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In London, Ceramic Poppies Commemorate the Great War

An installation that honors the British military personnel killed in World War I will come to a close on Nov. 11, when the final ceramic poppy is placed in a field of more than 888,000 just like it commemorating Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth nations. Designed by British ceramic artist Paul Cummins and production designer Tom Piper, the project, titled “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red,” was created through the progressive addition of 888,246 ceramic poppies to the dry moat surrounding the Tower of London. The first poppy was placed on July 17 and the exhibition opened on Aug. 5, marking 100 years since British involvement in the conflict commenced.

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