Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the
heart of London, it is a tourist attraction; and one of the most famous squares in the
United Kingdom and the world. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by
four lion statues at its base. Statues and sculptures are on display in the square,
including a fourth plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art, and it is a
site of political demonstrations.
The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the
Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's
Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square".
Trafalgar Square
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of
London (and historically as The Tower), is a historic fortress and scheduled
monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames. It is
located within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and is separated from the
eastern end of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It is the
oldest building used by the British government.[1]
The Tower of London is often identified with the White Tower, the original stark
square fortress built by William the Conqueror[1] in 1078. However, the tower as a
whole is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive
walls and moat.
The tower's primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a prison (particularly
for high status and royal prisoners, such as the Princes in the Tower and the future
Queen Elizabeth I). This last use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower" (meaning
"imprisoned"). It has also served as a place of execution and torture, an armoury, a