Nelson's Column, Montreal
| French: Colonne Nelson | |
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| Location |
Place Jacques-Cartier Old Montreal |
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| Material | stone |
| Height | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Beginning date | August 17, 1809 |
| Dedicated to | Horatio Nelson |
Coordinates: 45°30′30″N 73°33′14″W / 45.50833°N 73.55389°W
Nelson's Column (French: colonne Nelson) is a monument erected in 1809 in Place Jacques-Cartier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which is dedicated to the memory of Admiral Horatio Nelson, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Subsequent to the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin (1808–1966), Montreal's pillar now stands as the second-oldest "Nelson's Column" in the world, after the Nelson Monument in Glasgow. It is also the city's oldest monument and is the oldest war monument in Canada.
Since neither the French Revolution nor Napoleon had been popular among the French in Montreal, and contrary to later belief, the public funds raised for building the monument were collected from both British and French Montrealers alike.
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