Memorials & monuments · Yorkshire & the Humber
Cenotaph
Cenotaph is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Hull Paragon Interchange · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cenotaph is a public memorial in Yorkshire, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Hull Paragon Interchange, about 0.2 km away. Postcode area HU1.
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From the Wikipedia article
A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the majority of cenotaphs honor individuals, many noted cenotaphs are also dedicated to the memories of groups of individuals, such as the lost soldiers of a country or of an empire.
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Background
History
cenotaph for Gaius Caesar, Turkey]]Cenotaphs were common in the ancient world. Many were built in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and across Northern Europe (in the shape of Neolithic barrows). The cenotaph in Whitehall, London, designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lutyens, influenced the design of many other war memorials in Britain and in the British sectors of the Western Front, as well as those in other Commonwealth nations. Lutyens' cenotaph was chosen as a deliberately secular monument. The Church of Santa Engrácia, in Lisbon, Portugal, turned into a National Pantheon in 1966, holds six cenotaphs, namely to Luís de Camões, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Afonso de Albuquerque, Nuno Álvares Pereira,…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7442, -0.3442
- District
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Parish
- Kingston upon Hull, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- HU1 3JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Nearest railway station
- Hull Paragon Interchange — 0.2 km
Sources
- osm: n251997743 (ODbL)
- commons: First World War Memorial And Attached Railings.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Cenotaph (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cenotaph?
- Cenotaph is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU1 3JJ), in the parish of Kingston upon Hull, City of, unparished area.
- Is Cenotaph free to visit?
- Yes, Cenotaph is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cenotaph?
- The nearest railway station is Hull Paragon Interchange, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HU1 3JJ.