RAF Bomber Command Memorial

 

 

London.  September 25, 2013.  Quite by accident (I was on my way to an architecture exhibit nearby), I passed the new RAF Bomber Command  Memorial located in Green Park, which was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth last year, a few months after my last trip to London ended.  While classically pleasing, I found it singularly unimaginative, which is surprising given the number of renowned contemporary British architects.  What I found shocking is that 55,573 United Kingdom, Commonwealth and allied airmen lost their lives during WWII.  I knew the number was high, but I didn’t know it was this high.  Certainly, they deserve a monument and to be remembered.