Sujet

The First World War Douaumont Ossuary at first light in Douaumont-Vaux (Meuse), France

Légende

The Douaumont Ossuary (French: Ossuaire de Douaumont) is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont-Vaux, France, within the Verdun battlefield, and immediately next to the Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Necropolis. It was built on the initiative of Charles Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun.

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Photographe : DE ROCKER

Date

14 juin 2021

Crédit

Photo12/Alamy/DE ROCKER

Notre référence

LMY23T04_2G4B431

Utilisation

uniquement en France

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,3Mo (1,7Mo) / 48,8cm x 32,5cm / 5760 x 3840 (300dpi)

Mots clés

jacques hardy church bell-tower roman catholic christian religion religious first light blue sky sunny unusual cross landmark western front battle of verdun first world war douaumont ossuary fleury-devant-douaumont national necropolis france french soldiers ossuaire de douaumont dawn pink sky wwi german world war i world war 1 ww1 ww i ww 1 meuse europe european facade architecture tourist attraction visitor attraction sightseeing historical douaumont-vaux battlefield military charles ginisty 1914-1918 21 february 1916 - 19 december 1916 germany andré maginot albert lebrun léon azéma