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Monument á la Gloire de l'Armée française

Monument to the Glory of the French Army

Paul Landowski
1956

Paris / Monument á la Gloire de l'Armée française

Description

Sculpture group. A central figure holding a shield with Saint George stands among various soldiers.

Inscription(s)

A LA GLOIRE DE L'ARMEE FRANÇAISE
1914 1918

On the wall:

A NOS HEROS — A NOS MORTS

erige par le comite national
du monument a l'infanterie
fonde en 1936. devenu en 1951
le comite national du monument
a la gloire de l'armee francaise
1914 — 1918

Annotation

Inaugurated 13 May 1956.

Sculptor

Paul-Maximilien Landowski (Paris 1875 - Boulogne-Billancourt 1961), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 48°51'45" - E 2°17'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frif016; Photograph: 25 May 2011
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