The Cenotaph, London

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:National_Service_of_Remembrance
gptkbp:coordinates 51.5047°N 0.1267°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Edwin_Lutyens
gptkbp:flags_displayed gptkb:Union_Flag
gptkb:Blue_Ensign
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Ensign
gptkb:White_Ensign
gptkb:Red_Ensign
gptkbp:height 11 metres
gptkbp:heritageStatus Grade I listed building
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cenotaph, London
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:The_Glorious_Dead
gptkbp:inspiredBy other cenotaphs in the UK and Commonwealth
gptkbp:location Whitehall, London
gptkbp:material Portland stone
gptkbp:notableEvent site of annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony
visited by British monarchs and political leaders
gptkbp:original_structure temporary wood and plaster structure for 1919 Peace Parade
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose commemoration of military personnel killed in subsequent conflicts
commemoration of British and Commonwealth military personnel killed in the First World War
gptkbp:replacedBy permanent stone structure in 1920
gptkbp:unveiled 11 November 1920
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_Memorials
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6