Yes, it is the Vimy Memorial and yes, the land it sits on is a part of Canada so, it was a bit of a trick, however, it is "in Canada"
I've been doing some reading about the memorial. The sculptor was Walter Allward of Toronto and his work is breathtaking in its portrayal of the human form.
There are some amazing photos here:
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/s...TOKEN=70990464
The statue in my post is called "Mother of Canada" or sometimes just "Canada" I sometimes just think of her as "Mother" since of all the people in our lives as humans, the one to which we feel the tightest bond is our mothers.
She's kind of forelorn, standing by herself. Not the highest statues (those are Peace and Justice), not the largest, but for some reason, she is the focal point. In the pictures I have seen of the memorial, time after time, I am drawn to her.
She represents not only Canada, but the mothers of the soldiers who died at Vimy (to me at least). She is young as was Canada, not even 50 years old as a country at the time of WW1. Her eyes are cast down upon the tomb of the soldier below her as if mourning her own son. She watches over the tomb of the unknown soldier so that he will never be alone.
This is a link to a video taken at the rededication a few months ago of a lone fiddle player standing next to the Mother of Canada. It reduces me to tears every time. Even Queen E was moved when she was at the rededication.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYLv5wasaHc
Here is a picture of the Mother of Canada standing watch over the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. You can see that she is looking down on the grave of her son, or of all her sons.
