Tower of London lights up in stunning Armistice memorial

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Tower of London lights up in stunning Armistice memorial
About 10,000 flames lit to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war


 Flames surround the Tower of London to mark the centenary of the end of first world war. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
Alexandra Heal
Sun 4 Nov 2018 19.53 EST
First published on Sun 4 Nov 2018 19.22 EST

The Tower of London glowed on Sunday evening after thousands of torches were lit in its dry moat to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war.

A ceremonial Beefeater began the ceremony by bringing a flame down from the tower to the moat, which had been filled with smoke. Representatives of the armed forces and volunteers then used the flame to ignite around 10,000 torches scattered at the foot of the tower’s walls.


Beefeaters light the first torches in the installation. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Midshipman Balraj Dhanda of the Royal Navy was among the volunteers. “I think it creates the right atmosphere for people to have their own personal reflections, and gives people time with their own thoughts,” he said.

See more at: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/05/tower-of-london-lights-up-in-stunning-armistice-memorial