{"id":64,"date":"2020-11-17T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T10:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memorial1418.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:10:03","slug":"autres-sites-incontournables","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/memorial1418.com\/en\/autres-sites-incontournables\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Unmissable Sights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNMISSABLE SITES<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Around The Memorial'14-18<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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M\u00c9MORIAL NATIONAL DU CANADA \u00c0 VIMY<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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At the centre of a 107-hectare forest, the Parc comm\u00e9moratif du Canada (Canadian Commemorative Park) invites you to visit its impressive monument looking out over the plain that pays tribute to the 66,000 Canadian soldiers who died in France during the war. A visitor centre and reconstructed trenches complete the visit, in a landscape that is still strewn with craters from shells, mines and covered with a coniferous forest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ce site fait partie des 139 sites fun\u00e9raires et m\u00e9moriels du Front Ouest de la Premi\u00e8re Guerre mondiale inscrit sur la Liste du Patrimoine mondial en 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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LE MUS\u00c9E DU LOUVRE-LENS<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00c0 Lens, visiter le mus\u00e9e-parc du Louvre-Lens est un incontournable. L\u2019\u00e9quipe du mus\u00e9e propose de nombreuses visites, ateliers et animations pour tous les publics, m\u00eame les b\u00e9b\u00e9s d\u00e8s 9 mois ! Le Louvre-Lens accueille les collections du mus\u00e9e du Louvre Paris et les pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 travers une sc\u00e9nographie in\u00e9dite dans la Galerie du temps.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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La Galerie du temps a \u00e9t\u00e9 enti\u00e8rement renouvel\u00e9e en d\u00e9cembre 2024 et pr\u00e9sente plus de 250 chefs d’oeuvre.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11\/19 SLAG HEAP<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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With the Arenberg pit in Wallers, Delloye pit in Lewarde and 9-9bis pit in Oignies, the 11\/19 pit in Loos-en-Gohelle is one of four major production sites that represent the mining history of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Mining Basin, which is on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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THE WELLINGTON TUNNEL<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Wellington Tunnel, a memorial of the Battle of Arras, opens to the public the network of underground tunnels that had a decisive role in the 1917 WWI battle. This location highlights the soldiers\u2019 strategy, the involvement of allies and the importance of the town in the history of the First World War.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1914 \u2013 1918<\/span><\/h4>\n

WAR MEMORIAL<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Having become common after the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War, a number of French communities erected monuments in the aftermath of World War I in memory of their children who died for their country.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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MEMORIAL TRAILS<\/span><\/h4>\n

IN NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Whether walking or on bikes, explore the memorial trails in Nord-Pas-de-Calais that bore witness to the events of WWI. There are almost 150 km of routes to explore monuments, landscapes and hear about both large and small stories from the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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THE CWGC<\/span><\/h4>\n

EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Install\u00e9 l\u00e0 m\u00eame o\u00f9 se situent les ateliers de production de la CWGC, The CWGC Experience permettra aux visiteurs de d\u00e9couvrir la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de cette t\u00e2che immense : gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des am\u00e9nagements sp\u00e9cifiques, ils pourront voir les artisans hautement qualifi\u00e9s de la CWGC \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre. Equip\u00e9s de leurs outils et de machines d\u00e9di\u00e9es, tailleurs de pierre, menuisiers, forgerons, m\u00e9caniciens feront la d\u00e9monstration de leur travail quotidien. Un audioguide compl\u00e8tera cette visite en donnant la parole au personnel de la Commission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BRITISH CEMETERIES<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Britain\u2019s remembrance is represented by more than 800 cemeteries, which are mostly established on the site of a temporary cemetery on the front or near to an old aid station. Among the largest is Cabaret-Rouge in Souchez; established in 1916, it is a magnificent location and an excellent example of the fine memorials put in place by the British Empire following the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Find the addresses of all our other memorial sites at the Lens-Li\u00e9vin Tourist Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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