Vimiysky memorial

Memorial Memorial ( fr. Mémorial de Vimy ) erected in memory of the Canadian soldiers who died in France during the First World War .

Monument
Canadian National Historic Site Vimi Comb
Lieu historique national du Canada Crête-de-Vimy
A country	France
Region	Nord - Pas-de-Calais
Material	and
Site

The largest Canadian monument to the victims of the First World War is located mainly on the territory of Givenchy-en-Goëel and partly in the neighboring communes of Neuville-Saint-Vaast and Vimy , on top of height 145 . He recalls the role of Canadians during this war in the form of stone figures, symbolizing defended values ​​and losses. This work of art was established from 1925 to 1936 at the site of the Battle of Vimi , designed by Canadian artists. The memorial site was chosen by the , chaired by Sidney Mübern .

Two pylons representing Canada and France , 40 meters high above the base of the monument. Taking into account the height of the terrain, the most highly placed figure - an allegory of the world - is located at an altitude of 110 meters above the level of the Lanskan plain. Standing in front of the monument, you can observe the statue of a woman covered with a veil, turned to the east - to the dawn of a new day. It represents Canada , a young nation mourning its sons who fell in battle. The Vimi ridge is currently planted with forests, each tree in which was planted by a Canadian and symbolizes the sacrifice of the soldiers. The monument is built from a very rare white Brac stone, which was chosen by Walter Olward and whose only known quarry is located on the island of Brac in Croatia . The collapse of the federal Yugoslav state in 1990 allowed the reopening of this quarry and the restoration of the monument in 2007 . This stone and lined concrete structure.

A loud Canadian victory in the battle of Vimy is a fundamental event for the Canadian people. The ground for the memorial and the hundreds of hectares around it were donated by France to Canada in 1922 in recognition of the sacrifices made by more than 66,000 Canadians during the Great War , and especially for the victory won by Canadian forces during the conquest of the Vimy ridge in April 1917 . The monument is managed by the Canadian Department of Veterans Affairs . Vimiysky memorial was recently renovated. His second discovery by Queen Elizabeth II of Canada took place on April 7, 2007 , 2 days before the 90th anniversary of this battle.

In 2002, the Royal Canadian Mint issued a 5-cent silver coin to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the battle. The construction of the Vimyy memorial was the subject of the novel The Stone Carvers ( 2001 ), the Canadian writer Jane Urquart .