Nelson's Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre...
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Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built to commemorate Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's decisive...
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monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar (and prior to that a statue of William Blakeney) on O'Connell Street...
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Horatio Nelson, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Subsequent to the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin (1808–1966), Montreal's pillar now...
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abroad, to honour his memory and achievements. Dublin's monument to Nelson, Nelson's Pillar, completed in 1809, was destroyed by Irish republicans in 1966...
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Britannia Monument (redirect from Nelson's Monument, Great Yarmouth)
London Nelson's Pillar, Dublin Nelson's monument, Great Yarmouth, British Listed Buildings, accessed 20 June 2016. Website "Nelson's Pillar. Written on the...
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destruction on 8 March 1966 of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin. Nelson's Farewell Fleming, Diarmaid (12 March 2016). "The man who blew up Nelson". BBC News Online. BBC...
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Death of Nelson's Pillar (1809-1966) ISBN 978-0957256415, by Dennis Kennedy. Ormeau Books, Belfast 2013. Branson, Roy. "Adm Lord Nelson - Nelson's Monument"...
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operating system The Pillar, an American news website focusing on the Catholic Church Nelson's Pillar, also known as simply the Pillar, a former monument...
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rebel forces at the GPO and at the Four Courts. As one troop passed Nelson's Pillar, the rebels opened fire from the GPO, killing three cavalrymen and...
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1916 Easter Rising, the Irish Civil War of 1922, the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in 1966 and the Dublin riots of 2006 and 2023. In the late 20th century...
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Draws for Prize Bonds are held weekly, on Fridays, in the building. Nelson's Pillar was located in the centre of O'Connell Street adjacent to the GPO,...
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Dublin Street Tramways Company (NDST), formed 1875, with a line from Nelson's Pillar to Drumcondra commencing in 1877 The Dublin Central Tramways Company...
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War II (1941) Bloomsday commemorations (Est. 1954) Destruction of Nelson's Pillar (1966) Dublin Fires (1970) Hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest (1971...
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a village Nelson (town), Wisconsin, adjacent to the village Nelson, Virginia Nelson's Pillar, a former monument in Dublin, Ireland Nelson Airport (disambiguation)...
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Battle of Trafalgar (category Horatio Nelson)
honour of Nelson's victory; at the centre of the square there is the 45.1 m (148 ft) Nelson's Column, with a 5.5 m (18 ft) statue of Nelson on top. It...
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mandolin). The album featured "Nelson's Farewell", a satirical song about the bombing and destruction of Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street, Dublin on...
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War II (1941) Bloomsday commemorations (Est. 1954) Destruction of Nelson's Pillar (1966) Dublin Fires (1970) Hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest (1971...
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Street, where it meets Henry Street and North Earl Street. It replaced Nelson's Pillar and is intended to mark Dublin's place in the 21st century. The spire...
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Marlborough Barracks, proceeded down O'Connell Street. As it passed Nelson's Pillar, level with the GPO, the rebels opened fire, killing three cavalrymen...
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major role in designing Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, the construction of which was started in 1808. The original plans for the Pillar were submitted to the...
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Charts. The origin of the song is about the bomb blast that destroyed Nelson's Pillar in central Dublin in March 1966. It was featured in the album Finnegan...
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Victorian and Edwardian additions and rebuilds), and the replacement of Nelson's Pillar (a monument on O'Connell Street which had dominated the skyline until...
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of the Irish Republican Army. The song "Up Went Nelson", celebrating the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, is sung to this tune. The Discordian...
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have occurred in the city since his youth, mentioning the loss of Nelson's Pillar, the Metropole ballroom, the "Royal" (Theatre Royal). He dislikes the...
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namesake monument, Nelson's Pillar. Nelson features in James A Michener's Caribbean, and is referred to in Barry Unsworth's novel Losing Nelson. Naomi Novik's...
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War II (1941) Bloomsday commemorations (Est. 1954) Destruction of Nelson's Pillar (1966) Dublin Fires (1970) Hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest (1971...
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Victory column (redirect from Victory pillar)
are the Roman columns. Roman triumphal columns were either monolithic pillars or composed of column drums; in the later case, these were often hollowed...
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War II (1941) Bloomsday commemorations (Est. 1954) Destruction of Nelson's Pillar (1966) Dublin Fires (1970) Hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest (1971...
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War II (1941) Bloomsday commemorations (Est. 1954) Destruction of Nelson's Pillar (1966) Dublin Fires (1970) Hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest (1971...
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