Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands
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
- Gateshead Stadium · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Cenotaph is a public memorial in the Scottish Lowlands, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the Gateshead Central and Whickham parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Gateshead Stadium, about 1.1 km away. Postcode area NE8.
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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
- 54.9499, -1.5993
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE8 4AR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Phone
- +44 191 477 1495
- Nearest railway station
- Gateshead Stadium — 1.1 km
- Opening
- Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- shipleyartgallery.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n2168561999 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cenotaph (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cenotaph?
- Cenotaph is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE8 4AR), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- What is Cenotaph?
- Cenotaph is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cenotaph?
- The nearest railway station is Gateshead Stadium, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE8 4AR.
- Is Cenotaph free to visit?
- Yes, Cenotaph is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cenotaph?
- The nearest railway station is Gateshead Stadium, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE8 4AR.