Saint George's Memorial Church (Ypres, Belgium)
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General information about Saint George's Memorial Church
Saint George's Memorial Church is a particularly "intimate" and beautiful Anglican church located in the center of the historic town of Ypres. It commemorates the more than 500,000 Englishmen killed during World War I. Designed by the well-known English architect of many war memorials Reginald Blomfield. The church is full of items that were donated by both private individuals, associations, and so on. A must-see for all visitors to Ypres.
Visiting tips Saint George's Memorial Church
General tips:
1) if you are looking for other nearby attractions, consult our Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen.
2) You can consult our overview lists: by category ( e.g. timeline, size, ...) or by region
3) You can also always consult tourist services: see our overview of tourist services
Tip 1: City of Ypres is best known for 2 reasons: its medieval and other historical past (think of the Cloth Halls, Belfry, Yper Museum, Vauban fortifications ...) and memory tourism (In Flanders Fields Museum, the Menin Gate, the Last Post...). In scientific circles, Ypres is also known for its Project- and Observatory AstroLAB IRIS (located in the Provincial Domain De Palingbeek, the enthusiastic group of volunteers receive as many as 10,000 visitors a year). This is one of six public observatories recognized by the Flemish Government. In technical and industrial circles, Ypres is world famous for its loom manufacturer Picanol. This company recently built a new headquarters in Ypres and can also be visited.
Tip 2: If you are interested in the so-called "memory tourism", you can also visit nearby Zonnebeke: Tyne Cot, Passchendaele Museum, and so on. Look here for our list of attractions for Zonnebeke.
Geographical information
Address: Elverdingestraat 1A, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Geographical coordinates:
- Google Maps: Latitude = 50.8522501 - Longitude = 2.88266
- Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.852179 - Longitude = 2.883001
- Altitude h = 18 m
Indication of Saint George's Memorial Church on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen - Google Maps - OpenStreetMap.
Route to Saint George's Memorial Church: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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Today
22:00
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7° | 8°°C | 0.64 mm | 64% | 22 Km/h | 97 % | 1014 mb | |
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Tomorrow
22:00
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8° | 10°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 40 Km/h | 92 % | 1009 mb | |
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Fri Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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7° | 9°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 43 Km/h | 91 % | 1014 mb | |
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Sat Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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7° | 8°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 22 Km/h | 96 % | 1016 mb | |
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Sun Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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5° | 8°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 17 Km/h | 92 % | 1017 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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Today
13:00
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6° | 7°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5 Km/h | 89 % | 1014 mb | |
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Today
16:00
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7° | 8°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 14 Km/h | 90 % | 1013 mb | |
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Today
19:00
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9° | 9°°C | 0.2 mm | 20% | 16 Km/h | 97 % | 1012 mb | |
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Today
22:00
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9° | 9°°C | 0.64 mm | 64% | 22 Km/h | 93 % | 1010 mb | |
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Tomorrow
01:00
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8° | 8°°C | 0.16 mm | 16% | 24 Km/h | 91 % | 1009 mb | |
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Tomorrow
04:00
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9° | 9°°C | 0.95 mm | 95% | 20 Km/h | 92 % | 1008 mb | |
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Tomorrow
07:00
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8° | 8°°C | 0.36 mm | 36% | 17 Km/h | 90 % | 1008 mb | |
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Tomorrow
10:00
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8° | 8°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 19 Km/h | 89 % | 1008 mb |
Starry sky over Saint George's Memorial Church
Internet information from and about Saint George's Memorial Church
Internet media of this church:
Website - Facebook
Wikipedia page about this church(NE, EN, FR)
Office of Tourism "Tourism Ypres" / "Visit Ypres":
Website - Facebook - Instagram
Tourism Westhoek (Westtoer)
Website - Facebook - Instagram
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