COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Mémorial de la Voie Sacrée
title
Mémorial de la Voie Sacrée
Title
false
Caption:
(Memorial to the Sacred Road)
caption
(Memorial to the Sacred Road)
Caption
false
Creation Date:
1967
creation_date
1967
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2011
image_date
2011
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Verdun, Meuse
location
Verdun, Meuse
Location
false
Country:
FRANCE
country
FRANCE
Country
false
Display Creator:
BARROIS, J.A. ; SCHMIT, G. and F. BARROIS
display_creator
BARROIS, J.A. ; SCHMIT, G. and F. BARROIS
Display Creator
false
Terms:
Dark tourism
terms
Dark tourism
Terms
false
Image ID:
12-0300
image_id
12-0300
Image ID
false
Description:
Detail: Photographs of soldiers and supply lorries on information boards at the entrance to the Memorial. Location: Moulin Brule, 55120 Nixéville-Blercourt - 3 km from Verdun. The 'Sacred Road' marks the only supply road able to reach Verdun during the height of the WW1 conflict here in 1916. It became known as the 'Sacred Road' after 1922. The Memorial was built to commemorate the work of the Road Transport Service, over 8,000 of whose men worked ceaselessly to keep the road open during the fighting. The road brought supplies and men to the front-line with a vehicle travelling every ten seconds, 24 hours a day, between February and December 1916. Inaugurated May 14, 1967 by General Boucaud.
description
Detail: Photographs of soldiers and supply lorries on information boards at the entrance to the Memorial. Location: Moulin Brule, 55120 Nixéville-Blercourt - 3 km from Verdun. The 'Sacred Road' marks the only supply road able to reach Verdun during the height of the WW1 conflict here in 1916. It became known as the 'Sacred Road' after 1922. The Memorial was built to commemorate the work of the Road Transport Service, over 8,000 of whose men worked ceaselessly to keep the road open during the fighting. The road brought supplies and men to the front-line with a vehicle travelling every ten seconds, 24 hours a day, between February and December 1916. Inaugurated May 14, 1967 by General Boucaud.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
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 >."
permissions
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 >."
Permissions
false
Related Information:
Chemins de memoire. For more information see also < http://www.cheminsd… > .
related_information
Chemins de memoire. For more information see also < http://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/ > .
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
BARROIS, J.A.
creator
BARROIS, J.A.
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
French.
nationality
French.
Nationality
false
Creator:
SCHMIT, G. and F. BARROIS
creator
SCHMIT, G. and F. BARROIS
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Architects.
creator_role
Architects.
Creator Role
false
Nationality:
French.
nationality
French.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
War memorials -- France
subject_heading
War memorials -- France
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Monuments -- France
subject_heading
Monuments -- France
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
World War, 1914-1918
subject_heading
World War, 1914-1918
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Signs and signboards -- France
subject_heading
Signs and signboards -- France
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Heritage tourism -- France
subject_heading
Heritage tourism -- France
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, French -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Sculpture, French -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false