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Trafalgar Square, Barbados

Trafalgar Square ("National Heroes Square") is located in the capital and principal commercial centre Bridgetown, on the island-nation of Barbados. Trafalgar Square lies along Upper Broad Street and is on the northern shore of the Careenage("Constitution River"), found directly in the centre of Bridgetown.

A fixture of the Square on the west-end includes a bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson overlooking the Square. The statue in Bridgetown was erected in 1813 to commemorate the British Empire's Battle of Trafalgar, during the year 1805. The local statue of Lord Nelson in Bridgetown was erected approximately 27 years before the infamous Nelson’s column which located in London, England's Trafalgar Square.


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- Photo appears to be from atop of the Treasury Building.

Last updated: 05-28-2005 16:45:54
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