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The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the dead of Britain and the British Empire of the First World War, was rededicated in 1946 to include those of the Second World War, and has since come to represent the Commonwealth casualties from those and subsequent conflicts.
The London Cenotaph formed the national hub for these ceremonies from 1919 onwards; at the first Armistice Day ceremony, it received 500,000 visitors in four days. [205] The ceremony at the Cenotaph was equated to a religious event: the Daily Mail , for example, described the emotion and the "mystic meaning" at the ceremony which combined to ...
A cenotaph for the defenders of the Battle of the Alamo (March 1836) stands in front of the Alamo mission chapel in San Antonio, Texas. The cenotaph is empty because the remains of the fallen were cremated. Atop War Memorial Chapel at Virginia Tech, there is a cenotaph honouring all Virginia Tech cadets who have been killed in battle.
World War I Cenotaph, Mackay; World War I memorials in Queensland; Yeppoon War Memorial; Yeronga Memorial Park; besides in Queensland. Anzac Cottage; Anzac Parade, Canberra; ANZAC War Memorial; Australian War Memorial; Blackboy Hill, Western Australia; Fremantle War Memorial; Hobart Cenotaph; Johnstone Park; Kahibah Public School; Kemal ...
Macclesfield Cenotaph is a World War I memorial in Park Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It was unveiled in 1921, and consists of a stone pillar and pedestal and three bronze statues. One statue is that of a mourning female, and the others comprise Britannia laying a wreath over a soldier who had died from gassing, an unusual subject for ...
Rochdale's Cenotaph was spray-painted with "Free Palestine" graffiti on Tuesday, 7 November, footage of the war memorial shows. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers are guarding the ...
Southampton Cenotaph is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and located in Watts Park in the southern English city of Southampton. The memorial was the first of dozens by Lutyens to be built in permanent form and it influenced his later designs, including the Cenotaph in London .
The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the cenotaph on Whitehall. Two charged after Rochdale cenotaph daubed with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti Skip to main content