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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson

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Location: The crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral, London

Type: Tomb

Material: Marble

Date of death: 21 October 1805
Place of death: Trafalgar

Description: A black marble sarcophagus, surmounted by a gilded viscount’s coronet placed on a red cushion. It stands on a rectangular black base with white decoration, on the south side of which is inscribed in gold the words: HORATIO.VISC.NELSON
The whole stands on a large rectangular stone base, inside which the coffin is laid.

Sculptor: Benedetto da Rovezzano (who originally created the sarcophagus for Cardinal Wolsey).
Dimensions: Base: 320 cm × 219 cm. Height: 320 cm.

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