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Anglo-Belgian War Memorial
Belgian gift war memorial honoring WWI refugees sheltered by Britain.
Strand, St James & Mayfair
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About
A war memorial on Victoria Embankment in London gifted by Belgium in gratitude for British assistance during the First World War. Designed by Reginald Blomfield and featuring a central bronze sculpture by Victor Rousseau, it commemorates Belgium's sheltering of refugees and is sheltered by a curved Portland stone wall bearing relief sculptures representing Justice and Honour.
Things to do here
view the memorial and sculpturesobserve the heraldic shields representing Belgian provinces
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Embankment · 3 min walk
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Charing Cross · 6 min walk
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Temple · 7 min walk
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