NPR: Tower of London https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=363289036 Tower of London en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 09 May 2026 09:50:24 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Tower of London https://www.npr.org/tags/363289036/tower-of-london On Armistice Day In U.K., A Sea Of Red Poppies Honors The Fallen The first of 888,246 ceramic poppies — one for each soldier from Britain and its colonies who died — was planted Aug. 5 at the Tower of London, the last today. The site has had 4 million visitors. Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:14:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/11/363286759/on-armistice-day-in-u-k-a-sea-of-red-poppies-remembers-the-fallen https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/11/363286759/on-armistice-day-in-u-k-a-sea-of-red-poppies-remembers-the-fallen

The first of 888,246 ceramic poppies — one for each soldier from Britain and its colonies who died — was planted Aug. 5 at the Tower of London, the last today. The site has had 4 million visitors.

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