| 词条 | Anglo-Belgian Memorial (Brussels) |
| 释义 |
|name= Anglo-Belgian Memorial |native_name= {{Plainlist|
}} |country= Poelaertplein, Brussels, Belgium |image= |caption= |commemorates= the Belgian People who helped British soldiers in World War I |unveiled= {{Start date|1923}} |coordinates= {{coord|50.837611|4.353501|type:landmark_region:BE|display=inline,title}} |location = Brussels, Belgium |designer= Charles Sargeant Jagger |inscription= }} The Anglo-Belgian War Memorial is a monument in Brussels, Belgium, which was commissioned by the British Imperial War Graves Commission and designed by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885–1934). It is also known as the {{lang|nl|Brits Oorlogsmonument}} in Dutch and the {{lang|Fr|Monument Britannique}} in French. Unveiled in 1923 by the Prince of Wales, it commemorates the support given by the Belgian People to British prisoners of war during the First World War.[1] It is located in {{lang|Fr|Place Poelaert}} / {{lang|nl|Poelaertplein}} in Brussels near the Belgian infantry memorial. The monument depicts a British and a Belgian soldier carved from Brainvilliers stone. Around the sides are reliefs showing Belgian peasants assisting wounded British soldiers. Casts of the reliefs are held at the Imperial War Museum, London, and a plaster cast of the Belgian soldier is held in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces in Brussels .[2] Other memorialsAnother Anglo-Belgian War Memorial stands on the Victoria Embankment in London. Completed in 1920, it is the work of British architect Sir Reginald Blomfield and Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} References1. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=8307423&SearchInit=4&CATREF=WORK6%2F636| title=Agreement between The Commissioners of H M Works and Public Buildings and Mr Charles Sargeant Jagger for the erection of a Statue...| publisher=National Archives| date=1922-09-21| accessdate=2007-07-11 }} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Charles_Sargeant_Jagger._Sculptor_(1885-1934) |title=Charles Sargeant Jagger. Sculptor (1885–1934) |publisher=National Archives |date=2007-07-03 |accessdate=2007-07-11 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} External links{{Commons category|Anglo-Belgian Memorial (Brussels)}}
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