Manchester+Cenotaph

In St Peter's Square this war memorial by architect sir Edwin Lutyens is placed. It is built in Portland stone and was origianally erected in 1924 as a memorial for the soldiers lost during World War I. However, today Manchester Cenotaph is also used for more recently deceased soldiers. The bust bears the inscription in capital letters: “To the honoured memory of those who gave their lives for their country.” And “O Lord God of our fathers keep forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people.”

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