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The Battle for Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth begins
Jan 9 2008, Balbhadra Rana

The battle for Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth has begun.

Trafalgar Square was designed in 1838 as London’s first public square and named after Nelson’s 1805 victory over the French and Spanish fleets, in which he lost his life.

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