The Funerary and Memory Sites of the First World War (Western Front), a UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in September 2023, span 139 locations across Belgium and northern France along the 700-km Western Front of World War I. These sites, including cemeteries and memorials, honor the fallen from over 130 nations with individual graves and tributes, reflecting a universal commitment to remembrance. Designed by renowned architects and artists, they feature diverse yet dignified landscapes, from vast necropolises to modest monuments, and remain active places of pilgrimage and reflection, embodying a global message of reconciliation.

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