Cenotaph (Montreal)
The Cenotaph is a public monument in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, commemorating the First and Second World Wars and Korean War.
 Cenotaph | |
| Coordinates | 45°29′55.0788″N 73°34′7.878″W |
|---|---|
| Location | Place du Canada |
| Type | Monument |
| Material | bronze, granite |
| Opening date | 1921 |
| Dedicated to | death combatants in World War I, World War II, and Korean War |
Overview
The Governor General of Canada, Lord Byng of Vimy, unveiled Montreal's Cenotaph in Dominion Square (now Place du Canada), in 1921. The monument was inspired by the Cenotaph, London (1920).
On the sixth anniversary of the armistice (November 11, 1924) a crowd assembled at the monument. At exactly eleven o'clock the assembled crowd fell silent for two minutes.
Notes
- Alan Gordon, Making Public Pasts: The Contested Terrain of Montreal's Public Memories, 1891-1930. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001, p. 93.
- Monument aux braves de Montréal
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