Nelson's Column at Trafalgar Square, London
Nelson's Column at Trafalgar Square, London
Published 2014-09-11T17:19:48+00:00
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in Centrel London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design bt William Railton at a cost of £47,000. It is a column of the Corinthian order built from Dartmoor granite. The Craigleith sandstone statue of Nelson is by E.H.Baily and the four bronze lions on the base, added in 1867, were designed by Sir Edwin Landseer.
The pedestral is decorated with four bronze relief panels, each 18 feet (5.5m) square, cast from captured French guns. They depict the Battle of Cape St Vincent, the Battle of the Nile, the Battle of Copenhagen and the Death of Nelson at Trafalgar. The sculptors were Musgrave Watson, William F. Woodington, John Ternouth and John Wdward Carew respectively.
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PRINTED IN 3 PARTS - BASE, MIDDLE, TOP BASE - 54 X 54 102.62 mm MIDDLE - 16.15 X 16.31 X 90.33 mm TOP - 28.99 X 30.146 X 102.08 mm quality type - fine model weight - 59g filament colour - white layer height - 0.15mm infill density - 50% infill
Date published | 11/09/2014 |
Time to do | 541 - 601 minutes |
Material Quantity | 59g |
Complexity | Medium |
Title | Nelson's Column |
Place | Trafalgar Square |