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The Grateful Belgium Statue

The Grateful Belgium Statue

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The Grateful Belgium Statue

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Willem VS

August 29, 2024

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The Monument La Belgique Reconnaissante is a war memorial on the Quai Belgique (!). It was erected in 1932 in honor of Belgium and its citizens for their help to the Swiss population during the First World War. The monument consists of a bronze statue of a woman carrying a child in her arms, standing on a marble pedestal. The statue symbolizes the gratitude of Switzerland to Belgium and its citizens for their help and support during the war. The monument is located in a park in Lausanne and is a reminder of the strong ties between the two countries.

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Bumble-Bee

March 8, 2019

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In gratitude to the hospitality for fled Belgian during the First World War 1930 erected monument. Information also at bel-memorial.org/cities/abroad/suisse/vaud/lausanne/lausanne-ouchy_reconnaissance_belg_a_la_suisse.htm

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Ein 🐟 namens Wander

August 25, 2021

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The statue is a monument to the Swiss-Belgian friendship in memory of the Belgian refugees, widows and orphans - victims of the First World War, who were welcomed into the Lausanne region.

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Elevation 370 m

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Tuesday 9 June

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