More pictures of the Vimy Memorial near Arras
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http://arras-france.com/the-canadian-memorial-of-vimy/
http://arras-france.com/the-battle-of-vimy-ridge-near-arras/
A cloaked figure stands at the front, or east side, of the monument overlooking the Douai Plain. It was carved from a single, 30-tonne block and is the largest piece in the monument. This sorrowing figure of a woman represents Canada, a young nation mourning her dead. Below is a tomb, draped in laurel branches and bearing a helmet and sword.
The Canadian pine trees of Vimy.
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