The Cenotaph | |
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Native name 和平紀念碑 (Chinese) | |
Location | Statue Square |
Built | 1923 |
Designated | 22 November 2013 |
Reference no. | 102 |
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Traditional Chinese | 和平紀念碑 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 和平纪念碑 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Peace Memorial | ||||||||||||||
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The Cenotaph is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in Central, Hong Kong,[1] that commemorates the dead in the two world wars[2] who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Built in stone, it is an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, UK (designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1920).[1] It is listed as a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.