Arch of Remembrance

City of Leicester, United Kingdom

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Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1923, the Arch of Remembrance stands in Victoria Park, Leicester, as one of the architect's largest and most imposing First World War memorials. Constructed of Portland stone, the monument rises 21 metres as a tetrapylon—a four-legged arch with four openings of varying sizes, the two largest aligned north-west to south-east at 11 metres tall. A distinctive feature is its astronomical precision: the sun shines through the main arches at sunrise on 11 November, Armistice Day. The interior displays a decorative coffered ceiling, while the legs support painted stone flags representing the British armed forces and Merchant Navy. A dome crowns the structure, and decorative iron railings, gates, and lodges at the park's entrances complete the memorial, which dominates the surrounding landscape and was unveiled on 4 July 1925.