Detail View: SHIMMER: War Memorial
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Title:
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War Memorial
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Image Date:
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2011
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Verdun, Meuse
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Country:
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FRANCE
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Display Creator:
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FOREST, G. and C. GRANGE
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Terms:
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Dark tourism
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Image ID:
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11-2116
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Description:
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Exterior detail: Noticeboard by the side of the monument located in front of a park on the edge of fortifications by the walls of the town. Text translated reads: ' This monument, the work of architect FOREST and sculptor GRANGE, symbolises the famous motto of Verdun 1916 - They Shall Not Pass. Five soldiers from different services, side by side, make a wall against which the enemy's attack will break. This monument is erected to the memory of the children of Verdun who died for France.' Location: Place Nation, Verdun. Erected as a symbol of French military determination at Verdun in 1916.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Chemins de memoire. For more information see also < http://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/ > .
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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FOREST, G.
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Creator:
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GRANGE, C.
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor.
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture, French -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Subject Heading:
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Signs and signboards -- France
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Subject Heading:
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War memorials -- France
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