Trafalgar Square (London, England) : View as one approaches the square from Whitehall Sreet
- Creator:
- Barry, Charles, the elder, 1795-1860
Nash, John, 1752-1835 - Published/Created:
- London, England, United Kingdom
1826-1845 - Date Depicted:
- 1997
1800 AD - 1849 AD - Materials:
- paving; stone
- Notes:
- Trafalgar Square is a square in central 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. At its centre is Nelson's Column (1840-1843), which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. Statues and sculptures are on display in the square, including a fourth plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art. The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. Fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1939. The four huge bronze lions were sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Nineteenth century
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-E-L-TS-C1
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
open spaces: squares (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architecture; cityscape; death or burial; funerary art; human figure; military or war; rulers and leaders; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Nineteenth century built works; hydraulic structures; water distribution structures; fountains; built works; monuments;
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10055440
- PID:
- digcoll:1849999