Trafalgar Square (London, England) : View looking north, from the southeast corner, the National Gallery in the distance across the square

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-C4

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:

10055443

PID:

digcoll:1858088