The chapel furniture is made of carved oak, stained black with white veining to harmonize with the altar; 43 names are inscribed on the Walls of the Missing. The cemetery is within 44 miles of Brugge, Belgium and 22 miles of Gent, Belgium. Travel via Train Waregem may be reached by train from Brussels via Gent in approximately one hour; from Paris via Rijsel and Kortrijk in about five hours, and via Brussels and Gent in about five and a half hours. Travel via Airplane Paris is about miles south of the cemetery, and Brussels is located about 50 miles east of the cemetery.
Travel via Public Transportation Taxis are available from the train station in Waregem. During Memorial Day weekend ABMC sites will pay tribute to the more than , individuals commemorated at these overseas cemeteries.
During Memorial Day weekend ABMC sites paid tribute to the more than , individuals commemorated at these overseas cemeteries. Last Updated: June 01, Flanders Field American Cemetery. Dedicated: Explore This Park. Virtual Tour.
HALS Documentation. ABMC Documentation. You Might Also Like. Loading results Try and be there at 8pm, when the ceremony of the Last Post is performed everyday to give thanks to all the soldiers who gave their lives for the townspeople of Ypres. More info. Open In Google Maps. Menenstraat, Ieper, Vlaanderen, , Belgium. Visit Website.
Give us feedback. While in Ypres, you absolutely have to stop by the Lakenhalle, which incidentally also houses the extremely interesting and recently refurbished In Flanders Fields Museum. While in the museum, you can climb all steps to the top of the Bell Tower, which gives a stunning view of the surrounding village and battlefields.
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Located in Diksmuide, the Trench of Death has a small museum tower built next to it, which provides visitors with a great view over the trench itself, as well as over the Yser river which runs next to it. Cemetery, Museum, Memorial.
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