Memorial to the opening of the monument

Memorial to the opening of the monument is a memorial in Loos-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Memorial to the opening of the monument is situated nearby to Lt Gen Sir Arthur Currie Amphitheatre, as well as near Tennis Club Loos-en-Gohelle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loos British Cemetery and Loos British Cemetery Extension.

Loos British Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loos British Cemetery is situated 310 metres southwest of Memorial to the opening of the monument.

Loos British Cemetery Extension

Cemetery

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loos British Cemetery Extension is situated 240 metres southwest of Memorial to the opening of the monument.

St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Loos (CWGC)

Cemetery

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Loos (CWGC) is situated 1 km west of Memorial to the opening of the monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lens and Liévin.

Lens is a city in Hauts-de-France, France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Liévin

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 4 km southwest of Memorial to the opening of the monument.

Grenay

Village

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.

Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. The current mayor is Christelle Buissette, elected in 2023. Grenay is situated 4½ km west of Memorial to the opening of the monument.

Memorial to the opening of the monument

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “39/5000 Mémorial à l’ouverture du monument”
Category: historic site
Location: Loos-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.45385° or 50° 27′ 14″ north

Longitude

2.8016° or 2° 48′ 6″ east

Open location code

9F24FR32+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 627902452

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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