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Cenotaph tombstone for Joshua Huddy, Manalapan, New Jersey. Cenotaph for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Basilique Saint-Denis, France. A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere.
Dec 28, 2010 · The Cenotaph, located at Esplanade Park along Connaught Drive, is the only war memorial in Singapore that commemorates the sacrifice of individuals who died in the two world wars. 1 It was first unveiled on 31 March 1922 by the Prince of Wales (later Duke of Windsor and King Edward VIII). 2 The war memorial was gazetted as a national ...
The Cenotaph is made from Portland stone formed as a pylon on a rectangular plan (two long sides and two short ones), with gradually diminishing tiers, culminating in a sculpted tomb chest (the empty tomb suggested by the name cenotaph) on which is carved laurel wreath.
The word cenotaph is derived from the Greek kenos taphos, meaning "empty tomb." A cenotaph is a monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person or group of persons buried elsewhere. Ancient Greek writings tell of many cenotaphs, although none of them survives.
Oct 6, 2024 · cenotaph, (from Greek kenotaphion, “empty tomb”), monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person who is buried elsewhere. Greek writings indicate that the ancients erected many cenotaphs, including one raised by the Athenians to the poet Euripides, though none of these survive.
The Cenotaph is a war memorial located within the Esplanade Park at Connaught Drive, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district.
The Cenotaph memorialises the heroes who died in World Wars I and II. It is nearly 18 metres tall and was gazetted as a National Monument in 2010.
The Cenotaph is an important war memorial erected in honour of the many people who sacrificed their lives during World War I and II. Located along Connaught Drive within Esplanade Park, this monument was unveiled in March 1922 by the Prince of Wales and was gazetted as a Singapore national monument in 2010.
The Cenotaph. An empty sarcophagus by which we remember the war dead - this commemorates the military fallen in the great wars. Erected in 1922 with a nearby plaque to give the history. Located opposite the National Gallery across the Padang.
Since 1919, the Cenotaph has become the central focus for national commemoration, most notably during the National Service of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday. Its meaning has developed and the Cenotaph now memorialises those who have given their lives in all conflicts since the First World War.
