21045 Trafalgar Square

21045 Trafalgar Square is an Architecture set to be released in 2019. It is based on the landmark of the same name in London, England, UK.
== Description ==
The set includes Trafalgar Square, which includes the National Gallery, Nelson's Column, and multiple lions, sculptures, statue plinths, and miniature buses and cabs, as well as a detailed baseplate.
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.
The Gallery is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its collection belongs to the government on behalf of the British public, and entry to the main collection is free of charge. It is among the most visited art museums in the world, after the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
== Background ==
Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars with France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar.
The site of Trafalgar Square had been a significant landmark since the 13th century and originally contained the King's Mews. After George IV moved the mews to Buckingham Palace, the area was redeveloped by John Nash, but progress was slow after his death, and the square did not open until 1844. The 169-foot (52 m) Nelson's Column at its centre is guarded by four lion statues. A number of commemorative statues and sculptures occupy the square, but the Fourth Plinth, left empty since 1840, has been host to contemporary art since 1999.
The square has been used for community gatherings and political demonstrations, including Bloody Sunday in 1887, the culmination of the first Aldermaston March, anti-war protests, and campaigns against climate change. A Christmas tree has been donated to the square by Norway since 1947 and is erected for twelve days before and after Christmas Day. The square is a centre of annual celebrations on New Year's Eve. It was well known for its feral pigeons until their removals in the early 21st century.
== LEGO.com Description ==
== Gallery ==
21045b.jpg|Top view
21045c.jpg|Front view
21045d.jpg|Side view
21045e.jpg|Back box art
21045f.jpg|Promotional photo
== Notes ==
* This set was announced via a special Facebook event. There was a set signing on April 27, 2019 in the Leicester Square LEGO store in London.
* The set was released on April 27, 2019 in the Leicester Square store, but it was released on August 1 everywhere else.
== External links ==
Category:2019 sets
Category:Architecture
Category:21000 sets
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