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Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

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Memorial· Landscape architect· Pilgrimage place· Observation deck· Tourist attraction

L'Anneau de la mémoire Reviews | Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

L'Anneau de la mémoire is located in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France on D58E3, Chemin du mont de Lorette. L'Anneau de la mémoire is rated 4.7 out of 5 in the category memorial in France.

Address

D58E3, Chemin du mont de Lorette

Phone

+33 321748315

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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Simon 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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Callum Clement

Absolutely mind-blowing sculpture, huge in scale, showing the devastating scale of the losses in World War 1. Unmissable if in the Ablain-Saint-Nazaire area.

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Judith 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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Carl Liversage

Recently opened and not that well known yet but well worth a visit.

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David Mortimer

This doesn't get much acknowledgement in the UK. Not sure why, as it's a wonderful memorial to over 500,000 soldiers who lost their lives in WW1. Visit if you can, it really is fantastic. Good luck though if your surname is Smith though!

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Marcin Bocheński

I am impressed with this place.A place of reflection and thought.

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Vic Walker

Absolutely massive and quite overwhelming. On top of a hill looking down on the small villages and settlements trying to imagine what it was like a hundred years ago. The more I stood there looking the more I felt tears forming.

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Andy Greenwood

We went to the National cemetery. 580,000 names on thee wall. Listed in alphabetical order. No rank or nationality distinction. Greenwoods and Grunwalds together. So moving.

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