War Memorial 'The Child' Wemmel
In 1961 a war memorial was erected in front of the castle of Wemmel, after a design by the sculptor Idel Ianchelevici (1909-1994). The monument, called 'The Child', commemorates the fallen soldiers of the First and the Second World War. The artwork consists of a bronze image of a naked woman and child on a white, natural stone base.
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Source
- Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
- Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge
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