Nowhere in London gives a better sense of Britain's long-departed imperial pomp than Trafalgar Square, dominated by the 185-foot column of Lord Nelson and three plinth-bourne statues of 19th century luminaries. Screw them; it's the fourth plinth, on the north-west corner that's the interesting one. It was designed and built by Sir Charles Barry to display a statue of a horse, but no one stumped up the cash. It was then empty for 158 years until 1998 when some bright spark decided to plonk some modern art on it. This led to the idea of the Fourth Plinth Project, where the space is home to an ongoing series of temporary works of art from leading national and international artists
Dave did:
Very interesting concept, and one I must approve of as it doesn't deter from the history of the square, but definitely adds to its interest...
Thomas Schütte's "Model for a Hotel 2007" was on display on my visit.
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