The Monument
![Design Competition](/images/vimy90/galleries/04_monument/01_competition/01_competition_intropic.jpg)
Find out more about the process that led to the creation of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Design Competition![Walter Allward](/images/vimy90/galleries/04_monument/02_allward/02_allward_intropic.jpg)
The visionary behind the monument.
Walter Allward![Plaster Models](/images/vimy90/galleries/04_monument/03_models/03_models_intropic.jpg)
From paper to stone...
Plaster Models![Construction](/images/vimy90/galleries/04_monument/04_construction/04_construction_intropic.jpg)
12 years of work and dedication.
Construction![1936 Dedication](/images/vimy90/galleries/04_monument/05_dedicate/05_dedicate_intropic.jpg)
Canada’s greatest war monument is ready!
1936 Dedication![A Pilgrim's Scrapbook](/images/vimy90/galleries/04_monument/06_scrapbook/06_scrapbook_intropic.jpg)
When Paul Wilson was 19, he was given the opportunity to travel to France for the dedication of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial on July 26th, 1936.
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