Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a public square in the in . It was established in the early 19th century around the area known as .
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  • Type: Bus stop
  • Description: public space and tourist attraction in central London
  • Also known as: “Plac Trafalgar Square w Londynie”, “Plaça de Trafalgar”, “Plaza de Trafalgar”, “Plaza Trafalgar”, “Trafalgarin aukio”, “Площад Трафалгар”, “Трафальгарскую площадь”, “Трафальгарський майдан”, “ტრაფალგარის სკვერი”, “ميدان ترافالگار”, “ميدان ترافلجر”, “ميدان ترفلغار”, “ميدان ترفلغر”, “ट्राफलगर चौराहा”, “ट्राफ़लगर स्क्वायर”, “ട്രഫാഗൽ സ്ക്വയറിലെ നെൽസൺ സ്തംഭം”, “จตุรัสทราฟัลการ์”, “트라팔가”, “트래팔가 광장”, “트래펄가 광장”, “トラファルガー・スクウェア”, “トラファルガー・スクエア”, and “特拉法尔加广场”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and National Gallery.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of .

Art gallery
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The is an art museum… is situated 470 feet north of Trafalgar Square.

Art gallery
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The is an art gallery… is situated 650 feet north of Trafalgar Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and St James’s.

Suburb
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is an ethnic enclave in the…

Neighborhood
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St James's is a district of , and a central…

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England.

Trafalgar Square

Latitude
51.50762° or 51° 30′ 27″ north
Longitude
-0.12914° or 0° 7′ 45″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGV5C+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 469782070
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
Geo­Names ID
6619832
Wiki­data ID
Q129143
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Trafalgar Square” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Trafalgarplein”
  • Albanian: “Sheshi Trafalgar”
  • Arabic: “ميدان الطرف الأغر”
  • Arabic: “ميدان ترافالغار”
  • Armenian: “Թրաֆալգարյան հրապարակ”
  • Armenian: “Տրաֆալգարյան հրապարակ”
  • Asturian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Azerbaijani: “Trafalqar meydanı”
  • Basque: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Belarusian: “Трафальгарская плошча”
  • Bengali: “ট্রাফালগার স্কয়ার”
  • Bosnian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Bosnian: “Trafalgarski trg”
  • Breton: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Bulgarian: “Трафалгар”
  • Catalan: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Chinese: “特拉法加广场”
  • Chinese: “特拉法加廣場”
  • Cornish: “Pedrek Trafalgar”
  • Czech: “Trafalgarské náměstí”
  • Danish: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Dutch: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان ترفلجار”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Trafalgar”
  • Estonian: “Trafalgari väljak”
  • Finnish: “Trafalgar Square”
  • French: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Galician: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Georgian: “ტრაფალგარის მოედანი”
  • German: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Τραφάλγκαρ”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר טרפלגר”
  • Hindi: “ट्राफलगर स्क्वायर”
  • Hungarian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Hungarian: “Trafalgar tér”
  • Icelandic: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Icelandic: “Trafalgar-torg”
  • Indonesian: “Alun-Alun Trafalgar”
  • Irish: “Cearnóg Trafalgar”
  • Italian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Japanese: “トラファルガー広場”
  • Kannada: “ಟ್ರಾಫಲ್ಗರ್ ಚೌಕ”
  • Kannada: “ಟ್ರಾಫಲ್ಗರ್‌‌ ಚೌಕ”
  • Korean: “트라팔가 광장”
  • Latvian: “Trafalgaras laukums”
  • Lithuanian: “Trafalgaro aikštė”
  • Macedonian: “Плоштад Трафалгар”
  • Malay: “Dataran Trafalgar”
  • Malayalam: “ട്രഫാൽഗർ സ്ക്വയർ”
  • Marathi: “ट्रफाल्गर स्क्वेअर”
  • Marathi: “ट्रफाल्गर स्क्वेर”
  • Mongolian: “Трафальгарын талбай”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Norwegian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Persian: “میدان ترافالگار”
  • Polish: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Portuguese: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Romanian: “Piața Trafalgar”
  • Romanian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Russian: “Трафальгарская площадь”
  • Serbian: “Трафалгар сквер”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Sicilian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Slovak: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Slovak: “Trafalgarské námestie”
  • Slovenian: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Slovenian: “Trafalgarski trg”
  • Spanish: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Swedish: “Trafalgar Square”
  • Tamil: “டிரபல்கர் ஸ்குயர்”
  • Tatar: “Трафальгар мәйданы”
  • Telugu: “ట్రఫాల్గర్ స్క్వేర్”
  • Thai: “จัตุรัสทราฟัลการ์”
  • Turkish: “Trafalgar Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Трафальгар-сквер”
  • Ukrainian: “Трафальгарська площа”
  • Urdu: “ٹریفالگر اسکوائر”
  • Uzbek: “Trafalgar maydoni”
  • Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Trafalgar”
  • Welsh: “Sgwâr Trafalgar”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹریفلگر سکوائر”
  • Wu Chinese: “特拉法加广场”
  • Yue Chinese: “特拉法加廣場”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pelican Rock and Covent Garden.

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