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Ypres Salient

When entering the Menenstraat (Menin Street), the most important war monument of Ypres can be seen : the Menin Gate. The name 'Menin' is the English and French version of the city which is called in Dutch 'MENEN'.

The Menin Gate was rebuilt as a British War Memorial. It looks like a large triumphal arch in neoclassicist style and was built from 1923 until 1927 on the site of the former city gate.  The gate was designed by the British Architect Sir Reginald Bloomfield. Under the roof and against the walls of the monument are the names of 54.896 British and Commonwealth soldiers that were reported missing in the Great War.
Every night, the Ypres Fire Department plays here 'The last Post' at 8 p.m. as a tribute to the fallen soldiers.

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