May 22nd, 2014
The plaza was built in celebration of the victory of the British fleet commanded by Nelson on the French and Spanish fleets in the famous battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1905, and completed in 1845, once in 1820 King Jorge IV charge John Nash the urbanization of the area, being Charles Barry the architect who completed the project. This Plaza of Trafalgar Square stands out first and foremost the Nelson Memorial, a large Memorial column of more than 50 meters high, in whose base lie four huge Lions of bronze that everybody tries to climb. Similarly, on Trafalgar Square Marvel his two sources, where in summer tourists take advantage for cooling, and on new year’s Eve the most intrepid (or the most drunken, as look) take a bath to welcome the new year. As for buildings that composes it, stands the National Gallery, one of the most important art galleries in the world, as well as the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields, a fabulous neoclassical Church in 1726. As a curious thing to say which of this square comes Charing Cross, where the kilometre 0? from London, the equivalent to 0 km? from the Puerta del Sol in Madrid or Notre Dame in Paris. If you also want to enjoy good music we invite you to visit our pages of music videos and music videos. Original author and source of the article