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- El Cenotafio de Durban (en inglés: Durban cenotaph) fue erigido en la Plaza de despedida, en Durban, Sudáfrica, en memoria de los soldados que murieron en la Primera Guerra Mundial con cerca de 11 metros (36 pies) de altura, el monumento está construido de granito, decorado con azulejos de cerámica esmaltada que representa a dos ángeles elevando el alma de un soldado muerto. El color vivo de la decoración figurativa hace al cenotafio, posiblemente, único entre los monumentos de la Primera Guerra Mundial de su clase. El diseño fue el resultado de un concurso en 1921, ganado por un estudio de arquitectura de Ciudad del Cabo, Pilkington y McQueen. La cerámica fue hecha en Inglaterra por Harold y Phoebe Stabler, y enviada a Durban para su montaje, este proceso tomó un poco de tiempo, el monumento sólo se dio a conocer en 1926. (es)
- The Cenotaph was erected in Farewell Square, Durban, South Africa, as a war memorial to soldiers who died in World War I. Standing about 11 metres (36 feet) high, the Cenotaph is built out of granite decorated with glazed ceramic tiles depicting two angels raising the soul of a dead soldier. The vivid color of the figurative decoration makes the Cenotaph possibly unique among World War I memorials of its kind. The design was the result of a competition in 1921, won by the Cape Town architectural firm of Eagle, Pilkington, and McQueen. The ceramics were made in England by Harold and Phoebe Stabler of the Poole Pottery, and shipped to Durban for assembly: because this process took some time, the memorial was only unveiled in 1926. The stone parts of the monument are handsomely designed in neoclassical style: pillars supporting electric torches and granite urns surround the main structure. As with other Commonwealth cenotaphs a wreath crowns the top, although in this case it is made of green ceramic. The legend "Tell it to the generation following" appears just below. A metal statue of a dead soldier lies stretched out on a plinth in front of the monument. The Cenotaph is set in a small garden walled in stone with memorial plaques and closed off from the street by a fence. The entrance to the garden, and the view of the front of the memorial, is guarded by a remarkable pair of large snarling Art Deco lions on high plinths. The ceramic decoration, with its clear lines, strong colors, and sunburst, is in the same style, of which Durban features many fine examples. The neoclassical and Art Deco elements work harmoniously together to make this one of the most striking and lavishly decorated memorials of its kind. The Cenotaph was the object of a bombing attack in June 1981, when a large granite basin behind the memorial was slightly damaged. (en)
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- Tell it to the generation following (en)
- Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die it abideth alone but if it die it bringeth forth much fruit (en)
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- El Cenotafio de Durban (en inglés: Durban cenotaph) fue erigido en la Plaza de despedida, en Durban, Sudáfrica, en memoria de los soldados que murieron en la Primera Guerra Mundial con cerca de 11 metros (36 pies) de altura, el monumento está construido de granito, decorado con azulejos de cerámica esmaltada que representa a dos ángeles elevando el alma de un soldado muerto. El color vivo de la decoración figurativa hace al cenotafio, posiblemente, único entre los monumentos de la Primera Guerra Mundial de su clase. El diseño fue el resultado de un concurso en 1921, ganado por un estudio de arquitectura de Ciudad del Cabo, Pilkington y McQueen. La cerámica fue hecha en Inglaterra por Harold y Phoebe Stabler, y enviada a Durban para su montaje, este proceso tomó un poco de tiempo, el monum (es)
- The Cenotaph was erected in Farewell Square, Durban, South Africa, as a war memorial to soldiers who died in World War I. Standing about 11 metres (36 feet) high, the Cenotaph is built out of granite decorated with glazed ceramic tiles depicting two angels raising the soul of a dead soldier. The vivid color of the figurative decoration makes the Cenotaph possibly unique among World War I memorials of its kind. The Cenotaph was the object of a bombing attack in June 1981, when a large granite basin behind the memorial was slightly damaged. (en)
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- Cenotafio de Durban (es)
- The Cenotaph, Durban (en)
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