Verdun - Monument à la Victoire et aux Soldats de Verdun

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Verdun, officially named Verdun-sur-Meuse from 1801 to 1970, is a French commune located in the department of Meuse, in the Grand Est region. It is also the most populated city in the department, even if it has continued to see its number of inhabitants decrease since the 1970s.

The existence of the Verdun agglomeration dates back to Antiquity when the Celts founded an oppidum overlooking a meander of the Meuse. Having become the capital of the Civitas Verodunensium, the city is one of the four cities of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms was signed there. Verdun was a city of the Holy Roman Empire since the 10th century, but subjugated by France in 1552, during the Voyage of Austrasia. As a fortress in eastern France, the city was the scene of several battles, such as that of 1792 during the French Revolutionary Wars, and that of 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. But it is especially the battle of Verdun of 1916, during the First World War, which makes the city forever famous all over the world.

Verdun was little affected by the industrial revolution of the 19th century, and is now turning to remembrance tourism. The city has many military remains due to its history as a stronghold, as well as several places of memory of the Great War. The city also has a rich religious heritage as the seat of the bishopric of Verdun since the 4th century.

Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun

The monument to Victory and the Soldiers of Verdun was built from 1926 to 1929. It was built by the architect Léon Chesnay on the site of the ruined 11th century Magdeleine collegiate church, and rests on the old ramparts of the Roman castrum cleared by the bombardments of 1916. At the top of the 30 m high, stands the statue of a warrior leaning on his sword and looking towards the East, sculpted by Jean Boucher. The tower is flanked by two Russian guns taken by the Germans and then taken over by the French. The 73 steps of the staircase lead to a crypt which houses the registers of soldiers who received the Verdun medal.

Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_%C3%A0_la_Victoire_et_aux_...

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