The Cenotaph

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Remembrance_Sunday
gptkb:National_Service_of_Remembrance
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Sir_Edwin_Lutyens
gptkbp:features flags of the British Armed Forces
wreaths carved in stone
gptkbp:height 11 metres
gptkbp:heritageStatus Grade I listed building
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cenotaph
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:The_Glorious_Dead
gptkbp:inspiredBy other cenotaphs worldwide
gptkbp:location Whitehall, London, England
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:material Portland stone
gptkbp:notableEvent site of national remembrance ceremonies
gptkbp:purpose temporary structure for Peace Day 1919
commemorate British and Commonwealth military personnel killed in the First World War and later conflicts
gptkbp:replacedBy permanent stone structure in 1920
gptkbp:symbolizes sacrifice and remembrance
gptkbp:unveiled 11 November 1920
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Central,_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5