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A Part of the Fabric of London
Thinkofa“Londonlandmark”andTrafalgarSquarewillquickly
cometomindApublicsquareintheCityofWestminsteritis
aspacethathasplayedakeypartinthehistoryandculture
ofLondonsincethethirteenthcentury
OriginallycalledtheRoyalMewstheareawasre-developed
byarchitectJohnNashasapublicspaceforcultureandarts
andnamedTrafalgarSquareintocommemoratethe
BritishnavalvictoryattheBattleofTrafalgar
Trafalgar Square remains an arena for national democracy
protests and demonstrations However it is also home to
festive Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations where
peoplegatheraroundthegianttreethathasbeendonated
byNorwayeveryyearsince