Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The Cenotaph

The Cenotaph

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 11, 2022 by Gog the Mild (talk) 17:28, 10 October 2022 (UTC)



The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the British and Commonwealth dead of the First World War, was rededicated in 1946 to include those of the Second World War, and has since come to represent British casualties from later conflicts. The word cenotaph is derived from Greek, meaning 'empty tomb'; the monument symbolises the absence of the dead and is a focal point for public mourning. The original temporary Cenotaph was erected in 1919 for a parade celebrating the end of the First World War; calls for it to be rebuilt in permanent form began almost immediately. The permanent Cenotaph was unveiled by George V on 11 November 1920 in a ceremony combined with the repatriation of the Unknown Warrior. The National Service of Remembrance is held annually at the site on Remembrance Sunday.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Midland Railway War Memorial, 11 July 2022
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 * Promoted: 12 June 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: 11 November is Remembrance Day, and is also the date the Cenotaph was unveiled.
 * Support as nominator. Ham II (talk) 13:37, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm happy for this to run as TFA on 11 November this year, or any other if someone has a better idea for this year. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 15:07, 9 October 2022 (UTC)