The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London. Its origin is in a temporary structure erected for a peace parade following the end of the First World War.
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The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London. Its
origin is in a temporary structure erected for a
peace parade following the end of the First World War.
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Earlier it was wood-and-plaster cenotaph. The permanent structure
was designed by Edwin Lutyens and was built from Portland
stone between 1919 and 1920 by Holland,
Hannen & Cubitts.
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It was undecorated apart from a carved wreath
on each end and a smaller carved wreath on
top. The words "The Glorious Dead" are inscribed twice, once below the wreaths on each end. Above the wreaths at each end are inscribed the dates of the First World War in Roman numerals (1914 – MCMXIV; and 1919 – MCMXIX).
The Cenotaph is flanked on each side by flags of the United Kingdom which Lutyens had wanted to be carved in stone.