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Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square is the largest square in London.0:05
Many people think it is a central meeting place in the capital of England.0:11
In the middle of the square stands a tall column, a monument to Admiral Nelson.0:15
Londoners first saw it in 1842.0:21
The column is 52 meters, or 170ft high.0:25
On the top of the column stands an 18ft tall statue of Lord Nelson.0:31
The four bronze lions appeared near the column much later in 1868.0:36
There are two beautiful fountains in the square as well.0:42
There are many great buildings around the square.0:47
One of them is the National Gallery.0:50
It's a neo classical building which has a collection of more than 2,300 paintings.0:52
You can see works by Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet.0:59
There, in the northeast of the square, there is a church.1:04
It is St Martin in the Fields Church, the oldest building in this area.1:10
James Gibbs, a Scottish architect, finished the building of the church in 1726.1:14
It got its name because at that time it was situated in green fields and was not on the territory of the city.1:20
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