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  2. The Cenotaph - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah - Wikipedia

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    Cenotaphs and the interior of the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah. The mausoleum, located in the centre of a quadrangle on the left banks of river Yamuna next to Chini Ka Rauza, covers about 23 square metres (250 sq ft), and is built on a red sandstone plinth of about 50 square metres (540 sq ft) and about 1 metre (3.3 ft) high.

  4. Whitehall - Wikipedia

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    The Cenotaph was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and erected at the southern end in 1919, commemorating victory in World War I and later used as a memorial for both World Wars. It is the main war memorial in Britain and an annual service is held here on Remembrance Sunday , led by the reigning monarch and leading politicians. [ 28 ]

  5. Cenotaph - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. The Cenotaph, Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The Cenotaph is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in Central, Hong Kong, [1] that commemorates the dead in the two world wars [2] who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

  7. Cenotaph: What is the history and significance of the ... - AOL

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    War memorial honouring Britain’s fallen soldiers designed by Sir Edward Lutyens in 1920 and has stood as centrepiece of National Service of Remembrance ever since

  8. Monument to the Serbian and Albanian Partisans - Wikipedia

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    The back cenotaph is the same, only nothing is written on it. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miners Monument - Mitrovica . The lower part of the columns is covered with graffiti, and most of the copper plates on the sides of the gutters fell off over time due to lack of maintenance and weather conditions.

  9. The Cenotaph, Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The inscription at the base of the Cenotaph reads: . They died that we might live.. The Cenotaph was built in memory of the 124 British soldiers born or resident in Singapore who gave their lives in World War I (1914–1918), with a second dedication (but no names) added in remembrance of those who died in World War II (1939–1945).