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About 70 feet (21 metres) high, it resulted from a world-wide competition held in 1925. It was unveiled by King George VI in 1939, ironically just shortly before World War II began. It consists of a granite arch featuring bronze figures representing Peace and Freedom. A nationally televised Remembrance Day ceremony is held here every November 11. The War's longest conflict, the five-year Battle of the Atlantic, is also commemorated here on the first Sunday in May.
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North America
