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1. www.hrp.org.uk › tower-of-london › history-andTower of London remembers | Tower of London | Historic Royal ...

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   Each poppy represented a British military fatality during the war. Poppies fill the Tower moat. The poppies encircled the Tower, creating not only a spectacular display visible from all around the Tower, but also a location for personal reflection.

2. www.hrp.org.uk › tower-of-london › whats-onThe Moat in Bloom | Tower of London | Historic Royal Palaces

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   In summer 2022, to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the moat transformed from a barren, flat lawn into a haven for bees, butterflies and other pollinators in the heart of the city. The moat was filled with wildflowers, grown from 20 million seeds. But Superbloom was not just a spectacle for 2022.

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   What was a sea of poppies in the Tower of London?

   • The work consisted of a sea of ceramic red poppies, in a design which appeared to flow out of the Tower itself and ripple across the moat.

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   How many poppies are in the Tower of London?

   • Yeoman Serjeant Crawford Butler, the Tower of London's longest serving Yeoman Warder, places the first of over 800,000 ceramic poppies in the moat. The last poppy was planted on Remembrance Day, 11 November 2014, by Harry Hayes, a 13-year-old cadet from the Combined Cadet Force.

   Tower of London remembers - Historic Royal Palaces

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   What did the poppies represent in the Tower of London?

   • Each poppy represented a British military fatality during the war. The poppies encircled the Tower, creating not only a spectacular display visible from all around the Tower, but also a location for personal reflection.

   Tower of London remembers - Historic Royal Palaces

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   How were the poppies removed from the Tower of London?

   • 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. Installation artist Tom Piper at work placing some of the ceramic poppies that appeared around the Tower of London over the summer of 2014.

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4. www.london-tourist-guide.com › en › attractionsTickets for the Tower of London

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   There are a variety of choices of ways in which you can get tickets to the Tower of London. Online: Booking online is the cheapest way to book tickets for the Tower (for more information see below in prices and discounts). You can head to the Official Tower of London Websiteand click on 'Buy Tickets Online'. You can only buy up to 14 tickets online...

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   Tickets for the Tower of London are cheapest if you buy them online. The prices are listed below in the table. Remember that your ticket price includes a free guided tour carried out by one of the Tower's Yeoman Warders (for details of the tour, see our page on Tours at the Tower of London). It also includes entrance to the White Tower, children's ...

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   If you book tickets online for the Tower of London you can get a discount. This is the obvious way in which you can gain discount to the Tower. It is also possible to get discount on the Tower of London and surrounding attractions if you have the membership card - see above for more details. If you are coming to the Tower of London in a group of fi...

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   For contact options for the Tower of London, see our General Guide to the Tower of London. For telephone numbers to book tickets, see the contacts provided above. The Tower of London gets busy, particularly at weekends and during the summer. To make life easier for yourself (and to save money) it is worth buying your tickets in advance online. Once...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Blood_Swept_Lands_and_SeasBlood Swept Lands and Seas of Red - Wikipedia

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   Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. / 51.50912; -0.07528. Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was a public art installation created in the moat of the Tower of London, England, between July and November 2014. It commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of World War I and consisted of 888,246 ceramic red poppies, each intended to represent one ...

6. tower-of-london.co › tower-of-london-poppiesTower of London Poppies: Blooms of Remembrance

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   Thousands of volunteers participated in planting the poppies, turning the Tower of London into a sea of red. Book your Tower of London tickets to witness the stunning poppy displays and other prominent exhibitions for a journey through remembrance and reflection. Impact and Legacy of Ceramic Poppies Tower of London

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8. www.townandcountrymag.com › society › traditionThe Tower of London is Transformed for The Platinum Jubilee ...

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   May 30, 2022 · The superbloom at the Tower of London. Since the moat was drained in 1845 on the orders of the Duke of Wellington it has been a mown lawn and the public has not been able to walk inside. “Upon ...

9. www.hrp.org.uk › about-us › researchLest we forget: Poppies and public commemoration

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   We will be holding a symposium for museum practitioners and scholars on 26 th September 2019 at the Tower of London, further details of the event are available here. Check back here in August for updates on the full programme and to book a place.