Cenotaph

A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or monument built to honor a person or group whose remains lie elsewhere or have been lost, its name combining the Greek words for empty and tomb. Most cenotaphs commemorate an individual, though many honor a collective group, most often fallen soldiers. The Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, is especially influential, having shaped the design of war memorials across Britain and the Commonwealth; other cenotaphs include a monument to Archbishop Makarios III near Kykkos Monastery in Cyprus and one for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the Basilique Saint-Denis in France.