• The construction of the Menin Gate took place between 1922 and 1927 to commemorate Commonwealth soldiers who died during World War One.
  • Located in the heart of Ypres, Flanders, built by Sir Reginald Blomfield, lies the most famous Commonwealth war memorial - Menin Gate.
  • A block east of Grote Markt, the famous Menin Gate is a huge stone gateway straddling the main road at the city moat. It's inscribed with the names of 54…
  • Menin Gate Anıtı'nın 1927'deki açılışının ardından Ypres vatandaşları istedi Belçika'nın özgürlüğü için canlarını verenlere şükranlarını ifade etmek.
  • The Menin Gate was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, one of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission's three principal architects.
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  • The Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient.
  • Military records of persons memorialized on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium, compiled by Belgium Genealogy Volunteers.
  • The road under the Menin Gate has a lot of traffic and is one of the main streets into the center of the town. The road is closed every evening for this ceremony.