When Were Cenotaph Built?

The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Its origin is in a temporary structure erected for a peace parade following the end of the First World War, and after an outpouring of ...

What year was the cenotaph built?

The permanent monument was built in Portland stone by the contractors Holland, Hannen & Cubitt for the Office of Works. It was unveiled by King George V at 11am on 11 November 1920, the second anniversary of the Armistice.

Is anyone buried at the Cenotaph?

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier holds an unidentified British soldier who was killed on a European battlefield during the First World War. He was buried on 11th November 1920 at Westminster Abbey, in London. ... Because the war was so brutal, many of the bodies of the fallen couldn't be identified.