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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Culture & Society

What is the Cenotaph in Whitehall?

A) The official residence of the Foreign Secretary
B) A Victorian monument to Britain's imperial achievements
C) The UK's principal national memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens after the First World War
D) A statue commemorating the Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo

Correct answer: The UK's principal national memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens after the First World War

Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens designed the Cenotaph in Whitehall after the First World War; it serves as the UK's principal national memorial.

Related handbook facts

Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens designed numerous war memorials after the First World War, among them the Cenotaph in Whitehall, which serves as the UK's principal national memorial.

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