Cenotaph, London

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:National_Service_of_Remembrance
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
later conflicts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Edwin_Lutyens
gptkbp:features no religious symbols
flags of the United Kingdom and armed services
gptkbp:grades Grade I listed building
gptkbp:height 11 metres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cenotaph, London
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:The_Glorious_Dead
gptkbp:inspiredBy other cenotaphs worldwide
gptkbp:location Whitehall, London
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Department_for_Digital,_Culture,_Media_and_Sport
gptkbp:material Portland stone
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Charing_Cross
gptkbp:notableEvent site of annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony
gptkbp:originally_temporary yes
gptkbp:purpose commemoration of British and Commonwealth military personnel killed in the First World War and later conflicts
gptkbp:replaced_temporary_structure permanent stone structure in 1920
gptkbp:sculptor none (architectural monument)
gptkbp:unveiled 11 November 1920
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Remembrance_Day
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5