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Incredible tribute...

From The Daily Mail:

Up to four million people have already visited the Tower of London to witness the incredible sea of ceramic poppies which pay tribute to those who died fighting in the First World War.

With almost all of the 888,246 poppies now in place, the landscape of London has been dramatically transformed by the emotionally-charged Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation.

In a fortnight's time, the magnificent tribute to the Commonwealth soldiers will be complete - each poppy a painful reminder of the monumental loss of human life suffered in the conflict.

Today, with the half-term holiday in full swing, the crowds continued to flock to the landmark - as they have done for many weeks - in awe of the creation, which is the brainchild of artist Paul Cummins and which is predicted to raise around £11.2million for charity.

[scotttie]

Thank you for posting this gato! Those pictures are incredible.

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YW scottie. I would love to see this in person.

[Preds]

Breathtaking! Beautiful tribute. Thank you for posting.

[soxfan]

Wow. What a sight! Thanks for posting.

[naturalfan]

That is a beautiful sight. My great-grandfather was a soldier in WWI - he served in France. I have a large photograph of him in his uniform and I treasure that. He has been gone for a number of years now. I only knew him as an older gentleman but I love seeing that photo of him as a young man.

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Good heavens, I just read that the artist lost a finger while creating the poppies.

The artist who designed the poppies currently surrounding the Tower of London has revealed he lost a finger while working on the commemorative installation.

Paul Cummins’ right hand was crushed in an industrial roller used to create the 888,246 ceramic flowers, which represent every British fatality between 1914 and 1918.

The ceramic artist, 37, told the Mirror: "I did nearly kill myself halfway through. We had to rally the troops.

"Morphine helped."

He lost his middle finger and the use of his index finger in the accident in May, which prevented him from finishing off the poppies. However, he hopes to return to work in six months.

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On 10/28/2014 naturalfan said:

That is a beautiful sight. My great-grandfather was a soldier in WWI - he served in France. I have a large photograph of him in his uniform and I treasure that. He has been gone for a number of years now. I only knew him as an older gentleman but I love seeing that photo of him as a young man.

You must be very proud of him

[colliegirls]

wow, how moving.

[RetRN]

Beautiful tribute.