From buckingham palace trafalgar square, there are the famous traveling scenery spots. Taking a leisurely stroll in London, England, appreciating the ancient buildings, beautiful scenery, and historical and cultural heritage here. There is also a unique charm!
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a famous tourist attraction in London. From here, you can take the Mall to the Buckingham Palace, and also to the Parliament Building. On the north side of the square is the National Art Museum. Around it are the representatives of countries such as Canada, South Africa, Malaysia, etc. In short, it is an important transportation hub, so it is often congested on the road. You can often see double-decker buses lined up like trains.
The most eye-catching thing in the square is the Nelson Memorial Column on the south side. This column is to commemorate the national hero, Admiral Nelson, in the Napoleonic War. Therefore, there is a bronze statue of a general on the top of the column, and there are huge bronze lions around the column. Around it are reliefs of various battles in the Napoleonic War. There are also various bronze statues and fountain pools, so this square is great for taking pictures.
The base is surrounded by four majestic bronze lion sculptures, which were completed in 1867 by Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), an artist renowned for his animal paintings and sculptures. The large bronze lion statue and the reliefs on the base are cast from weapons captured in the Trafalgar Sea Battle.
There are sculptures at the four corners of the square. The northeast corner is a statue of King George IV on horseback designed by Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781-1841).
The Mall Walking
Walking around Trafalgar Square for a while, we headed south towards the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace. This road is one end of Trafalgar Square and Admiralty Arch, and the other end is the royal palace of Buckingham Palace.
This Mall usually hangs the British flag, but if other heads of state visit, the flag of the country will be hung. We don’t know what activities are held on the day we come. There are many flags that I don’t recognize, and the police are always shuttling to control traffic. Normally, cars only prohibited on Sundays and public holidays.
St. James’s Park
But it’s a bit boring to walk along the Mall, so we took a walk around St. James’s Park, the oldest of the royal parks in London. The park has a lake and two islands. In April, cherry blossoms and daffodils are in full bloom. With the rare blue sky of London, it’s beautiful no matter how you take it.
Buckingham Palace
After walking along the Mall and St. James’s Park for about half an hour, we arrived at Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace is the office and residence of the British monarch. It has been built since 1703 and Queen Victoria officially moved in in 1837. Since then it has become the royal palace of the British monarch.
The statue in front of Buckingham Palace is a statue of Queen Victoria in the shape of an angel.
Walking from Trafalgar Square along the Mall to Buckingham Palace, the leisurely time, the beautiful scenery, the foreign customs and practices, and the good weather, it really recommended to take a walk around here, it is super comfortable and you can see all kinds of scenery!
