A detail of the center of the twin white pylons of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial showing the Spirit of Sacrifice
A detail of the center of the twin white pylons of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial showing the Spirit of Sacrifice,and the Weeping Woman or Mother Canada mourning her dead. The monument is dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed in World War one. The monument is situated at a 100 hectare preserved battlefield with wartime tunnels, trenches, craters and unexploded munitions. The memorial designed by Walter Seymour Allward opened in 1936.
Size: 3372px × 5067px
Location: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Photo credit: © Georgios Makkas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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