Menin Gate Memorial
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Why go
- The Last Post ceremony under the arch, which ends with the Reveille and a verse of Robert Binyon's 'For the Fallen'
- Lord Plumer's 1927 words that the fallen 'are not missing. They are here.'
- The archway inscription 'Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' ('To the greater glory of God'), which Rudyard Kipling proposed
About the work
- Artist
- Reginald Blomfield, who designed it as a triumphal arch
- Built by
- Société des Travaux Somerville, with Eugène Biebuyck as managing director
- Year
- Designed 1921; unveiled 24 July 1927 Designed for the government.
- Material
- Stone
- Painting
- Ghosts of Menin Gate (1927), by Will Longstaff
Interesting facts8
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Eight Victoria Cross holders are named on the memorial, the highest-ranking being Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence VC.
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Lieutenant George Archer-Shee inspired the title role of Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy.
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The buglers come from the town's volunteer fire brigade and traditionally wear its uniform.
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New Zealand and Newfoundland soldiers have separate memorials, so their names are not on this one.
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The memorial is both owned and managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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54,896 names
317 of the 54,896 names were removed once the men were identified; this came 97 years after the opening.
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In Dutch the gate is called Menenpoort.
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1936
Ypres gave two stone lions to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra in 1936.
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Shorts
Best time to visit
- Arrive by 19:30 for the Last Post: traffic is halted around then, and the bugle call sounds at 20:00.
Sources: Menin Gate - Wikipedia · Ypres - Wikivoyage (see) · Menenpoort - Wikipedia · Porte de Menin - Wikipedia · Menenpoort - Wikipedia · checked 19 Oct 2026
- Phone
- +32 57 23 92 20
Questions and answers
What time is the Last Post ceremony at Menin Gate Memorial?
The Last Post is sounded under the arch every evening at 20:00. Traffic is halted around 19:30 so the ceremony can take place.
Is Menin Gate Memorial open 24 hours a day?
Yes. The memorial is open 24 hours a day, every day of the week.
Where is Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper (Ypres)?
It stands at the eastern exit of Ieper (Ypres), on the road to Menen, about 200 metres from the Grand-Place, the main square. Its address is Menenstraat in Ieper.
What is the phone number of Menin Gate Memorial?
The phone number is +32 57 23 92 20.
Who owns and manages Menin Gate Memorial?
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission owns and manages the memorial.
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