Wednesday, July 24, 2019

"The Tower Remembers"


Saw this amazing sight when I was in London a few years back. An artist created a ceramic poppy for every person who died in World War One. They were place at the Tower of London, pouring out of a window and filling the moat. After they were displayed, they were given to any living relative of the dead they could find. What a moving experience. 



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