The Cenotaph on Whitehall in London was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, with sculptural work by Francis Derwent Wood. The UK government's Office of Works was the client. Construction began in May 1920, and it was unveiled on November 11, 1920. The infobox lists only that date, but the text also describes a temporary Cenotaph unveiled in July 1919.
The article describes an austere classical design with entasis, or subtle curvature, in Portland stone. It stands about 35 feet (11 m) high, and the base is about 15 by 9 feet (4.5 by 2.7 m).
It was rededicated to the dead of World War II in 1946, listed Grade I in 1970 and restored in 2013. It is the focal point of the annual National Service of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday. The article gives no hours.
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