UNESCO ambassadors and representatives from more than 80 countries attend the official opening of the Garden of the 6th Continent in the Somme.
Dedicated to peace and meetings between the world’s youth, the garden is situated in Péronne, next to the Museum of the Great War.
There will also be a programme of events open to the public from 4pm.
The Garden of the 6th Continent has been commissioned by the Conseil général de la Somme, and designed by the landscape artist Gilles Clément, as part of a series of commemorative projects for the Centenary.
A concert of music for cello, by a 20-year-old French composer, Anne de Boysson, will be performed by young cellists from five continents to mark the occasion.
Information & images supplied by Conseil générale de la Somme
Posted by: Peter Alhadeff, Centenary News