Nelson’s Column is a monument situated in Trafalgar Square, in London. It was built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Nelson’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It was designed by William Railton. The column is built from granite. The statue of Nelson is made of sandstone. It’s designer is E.H. Baily. On the base, there are four bronze lions. They were added in 1867 to a design by Sir Edwin Landseer. The column is decorated with 4 bronze panels depicting Nelson’s victories at the Battles of Cape St. Vincent, Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar. These panels were cast from French guns captured during the battles. Four panels were designed by four sculptors. Nelson’s Column was renovated in 2006. The column was discovered to be 4,4 m shorter than it was supposed. The monument from the top of Nelson’s hat to the bottom of pedestal is 51,6 m tall.

The Battle of Trafalgar is a sea battle between the British Royal Navy and the Franco-Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. Twenty-seven British vessels led by Admiral Nelson defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships. Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two vessels, without a single Nelson’s ship being lost. Admiral Nelson with the decorations on his coat was easily identified as an important target.  He was hit by an enemy sharpshooter and died in 3 hours.

The Battle of Trafalgar was one of the greatest British victories, which confirmed the naval supremacy of Britain.

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