We depart Paris after breakfast and travel just under two hours to the site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Designed by Canadian sculptor Walter Seymour Allward in the 1920s and constructed as the National Memorial for the 60,000 Canadians who died during World War I, it is located on the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge fought 100 years ago. It took 11 years to build. Over 50,000 Canadian and French veterans attended the official unveiling by King Edward VIII on July 26, 1936. In 2007, the Memorial was completely restored and unveiled again. At the base of the Memorial, these words appear in French and English: To the valour of their countrymen in the Great War And in the memory of their sixty thousand dead this monument is raised by the people of Canada.
In the afternoon we will tour the nearby town of Arras, home to famous architects, composers, and scientists, before a visit to the catacombs and WWI underground tunnels. We return to Paris in time for dinner. This memorable excursion will remind us of the huge sacrifice made by men for us to live freely today.
We depart Paris after breakfast and travel just under two hours to the site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Designed by Canadian sculptor Walter Seymour Allward in the 1920s and constructed as the National Memorial for the 60,000 Canadians who died during World War I, it is located on the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge fought 100 years ago. It took 11 years to build. Over 50,000 Canadian and French veterans attended the official unveiling by King Edward VIII on July 26, 1936. In 2007, the Memorial was completely restored and unveiled again. At the base of the Memorial, these words appear in French and English: To the valour of their countrymen in the Great War And in the memory of their sixty thousand dead this monument is raised by the people of Canada.
In the afternoon we will tour the nearby town of Arras, home to famous architects, composers, and scientists, before a visit to the catacombs and WWI underground tunnels. We return to Paris in time for dinner. This memorable excursion will remind us of the huge sacrifice made by men for us to live freely today.
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