ID: 700002975 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002975	Record Type: Built Work
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Nelson Monument (war memorial; designed by Robert Burn (Scottish architect, 1752-1815), add...; 1807-1815; Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe, Worl...)

Note: A pentagonal castellated memorial commemorating Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson's victory and death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. The monument sits on Calton Hill at 171 meters above sea level. In 1852, a zinc and timber sphere, later named the time ball, was added to the top of the structure. The ball was raised and lowered daily, clearly visible to ships moored in the Firth of Forth to assist in resetting chronometers for accurate navigation.

Titles:

Nelson Monument (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Nelson's Monument (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

war memorial [300006957] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, memorials (monuments))

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1807-1815

Creator Display:

designed by Robert Burn (Scottish architect, 1752-1815), addition by Thomas Bonnar (Scottish architect, died ca. 1832 or 1847) [preferred,VP]

architect Burn, Robert (Scottish architect, 1752-1815) Extent: design [500098762]

architect Bonnar, Thomas (Scottish architect, died ca. 1832 or 1847) Extent: addition [500356858]

Locations:

Current: Edinburgh [7009546] Edinburgh (unitary authority), Scotland (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 55°57′15.6″N 3°10′57.3″W

Display Materials: building: stone; sphere: zinc and timber

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	zinc [300011037]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <zinc and zinc alloys>)

	timber (wood by origin) [300012827]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: 32 meters (height)

Cultures:

British (preferred)

Scottish (Scots, Scotsman)

General Subject:

structures (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	battlements [300002595]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <architectural elements by building type>, fortification elements, <defensive walls and defensive wall components>, defensive wall components, <battlements and battlement components>) (AAT)

	battles [300185692]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), armed conflicts) (AAT)

	Cabo Trafalgar [7008751]
	.....(Cádiz province (province), Andalusia (autonomous community), Spain (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	Horatio Nelson (English naval officer, noble, and patron, 1758-1805) [500281594]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Outside Iconography:

	Code: 45H3(+3) Term: battle (+ naval force)
	.....Source: Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: monuments and monumental structures

Sources and Contributors:
Nelson Monument	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ Gifford et al., Edinburgh (1984) 437
	........ Edinburgh Museums & Galleries [online] (2015-) accessed 4 February 2015
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-) accessed 4 February 2015
	........ Smith, Disciples of light (1990) 118
Nelson's Monument	........ [VP]
	........ Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 4 February 2015
	........ Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 4 February 2015

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

....................... Smith, Disciples of light (1990) 118

....................... Gifford et al., Edinburgh (1984) 437-438

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Edinburgh Museums & Galleries [online] (2015-) accessed 4 February 2015
	..... Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 4 February 2015