Saint George’s Memorial Church

Saint George's Memorial Church, , , was built to commemorate over 500,000 British and Commonwealth troops, who had died in the three battles fought for the Ypres Salient, during World War I.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church building in Ypres, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Saint George’s Memorial Church, Ypres”
  • Address: Elverdingestraat 1A, Ieper, 8900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Martin’s Church and In Flanders Fields Museum.

Church
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St Martin's Church, also called St Martin's Cathedral, is a church and former cathedral in the city of . It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801, and is still commonly referred to as such. is situated 150 metres east of Saint George’s Memorial Church.

Museum
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The is a museum in , , dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall on the market square in the city centre. is situated 210 metres southeast of Saint George’s Memorial Church.

Museum
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is situated 230 metres east of Saint George’s Memorial Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zillebeke and Voormezele.

Village
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is a village in the province of in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Saint George’s Memorial Church.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Saint George’s Memorial Church.

Village
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is a village in the province of and a borough of the city of . The village centre of lies just outside the city centre of , along the main road N38 to the nearby town of . is situated 4½ km west of Saint George’s Memorial Church.

Saint George’s Memorial Church

Latitude
50.85218° or 50° 51′ 8″ north
Longitude
2.883° or 2° 52′ 59″ east
Open location code
9F24VV2M+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142664275
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q7401294
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Saint George’s Memorial Church” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جاورجيوس التذكاريه”
  • French: “Église-mémorial Saint-Georges d’Ypres”
  • French: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”
  • German: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”
  • German: “St. George’s Memorial Church”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הזיכרון ג’ורג‘ הקדוש”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הזיכרון ג’ורג’ הקדוש”
  • Latin: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”
  • Limburgan: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”
  • Picard: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия”
  • Vlaams: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”
  • Walloon: “Saint George’s Memorial Church”

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