Against the facade of Boterstraat 2/4, on the side of J. Coomansstraat, in the center of Ypres west of the Cloth Hall, there is a memorial wall in memory of the military and civilian victims of WWI and WWII. To the left is a memorial plaque in memory of the 13th Belgian Field Artillery. In the middle is the Ypres coat of arms in a cartouche. The bluestone slabs above the outer niches read 'MCMXIV MCMXVIII' and an angel's head with wings is sculpted in the center. A scene in high relief made of bronze has been placed in the middle niche. It depicts a dead soldier leaning against a goddess of victory with wings spread, holding a laurel crown and a sword with the text: 'Pro Patria'. On the left and right sit grieving women in long robes, with flower wreaths, helmets and a sword in their hands. In the foreground lies a roaring lion, with its chains broken. In the niches on the left and right there are two bronze memorial plaques with a cross in flat relief, decorated with a wreath of flowers and crossed palm branches and underneath the names of the victims. Below that '1940', cross, '1945' and the names of the victims of WWII on two rectangular bronze memorial plaques.
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December 3, 2023

A monument to pause and reflect on

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