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War Memorial

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Location: Aarschot, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Viviane

August 23, 2022

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At the center of the monument is the almost schematically elaborated figure of a soldier, in a pose that is both protective and almost defiantly heroic. Behind him towers the …

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Willem VS

December 5, 2022

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On January 31, 1920, the city council decided to demolish the adjacent town hall, which had been burnt down by the German troops in the First World War, and at the same time to restore "the old Spanish Sint-Rochustoren". A war memorial was also erected there in honor of the fallen soldiers and murdered civilians.
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October 17, 2024

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In 1920, the Aarschot city council decided to erect a monument in honour of the fallen soldiers and murdered civilians. In November 1920, a special study committee was set up. …

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Location: Aarschot, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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