Nelson's Column under construction

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Shooting date: ??. 04.1844. The column was built in the period from 1840 to 1844 in memory of Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. A statue of Nelson, 5.5 meters high, is located on top of a 46-meter granite column. The statue faces south, towards the Admiralty and Portsmouth - the place where Nelson’s flagship is located - the Royal Navy ship “HMS Victoru.” The top of the Corinthian column is decorated with bronze leaf-shaped ornaments cast from English cannons. The square pedestal is decorated with four bronze panels cast from captured French cannons, which depict 4 famous Nelson victories. Part of the internal base is made of 29 artillery pieces delivered from the HMS Royal George, a ship of the same type as the HMS Victor.