Nelsons Column
Commemorating Admiral Horatio Nelson, Nelson’s Column stands in the centre of Trafalgar Square, London. Designed by William Railton and constructed between 1840-1843 with the addition of the famous Landseer Lions at the base of the monument in 1867. During restoration work in 2006 it was discovered that the column was 16 feet shorter than thought, standing at 169 feet tall.
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Trafalgar Square Twilight Panorama
Trafalgar Square at twilight is one of London’s defining views. This high-resolution panorama captures the moment the lights come on across the square: Nelson’s Column and the Landseer lions illuminated against a darkening sky, the fountains catching the last of the day, and the grand facades of the National Gallery, Canada House and South Africa…
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The Birds, Trafalgar Square
Pigeons have enormous fields of vision – they can see 340-degrees around without moving, thanks to their side-mounted eyes. The peripheral vision of each eye is so great that the two visual fields overlap, giving the pigeon a binocular field of 24-degrees when it looks straight ahead. Trafalgar square celebrates the famous naval victory at…