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Chatteris Branch of the Royal British Legion Ypres Tour – 8th August 2015.
The Island of Ireland Peace Park
The memorial site is dedicated to the soldiers of Ireland, of all political and religious beliefs, who died, were wounded or missing in the Great War of 1914-1918. Irish men and women served with the Armies of Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.
The memorial site is also known as the 'Irish Peace Park' or the 'Irish Peace Tower'.
The tower was built as a symbol of reconciliation by An All-Ireland Journey of Reconciliation Trust and the support of the people of Messines (now called by its Flemish name Mesen). The design is that of a traditional Irish round tower dating back to the 8th century. It is 33.5 metres (110 feet) high. As part of the design the inside of the tower is lit up by the sun only on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. This is the time at which the Armistice was declared and the guns fell silent on the Western Front after four years of fighting.
The Island of Ireland Peace Park was officially opened on 11th November 1998 by the President of Ireland Mary McAleese in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and King Albert II of Belgium. Each year a commemorative Remembrance Day service is held at the Tower at 11.00 hours on 11th November.
Dyckerhoff-Brücke, Schiersteiner Hafen, Wiesbaden (Hesse, Germany) --- Canon 5D Mark II, Asahi Super Takumar f/2.8, Wiesbaden 105mm ---
Groningen, alte Stadt im Norden der Nederlande, neue Architektur und Streetart.
Groninger Museum
Groningen, old city in the north of the Netherlands, new architecture and street art.
S313-S303 thunder's up Beveridge bank with the Spirit of Progress to Tocumwal.
Steamrail Victoria run 'Spirit of Progress' to Tocumwal with Locomotives S303 S313 on the 9/3/2013. Copyright S312 Photography