Cenotaph, London
The Cenotaph is plain except for a carved wreath on each end and the words "The Glorious Dead", which was chosen by Rudyard Kipling. The sides are not parallel, but tilted in slightly. If extended, these sides would meet some 1 mile above ground. Similarly, the horizontal surface is not really horizontal, but rather, curved, like that of a gigantic sphere whose centre is 900 feet below ground.
Lutyen had wanted the various flags of the United Kingdom carved onto the cenotaph. However, his idea was overruled, and instead cloth flags were raised on each sides of the memorial. Originally, the flags displayed were a Union Flag, a While Ensign and a Red Ensign on one side, while on the other, was a Union Flag, a White Ensign and a Blue Ensign. On 1 April, 1943, the RAF Ensign replaced the While Ensign on the west side. As of 2007, the flags displayed are the Royal Navy, the British Army, the Royal Air Force and the Merchant Navy flags.
Every year, on the closest Sunday to 11 November, the annual national service of remembrance is held at the Cenotaph, at 11:00am.
Getting there
Take the London Underground to the Westminster Station and walk a short distance from there.
London CenotaphCarcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Cenotaph on Google Street View
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