The Infantry
Memorial of Brussels was made between 1933 and 1935 and was designed by Edouard
Vereycken. It is made of a clear stone, and the statues in bronze. It has a
squarish obelisk with a crown on the top, and four soldiers “protecting” the
crown. On the base there is a statue of a woman with wings (I think it
represents freedom) leading soldiers. On
each side of the base there is an entrance, with two soldiers, going down,
where there is a tomb. There is also the saying “TO THE INFANTRY DEAD FOR
HOMELAND” both in French and in Dutch. And also, in Latin, “SALUS PATRIAE SUPREMA
LEX” (health country supreme law). The
monument is in the square in front of the Palais de Justice de Bruxelles.
References:
http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/11333/Belgian-National-Infantry-Memorial.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_Memorial_%28Brussels%29
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