- The Menin Gate was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield on behalf of the Imperial War Graves Commission to fulfil this criteria, and was completed in July 1927.
- As well as a place to visit in its own right, every single evening of the year at 8 pm, the Last Post is played at the Menin Gate in Ypres.
- Sassoon described the Menin Gate in his poem 'On Passing the New Menin Gate', saying that the dead of the Ypres Salient would "deride this sepulchre of crime".
- The gateway was by this time known as the Menenpoort, or Menin Gate in English, because the road leading through the gateway lead to the small town of...
- Sassoon described the Menin Gate in his poem 'On Passing the New Menin Gate', saying that the dead of the Ypres Salient would "deride this sepulchre of crime".
- Behold the impressive sight of the imposing Menin Gate Memorial to the missing soldiers, complete with 55,000 names, erected on the spot where the soldiers left...
- I visited the Men in Gate on 18th April 2015. ... Hi We are looking at visiting Ypres shortly and wondered what admission fees are for Menin Gate?
- YPRES, BELGIUM – As the sun sets over the Belgian countryside, crowds of people surround Menin Gate in Ypres (now Ieper) to commemorate...
- Here are some of the stories behind the names on the Menin Gate. The stories of particular soldiers are stories of mud and blood, of unspeakable suffering...
- -Menin Gate House 1 is ideal up to max 8 persons. ... bed, another bathroom and a double room in the top with the most stunning views on the Menin Gate in Ypres.