The Nelson Monument in Liverpool UK
it is a monument to the english admiral Horatio Nelson.
it was designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott.
the sculpture stands to the north of the Town Hall and was unveiled in 1813.
Many sculptures have an “eerie” charisma, especially in artificial light at night
especially historic sculptures – but the history can also be spooky itself.
Several tourists who don’t know the background for the sculpture
and the relation to the english naval hero Lord Nelson
they believe that it is a sculpture with relations to past slave trade
indicating that the imagination of the observers very often creates stories too.
As a dane Lord Nelson is best known as the person
who ended the danish position as a major power on the world’s oceans
by seizing or lower the Danish Navy ships at Copenhagen at the beginning of the 1800s
the danes had an alliance with the french emperor Napoleon – it cost them their fleet
funny enough in a historical view so Lord Nelson isn’t considered a villain by the danes.
Weekly Photo Challenge “Eerie“
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Le Drake Noir 
nice light 🙂
#.joshi daniel
Yeah, the night lighting can create an almost a bit eerie atmosphere… 🙂
Fascinating story. Great image of the sculpture!
#.amy
Thanks a lot, so glad you like it – really appreciates… 🙂
Nice to see you have a reminder of the Hero of Norfolk, the Nelson County, in Liverpool too! He’s posing well for you. in fine light. 🙂
Enjoy your weekend, Drake!
Dina
#.dina
Precisely, the english naval hero Lord Nelson was from the little village Burnham Thorpe on the River Burn – near the northern coast of Norfolk England… 🙂
Wish you and yours a wonderful weekend… 🙂
I like the photo: it has a special light. Very interesting your post because I like history too… yes, the facts are “eerie”, danes should hate this “hero” for what he did… I believe he was great as admiral and strategist, but he was also a pirate, a thief, a mercenary in some way. I don’t like this kind of great historical characters like Nelson…
I learn lots of things from your posts and I have the opportunity of reflecting on lots of things. Thanks! Buona serata.
#.laura
Thanks a lot, so glad you find it interesting – really appreciate your words… 🙂
I believe all heros have there black secret too, like every one else – sometimes they are more than black, and being someones hero – always a subjective case… 🙂 🙂
Buona serata troppo… 🙂
A fabulous sculpture that has been beautifully captured. It goes wonderfully with the piece of history I have just learned from you. Thank you! Resa xo
#.resa
The past can be very interesting
– long as we remember that we are living in the present… 🙂 😉
I know! 🙂 😉
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The light is awesome!
#.neverclipmywings
Really appreciate you like it – I like the sculpture i night light like this better than in daylight… 🙂
For sure it’s better in the night 😉
Really appreciate you agree with me… 🙂
😀
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Beautiful light and i love the skewed presentation 😉
#.madhu
In my eyes the sculpture looks better in night light like this than in daylight – glad you like the angel, really appreciates… 🙂
Imagine if they’re moving at night.. Just like “Night in the Museum” 😀
#.zen
Yeah, what a funny imagination – I love it… 🙂 🙂
Yeah. Me too! 🙂
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ciao! that light casts the shadow that goes with the history…making the night light so… apropos.
great post.
thebestdressup
#.thebestdressup
Yeah in my eyes this sculpture is more beautiful in nightlight than daylight… 🙂
¡Muy bien captada, con esa luz inquietante…!!! Muy bella.
#.barbara
Yeah a bit scary, isn’t it..? 🙂 🙂
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Very, very stylish
#.alex raphael
Thanks, glad you like it – really appreciates… 🙂