Belgium Ypres Menin gate (#0292)

At the time that I was there, I was surprised at the number of lion figures at the memorial, including this one here on a banister. At the time I thought it was used as the British use the lion as a national symbol or pride. I have since learned that the lion is also used as a symbol by the people of Flanders (the Flemish people); Ypres is in the Flemish section of Belgium.