4 m) monument in the center of
Trafalgar Square,
London,
England. Dedicated to the
memory of
Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), a famous British
admiral, the monument consists of an extremely tall
column with a statue of
Nelson positioned on top. At the
base of the
column are sculptured scenes from his famous
sea battles and at each
corner of the monument's
base lies a sculptured bronze lion,
lying prone on a pedestal and measuring around ten feet high (3.04 m). The
square is named after the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval battle in the early nineteenth century, in which a British
fleet led by
Nelson, defeated a large
French and Spanish
fleet and spoiled
Napoleon's plans for invading
England. The battle took
place at Trafalgar, a location on the
South Coast of Spain.
Nelson was killed in the battle.
a
granite monument, also known as the
Nelson Column, 184 feet in height, rising in the center of
Trafalgar Square in
London and dedicated to the
memory of
Lord Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805), a famous British
admiral.