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Q: Why was the war memorial or the cenotaph erected?
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What is the difference between a cenotaph and a war memorial?

for most of Human history a War Memorial was erected to commemorate great victories, like the Arc de Triomphe or Nelsons Column. Later is became common for regiments to erect monuments and list the names of the fallen in battle. A Cenotaph is a monument or tomb not containing the body of the life it commemorates and is of ancient Green origin. In modern times they have become one and the same thing


What does a cenotaph mean on remembrance day?

it is a memorial there to commemorate the victims of the first world war


What is the place where all the old war people go to remember the people who died in World War 2 called?

A Cenotaph is a war memorial. The Cenotaph is in Whitehall, London. It is but one of many which have the names of the dead written on them.


What is the significance of a cenotaph?

A cenotaph is a sacred memorial for servicemen and women who have died for their country.


Is the cenotaph in London is the biggest war memorial in England?

The largest war memorial in England is the Chapel at Charterhouse School, Godalming, designed by architect Gilbert Scott and consecrated in 1927.


Why do we have a war memorial?

A war memorial is any physical object created, erected or installed to commemorate those involved in or affected by a war or conflict


The monument erected in honor of a person buried elsewhere is called?

A cenotaph. It is a structure meant to honor and remember a person whose remains are interred at a different location.


What monument was erected in DC in hon or of the people who died during the war in Vietnam?

The Vietnam Memorial


Who was Prince William saluting?

The Cenotaph, a memorial to those who died in wars.


Who did Prince William salute?

He saluted the Cenotaph, a memorial to war dead. Traditionally all uniformed members of the armed service will salute it to honour the dead.


What is a cenotaph?

The word literally means "empty tomb". It is a monument erected to honor the memory of a person or group of persons.


How did the US remember those who died in pearl harbor?

THE USS ARIZONA WAS DESIGNATED A WAR GRAVE AND A MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED OVER THE WREAK AND A LIST OF THOSE WHO DIED WAS ERECTED INSIDE IT.