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The Cenotaph

 
 
The Cenotaph image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 30, 2018
1. The Cenotaph
Inscription.
( south face )
MCMXIV
The
Glorious
Dead
( north face )
MCMXIX
The
Glorious
Dead
( west face )
MCMXXXIX
( east face )
MCMXLV

 
Erected 1920.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 51° 30.159′ N, 0° 7.565′ W. Memorial is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is in Westminster. It is at the intersection of Whitehall and Downing Street, on the right when traveling north on Whitehall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: City of Westminster, England SW1A 2ET, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Monty (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to the Women of World War II
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(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Alan Brooke (about 90 meters away); The Viscount Slim (about 120 meters away); Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial (about 150 meters away); Chindit Memorial (about 150 meters away); John Peake Knight (about 180 meters away); Parliament Square (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
 
Also see . . .  Cenotaph on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
The Cenotaph image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 30, 2018
2. The Cenotaph
The Cenotaph image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 30, 2018
3. The Cenotaph
The Cenotaph image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 30, 2018
4. The Cenotaph
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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