Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
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The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cenotaph
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tomb → war memorial → |
| burialPlaceOf |
unknown British soldier of World War I
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| category |
British military memorials
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Burials at Westminster Abbey → World War I memorials in the United Kingdom → |
| color |
black
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| commemorates |
British war dead with no known grave
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unknown British soldiers killed in World War I → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| designedBy |
Herbert Baker
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| floorLocation |
nave of Westminster Abbey
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| hasAssociatedFlag |
Union Jack
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| hasAssociatedFlower |
red poppy
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| hasCeremony |
annual Remembrance Day observances
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wreath-laying by members of the royal family → wreath-laying by visiting heads of state → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
national focus of British remembrance of the war dead
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symbol of collective mourning after World War I → |
| hasInscription |
commemorative text honoring an unknown British warrior of the Great War
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| hasMemorialDay |
Remembrance Day
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| hasTypeOfBurial |
state burial
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| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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| inception |
1920-11-11
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| influenced |
other Commonwealth tombs of unknown soldiers
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| inspiredBy |
French Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
City of Westminster
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England → London → |
| location |
Westminster Abbey
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| materialUsed |
black marble
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brass → |
| notableFeature |
only grave in Westminster Abbey on which walking is forbidden
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| partOf |
Westminster Abbey floor
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| religion |
Anglicanism
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| selectionProcess |
remains chosen from unidentified British soldiers exhumed from Western Front battlefields
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| symbolizes |
all British and Commonwealth service personnel with no known grave
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sacrifice of the fallen in war → |
| unveiledBy |
George V
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| warCommemorated |
World War I
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| yearOfBurial |
1920
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris)
("Unknown Soldier of World War I")
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burial |
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Westminster Abbey
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contains |
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris)
("Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (Westminster Abbey)")
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inspiredBy |
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Arc de Triomphe
("Unknown Soldier of World War I")
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tombDedicatedTo |