- published: 19 Apr 2016
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Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. It is in the borough of the City of Westminster. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art. The square is also used for political demonstrations and community gatherings, such as the celebration of New Year's Eve.
The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars over France. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square".
In the 1820s, George IV engaged the architect John Nash to redevelop the area. Nash cleared the square as part of his Charing Cross Improvement Scheme. The present architecture of the square is due to Sir Charles Barry and was completed in 1845.
Time is racing right along
Like clouds that pass above
We never stop to touch the sky
Life can blow us like the wind
We’re smiling on a swing
Then crying on the ground below
Every time that we fight
I bite on my tongue
Every time that we scream and shout
I’m the clown who’s wrong
But when this is all over I’ll meet you in Trafalgar
Square
Love is something we expect
To live inside our heads
As well is in our tender hearts
Hope will never ever drift
We’ll learn to own the gift
With pictures of our children’s lives
Every time that you sleep
I’ll be by your side
Every time that we wave good bye
I’m the guy who’s gone from your life but not for long
Stop the world and lets get off lets try to understand
We have to live with ourselves
Every time that you cry
I’ll try to be there
Every time that we laugh out loud
I come round to our love once again
And when this is all over I’ll meet you in Trafalgar