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CENOTAPH [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

cenotaph : an item in the "Site Features" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

cénotaphe : objet de la classe «Articles d'aménagement» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monument Names
  • War and Peace (International Law)
OBS

A monument located in the heart of Ottawa, Ontario, near the first locks of the Rideau Canal. It is surrounded by the Château Laurier (a Fairmount hotel, owned by the Canadian Pacific), the Parliament Building, the Langevin Block (offices of the Prime Minister), the National Arts Centre and the Conference Centre, originally the Union Station (a railroad station, Canadian Pacific and Canadian National).

OBS

The monument is no longer the Cenotaph because there now lies the body of an unknown soldier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations de monuments
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
OBS

Monument érigé au cœur d'Ottawa (Ontario), près des premières écluses du canal Rideau. Il est entouré du Château Laurier (un hôtel Fairmount, la chaîne du Canadien Pacifique), du Parlement, de l'édifice Langevin (les bureaux du Premier Ministre), du Centre national des Arts et du Centre de Conférences, originalement la gare Union (gare ferroviaire, Canadien Pacifique et Canadien National).

OBS

Ce monument ne porte plus le nom de Cénotaphe puisqu'il s'y trouve maintenant un tombeau au soldat inconnu.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Various Decorative Arts
DEF

[An] effigy... usually placed on top of an empty cenotaph tomb chest or, less commonly, a sarcophagus which actually contained the body.

OBS

Recumbent effigy literally means a "likeness lying in repose." [Recumbent effigies are] life-size sculptures of deceased individuals wearing the costume of their station and lying supine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Arts décoratifs divers
DEF

[...] sculpture funéraire de l'art chrétien représentant un personnage couché (par opposition à orant ou priant) à plat-dos, vivant ou endormi (par opposition au transi).

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Ceremonies
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
OBS

For a parade and a service at the cenotaph in the City of Montreal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonies officielles
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)

Spanish

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