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The Douaumont ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was one of the most critical List of World War I Battles in World War I on the Western Front . It was fought between the German Army and France armies, from 21 February to 15 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun in northeastern France....
 in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. It is located in Douaumont
Douaumont

Douaumont is a Communes of France in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France.The village was destroyed during World War I....
, France, near Verdun
Verdun

Verdun is a city in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although it is not the capital, but the slightly smaller Bar-le-Duc....
.

ng the 300 days of the Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was one of the most critical List of World War I Battles in World War I on the Western Front . It was fought between the German Army and France armies, from 21 February to 15 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun in northeastern France....
 (21 February 1916–19 December 1916) approximately 230,000 men died out of a total of 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing).






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The Douaumont ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was one of the most critical List of World War I Battles in World War I on the Western Front . It was fought between the German Army and France armies, from 21 February to 15 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun in northeastern France....
 in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. It is located in Douaumont
Douaumont

Douaumont is a Communes of France in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France.The village was destroyed during World War I....
, France, near Verdun
Verdun

Verdun is a city in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although it is not the capital, but the slightly smaller Bar-le-Duc....
.

History

During the 300 days of the Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was one of the most critical List of World War I Battles in World War I on the Western Front . It was fought between the German Army and France armies, from 21 February to 15 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun in northeastern France....
 (21 February 1916–19 December 1916) approximately 230,000 men died out of a total of 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing). The battle became known as the "Verdun mincing machine" and was conducted on a battlefield covering less than twenty square kilometers.

Ossuary information

The ossuary
Ossuary

An ossuary is a chest, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeleton remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce....
 is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield. Through small windows, the remains of 130,000 unidentified French and German soldiers can actually be seen filling small, windowed alcoves around the edge of the building. Inside, the ceiling and walls are covered by some of the names of soldiers who fell in the battle of Verdun. Some of the names are from the fighting in the area in WWII. The families of the individual soldiers recognized here paid for their plaques. In front of the monument lies the largest cemetery of France outside Paris with 25,000 graves.

The ossuary was officially inaugurated on 7 August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun
Albert Lebrun

Albert Lebrun was a France politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940, and as such was the last president of the French Third Republic. He was a member of the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance ....
.

Architecture

The architects of the ossuary were Léon Azéma, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy; Georges Desvallières
Georges Desvallières

Georges Desvalli?res was a France painter.A native of Paris, Desvalli?res was a great-grandson of academician Gabriel Legouv?, and received a religion upbringing....
 designed the stained glass. The tower is 46 meters high and has a panoramic view of the battlefields. The tower contains a death-bell, Bourdon de la victoire, which is sounded at official ceremonies and the lantern of the dead which shines on the battlefields at night. The cloister is 137 meters long and contains 42 alcoves. On the first floor is the war-museum with the remains of the destroyed villages, 3D-photos
Stereoscopy

Stereoscopy, stereoscopic imaging or 3-D imaging is any technique capable of recording three-dimensional visual information or creating the stereopsis in an image....
, and weapons.

See also

  • Battle of the Somme (1916)
    Battle of the Somme (1916)

    The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916, was among the largest List of World War I Battles of the World War I....
  • Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme


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