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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.
Lying in repose is the tradition in which the body of a deceased person, often of high social stature, is made available for public viewing. Lying in repose differs from the more formal honor of lying in state, which is generally held at the principal government building of the deceased person's country and often accompanied by a guard of ...
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 ...
The privilege of lying in state is not bestowed lightly. Since former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Clay became the first to receive this distinction in 1852, only 36 individuals have been granted ...
Lawmakers attended a lying-in-state ceremony on Tuesday before the Capitol Rotunda opened to the public. Former President Jimmy Carter's lying-in-state ceremony at the Capitol. Kent Nishimura/Pool ...
On Wednesday, public viewing hours will resume at 7 a.m. ET (noon GMT) and Carter will lie in state in the Rotunda with a military guard of honor for 24 hours, when his body will be carried by ...
"Lying In State" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It is the ninth track from their fifteenth studio album, Dystopia , which was released on January 22, 2016. The song's music video was released for the band's 35th anniversary on January 31, 2018.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s body will be brought to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday afternoon where he will lie in state for three days before a state funeral in Washington, D.C. Carter died ...