London’s Trafalgar Square: ‘Completely Uncivilized’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.14.09 | 1:09 PM ET

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Long live the stereotype of the stuffy British academic. The director of Britain’s National Gallery, Dr. Nicholas Penny, isn’t happy with the state of affairs in London’s venerable public square, which the gallery overlooks—and he isn’t afraid to drop some harsh words on the subject. “Levels of civil behaviour are incredibly low,” he told the Times Online. “As I speak, people are riding the lions and climbing up as far as they can on the reliefs of Nelson’s Column.” Penny did, however, acknowledge that the rollerbladers in the square are “incredibly skillful.”

Tags: Museums, Europe, England, London, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for London’s Trafalgar Square: ‘Completely Uncivilized’

Love2SeeNewThings 08.18.09 | 12:11 PM ET

“Riding the lions” ~ guilty!  {te he he}

...ok, at least I tried and discovered I was way too short to get anywhere without a lift.

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