19 January 2012

January 19th 2012 - The Tower Hill Memorial





19th January 2012

The Tower Hill Memorial is a national war memorial, just to the north of the Tower of London. It commemorates those from the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets who died during both world wars and have "no grave but the sea".
This photo is of the First World War memorial, which takes the form of a vaulted corridor, 21.5 metres long, 7 metres wide and 7 to 10 metres high. Inside are 12 bronze plaques engraved with 12,000 names. It was opened by Queen Mary on 12 December 1928.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

1 comment:

  1. I really like this shot - there's something a bit fairytale about it.

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