The hugely successful poppy display at the Tower of London will be kept open until the end of the month after the leaders of Britain's three main political parties ganged up to force
organizers to relent and postpone its dismantling, dpa reported.
Organizers said Saturday that 'key elements' of an art installation that has so far drawn an estimated four million visitors will be retained for a national tour and in 2018 go on permanent display at the Imperial War Museum.
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was commissioned to mark the centenary of the start of World War I.