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L’Anneau de la Mémoire is a World War I memorial in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France. Designed by Philippe Prost and inaugurated on 11 November 2014, the 96th anniversary of Armistice Day, the memorial honors the 576,606 soldiers of forty different nationalities who died at Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
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2 Pla de Notre Dame de Lorette, 62153 Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
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L'Anneau de la mémoire

D58E3, Chemin du mont de Lorette, 62153 Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
4.8(670)
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L’Anneau de la Mémoire is a World War I memorial in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France. Designed by Philippe Prost and inaugurated on 11 November 2014, the 96th anniversary of Armistice Day, the memorial honors the 576,606 soldiers of forty different nationalities who died at Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

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memorial1418.com

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4.8
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6y

Superb memorial to the men and women who fell in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of Northern France during the Great War. Equally, a monument to the futility of war. 500 panels containing almost 580,000 names, representing the fallen from around 40 countries are listed alphabetically with no distinction in rank, nationality, gender or religion.

Four of my grandfather's cousins are listed here, three of them side by side, including two brothers. It was a humbling and intensely moving experience to see. Highly recommended. Even if you have no known relatives who died in this small part of Northern France, there is a very good chance you will find someone with your own family name.

Whilst here, think about visiting the enormous French cemetery of Notre-Dame de Lorette which is literally next door. Amongst the 580,000 names on the memorial, 40,000 of them are...

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5.0
1y

I visited this incredible memorial during mid-November on a class trip. This memorial particularly stood out to me as for the number of names engraved in the steel. My friends and I were looking amongst the almost 600,000 names for anyone who may be related to us/whose surname we may recognise. This memorial is an incredible tribute to everyone who fought in the war. It does not separate people based on race, gender or race that they are from. It is only a few minutes' walking distance from the Notre Dame de Lorette, a cemetery worth visiting. I would definitely recommend visiting this memorial if you are around the area and appreciate the efforts made by the soldiers in the war to...

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1y

Garde depuis plus de 10 c'est une fierté d'accueillir et renseigner les visiteurs qui souhaitent plus d'information

Lieu de mémoire, La nécropole Notre-Dame de Lorette, près d'Arras, honore les soldats français et d'autres nations tombés pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Inaugurée en 1920, cette nécropole abrite l’ossuaire où reposent près de 20 000 soldats, dont beaucoup n'ont jamais été identifiés. Ce site mémorial est non seulement un lieu de recueillement, mais aussi un symbole puissant de la mémoire collective. De sa table d'orientation, on peux observer les autres lieux de mémoire (Vimy, Targette, Loos en Gohelle,... ainsi que d'autre souvenir des combats de cette grande guerre ruine de l'Eglise d' Ablain-saint-Nazaire ou encore de l'abbaye du Mont Saint-Eloi). La nécropole est entourée de paysages pittoresques qui contrastent avec l'horreur des combats qui s'y sont déroulés. Chaque année, des milliers de visiteurs viennent se recueillir et rendre hommage à ces héros. Les visiteurs peuvent explorer les allées bordées de tombes, où chaque pierre raconte une histoire, un sacrifice. Les monuments érigés sur le site, y compris la célèbre Tour Lanterne, renforcent le sentiment de respect et de gratitude envers ceux qui ont donné leur vie pour la patrie. Le site est également un point de rencontre pour des cérémonies commémoratives, notamment lors du 11 novembre, où des anciens combattants, des familles et des dignitaires se rassemblent pour honorer la mémoire des disparus. Ces événements sont l’occasion de transmettre aux jeunes générations l’importance de se souvenir et de réfléchir aux conséquences de la guerre. La nécropole Notre-Dame de Lorette est bien plus qu’un cimetière ; elle représente une promesse de ne jamais oublier les sacrifices consentis. Elle incarne l'espoir de paix et de réconciliation, rappelant à chacun l'importance de la mémoire dans la construction d'un avenir meilleur. En visitant ce lieu, chacun peut contribuer à préserver la mémoire de ces soldats et à célébrer...

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Simon AbercrombieSimon Abercrombie
Superb memorial to the men and women who fell in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of Northern France during the Great War. Equally, a monument to the futility of war. 500 panels containing almost 580,000 names, representing the fallen from around 40 countries are listed alphabetically with no distinction in rank, nationality, gender or religion. Four of my grandfather's cousins are listed here, three of them side by side, including two brothers. It was a humbling and intensely moving experience to see. Highly recommended. Even if you have no known relatives who died in this small part of Northern France, there is a very good chance you will find someone with your own family name. Whilst here, think about visiting the enormous French cemetery of Notre-Dame de Lorette which is literally next door. Amongst the 580,000 names on the memorial, 40,000 of them are buried here.
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I visited this incredible memorial during mid-November on a class trip. This memorial particularly stood out to me as for the number of names engraved in the steel. My friends and I were looking amongst the almost 600,000 names for anyone who may be related to us/whose surname we may recognise. This memorial is an incredible tribute to everyone who fought in the war. It does not separate people based on race, gender or race that they are from. It is only a few minutes' walking distance from the Notre Dame de Lorette, a cemetery worth visiting. I would definitely recommend visiting this memorial if you are around the area and appreciate the efforts made by the soldiers in the war to achieve peace.
Judith LappinJudith Lappin
Huge, massive, enormous cemetery with 20,000 graves, lines of crosses. 20,000 more in the ossaries. Hard for the mind to take in, death on industrial scale. What if all these men had lived and had families...? French Veterans are on hand to answer questions in French. It is kept immaculately. The church is closed until around October for repairs. Good parking. The French paid dearly. A short distance up another road on the same ridge to Vimy Ridge Canadian and Moroccan Memorials. One photo cannot show even part of this place, would need an aerial photo, I attach just a couple.
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Superb memorial to the men and women who fell in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of Northern France during the Great War. Equally, a monument to the futility of war. 500 panels containing almost 580,000 names, representing the fallen from around 40 countries are listed alphabetically with no distinction in rank, nationality, gender or religion. Four of my grandfather's cousins are listed here, three of them side by side, including two brothers. It was a humbling and intensely moving experience to see. Highly recommended. Even if you have no known relatives who died in this small part of Northern France, there is a very good chance you will find someone with your own family name. Whilst here, think about visiting the enormous French cemetery of Notre-Dame de Lorette which is literally next door. Amongst the 580,000 names on the memorial, 40,000 of them are buried here.
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I visited this incredible memorial during mid-November on a class trip. This memorial particularly stood out to me as for the number of names engraved in the steel. My friends and I were looking amongst the almost 600,000 names for anyone who may be related to us/whose surname we may recognise. This memorial is an incredible tribute to everyone who fought in the war. It does not separate people based on race, gender or race that they are from. It is only a few minutes' walking distance from the Notre Dame de Lorette, a cemetery worth visiting. I would definitely recommend visiting this memorial if you are around the area and appreciate the efforts made by the soldiers in the war to achieve peace.
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Huge, massive, enormous cemetery with 20,000 graves, lines of crosses. 20,000 more in the ossaries. Hard for the mind to take in, death on industrial scale. What if all these men had lived and had families...? French Veterans are on hand to answer questions in French. It is kept immaculately. The church is closed until around October for repairs. Good parking. The French paid dearly. A short distance up another road on the same ridge to Vimy Ridge Canadian and Moroccan Memorials. One photo cannot show even part of this place, would need an aerial photo, I attach just a couple.
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