The Cenotaph

The Cenotaph is a war memorial on in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the dead of Britain and the British Empire of the First World War.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: war memorial in Whitehall, London
  • Also known as: “Cenotaph”, “Cenotaph, London”, “Cenotaph, Whitehall”, “the Cenotaph”, “the Cenotaph, London”, “the Cenotaph, Whitehall”, and “The Cenotaph, Whitehall”
  • Address: Parliament Street, London
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

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is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the in London, England. is situated 800 feet southeast of The Cenotaph.

Church
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, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the , London, England. is situated 1,200 feet south of The Cenotaph.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , , , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

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Vibrant and truly multicultural, is a megalopolis of people, ideas and frenetic energy. The capital and largest city of the sits on the River Thames in South-East England.

The Cenotaph

Latitude
51.50268° or 51° 30′ 10″ north
Longitude
-0.12609° or 0° 7′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV3F+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1222922473
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2896743
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“The Cenotaph” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري”
  • Chinese: “和平紀念碑 (倫敦)”
  • Chinese: “和平纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “戰爭紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “白厅纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “白廳紀念碑”
  • Esperanto: “Cenotafo (Londono)”
  • Esperanto: “Cenotafo”
  • Finnish: “The Cenotaph”
  • French: “Cénotaphe”
  • Hebrew: “הסנוטאף של לונדון”
  • Hebrew: “סנוטאף”
  • Hungarian: “Londoni kenotáfium”
  • Irish: “the Cenotaph”
  • Irish: “The Cenotaph”
  • Italian: “Cenotafio”
  • Italian: “The Cenotaph”
  • Japanese: “ザ・セノタフ”
  • Japanese: “セノタフ（ホワイトホール）”
  • Japanese: “セノタフ（慰霊碑）”
  • Korean: “더 세노타프”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The Cenotaph”
  • Norwegian: “The Cenotaph”
  • Russian: “Кенотаф”
  • Spanish: “Cenotafio”
  • Swedish: “Kenotafen i London”
  • Swedish: “Kenotafen”
  • Turkish: “Kenotaf (Londra)”
  • Turkish: “Kenotaf”
  • Ukrainian: “Кенотаф”
  • Vietnamese: “Cenotaph”
  • Welsh: “Y Senotaff, Llundain”
  • Welsh: “y Senotaff”

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