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Lying in state is the tradition in which the body of a deceased official, such as a head of state, is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a coffin, to allow the public to pay their respects. It traditionally takes place in a major government building of a country, state, or city.
The coffin of John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, lying in state inside King's Hall, Old Parliament House, Canberra, on July 6, 1945. A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony ...
In the United States of America, "lying in state" is generally considered to be when one's body is placed in the rotunda of the United States Capitol. [citation needed] When the deceased person is placed in another location, like the Great Hall of the Supreme Court, they lie in repose, as was the case following the deaths of Justices Antonin Scalia in February 2016, [2] Ruth Bader Ginsburg in ...
The late president will continue to lie in state and the public is invited to pay respects from 7 a.m. on Jan. 8 until 7 a.m. on Jan. 9. See the rest of this week's schedule: Jimmy Carter's ...
Breaux will lie in state in the Statehouse Rotunda from 4-7 p.m. Friday where members of the public will be able to pay their respects, according to a news release. An official program to remember ...
The Government urged people to check ahead and be prepared to stand for hours, ‘possibly overnight, with very little opportunity to sit down’.
Pope John Paul II lying in state on his funeral bier at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome A bier from Tønder, Denmark. A bier is a stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket containing a corpse is placed to lie in state or to be carried to its final disposition.
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