October - Vimy Ridge
The monument at Vimy Ridge is immense. A sight to behold for sure.
The statue of the young woman represents Canada: a young country crying for their dead.
Wonder why there are sheep grazing at Vimy Ridge? Well they are the only lawmowers allowed on possible landmines.
The statue of the young woman represents Canada: a young country crying for their dead.
Wonder why there are sheep grazing at Vimy Ridge? Well they are the only lawmowers allowed on possible landmines.
Notre Dame de Lorette also known as Ablain St.-Nazaire French Military Cemetery, is the world's largest French military cemetery. It is the name of a ridge, basilica, and French national cemetery northwest of Arras at the village of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire. The high point of the hump-backed ridge stands 165 metres high and – with Vimy Ridge – utterly dominates the otherwise flat Douai plain and the town of Arras.
Since 2014, the impressive monument ‘The Ring of Remembrance’ has stood in the grounds of the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette International Memorial, the largest military cemetery in France located at Ablain-Saint-Nazaire near Arras. This vast ellipse, engraved with nearly 600, 000 soldiers’ names, was inaugurated as part of the commemorations for the World War I centenary. It is a blend of art, history, remembrance and the landscape.