Douaumont Ossuary
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Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
ossuary ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect |
Jacques Hardy
ⓘ
Léon Azéma NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Edrei ⓘ |
| commemorates | Battle of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | World War I ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| containsRemainsOf |
French soldiers
ⓘ
German soldiers ⓘ unidentified soldiers ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasCemeteryType | military cemetery ⓘ |
| hasGravesOf |
Muslim French soldiers
ⓘ
identified French soldiers ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bell tower
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ cloister ⓘ crypt ⓘ lantern tower ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ |
| height | 46 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1932-08-07 ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | lantern of the dead ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Douaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Meuse department ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Lorraine ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Fort Douaumont ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials | over 130000 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnidentifiedRemains | over 130000 ⓘ |
| operator | Souvenir Français ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Verdun, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Verdun battlefield
|
| ownedBy |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| purpose |
commemoration of war dead
ⓘ
reconciliation between France and Germany ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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