Things to do in Belgium, Belgium: The Best Monuments & Statues

October 21, 2021 Matilde Konrad

From canal-laced, fairy-tale cities like Bruges and Ghent to the urban centers of Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium sits at the crossroads of medieval and modern Europe. The chance to sample famous exports such as chocolate and beer straight from the source only sweetens a visit.
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1. Last Post ceremony

Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium http://www.lastpost.be/
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Last Post ceremony

Reviewed By IainS768 - Bethesda, United Kingdom

Everything that has been written about this Ceremony is true,if you can possibly make the journey to Ieper then you must experience this very moving tribute carried out at 8.00pm every night. I had the honour of laying a Wreath recently and this experience ranks as one of the most emotional moments in my life and one that I was honoured to have taken part in. We owe a debt of gratitude to the thousands of people who gave their life’s so willingly in the name of freedom.

2. Saint Julien Memorial

Saint-Julien, Langemark, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/belgium/stjulien
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5.0 based on 180 reviews

Saint Julien Memorial

Reviewed By abdinohunter

This site commemorating Canadian Soldiers repelling the first gas attacks in World War 1 is a beautiful garden surrounding a very poignant monument.

3. Fontein La Cabosse

1081 Koekelberg Simonis Tram Stop, Koekelberg, Brussels Belgium
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Fontein La Cabosse

4. Menin Gate Memorial

Menenstraat Poort gebouw, Ieper (Ypres) 8900 Belgium +32 57 23 92 20 http://www.lastpost.be/en/home
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Menin Gate Memorial

Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). The YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. The memorial, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield with sculpture by Sir William Reid-Dick, was unveiled by Lord Plumer on 24 July 1927. Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.

Reviewed By naggedman - Newbury, United Kingdom

Anyone can apply to lay a wreath at one of the 8pm ceremonies that have run every night for 90 years at this extraordinary memorial, thanks to the dedication of the Town's volunteers, including the buglers who play Last Post and a version of Reveille. On this evening there were children and youths from about ten schools, alongside the Royal Artillery Association standard bearer, here to present the standard to the Town in recognition of its extraordinary efforts to remember the fallen. Arrive early if you want a close to the arch front row position.

5. Herdenkingsmonument Zaventem

Invalsweg Luchthaven, Zaventem 1934 Belgium
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Herdenkingsmonument Zaventem

6. Tourist Run Kortrijk

Grote Markt Belfort, Kortrijk 8500 Belgium +32 491 86 66 12 [email protected] http://www.gidsenplus.be/aanbod/tourist-run-sportieve-kennismaking-kortrijk/
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Tourist Run Kortrijk

7. Mardasson Memorial

Colline du Mardasson 2, Bastogne 6600 Belgium +32 61 21 02 20 http://www.belgium-tourism.be/informations/tourist-attractions-bastogne-mardasson-memorial/en/V/17311.html
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Mardasson Memorial

Reviewed By 1991KEB - Navarre, United States

This star shaped memorial with all the 50 states wrapped around it is a tribute to the men and women, because women also died in WWII, who came here, faught here and ended their lives here so that the world would be a better place for everyone. As a soldier and has a daughter, whose Father fought here and returned, We should All honor our fallen. We came in winter to remember what it was like 75 years ago, in this cold winter days.

8. Malmedy Massacre Memorial

at the confluence of the Warche and Warchenne at Baugnez Crossroads Province of Liege, Malmedy Belgium http://www.scrapbookpages.com/dachauscrapbook/DachauTrials/MalmedyMassacre02.html
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Malmedy Massacre Memorial

Reviewed By 779mireilleb - Almere, The Netherlands

An impressive and interesting museum about the massacre that took place here in 1944. A large collection of articles from both the German and Allied troops. Accompanied by some very personal accounts to make it all come more to live and told via a personal audio tour. I never realised how intense and gruelling the battle of Bastogne had been. I highly recommend this museum. Although the kids thought it a little too detailed and long winded (audio tour)

9. The Ploegsteert Memorial

Rue de Messines Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton 7782 Belgium +32 56 55 56 00 http://www.visithainaut.be/en/node/15033/atom.xml
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The Ploegsteert Memorial

The PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL commemorates more than 11,000 servicemen of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in this sector during the First World War and have no known grave. The Ploegsteert Memorial stands in Berks Cemetery Extension, which is located 12.5 Kms south of Ieper town centre, on the N365 leading from Ieper to Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres.

10. Sint Katharinakerk

Vrijheid 153, Hoogstraten 2320 Belgium http://www.kerknet.be/parochie/353
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Sint Katharinakerk

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