Menin Gate

The Menin Gate, officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a in , , dedicated to the and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown.
Wikipedia
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: war memorial in Ypres, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Menensepoort”, “Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing”, “Petite de Menin”, “메닌 관문”, and “メニン門”
Photo: MJJR, Public domain.
Photo: Tbc, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Menin Road South Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and In Flanders Fields Museum.

Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Menin Road South Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth…

Museum
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a museum in …

Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
St Martin's Church, also called St Martin's Cathedral…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zillebeke and Voormezele.

Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the province of in Belgium.

Village
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Menin Gate.

Hamlet
is a small village, about 5 km south… is situated 4½ km south of Menin Gate.

Menin Gate

Latitude
50.85° or 50° 51′ north
Longitude
2.9° or 2° 54′ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
9F24RWX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
2791342
Wiki­data ID
Q1822397
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Menin Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوابة مينين”
  • Chinese: “梅嫩門”
  • Chinese: “梅嫩门”
  • Danish: “Menin-porten”
  • Dutch: “Menenpoort”
  • French: “porte de Menin”
  • French: “Porte de Menin”
  • German: “Menenpoort”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת איפר”
  • Hungarian: “Menin Gate-emlékhely”
  • Japanese: “メニン・ゲート”
  • Korean: “메닌 게이트”
  • Latin: “Porta Meninensis”
  • Malay: “Pintu Pagar Menin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Menin Gate”
  • Norwegian: “Menin Gate”
  • Portuguese: “Porta de Menin”
  • Russian: “Мененские ворота”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de Menin”
  • Ukrainian: “Мененські ворота”
  • Vlaams: “Menepoorte”
  • Welsh: “Clwyd Menin”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Westhoek and Diksmuidsepoort.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke and Kemmelberg.

West Flanders: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bruges and Kortrijk.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.