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 Trafalgar Square, London
 Neldons Column
Quite literally the centre of London, Trafalgar Square is where all distances from London are measured and is the place where Londoners congregate to celebrate national sporting victories and bring in the New Year.
Trafalgar Square was built in the late 19th Century by John Nash. It is bordered by the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery and leads off to the illustrious avenues of Whitehall, Pall Mall and Fleet Street.
As well as the fountains, the famous centrepiece of the square is Nelson’s column, upon which the statue of Britain’s famous naval hero stands 43.5 metres up. The column and indeed the square itself commemorate Admiral Nelson’s victory against the French fleet at Cape Trafalgar in 1843 during the Napoleonic Wars.
Once as popular with pigeons as it was people, Trafalgar Square has been made pigeon free by the imposition of heavy fines for any caught feeding the flying pests and hawk demonstrations to scare the birds away.
Tube Station: Charing Cross
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