The Cenotaph, War memorial in Cape Town, South Africa

The Cenotaph is a war memorial on the Heerengracht Street median in central Cape Town. Two bronze soldiers in action stand on separate sandstone columns flanking a central sandstone column 8 metres tall, topped by a bronze winged victory modelled on the Winged Victory of Samothrace, facing Table Mountain with a laurel wreath raised and a serpent underfoot. Four bronze plaques at the base show battle scenes, including a trench scene of Delville Wood.

The Cenotaph was unveiled on 3 August 1924 by Governor-General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, commemorating South Africans who died in World War I, including those who fought in the East African Campaign and on the Western Front. It later came to commemorate the dead of World War II and the Korean War. Sculptor Vernon March designed it; a similar memorial by March, the Diamond War Memorial, was erected in Derry in 1927.

The memorial displays inscriptions in English and Afrikaans, reflecting the main languages spoken in South African society when it was built. This linguistic choice tells visitors about the country's different communities and their shared past.

The Cenotaph stands on the Heerengracht Street median at its intersection with Herzog Boulevard, on the city's main boulevard, so it is reached on foot from the surrounding streets. Remembrance Day ceremonies begin at 11am on the Sunday closest to 11 November, with poppies, the "Last Post" bugle call and a two-minute silence.

The memorial has been moved twice within Cape Town, first in 1959 to make room for street expansion and again in 2013 for transit system development. These relocations show how the city balanced modernization with preserving this historical landmark.