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.

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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 ⓘ

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Paul Philippe Cret → notableWork → Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France ⓘ
Château-Thierry → hasLandmark → Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Château-Thierry American Monument