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Trafalgar Square is in central location in the heart of London and a tourist attraction, with the trademark column of Lord Nelson, the hero of the historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined forces of the French and Spanish Navies during the Napoleonic Wars and one of the pivotal battles of the nineteenth century. |
Admiral Horatio Nelson, who met his death during the battle of Trafalgar stands on the apex of 151-foot tall granite column which was designed in 1838. |
Buildings of the Royal Admiralty and the Admiralty Arch (above and below) are appropriately located on Trafalgar Square. |