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Published: 2014-11-14 21:29:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 511; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 2
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This is one of the most beautiful yet sad memorials I've seen. Called Bloodswept Lands and Seas of Red, this sea of hand-made ceramic poppies fills the Tower of London moat. The poppies honor Britain and the Commonwealth's war dead in a unique way because there is one poppy for each service member they lost. The poppies are small, yet they still fill out the moat which visually helps one perceive the vast human cost of the Great War.Bloodswept Lands and Seas of Red; Tower of London
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It was unforgetable, probably the most evocative of all the memorials I have photographed.
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Wow, at first I thought it was just a bit flower garden.
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Without a point of reference that's an understandable first impression. When I first saw it I knew that it was filled with poppies as a special war memorial, then when I read the placard, learned that each poppy represents a life lost. The poppies are down now, they were only up from Aug. 5 (the day Britain joined the war) until Nov. 11 (Armistice Day) then were removed over the next two weeks. Looking at the empty moat now, it feels even bigger and emptier thinking about how much loss it took to fill it up.
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Wow....that is an extremely touching monument. Bloodswept Lands and Seas of Red is an incredible name for it. They look so real.
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Each one is unique, they're handmade. Tower of London has a video up showing the poppy making process on their website. Also, it's not visible but these poppies circle around the Tower and fill its moat completely.
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Oh wow. I'll have to go check it out.
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Did you get a chance to see the poppies before they all came down?
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No. I regret to say I don't live in the UK...just claim heritage there.
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There's enough of them for a large one, though as I write this they're already being taken down and sent off to whomever purchased them with the proceeds going to charity. The Wave and the Weeping Window (not seen here) though will tour the country until 2018 and then be given to the Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester.
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Its weird to think it's really been that long. The last US WWI servicemembers have died in the past few years and I think the last Commonwealth Soldier still standing is a New Zealander. Have you seen the Imperial War Museum's World War I gallery yet? If you haven't I highly recommend it.
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Sorry, forgot there were a few of them. The main one in London.
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