The Glorious Dead

Along Parliament Street there are numerous statues commemorating the people who helped build the nation into what it is today. There are two statues in particular worth mentioning. The first is the Cenotaph with the words "The Glorious Dead" engraved on both sides. This modest statue, constructed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1919 and 1920, is adorned with a wreath on either side in remembrance of those who have fallen through Britain's conquest across the globe. Another is the stoic bust of Commander in Chief Sir Douglas Haig, commander of the British armies in France during WWI. Haig sits atop a black stallion facing Parliament.