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Rows of white stone crosses are arranged in sweeping curves across green lawns toward a classical building in the distance.

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

American Cemetery and Chapel, Madingley

History of the Amercian Cemetery

The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial was used from 1943 and formally opened in 1956.

Rattee and Kett built the cemetery and chapel for the American Battle Monuments Commission after WWII.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial

https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/cambridge-american-cemetery#.WoGQXsRpHCI

A stone building with a colonnade of tall, rectangular pillars stands in an open field against a background of bare trees.

Listed Building:

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1376611

A stone wall with relief sculptures of soldiers runs alongside a paved path toward a tall flagpole with an American flag.

American Cemetery, Madingley

A long reflecting pool, stone chapel, and walls adorned with statues of soldiers against a background of trees.

American Cemetery, Madingley

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