Ceramic Poppies Tower Of London

To commemorate the centennial of britain s involvement in the first world war ceramic artist paul cummins and stage designer tom piper conceived of a staggering installation of ceramic poppies planted in the famous dry moat around the tower of london.

Ceramic poppies tower of london.

Volunteers have spent months installing 888 246 hand made poppies each representing a british and colonial soldier who died. Over 5 million people travelled from across the country and around the world to see the installation of 888 246 ceramic poppies at the tower of london. In 2014 the tower of london marked the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war wwi with the commemorative art installation blood swept lands and seas of red which saw the moat filled with thousands of ceramic poppies. About the ceramic poppies.

In 2014 the artist paul cummins and stage designer tom piper commissioned 888 245 handmade ceramic poppies which they filled the tower of londons moat with. Last poppy planted at tower of london. There were calls to save the poppies but we needed. The number of poppies was significant as each poppy was crafted in memory of a british fatality from wwi.

A final ceramic poppy has been planted at the tower of london. Titled blood swept lands and seas of red the final work will consist of 888 246 red ceramic flowers each representing a british or. First world war centenary. Blood swept lands and seas of red was a public art installation created in the moat of the tower of london england between july and november 2014 it commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of world war i and consisted of 888 246 ceramic red poppies each intended to represent one british or colonial serviceman killed in the war the ceramic artist was paul cummins with conceptual design.