A Closer Look at the Vladslo German War Cemetery

The photo essay of today is linked to the tragic story of The Grieving Parents, a sculpture made by the German artist Käthe Kollwitz. You can read the article here.

There are only a handful of German War cemeteries in Belgium. This one is located a couple of kilometers of Vladslo, not far from Diksmuide. It contains the remains of more than 25.000 German soldiers. Here are some shots of the cemetery itself.

I also took numerous pictures of the sculptures themselves...

The Most Beautiful Crypt (and Cemetery) in Brussels

For all information about this exceptional place, check out this post on Travel Memories. Let's have a look at the crypt first.

But the cemetery of Laeken is a photogenic place as well...