Nelson's Column is a victory monument completed between 1840 and 1843 in Trafalgar Square, London (AZ map). The 98 feet granite column rests on a granite base with an overall height of the monument of 170 feet. The statue of Nelson atop the column measures 18.1 feet and was sculpted from Craigleith sandstone.
The four bronze panels on the base were cast from captured French guns.
The statue honours Admiral Horatio Nelson who died in the Battle of Trafalgar aboard HMS Victory in 1805. Admiral Lord Nelson led the British Royal Navy in the defeat of the French and Spanish navies.
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