A final ceramic poppy was planted by a 13-year-old cadet at the Tower of London on Tuesday to mark Armistice Day in the UK. The installation, called “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red”, is made up of 888,246 ceramic poppies.
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Armistice Day, which coincides with Remembrance Day and Veterans Day, is commemorated every year on November 11 to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France. The cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I took effect at 11:00 a.m. — “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.
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How 888,246 red ceramic poppies captivated Britain and brought WWI to life – Quartz http://t.co/YRwSGWDdhj
— Tristan Louis (@TNLNYC) November 9, 2014
the last of the 888,246 ceramic poppies is planted today for #remembranceday #towerpoppies http://t.co/VXSIFkJmRn pic.twitter.com/wwFT2ijbno
— designboom (@designboom) November 11, 2014
Ceramic poppies around the Tower of London, in honor of British soldiers who died in WWI http://t.co/b6ZftW1kgQ pic.twitter.com/wPz6wFdOml
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) November 11, 2014
A #RemembranceDay installation of 888,246 ceramic poppies at the Tower of London closes today: http://t.co/LszGXK4YWE pic.twitter.com/q0o3AzVqXw
— ARCHITECT Magazine (@architectmag) November 11, 2014
We're live at the Tower of London this morning, where the last of 888,246 ceramic poppies will be planted later today pic.twitter.com/Ekr6Vgj0ph
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) November 11, 2014
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