Stone of Remembrance

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The Stone of Remembrance is a large, altar-like memorial stone designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and used in many Commonwealth war cemeteries to honor the dead of the World Wars.

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Stone of Remembrance canonical 36

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cenotaph-type monument ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
architecturalStyle classical abstraction ⓘ
associatedRegion British Empire ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
associatedWith Commonwealth War Graves Commission ⓘ
Imperial War Graves Commission ⓘ
category World War I memorials ⓘ
World War II memorials ⓘ
military memorials ⓘ
commemorates war dead of the First World War ⓘ
war dead of the Second World War ⓘ
commissionedBy Imperial War Graves Commission ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor Commonwealth war cemeteries ⓘ
designedToBe uniform element across large cemeteries ⓘ
designer Sir Edwin Lutyens ⓘ
linked to: Edwin Lutyens
firstUsedIn Commonwealth war cemeteries after World War I ⓘ
hasDesignerRole Sir Edwin Lutyens as principal architect ⓘ
linked to: Edwin Lutyens
hasInscription Their Name Liveth For Evermore ⓘ
hasPart stepped base ⓘ
height approximately 3.5 feet ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage English ⓘ
inspiredBy classical altar forms ⓘ
length approximately 12 feet ⓘ
locatedIn many Commonwealth war cemeteries worldwide ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
memorialType altar stone ⓘ
notableExampleLocation Menin Gate surroundings ⓘ
Thiepval Memorial cemetery ⓘ
Tyne Cot Cemetery ⓘ
period World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
purpose to honor the dead of the World Wars ⓘ
religiousAffiliation none ⓘ
shape altar-like stone block ⓘ
symbolism non-denominational memorial to the dead ⓘ
usedIn Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries ⓘ
width approximately 5 feet ⓘ

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Referenced by (36)

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Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein → hasPart → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
subject linked to: Commonwealth War Cemetery
Imperial War Graves Commission → hasDesignElement → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Heverlee War Cemetery → hasMemorial → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
World War I cemeteries → hasTypicalFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Shrine of Remembrance → hasPart → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Cassino War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Tyne Cot Cemetery → features → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Jerusalem British War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Commonwealth War Graves sections → feature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Catania War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery → hasPart → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Commonwealth war cemeteries → typicalFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Ranville War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Bayeux War Cemetery → hasMonument → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Beach Head War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
El Alamein War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Brookwood Military Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Étaples Military Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
subject linked to: Etaples Military Cemetery
Essex Farm Cemetery → hasSiteFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Polygon Wood Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Beersheba War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Heliopolis War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Hill 70 Memorial → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
War Memorial Gardens → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Don-Rak War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ
Hotton Commonwealth War Cemetery → hasFeature → Stone of Remembrance ⓘ