The Belgian Infantry Memorial (French: Monument à l'Infanterie Belge; Dutch: Monument voor de Belgische Infanterie) is a monument in Brussels, Belgium, which stands in memory of the Belgian foot soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II. Designed by Edouard Vereycken, the memorial stands in front of Brussels' Palace of Justice and across the Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein from the Anglo-Belgian War Memorial.[1] The memorial rests on a raised platform that overlooks Brussels' city centre. Translated into English, the inscription reads: "To the infantrymen who died for their country".[2]
| Belgian Infantry Memorial | |
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| Brussels, Belgium | |
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| For the Belgian Foot Soldiers who fought in WWI and WWII | |
| Location | 50°50′16″N 4°21′09″E / 50.837795°N 4.352506°E |
| Designed by | Edouard Vereycken |
A LA GLOIRE D'INFANTERIE BELGE
PETIT GRANIT DE MERBES-SPRIMONT SALUS PATRIAE SUPREMA LEX AUX FANTASSINS MORTS POUR LA PATRIE 1914 - 1918 1940 - 1945 | |
See also
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References
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edit- ^ "Monument à l'Infanterie Belge – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "London Remembers". brusselsremembers.irisnet.be. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
Bibliography
edit- Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique: Bruxelles (PDF) (in French). Vol. 1C: Pentagone N-Z. Liège: Pierre Mardaga. 1994.
External links
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