Menin Gate lions installed - Ieper - 11/04/2017
2017 is again an important year for Ieper within the context of commemorating ‘100 years of the First World War 2014-2018’. The first top moment will be the unveiling and inauguration of the stone ‘Menin Gate Lions‘ during a special Last Post ceremony on Monday 24 April 2017. At the same time, a small explanatory exhibition about the lions will be opened in the In Flanders Fields Museum.

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The Lions have been installed on Tuesday, 11 April 2017.

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The lions remain covered untill the unveiling during the special Last Post on Monday, 24 April 2017.

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