 Trafalgar Square viewed from the northeast corner.
 Trafalgar Square viewed from the north
 Trafalgar Square at night.
 People feeding the pigeons, circa 1993 Trafalgar Square is a square in London, England, that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square". Image File history File links Trafalgarsquarecolumnandfountains. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1058x861, 56 KB)Nelsons Column from the National Gallery steps, looking towards Westminster - London - England - 240404 Taken by Tagishsimon on the 24th April 2004. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1058x861, 56 KB)Nelsons Column from the National Gallery steps, looking towards Westminster - London - England - 240404 Taken by Tagishsimon on the 24th April 2004. ...
Trafalgar Square, London, on a drab November day, taken through the (closed) widow of a bus. ...
Trafalgar Square, London, on a drab November day, taken through the (closed) widow of a bus. ...
Canada House, Trafalgar Square Canada House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
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Canada House, Trafalgar Square Canada House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1586 KB)South Africa House, Trafalgar Square. ...
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South Africa House, Trafalgar Square South Africa House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 1969 KB) Fountain statue at Trafalgar Square, London, England. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 1969 KB) Fountain statue at Trafalgar Square, London, England. ...
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Quinns sculpture in Carrara marble, Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005), for The Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square. ...
Sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant in Trafalgar Square Alison Lapper (b. ...
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The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...
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London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...
Combatants United Kingdom First French Empire, Spain Commanders The 1st Viscount Nelson †Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line 33 ships of the line Casualties 449 dead, 1,214 wounded 4,480 dead, 2,250 wounded, 7,000 captured, 21 ships captured, 1 ship blown up...
1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
Combatants Allies: Austrian Empire[1] Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Prussia[1] Russian Empire[2] Kingdom of Spain[3] Kingdom of Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[4] French Empire - Kingdom of Holland - Kingdom of Italy - Kingdom of Naples - Duchy of Warsaw - Kingdom of Bavaria[5] - Kingdom of...
William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ...
George Ledwell Taylor (1788–1873) was an architect and landowner who lived in London. ...
The square is located at the coordinates 51°30′28″N, 0°07′39″WCoordinates: 51°30′28″N, 0°07′39″W. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
The northern area of the square had been the site of the King's Mews since the time of Edward I, while the southern end was the original Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster. As the midpoint between these twin cities, Charing Cross is to this day considered the heart of London, from which all distances are measured. The Royal Mews is the mews (stables and in recent times also the garage) of the British Royal Family in London. ...
Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1] and Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and who kept Scotland under English domination during his lifetime. ...
The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ...
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The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. ...
Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ...
Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ...
In the 1820s the Prince Regent engaged the landscape 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. Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire in the Greek War of Independence (1821-1827). ...
George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ...
John Nash For other people of the same name, see John Nash. ...
The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, Barrys most famous building. ...
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The square, a popular site for political demonstrations, is the site of Nelson's Column, and related sculptures of note. A man carries a sign at the September 24, 2005 anti-war protest, a demonstration in Washington, D.C. American Civil Rights March on Washington, leaders marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963. ...
Lord Nelson at the top of the column that bears his name Nelsons Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square, London, England. ...
Overview The square consists of a large central area surrounded by roadways on three sides, and stairs leading to the National Gallery on the other. The roads which cross the square form part of the busy A4 road, and prior to 2003, the square was surrounded by a one-way traffic system on all sides. Underpasses attached to Charing Cross tube station allow pedestrians to avoid traffic. Recent works have reduced the width of the roads and closed the northern side of the square to traffic. The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...
The A4 at Hotwells in Bristol The A4 crosses Picadilly Circus in central London The A4 is a major road in England, also known as the Great West Road. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
An underground pedestrian tunnel between buildings at MIT. Note the utility pipes running along the ceiling. ...
Charing Cross London Underground station serves both the Northern and Bakerloo lines and provides an interchange with the National Rail network at Charing Cross station. ...
