Trafalgar Square - London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 51° 30.460 W 000° 07.761
30U E 699207 N 5710189
Trafalgar Square is the heart of London.
Waymark Code: WMVGJC
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/16/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Wikipedia (visit link) has an extensive article concerning the Square, part of which informs us:

"Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art. The square is also used for political demonstrations and community gatherings, such as the celebration of New Year's Eve.

The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars over France. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square".

In the 1820s, George IV engaged the architect John Nash to redevelop the area. Nash cleared the square as part of his Charing Cross Improvement Scheme. The present architecture of the square is due to Sir Charles Barry and was completed in 1845.

Trafalgar Square is owned by the Queen in Right of the Crown, and managed by the Greater London Authority, while Westminster City Council owns the roads around the square, including the pedestrianised area of the North Terrace."
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