Nelson Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh Canvas Print

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The Nelson Monument on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland was built between 1807 and 1816 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
This unusual building plays a very valuable part in the overall aesthetic composition of Calton Hill, and is one of Edinburgh's most prominent landmarks. It also forms a dramatic termination of the vista down Princes Street from the West End.
It is also important for its association not only with the Battle of Trafalgar but for the part it has played in the history of timekeeping in the city.
It was intended that signals would be flown from the monument, which would be controlled and maintained by a signal officer and 5 disabled seamen, who would be accommodated in the base of the monument and possibly a cottage nearby. There would be public access to the viewing point at the top of the monument for a small entry fee, which would be used to pay for maintenance costs. By 1820, the base of the tower was at le...

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