Nelson's Pillar
Nelson's Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre of what was then Sackville Street (later renamed O'Connell Street) in Dublin, Ireland. Completed in 1809 when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, it survived until March 1966, when it was severely damaged by explosives planted by Irish republicans. Its remnants were later destroyed by the Irish Army.
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Nelson's Pillar
Nelson's Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre of what was then Sackville Street (later renamed O'Connell Street) in Dublin, Ireland. Completed in 1809 when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, it survived until March 1966, when it was severely damaged by explosives planted by Irish republicans. Its remnants were later destroyed by the Irish Army.
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La colonne Nelson (en anglais ...... de la littérature irlandaise.
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Nelson's Pillar (of kortweg Th ...... len naald van 120 meter hoog..
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1966-03-14
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1809-10-21
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Donal Fallon: "Dispelling the myths about the bombing of Nelson's Pillar"
James Joyce: Ulysses. Section 7: "In the Heart of the Hibernian Metropolis".
Thomas Bodkin, 1955
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Kolumna Nelsona (irl.: Colún N ...... wany monument Spire of Dublin.
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La Columna Nelson o el Pilar d ...... publicanos irlandeses en 1966.
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La colonne Nelson (en anglais ...... truits par l'armée irlandaise.
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Nelson's Pillar (also known as ...... r destroyed by the Irish Army.
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Nelson's Pillar (of kortweg Th ...... De bouw werd voltooid in 1809.
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Колонна Нельсона (англ. The Ne ...... скульптор Томас Кёрк из Корка.
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Colonne Nelson (Dublin)
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Columna Nelson (Dublín)
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Kolumna Nelsona w Dublinie
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Nelson's Pillar
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Nelson's Pillar
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Колонна Нельсона в Дублине
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