Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction, and one of the most famous squares in the United Kingdom and the world.

At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. The square is also used as a location for political demonstrations and community gatherings, such as the celebration of New Year's Eve in London.

The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square". Trafalgar Square is owned by the Queen in Right of the Crown, and managed by the Greater London Authority.

The square consists of a large central area surrounded by roadways on three sides, and stairs leading to the National Gallery on the other. Recent works have reduced the width of the roads and closed the northern side of the square to traffic. Nelson's Column is in the centre of the square, surrounded by fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1939 and four huge bronze lions sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer. On the north side of the square is the National Gallery and to its east St Martin-in-the-Fields church.

When the square was first built in 1845, the fountains' primary purpose was not aesthetics, but rather to reduce the open space available and the risk of riotous assembly. They were originally fed. Further restoration work became necessary and was completed by May 2009.

The square is famous for its feral pigeons, and feeding them is a popular activity with Londoners and tourists.

Every year on the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October), the Sea Cadet Corps holds a parade in honour of Admiral Lord Nelson and the British victory over the combined fleets of Spain and France at Trafalgar.

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