Douaumont ossuary, War memorial in Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France.
The concrete structure extends 137 meters in length with a central tower reaching 46 meters, containing remains of 130,000 unidentified French and German soldiers.
Marshal Philippe Pétain laid the first stone in 1920, and President Albert Lebrun officially inaugurated the memorial on April 7, 1932.
The memorial includes stained glass windows depicting war scenes, a frontline soldier, and a nurse, created by artist Georges Desvallières.
The ossuary welcomes visitors daily between 14:00 and 17:00, offering guided tours and a documentary film about the Battle of Verdun.
The central tower functions as a lantern of the dead, projecting light visible from 40 kilometers away across the former battlefield.
Location: Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Inception: 1920
Architects: Léon Azéma, Max Edrei, Jacques Hardy
Creator: Berthe Girardet, Jean-Elie Vezien, George Desvallières
Architectural style: Art Deco
Height: 46 m
Made from material: concrete
Part of: Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
Address: Sous Thiaumont 55100 Douaumont-Vaux
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 14:00-17:00
Phone: +33329845481
Website: https://verdun-douaumont.com
GPS coordinates: 49.20826,5.42367
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:37
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