Wellington Monument
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The Wellington Monument refers to monuments to Duke of Wellington, a Briton who was a leading political and military figure of the 19th Century, particularly noted for his defeat of Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo.
Among the monuments are:
- the Wellington Monument, Dublin
- the Wellington Monument, Somerset in the Blackdown Hills, near Wellington
- a monument in his birthplace in Trim, County Meath, Ireland
- Wellington's Column in Liverpool
- a monument in St Paul's Cathedral, London where he is also buried
- Wellington College, Berkshire, in Crowthorne, Berkshire the UK national monument to Wellington
- Wellington Arch in Hyde Park, London
- Wellington Statue Aldershot