| Page Views: 1,285 Last Visit to Ieper: March, 2006 | Ieper - West of Flanders by Luchonda - last update: Mar 14, 2006 |
Ieper - The battlefield of Flanders in the first WW - but it is more than this - more than the last post !
Interior view on the famous St-Maartens-Cathedral - located in the center
of Ieper - near the Belfry and Lakenhalle.
An impressive Cathedral - reflecting a lot of history (political/religious) of this part of my country - starting in the medievals ... ending
..who knows ! |
|  | Ieper The Cathedral St-Maartens-Cathedral - located in the center of Ieper - near the Belfry and Lakenhalle.
Weaponshields of the most important inhabitants ! |
Ieper - city of memorials The war in the Westhoek was a historical event, and among all the historical events, it is perhaps one of those which will leave the deepest mark, one of the stages of humanity. The ruins of the Cloth Hall, rebuilded stone by stone, and of the Cathedral, a mix of natural stones and productionwise cheaper bricks.
BTW the cloth hall had about 91 statues of the most important rulers of Ypres. Today, only a few are rebuild
- Statue of the holy virgin
- Statue of Baudion 9 and his wife (founders of Ypres)
- Statue of Albert I and his wife ( King during the war)
Located : Near the the entrance of "Flanders Field Museum"
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our places and in the sky
the larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead.Short days ago
We lived, felt down, saw sunset glow
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
in Flanders Field
John Mc Crae - May 1915 | | |
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ranger49 Thu Sep 4, 2008 18:41 UTC
Excellent page - makes me want to visit even more perhpas another B'day visit to Belgium. Any new of Klokke Roeland being restored to the Tower yet? Glad you enjoyed a bit of sun in Ste-Maxine - I loved it ! | HORSCHECK Sun Feb 3, 2008 16:42 UTC
Another fantastic page of yours. Especially the info about the Flanders Field museum is very interesting. Have a nice Sunday evening. | ines2003 Sat May 26, 2007 17:37 UTC
great information, nice pictures, good country and pretty people** | tiabunna Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:41 UTC
An interesting and well-presented page, Luc. Ypres also resonates for Australians, it was good to have more background on the area. |
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