The Cenotaph in Whitehall was originally a temporary structure which was erected at the end of the first World War to be the centrepiece of a peace parade. Following public demand, it was replaced by a permanent structure in 1920 and became the UK’s official national war memorial.
Edwin Lutyens designed the Cenotaph which is made of Portland stone. The annual Service of Remembrance is held here (led by the Monarch) on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day (November 11th) every year. Lutyens’s design has been replicated in other locations in the UK and in other countries including Australia and Canada.
Image: Old UK Photos (1935)
The Cenotaph from the same position in May 2019.
Image: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
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