Trafalgar Square is a square that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British Naval victory of the Napolenic Wars. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square". In the centre of the square is a column which is 151 feet which on top rest's Admiral Nelson figure which is 17 feet  tall. The statue faces south, towards the palace of Westminster and along  Pall Mall, where his ships are represented on the top of each flagpole. One of the main features of the square are the four bronze lions. Some of the statues in Trafalgar Square are General Napier  and George Washington.

The square, a popular site for political celebrations and demonstrations from V.E Day to the Poll Tax riots. With the fountain as well it is a popular place for tourists. You will also fine the National Gallery and the National Portrait Galley.

 

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