bˈeɪjuː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd bɪkˈʌz ɪts sɪmbˈɑːlɪk fɔːɹ ɪts sˈɛvən dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən baɪ ˈælaɪz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː dˈuː tʊ ɪts pɹɑːksˈɪmᵻɾi tə ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv nˈoːɹməndi.
Bayeux was selected because its symbolic for its 7 June 1944 liberation by Allies during World War II due to its proximity to the invasion of Normandy.