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The Hourglass, Dunkirk

The Hourglass, Dunkirk

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The Hourglass, Dunkirk

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Location: Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Plage de Malo-les-Bains and Dunkirk city center — loop from Bray-Dunes

27.8km

01:41

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2. Grand Large Footbridge – Malo-les-Bains Beach loop from Les Dunes

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01:22

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3. Grand Large Footbridge – Malo-les-Bains Beach loop from Grande-Synthe

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01:38

40m

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Willem VS

November 21, 2022

The artist chose the Hourglass, symbol of the measurement of time which passes by analogy with the evacuation by sea and in dribs and drabs of Allied soldiers caught in the Dunkirk pocket. This work, in memory of the success of Operation Dynamo, is also a tribute to the soldiers killed or missing in the period from May 26 to June 4, 1940. The Hourglass also symbolizes a possibility of reversal capable of transforming a defeat into victory .
severinehubard.net/2019/09/26/le-sablier

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Rombea

January 29, 2024

The "Hourglass" artwork commemorates the Battle of Dunkirk and symbolizes the "slowly passing time" for the waiting soldiers during the evacuation in Operation Dynamo.

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September 29, 2019

The Hourglass is a monument located in Dunkirk, at the northwestern end of the Grand Large site. Designed by visual artist Séverine Hubard, the monument was erected in 2017 following a contest to commemorate the Battle of Dunkirk at the beginning of the Second World War. This realization comes at the time of the release of the movie Dunkirk which traces this episode. In the intention of the artist, this monument seeks to be a benchmark borrowing the use of concrete blockhouse technique that punctuate the French Atlantic coastline while being a livable place where one finds oneself for s' sit down and take shelter. The monument is also equipped with a wifi access point and a green roof. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Sablier_(Dunkerque)

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Blauwal

December 22, 2022

Very, very wide promenade with many restaurants. Wide beach panorama.

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September 6, 2025

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PinionRadlerJan

September 16, 2025

Monument and art.

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The Hourglass, Dunkirk

1. Plage de Malo-les-Bains and Dunkirk city center — loop from Bray-Dunes

2. Grand Large Footbridge – Malo-les-Bains Beach loop from Les Dunes

3. Grand Large Footbridge – Malo-les-Bains Beach loop from Grande-Synthe

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