A key part of the World War One poppy display at the Tower of London is to be extended until the end of November, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
The installation of ceramic poppies is to be dismantled on 12 November.
But the Wave segment will now stay in place until the end of the month before being sent on a tour across the UK until 2018.
Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha visited the installation to plant ceramic poppies earlier.
Huge demand from the public sparked a campaign to keep the installation in place longer.
Floodlights are already being used to ensure more people get to see the piece created to mark the centenary of the the start of the First World War.
'Much loved'The Weeping Willow and the Wave segments will both be sent on a tour of the UK.
The Wave is a steel construction made of poppies surrounding the entrance to the Tower of London while the Weeping Willow depicts poppies falling from a window on the top floor of the Tower.
Both were made by the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, whose chief executive said: "So many more people will have the opportunity to see this wonderful and moving piece of art."
The prime minister said the display had "in a very short space of time become a much loved and respected monument".
Touring segments of the display will eventually go on permanent display at the Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester.
Up to 4m people are expected to have visited before 12 November, when there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies - one for each British and Commonwealth death during WW1.
Entitled Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red, the installation is the work of ceramic artist Paul Cummins, from Derbyshire.
Mr Cameron also said the government wanted to ensure that as many people as possible had the opportunity to view the poppies.
"By displaying parts of the installation around the country and then permanently in the Imperial War Museum, we have ensured that this poignant memorial will be saved for the nation," he added.
The Royal British Legion has said it hopes the sale of the poppies, after the installation has been dismantled, will raise in excess of £15m.
All net proceeds plus 10% of every £25 poppy sold will be shared between six service charities, including Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.
'Stunning memorial'Chancellor George Osborne has previously agreed to waive the £1.1m VAT from the poppy sales, also using money from Libor fines.
"It's only right that fines from those who have demonstrated the very worst of values should go to support those who have shown the best of British values," he said.
Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, who leads the government's programme to mark the centenary of WW1, said: "The poppies at the Tower are a stunning memorial to those who died in the First World War.
"For me this is public art at its most powerful and moving."
The tour of the poppies is being supported by donations from two charities, the Backstage Trust and the Clore Duffield Foundation, together with government funding.
More than £500,000 is being paid by the government to cover the cost of storing, transporting and installing the poppy sculptures in towns and cities across the UK. The funding will come from fines accrued from the Libor banking scandal.
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