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Glorifying Admiral Horatio Nelson
Nelson's Column commemorates Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The column was built by Peto & Grissell between 1840 and 1843, according to a 1838 design by architect William Railton.
William Railton's original 1:22-scale stone model is exhibited at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
Nelson's Column commemorates Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The column was built by Peto & Grissell between 1840 and 1843, according to a 1838 design by architect William Railton.
William Railton's original 1:22-scale stone model is exhibited at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.