Cenotaph

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  • Address
    Whitehall, Westminster, SW1A 2BX
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Westminster, Charing Cross

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The Cenotaph (Greek for 'empty tomb'), built in 1920 by Edwin Lutyens, is Britain's main memorial to the British and Commonwealth victims who were killed during the two world wars. The Queen and other public figures lay poppies at its base on the Sunday nearest 11 November.