• Yeoman Warders, commonly known as a 'Beefeaters' stand by after lighting the first of thousands of flames in a lighting ceremony in the dry moat of the Tower of London, as part of an installation called 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers', marking the centenary of the end of the First World War. AFP
    Yeoman Warders, commonly known as a 'Beefeaters' stand by after lighting the first of thousands of flames in a lighting ceremony in the dry moat of the Tower of London, as part of an installation called 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers', marking the centenary of the end of the First World War. AFP
  • A man plays a bugle to signify the start of a minute of silence ahead of torches being lit for the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters
    A man plays a bugle to signify the start of a minute of silence ahead of torches being lit for the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters
  • A Yeoman of the Guard stands among lit torches that are part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters
    A Yeoman of the Guard stands among lit torches that are part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters
  • The moat of the Tower of London is seen filled with thousands of lit torches as part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow', in London. Reuters
    The moat of the Tower of London is seen filled with thousands of lit torches as part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow', in London. Reuters
  • The moat of the Tower of London is seen filled with thousands of lit torches as part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow', in London. Reuters
    The moat of the Tower of London is seen filled with thousands of lit torches as part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow', in London. Reuters
  • A woman photographs lit torches that are part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters
    A woman photographs lit torches that are part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters
  • Yeoman Warders, commonly known as 'Beefeaters' light the first of thousands of flames in a lighting ceremony in the dry moat of the Tower of London. AFP
    Yeoman Warders, commonly known as 'Beefeaters' light the first of thousands of flames in a lighting ceremony in the dry moat of the Tower of London. AFP
  • Yeoman of the Guard light the first torches that are part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters
    Yeoman of the Guard light the first torches that are part of the installation 'Beyond the Deepening Shadow' at the Tower of London. Reuters

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Tower of London glows to mark centenary of the end of First World War - in pictures

The tower's torch ceremony, called Beyond the Deepening Shadow, will be repeated every night until Remembrance Sunday on November 11

The National

November 05, 2018

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