Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France
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The Chateau-Thierry American Monument in France is a World War I memorial overlooking the Marne River, honoring American and French forces who fought in the region’s 1918 battles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France canonical | 1 |
| Château-Thierry American Monument | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I memorial
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | Paul Philippe Cret ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Expeditionary Forces
ⓘ
French Army on the Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
French Army in World War I
|
| builtBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| category |
American military memorials and cemeteries
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Aisne ⓘ World War I memorials in France ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Second Battle of the Marne
ⓘ
surface form:
Aisne-Marne offensive of 1918
American forces in World War I ⓘ French forces in World War I ⓘ Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| commemorativePeriod | 1918 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | American and French troops who fought in 1918 battles near Château-Thierry ⓘ |
| department | Aisne ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central sculptural group
ⓘ
inscriptions in English and French ⓘ large double colonnade ⓘ orientation table ⓘ relief map of military operations ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Château-Thierry
ⓘ
surface form:
Château-Thierry and the Marne valley
|
| inaugurated | 1937 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hill 204 ⓘ |
| location |
Château-Thierry
ⓘ
surface form:
Château-Thierry, Aisne, France
|
| maintainedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearBattlefieldOf |
Aisne-Marne
ⓘ
surface form:
Château-Thierry sector of the Western Front
Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
surface form:
Marne salient
|
| overlooks |
Marne
ⓘ
surface form:
Marne River
|
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor the achievements and sacrifices of American forces in the region
ⓘ
to honor the cooperation of American and French forces in 1918 battles ⓘ |
| region | Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| situatedNear | Château-Thierry American Cemetery and Memorial ⓘ |
| subjectOf | heritage tourism in Aisne ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Franco-American friendship
ⓘ
cooperation between American Expeditionary Forces and French Army in 1918 ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Château-Thierry American Monument