A scale model of the Menin Gate Memorial providing especially visitors with visual impairment the opportunity to touch and discover the shape of the monument
One of the most important sites in the whole of the Ypres Salient is the Menin Gate, one of the Memorials to the Missing.
This model was made for the Imperial War Graves Commission before the construction of the Memorial was commenced & and was subsequently presented to the Commonwealth Government for preservation in the Australian War Memorial.
The replica model was unveiled in 2010 as a peace memorial. The costs for the model were donated by the Service Club Kiwanis Ieper Vlakke Land. A Service Club is a not-for-profit organization where the members are involved with doing charitable work themselves or they raise money for projects and good causes.