Canada Mourns
Perhaps one of the most heart rending, breathtaking and inspiring monuments in the world, the Vimy Ridge memorial stands as a visual representation of a nation mourning the loss of thousands of her sons. The central figure is of a woman, representing Canada, the look of anguish on her face almost too much to bear.
"Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Canadian National Vimy Memorial which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras. The Memorial does more than mark the site of the engagement that Canadians were to remember with more pride than any other operation of the First World War. It stands as a tribute to all who served their country in battle in that four-year struggle and particularly to those who gave their lives. At the base of the Memorial, these words appear in French and in English:
To the valour of their
Countrymen in the Great War
And in memory of their sixty
Thousand dead this monument
Is raised by the people of Canada
Inscribed on the ramparts of the Memorial are the names of 11,285 Canadian soldiers who were posted as "missing, presumed dead" in France."
(Taken from the Veteran Affairs Canada Website)
Designed by the Canadian Architect and Sculptor Walter Seymour Allward, it took 11 years to build and stands on a bed of 11000 tons of Concrete!
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Vincent Ma, Linee, _maverick_, shaneandruth, and 71 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Linda B (Wine Diva) (57 months ago | reply)
A stunning image!
Jasmic (57 months ago | reply)
Thanks Linda (and Vincent for the fave :-)
It was one of those moments Linda. it had been quite cloudy that morning, but just as we got to the Vimy Ridge monument the skies cleared and a shaft of brilliant sunlight hit the white Serbian Stone.
cardrea (57 months ago | reply)
I saw this in the FaveMe! group.
This great photo deserves a star and a fave!
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/\ltus (57 months ago | reply)
I like this one best of the two. Thanks for the info on it too!
Jasmic (57 months ago | reply)
Hi /\ltus. To be honest I prefer this purer version too, but they are serving different aims. I manipulated the other version partly as a response to the other images that are submitted to the Dictionary of Image. I appreciate your honesty :-)
objectif lune (57 months ago | reply)
nice light, color and composition
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Linee (57 months ago | reply)
great shot ! nice colour balance between the bleu and white
_maverick_ (57 months ago | reply)
wow, that is some sky, absolutely fantastic shot!
Jasmic (57 months ago | reply)
Thanks maverick and linee. And that is without a polariser or heavy handed processing! It really was that blue.
shaneandruth (57 months ago | reply)
A beautiful monument and a great capture of it.
foundimagination (57 months ago | reply)
I saw this when I was 12 years old (a time when I didn't think much about war or the world outside of me) and was so completely moved.
It's an amazing work.
*Gabisa Motonia (57 months ago | reply)
Congrats on Explore dear friend :)
Mihai-ela (57 months ago | reply)
great work
Congrats for Explore
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Carlos Photography (57 months ago | reply)
I saw this in the FaveMe! group.
This great photo deserves a star and a fave!
TriLauraTri (57 months ago | reply)
the contrast with the blue in the sky & the white of the monument is phenomenal! very well done. the blue sky is beautiful in this photo.
YO@muc (57 months ago | reply)
Fantastic !
Anita & Greg (57 months ago | reply)
Touching
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christophe.fr (57 months ago | reply)
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Igor Moraes (57 months ago | reply)
Realmente cores muito vibrantes.
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tolis* (57 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
I saw this in the FaveMe! group.This great photo deserves a star and a fave!
kpangel68 (56 months ago | reply)
beautiful monument
trondjs (56 months ago | reply)
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Lichtstille (56 months ago | reply)
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LukeDaDuke (56 months ago | reply)
Lovely light... contrast between the white from the stone and the blue of the sky is marvelous.
Shame I already gave away my vote this time. ;-)
sirixception (56 months ago | reply)
Great shot! It's moving!
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*Micky (56 months ago | reply)
I love this, very nicely composed :-)
Thanks for entering this in the weekly photo contest!
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tsallam (55 months ago | reply)
This is a beautiful shot, and thank you for the commentary too. It adds so much.
Visual Impact (55 months ago | reply)
Well done. A very dignified treatment of the subject, much appreciated appreciated, especially on Nov. 11th.
Monday Morning Photography (54 months ago | reply)
powerful photo of an evocative image, I can see why this is your favorite
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jaime.silva (53 months ago | reply)
Beautiful monument, great photo. Congratulations!
vtveen (53 months ago | reply)
Great shot of one of the great Canadian War memorials.
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coal.photography (51 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr_illuminatus_North_America, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Tony Gálvez (50 months ago | reply)
Very intense lighting and shades! Loved it!
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Carlo Tancredi (49 months ago | reply)
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ICT_photo (49 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot.... brings tears to this Canadians eyes.
Mike Tobia (47 months ago | reply)
you have given light to the emotional impact of this monument.
ty777 (47 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Statues of People found Around the world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
~Zeta~ (45 months ago | reply)
It is beautiful......good job!
Églantine (44 months ago | reply)
I hadn't seen an image of this monument. Thank you for sharing it and the information.
Do you remember who was commissioned to design it?
Jasmic (44 months ago | reply)
Hi Églantine, I just had a quick look on the Veteran Affairs website. It was designed and built by the Canadian sculptor and architect Walter Seymour Allward. I have added his name to the tags and description.
julioc. (44 months ago | reply)
Fabulous monument. You've captured it really well.
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s.j.pettersson (44 months ago | reply)
Beautiful and touching !
fmalidom (44 months ago | reply)
I want 2 work in canada
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