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The Cenotaph, London: interior
1/7 · InteriorPhoto: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Cenotaph, London: exterior. In a park in London, a large rectangular stone monument about 30 ft tall with three flags…
2/7 · Exterior · In a park in London, a large rectangular stone monument about 30 ft tall with three flags along one sidePhoto: Godot13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Cenotaph, London: exterior. Our trips to Europe usually start or end in London
3/7 · Exterior · Our trips to Europe usually start or end in LondonPhoto: Frank Kovalchek · CC BY 2.0 · source
The Cenotaph, London: interior. The Cenotaph - original design for the structure in Whitehall
4/7 · Interior · The Cenotaph - original design for the structure in WhitehallPhoto: Edwin Lutyens · Public domain · source
The Cenotaph, London: interior. London Whitehall - The Cenotaph
5/7 · Interior · London Whitehall - The CenotaphPhoto: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The Cenotaph, London: model. Model of cenotaph, moulded
6/7 · Model · Model of cenotaph, mouldedPhoto: J W & Co · CC BY 4.0 · source
The Cenotaph, London: drawingPhotos unavailable
7/7Edwin Lutyens · Public domain · source
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Memorial · Historic precedent

The Cenotaph

byEdwin LutyensSee all 5 buildings →London, United Kingdom ↗

1920

Key featuresLutyens's national war memorial on Whitehall, unveiled in 1920; its empty-tomb form symbolises the absent dead.

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Architect
Edwin Lutyens
Place
London, United Kingdom
Year
1920
Typology
Memorial
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Europe

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