Nelson's Column is in the centre of the square, surrounded by fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1939 and four huge bronze lions sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer; the metal used is said to have been recycled from the cannon of the French fleet. The column is topped by a statue of Lord Nelson, the admiral who commanded the British Fleet at Trafalgar. Lord Nelson at the top of the column that bears his name Nelsons Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square, London, England. ...
Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was a leading 20th century English architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. ...
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast-metal sculpture of bronze is often called a bronze. ...
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Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer, 1851: the image was widely distributed in steel engravings Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA (b. ...
A small cannon on a carriage, Bucharest. ...
Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ...
Combatants United Kingdom First French Empire, Spain Commanders The 1st Viscount Nelson †Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line 33 ships of the line Casualties 449 dead, 1,214 wounded 4,480 dead, 2,250 wounded, 7,000 captured, 21 ships captured, 1 ship blown up...
On the north side of the square is the National Gallery and to its east the St Martin's-in-the-Fields church. The square adjoins The Mall via Admiralty Arch to the southwest. To the south is Whitehall, to the east Strand and South Africa House, to the north Charing Cross Road and on the west side is Canada House. The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...
St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England church just northeast of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. ...
The Mall, looking towards Buckingham Palace The Mall (/mæl/) in London is the road running from Buckingham Palace at its western end to Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square at its eastern end, where it crosses Spring Gardens, which was where the Metropolitan Board of Works and for...
Admiralty Arch, seen from the northeast Admiralty Arch is a large office building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast. ...
Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ...
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South Africa House, Trafalgar Square South Africa House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
Charing Cross Road, London, looking North from its junction with Long Acre. ...
Canada House, Trafalgar Square Canada House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
At the corners of the square are four plinths; the two northern ones were intended to be used for equestrian statues, and thus are wider than the two southern. Three of them hold statues: George IV (northeast, 1840s), Henry Havelock (southeast, 1861, by William Behnes), and Sir Charles James Napier (southwest, 1855). Mayor of London Ken Livingstone controversially expressed a desire to see the two generals replaced with statues that "ordinary Londoners would know". [1] Plinth of the Sign of the Kiwi, Dyers Pass, Port Hills, Christchurch (NZ) c 1917 - Collection: [Christchurch City Libraries] Look up Plinth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Apotheosis of Saint Louis by Charles H. Niehaus In sculpture, an equestrian (from the Latin equus meaning horse) is a statue consisting of a horse with mounted rider. ...
George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ...
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Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (April 5, 1795 – November 29, 1857) was a British general who is particularly associated with India. ...
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William Behnes (1795-1864) was an English sculptor of the early 19th century. ...
General Sir Charles James Napier Sir Charles James Napier (August 10, 1782 - August 29, 1853) was a British general and Commander-in-Chief in India. ...
1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ...
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is an English politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. ...
On the lawn in front of the National Gallery are two statues, James II to the west of the entrance portico and George Washington to the east. The latter statue, a gift from the state of Virginia, stands on soil that was imported from the United States. This was done in order to honour Washington's declaration that he would never again set foot on British soil. James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ...
George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first President of the United States. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 7. ...
In 1888 the statue of General Charles George Gordon was erected. In 1943 the statue was removed and, in 1953, re-sited on the Victoria Embankment. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Chinese Gordon as Governor of Sudan Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Victoria Embankment, London The Victoria Embankment, previously the Thames Embankment is a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London in the cities of Westminster and London. ...
The Square has become an enormously important symbolic social and political location for visitors and Londoners alike, developing over its history from "an esplanade peopled with figures of national heroes, into the country’s foremost place politique," as historian Rodney Mace has written. Its symbolic importance was demonstrated in 1940 when the Nazi SS developed secret plans to transfer Nelson's Column to Berlin following an expected German invasion, as related by Norman Longmate in If Britain Had Fallen (1972). St Clair Beach and esplanade, Dunedin, New Zealand Promenade at Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City, Philippines. ...
Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
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Norman Longmate is an English author and military historian. ...
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The fourth plinth The fourth plinth on the northwest corner was intended to hold a statue of William IV, but remained empty due to insufficient funds. Later, agreement could not be reached over which monarch or military hero to place there. William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ...
