Vimy

Experience Vimy - The Monument

"I dreamed I was in a great battlefield. I saw our men being mowed down by the sickles of death. I saw thousands marching to the aid of our armies. They were the dead. Without the dead we were helpless. So I have tried to show this in this monument to Canada's fallen."

Walter S. Allward

Vimy Monument
The Memorial stands on Hill 145 on Vimy Ridge: the primary
objective of the Canadians on April 9, 1917.
Vimy Monument

War memorials always face the enemy. This is the back of the Memorial on the Canadian side, overlooking the Douai Plain.

Resources

Design Competition
Construction
1936 Dedication
Audio - Vimy Ridge Memorial Unveiled (external link)
Remembering the Fallen
Restoring the Vimy Monument

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Date Modified:
2011-10-01