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Anglo-Belgian War Memorial
Belgian gift memorial honoring British support during World War One.
Strand, St James & Mayfair
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About
A war memorial on Victoria Embankment designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and unveiled in 1920. It was gifted by Belgium to thank Britain for sheltering Belgian refugees during the First World War, featuring a central bronze sculpture by Victor Rousseau depicting a Belgian woman with two children.
Things to do here
view the bronze sculpture by Victor Rousseauread the inscription and heraldic shields representing Belgian provincessee the Portland stone screen wall with relief sculptures of Justice and Honour
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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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