the Cenotaph

Summary

the Cenotaph is a war memorial^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of war_memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• the Cenotaph is the creator of Edwin Lutyens^[3].
• the Cenotaph is the creator of Francis Derwent Wood^[4].
• the Cenotaph is located in City of Westminster^[5].
• the Cenotaph is located in London^[6].
• the Cenotaph is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• the Cenotaph's image is recorded as Portland.stone.cenotaph.london.arp.jpg^[8].
• the Cenotaph's instance of is recorded as war memorial^[9].
• the Cenotaph's architect is recorded as Edwin Lutyens^[10].
• the Cenotaph's genre is recorded as public art^[11].
• the Cenotaph's made from material is recorded as Portland limestone^[12].
• the Cenotaph's main building contractor is recorded as Holland, Hannen & Cubitts^[13].
• the Cenotaph's designed by is recorded as Edwin Lutyens^[14].
• the Cenotaph's Commons category is recorded as Cenotaph, London^[15].
• the Cenotaph's commemorates is recorded as World War I^[16].
• the Cenotaph's commemorates is recorded as World War II^[17].
• +1919-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of the Cenotaph^[18].
• the Cenotaph's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3015979858^[19].
• the Cenotaph's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.502694444444444, 'lon': -0.12608333333333333}^[20].
• the Cenotaph's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gxz44_^[21].
• the Cenotaph's located on street is recorded as Whitehall^[22].
• the Cenotaph's significant event is recorded as National Service of Remembrance^[23].
• the Cenotaph's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1357354^[24].
• the Cenotaph's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[25].
• the Cenotaph's Art UK artwork ID is recorded as cenotaph-265449^[26].
• the Cenotaph's inscription is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'THE GLORIOUS DEAD'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Created works include Edwin Lutyens^[3], an urban planner^[28], 1869–1944^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the Royal Gold Medal^[31], specialised in architecture^[32] and Francis Derwent Wood^[4], a sculptor^[33], 1871–1926^[34], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[35], awarded the Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Arts^[36].

Why It Matters

the Cenotaph ranks in the top 2% of war_memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]