In 1999, the Royal Society of Arts conceived the idea of the Fourth Plinth Project, which temporarily occupied the plinth with a succession of works commissioned from three contemporary artists. These were: 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. ...
Wallinger's Ecce Homo — whose title, in Latin, means "behold the man", a Biblical reference — was of a life-sized man. Atop the huge plinth, designed for larger-than-life statuary, it looked minuscule. Some commentators said that, far from making the man look insignificant, his apparent tininess drew the eye powerfully; they interpreted it as a commentary on human delusions of grandeur. Mark Wallinger (born 1959) is a British artist, best known for his sculpture for the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, Ecce Homo (1999). ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Bill Woodrow (born 1948) is a British sculptor. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Rachel Whiteread CBE (born 1963) is a British artist, best known for her sculptures, which typically take the form of casts, and first woman to win the Turner Prize. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library of Congress. ...
Whiteread's Monument, by an artist already notable for her controversial Turner Prize-winning work "House" and the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial in Vienna, was a cast of the plinth in transparent resin, and placed upside-down on top of the original. Following the exhibition project, some wished to see it continue in this role. The Turner Prize is an annual prize given to a British visual artist under 50, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner. ...
Located in the heart of Vienna is the Stephansdom, a beautiful 12th century church, which contains stained glass windows depicting the Viennese Jews during that period. ...
A number of organizations, museums and monuments are intended to serve as memorials to the Holocaust and its millions of victims. ...
Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...
Resin of a pine Insect trapped in resin. ...
Various companies have used the plinth (often without permission) as a platform for publicity stunts, including a model of David Beckham by Madame Tussauds. The London-based American harmonica player Larry Adler jokingly suggested erecting a statue of Moby Dick, which would then be called the "Plinth of Whales". David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...
Madame Tussauds and the London Planetarium Madame Tussauds is a famous wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. ...
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Lawrence Larry Cecil Adler, (February 10, 1914 – August 7, 2001), was an accomplished musician, widely acknowledged as one of the worlds most skilled harmonica players. ...
Moby-Dick[1] is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. ...
The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ...
The best use of the fourth plinth remains the subject of debate. On March 24, 2003 an appeal was launched by Wendy Woods, the widow of the anti-apartheid journalist Donald Woods, hoping to raise £400,000 to pay for a nine-foot high statue of Nelson Mandela by Ian Walters. The relevance of the location is that South Africa House, the South African high commission, scene of many anti-apartheid demonstrations, is also located on Trafalgar Square. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ...
Donald James Woods, CBE (December 15, 1933 – August 19, 2001) was a South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. ...
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Mandela redirects here. ...
Ian Walters is a sculptor from the United Kingdom. ...
South Africa House, Trafalgar Square South Africa House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ...
A committee convened to consider the RSA's late-1990s project concluded that it had been a success and "unanimously recommended that the plinth should continue to be used for an ongoing series of temporary works of art commissioned from leading national and international artists" [2]. After several years in which the plinth stood empty, the new Greater London Authority assumed responsibility for the fourth plinth and started its own series of temporary exhibitions: This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ...
The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 km² (610 sq. ...
Quinn's Alison Lapper Pregnant is a 3.6m marble torso-bust of Alison Lapper, an artist who was born with no arms and shortened legs due to a condition called phocomelia. Quinns sculpture in Carrara marble, Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005), for The Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square. ...
September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Thomas Schütte (Born November 16, 1954, Oldenburg, Germany) is an important German contemporary artist. ...
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The human torso Torso is an anatomical term for the greater part of the human body without the head and limbs. ...
Bust of Richard Bently by Roubiliac A bust is a sculpture depicting a persons chest, shoulders, and head, usually supported by a stand. ...
Sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant in Trafalgar Square Alison Lapper (b. ...
Phocomelia (from Greek seal-limbs) is a congenital disorder that presents at birth as very short or absent long bones and flipper-like appearance of hands and feet that can occur as congenital abnormalities. ...
