What were the poppies at the Tower of London for?

What were the poppies at the Tower of London for?

Five million people from countries around the world travelled to the Tower of London to see the poppies. A special dedications page was created in honour of a loved one who may have previously served in the military or those who were still engaged in military service.

How long were the poppies at the Tower of London?

Created by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies progressively filled the Tower’s famous moat between 17 July and 11 November 2014. Each poppy represented a British military fatality during the war.

What are ceramic poppies?

The ceramic poppies were individually hand-made at Cummins’ ceramics works in Derbyshire and at Johnson Tiles in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. A team of about 17,500 volunteers put the poppies in place, overseen by Tom Piper and Yeoman Warder Jim Duncan, making this a true public artwork.

Where did they get the poppies for the Tower of London?

The red ceramic poppies were hand-made in Paul Cummins’s studio in Derbyshire and a ceramic factory in Stoke-on-Trent. The poppies were placed in the moat by a team of 21,688 volunteers. After 11 November, a team of 8,000 volunteers began the process of removing the poppies.

How many poppies are in the Eiffel Tower?

Visitors looking at the display of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, including the ”Wave”, a free-standing twisted metal sculpture covered in poppies, which curled over the main causeway into the Tower.

When did the Tower of London celebrate its centenary?

In 2014 the Tower of London marked the centenary of the outbreak of The First World War (WWI) with the commemorative art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, which saw the moat filled with thousands of ceramic poppies.

How many poppies were made by the British Army?

All of the 888,246 ceramic poppies were handmade by a team of artists and people with links to the British Armed Forces.