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Dundee shown within Scotland. A scheduled monument in Scotland is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") maintained by Historic Environment Scotland. The aim of scheduling is to preserve the country's most significant sites and monuments as far as possible ...
Dundee became the first city in Scotland to gain official city status, after Queen Victoria signed a patent announcing the transition of Dundee from a royal burgh into a city. Dundee would officially gain city status on 26 January 1889. The patent still exists and is kept in storage in the city archives. [49] Dundee Harbour, late 19th century
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.
1959 — Dundee and Zadar, Croatia become twin cities. 1962 — Dundee twins with Alexandria, Virginia in the United States and Würzburg in Germany. 1963 Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished. [27] Dundee Repertory Theatre's premises at Nicoll Street is destroyed in a fire. [58] Dundee Airport opens. [60]
The ceremony at the Cenotaph in November 2010. The National Service of Remembrance is held every year on Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London.It commemorates "the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts". [1]
Most communities in Northern Ireland can account for losses in the conflicts of the 19th and 20th centuries especially the World Wars. To honour those that died, it was common practice for communities to contribute toward a fund to build a memorial or cenotaph. These cenotaphs are often quite striking and frequently the only decorative or ...
Dundee has a higher proportion of university students – one in seven of the population – than any other town in Europe, except Heidelberg. [106] The 14.2% come from all around the world to attend the local universities and colleges. Dundee is a major attraction for Northern Irish students who make up 5% of the total student population.
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.