A television ident for the television station Channel 4 shows a CGI Channel 4 logo on top of the fourth plinth. A television ident visually identifies the network or station presenting a television programme. ...
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Pigeons The square is a popular tourist spot in London, and used to be particularly famous for its pigeons (Rock Pigeons). Feeding the pigeons was a popular activity with Londoners and tourists. The National Portrait Gallery displays a 1948 photograph of Elizabeth Taylor posing there with bird seed so as to be mobbed by birds. The desirability of the birds' presence has long been contentious: their droppings look ugly on buildings and damage the stonework, and the flock, estimated at its peak to be 35,000, was considered to be a health hazard. In 1996, police arrested one man who was estimated to have trapped 1500 birds for sale to a middleman; it is assumed that the birds ended up in the human food chain. Subfamilies see article text Feral Rock Pigeon beside Weiming Lake, Peking University Pigeons (which are also known as rock doves) and doves comprise the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, including some 300 species of near passerine birds. ...
Binomial name Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. ...
The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in central London which was opened in 1856. ...
Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ...
Feces (also spelled faeces or fæces) are the waste products from the digestive tract expelled through the anus during defecation. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Food chains, food webs and/or food networks describe the feeding relationships between species in a biotic community. ...
In 2000, the sale of bird seed in the square was controversially terminated and other measures were introduced to discourage the pigeons, including the use of trained falcons. Supporters of the pigeons and some tourists continued to feed the birds, but, in 2003, Ken Livingstone enacted by-laws to ban the feeding of pigeons within the square [3]. There are now relatively few birds in Trafalgar Square and it is used for festivals and hired out to film companies, in a way that was not feasible in the 1990s. This article is about the year 2000. ...
A pole hung bird feeder with a American Goldfinch. ...
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Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is an English politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. ...
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Download high resolution version (1807x320, 132 KB)Trafalgar Square at night (long exposure) Date: 4th July 2003 00:30 Camera: Canon EOS10D Digital SLR Exposure: 20 seconds Photograph: Oliver Kreitman / Ed Sanders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
Download high resolution version (1807x320, 132 KB)Trafalgar Square at night (long exposure) Date: 4th July 2003 00:30 Camera: Canon EOS10D Digital SLR Exposure: 20 seconds Photograph: Oliver Kreitman / Ed Sanders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...
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Redevelopment In 2003 the redevelopment of the north side of the square was completed. The work involved demolishing part of the wall and building a wide set of stairs. This construction includes two Saxon scissor lifts for disabled access, public toilets, and a small café. Plans for a large staircase had long been discussed, even in original plans for the square. The new stairs lead to a large terrace or piazza in front of the National Gallery, in what was previously a road. Previously access between the square and the Gallery was via two busy crossings at the north east and north west corners of the square. The pedestrianisation plan was carried out in the face of protests from both road-users and pedestrians concerned that the diversion of traffic would lead to greater congestion elsewhere in London. However, this does not seem to have happened; the reduction in traffic due to the London congestion charge may be a factor. Image File history File links Members of the public read plans for modification in Trafalgar Square, 14th February 2003. ...
Image File history File links Members of the public read plans for modification in Trafalgar Square, 14th February 2003. ...
Car-free zones (also known as auto-free zones and pedestrianised zones) are areas of a city or town in which automobile traffic is prohibited. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anti-war rally in Trafalgar Square Picture taken by --JK the unwise File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ...
A piazza is an open square in a city, often used as a marketplace, found in Italy. ...
The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...
The white-on-red C marks all entrances to the congestion charge zone although in some areas the charge zone is poorly signed, and accidental journeys into the zone can occur The London congestion charge is a fee for some motorists entering the Central London area. ...
Christmas ceremony There has been a Christmas ceremony every year since 1947. A Norway Spruce (or sometimes a fir) is given by Norway's capital Oslo and presented as London's Christmas tree, as a token of gratitude for Britain's support during World War II. (Besides the general war support, Norway's then King Haakon and his son Crown Prince Olav, as well as the country's government, lived in exile in London throughout the war.) As part of the tradition, the Lord Mayor of Westminster visits Oslo in the late autumn to take part in the chopping down of the tree, and the Mayor of Oslo then goes to London to light the tree at the Christmas ceremony. Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. ...
Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
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County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...
A Christmas tree from 1900. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Haakon VII, King of Norway, (born as Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel or Prince Carl of Denmark) (August 3, 1872 – September 21, 1957), was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. ...
His Majesty King Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) reigned as King of Norway from 1957 to 1991. ...
Councillor Patrick (Pat) John Stannard, Lord Mayor of Oxford (2004). ...
Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ...
Political demonstrations Since its construction, Trafalgar Square has been a venue for political demonstrations, though the authorities have often attempted to ban them. A man carries a sign at the September 24, 2005 anti-war protest, a demonstration in Washington, D.C. American Civil Rights March on Washington, leaders marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963. ...
By March of the year Nelson's column opened, the authorities had started banning Chartist meetings in the square. A general ban on political rallies remained in effect until the 1880s, when the emerging Labour movement, particularly the Social Democratic Federation, began holding protests there. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he lost his life. ...
A movement for social and political reform in the United Kingdom during the mid_19th century, Chartism gains its name from the Peoples Charter of 1838, which set out the main aims of the movement. ...
// Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ...
The labour movement (or labor movement) is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and political governments, in particular through the implementation of specific laws governing labor relations. ...
This article is about the British political party. ...
On "Black Monday" (8 February 1886), protesters rallied against unemployment; this led to a riot in Pall Mall. A larger riot (called "Bloody Sunday") occurred in the square on 13 November 1887. Black Monday might be referring to: Black Monday, February 6, 1886 — When a major protest over unemployment led to a riot in Pall Mall, London. ...
February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. ...
It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...
Pall Mall is a street in the City of Westminster, London. ...
Bloody Sunday 1887 Bloody Sunday, London, 13 November 1887, was the name given to a demonstration against coercion in Ireland and to demand the release from prison of MP William OBrien. ...
November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ...
1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...
One of the first significant demonstrations of the modern era was held in the square on 19 September 1961 by the Committee of 100, which included the philosopher Bertrand Russell. The protesters rallied for peace and against war and nuclear weapons. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
For the Chinese-American organisation, see Committee of 100 (United States). ...
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell OM FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician. ...
The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ...
Throughout the 1980s, a continuous anti-apartheid protest was held outside of South Africa House. More recently, the square has hosted the Poll Tax Riots (1990) and anti-war demonstrations opposing the Afghanistan war and the Iraq war.[4] The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...
The Poll Tax Riots, as they became known, were major acts of civil disobedience carried out in London. ...
1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ...
Combatants al-Qaeda, Taliban Northern Alliance, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, New Zealand, Italy, Germany Commanders Mohammed Omar Osama bin Laden Tommy Franks Mohammed Fahim Strength Casualties {{{notes}}} The United States invasion of Afghanistan occurred in October 2001, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on...
For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...
The Square was also scene to a large vigil held shortly after the terrorist bombings in London on Thursday 7 July 2005. The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of coordinated terrorist bomb blasts that hit Londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. ...
July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sports events In recent years Trafalgar Square has become the location to the climax for victory parades for the England national rugby union team in the 2003 Rugby World Cup on the 9th December 2003 and on the 13th September 2005 was also the climax of the victory parade for the England national cricket team victory against the Australia national cricket team in The Ashes. Victory Parade on Red Square, Moscow on June 24, 1945. ...
First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also...
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby union history. ...
The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ...
The Australian cricket team is (together with England) the oldest team in international cricket having played their first Test match in 1877. ...
The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England(the mighty mighty england, barmy army barmy army) and Australia - it is international crickets oldest and most celebrated rivalry dating back to 1882. ...
In 6 July 2005 Trafalgar Square was a gathering place for many London citizens to hear the announcement that they will host the 2012 Summer Olympics. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. ...
