TRAFALGAR SQUARE

What is it? It is one of the most important squares of London.
Where is it placed? On the west of St Martin-in-the-Fields church and on the south of the National Gallery.
When was it built? It was built in 1829, and it was rebuilt to turn it into a pedestrian zone.
Characteristics: The most important reference in this touristic square is the Nelson column. It has 50 meters. Around the monument, there are big lions made of bronze, in front of the fountains that illuminate the square at night.
One of the streets that begin in this square is Charing Cross: this is the place from which all the distances in England are calculated.
Every Christmas, it is decorated with a big Christmas tree which Norwergian people gives British people as a present for the liberation from the Nazis.
Getting here:
The Tube:
Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines) is the closest Tube station, with an entrance/exit on Trafalgar Square.
The following stations are within a few minutes' walk:
Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly lines),Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines),Embankment (Bakerloo, Northern, District and Circle lines)
Mainline train:
Charing Cross mainline rail station is about a three minute walk from the Square.
Buses:
Routes 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 53, 77A, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176, 453 go past Trafalgar Square. Also routes 22 and 94 terminate nearby, at Piccadilly Circus. Many of London's night buses serve Trafalgar Square.