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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.
A cenotaph is a memorial monument, often used as a war memorial. The most famous example is arguably the Cenotaph in London. Cenotaph or the Cenotaph may also refer to:
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.
A Catafalque party. A catafalque party is a guard, usually of four people, that stands watch over the coffin and catafalque of a distinguished person or over a significant monument.
May 2—AUSTIN — Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham has announced that the General Land Office has now obtained ownership of the historic Alamo Cenotaph. This landmark decision was voted on in ...
Nearly 3,000 people marched from Horse Guards Parade down Whitehall to the Cenotaph.
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It’s a tradition she began years ago and has continued, including at Nov. 10’s Remembrance Sunday event at The Cenotaph Kate Middleton’s Decision to Wear Three Poppy Pins Instead of Just One ...