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The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the national memorial to the British and Commonwealth dead of the First World War, and rededicated in 1946 to include those of the Second World War. It has since come to represent British casualties from later conflicts. "Cenotaph" is from the Greek for "empty tomb", since most of the dead were buried near where they fell. The original temporary Cenotaph was erected in 1919 for a parade by 15,000 servicemen to mark the end of the First World War. The government agreed to build a permanent memorial, completed in 1920. It is built from Portland stone in the form of a simple tomb chest. The National Service of Remembrance is held annually at the grade I listed building on Remembrance Sunday, as are other remembrance services. As a tomb for the Unknown Warrior, its design has been widely copied. Lutyens was awarded Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal for this work. (Full article...)