Trafalgar square
Trafalgar Square is a public space. Trafalgar Square is a public space. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a lot of statues and sculptures in the square. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a lot of statues and sculptures in the square.Nelson's ColumnNelson's Column
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From the time of Edward I to the early nineteenth century, most of the area now occupied by Trafalgar Square was the site of the King's Mews, which stretched north from the position of the original Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster. From the time of Edward I to the early nineteenth century, most of the area now occupied by Trafalgar Square was the site of the King's Mews, which stretched north from the position of the original Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster.Edward IKing's MewsCharing CrossStrandthe CityWhitehallWestminsterEdward IKing's MewsCharing CrossStrandthe CityWhitehallWestminster
From 1732, the King's Mews were divided into the Great Mews and the smaller Green Mews to the north by the Crown Stables, a large block, built to the designs of William Kent. From 1732, the King's Mews were divided into the Great Mews and the smaller Green Mews to the north by the Crown Stables, a large block, built to the designs of William Kent.William KentWilliam Kent
When the square was laid out in the 1840s, the fountains' primary purpose was not aesthetic, but rather to reduce the open space available and the risk of riotous assembly. They were originally fed by water pumped from an artesian well by a steam engine sited behind the National Gallery. When the square was laid out in the 1840s, the fountains' primary purpose was not aesthetic, but rather to reduce the open space available and the risk of riotous assembly. They were originally fed by water pumped from an artesian well by a steam engine sited behind the National Gallery.