The installation is very dramatic and also very moving. While I wish I had been able to see the full effect, I got a good taste of what was done.
November 26, 2014
Poppies at the Tower
One of the things that was on the top of my London list was to seen the amazing commemoration of the centenary of the beginning of World War I. A public art project filled the moat around the Tower of London with more than 800,000 ceramic poppies, each representing someone who died during the war.
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Stunning, and sobering. A fitting tribute to those that gave their last full measure. The USA is still experiencing growing pains, the average joe so undignified, the conventions of society flaunted, and rocks are thrown and fires set.
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine what it was like when the entire moat was filled with poppies.
Deletefortunate to have had the opportunity to visit, quite touching i am moved by the brits response and remembrance for their vets actually, long lost family members.
ReplyDeleteglad you saw a good portion of the installation
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There was about 20% of it remaining. The part along the Embankment.
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