London is one of those cities you can't get enough of its essence. Its old, its new, its big, its vibrant, and it has something for everybody. Even though I had not planned on watching the Royal Wedding extravaganza my insomnia happened to be in sinc with the Royal time table. As the beaming new royal couple returned to the palace they passed what has become one of my favorite monuments in the City. Its simple, to the point and very tasteful. It deserves a hats off moment.
The National Monument to the Women of World War II is a United Kingdom war memorial sculpture situated in Whitehall, London to the north of the Cenotaph. It was sculpted by John W. Mills and dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II on July 9, 2005.
The Monument stands 22 feet (6.7 m) high, 16 feet (4.9 m) long and 6 feet (1.8 m) wide. The lettering on the sides replicates the typeface used on war time ration books. There are 17 individual sets of clothing and uniforms around the sides, symbolising the hundreds of different jobs women undertook in World War II and then gave back for the homecoming men at the end of the war.
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