Guard mounting

Guard mounting, changing the guard, or the changing of the guard, is an official ceremony in which guards that take place in duties at important places are swapped with different guards. The ceremonies are usually planned very well. They started during peaceful times and war fighting drills, with it becoming more popular from the 17th and 18th centuries as it helped make the army less tired and more useful.

Guard Mounting Media

A guard mounting ceremony at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Pioneers and students mount the guard of honour at Victory Square in Minsk
Members of the National Guards Unit of Bulgaria during a guard mounting ceremony.
Changing of the Guard ceremony held at Parliament Hill, 2015
A sentry of the Royal 22nd Regiment in the process of being relieved by his replacement, at the Citadelle of Quebec
A guard mounting ceremony at Palacio de La Moneda.
Ceremonial Unit of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces on their way to relieve guards at the Mausoleum of José Marti.
Danish Royal Life Guard during a changing of the guard ceremony
Greek Presidential Guard during the Changing of the Guard at the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Changing of the guard at the Hungarian Parliament Building.
Changing the Guard ceremony performed by the Kremlin Regiment at the Russian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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