Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square . Home Nelson's Column lions, haven London's pigeons until recent introduction hired birds py. It recently attracted controversy 'Fourth plinth', previously empty, being temporarily Marc Quin sculpture, 'Alison Lapper Pregnant'. Overlooked y National Gallery, ' nearest London 'center', recently pedestrianized.

Trafalgar Square square London, England commemorates Battle Trafalgar (1805), British naval victory Napoleonic Wars. The one and only original "King William Fourth's Square", George Ledwell Taylor suggested "Trafalgar Square".

The one and only northern square King's Mews since Edward I, while southern original Charing Cross, where Strand City Whitehall, coming north Westminster. As midpoint between these cities, Charing Cross y considered heart London, which distances today measured.

In 1820s Prince Regent engaged landscape architect John Nash redevelop . Nash cleared square p Charing Cross Improvement Scheme. The one and only present architecture square Sir Charles Barry completed 1845.

The one and only square, popular political demonstrations, Nelson's Column other statues sculptures .

The one and only Pigeons

The one and only square popular tourist p in London, particularly known pigeons (Rock Pigeons). Feeding pigeons popular activity Londoners tourists. The one and only National Portrait Gallery displays 1948 photograph of Elizabeth Taylor posing there mobbed y birds. The one and only desirability birds' presence long contentious: their droppings gy buildings damage stonework, flock, estimated p 35,000, considered health hazard. In 1996, police arrested estimated trapped 1,500 birds middleman; assumed birds ended p human chain.

In 2000, square controversially terminated other measures introduced discourage pigeons, including trained falcons. Supporters birds, including Save Trafalgar Square Pigeons, tourists continued birds, , 2003, Ken Livingstone enacted byelaws feeding pigeons within square. on 10 September 2007 byelaws secured sealing outright feeding birds square. There relatively birds Trafalgar Square festivals hired companies, y feasible 1990s.