VE Day celebrations Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ...
May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ...
Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...
Hitler redirects here. ...
Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...
Trafalgar Square was filled with British subjects wanting to hear the formal announcement by Sir Winston Churchill that the war was over: it was packed to bursting point. Trafalgar Square was used as a place of celebration and people from all over the country came there. A diary extract told how a father took his three children and wife to Trafalgar Square, and they all held on to a piece of washing line so they didn't get lost in the massive crowd. In British nationality law, the term British subject has at different times had different meanings. ...
Churchill redirects here. ...
A washing line is, in its most basic form, a line, or string, upon which washing is placed to dry, usually outdoors using the effects of the wind and sun. ...
On Sunday 8 May 2005 the BBC held a concert to celebrate the 60th anniversary of VE Day which was hosted by Eamonn Holmes and Natasha Kaplinsky. Many people who lived during the war attended, and many of the much younger generation, but most importantly many old veterans came and told the stories of their hardships during the six years of war. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...
It has been suggested that Wedding anniversary be merged into this article or section. ...
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ...
Eamonn Holmes on Sky News Eamonn Holmes (b. ...
Natasha Kaplinsky (born 9 September 1972) is a British journalist and newsreader, currently working predominantly as a co-presenter of the Six OClock News with George Alagiah. ...
New Year events For many years, revellers celebrating the start of a New Year have gathered on the square, despite a lack of civic celebrations being arranged for them. The lack of official events in the square was partly because the authorities were concerned that actively encouraging more partygoers would cause overcrowding. For other uses, see New Year (disambiguation). ...
Hogmanay at Edinburgh, Scotland has instead been the focus for British New Year celebrations, although since 2005, a firework display centred on London Eye and the South Bank of the Thames, near the square, has given spectators a fitting start to the New Year. Hogmanay (pronounced — with the main stress on the last syllable - hog-muh-NAY) is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar) in the Scottish manner. ...
Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ...
Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78,772 km...
The London Eye at twilight The British Airways London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, opened in 1999 and is the largest observation wheel in the world. ...
Trivia Trafalgar Square was used as the location for portions of at least two sketches from the BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus. In a continuation of the sketch "Collecting Birdwatchers' Eggs", several people in tan trenchcoats wandered around the square mocking the famous pigeons. The sketch "Olympic Hide and Seek" also started here. This sketch starred Graham Chapman as British contestant Don Roberts and Terry Jones as Francisco Huron, his competitor from Paraguay in a contest that ends in a tie after more than 11 years. Chapman catches a taxi near the base of Lord Nelson's Column at the beginning of the sketch. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...
This article discusses the series itself. ...
Graham Chapman (8 January 1941–4 October 1989) was an English comedian and writer. ...
Terence Graham Parry Jones (born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 1, 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, childrens author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. ...
Access Nearest London Underground stations: The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ...
Charing Cross London Underground station serves both the Northern and Bakerloo lines and provides an interchange with the National Rail network at Charing Cross station. ...
For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ...
The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ...
Embankment station, April 2002 Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
The Circle Line of the London Underground became known as such in 1949, when it was separated from its parent lines, the Metropolitan Line and the District Line, although it had been shown on Underground maps since 1947. ...
Leicester Square tube station Leicester Square Tube Station is a station on the London Underground, located on Charing Cross Road, a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself. ...
The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ...
See also Anti-war protesters gather at Parliament Square on the afternoon of March 20, 2003. ...
Canada House, Trafalgar Square Canada House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
Other Trafalgar Squares National Heroes Square in Bridgetown, Barbados was originally named Trafalgar Square in 1813, before the better known British thoroughfare, with another statute of Admiral Horatio Nelson featured. The name change occurred on April 28, 1999. The City of Bridgetown, population 5,928 (1990) metropolitan area 110,000 (2000), formerly the Town of Saint Michael, is the Capital city of the island nation of Barbados. ...
Trafalgar Square (National Heroes Square) is located in the capital and principal commercial centre Bridgetown, on the island-nation of Barbados. ...
April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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