Memorial to the Soldiers and Sailors who died during the Siege of Paris 1870-71
Memorial to the Soldiers and Sailors who died during the Siege of Paris 1870-71, War memorial in Père Lachaise Cemetery, France.
The granite and bluestone memorial spans 12 meters in length and reaches 6.50 meters high, incorporating cast iron elements throughout its construction.
Completed in 1879, this monument pays tribute to French military personnel who perished during the Franco-Prussian War siege of Paris from 1870 to 1871.
The memorial represents a collaboration between architect Alfred Rivière and sculptors Power, Schrœder, Lefèvre, and Houreau, demonstrating French artistic techniques of the period.
Visitors can locate the memorial using the cemetery's main paths, with its coordinates at latitude 48.863389 and longitude 2.39082 within the cemetery grounds.
The structure combines three distinct materials - granite, bluestone, and cast iron - making it stand apart from other military monuments in the cemetery.
Location: Paris
Inception: 1879
Architects: Alfred Rivière
Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Émile Power, Jean-Louis-Désiré Schrœder, Camille Lefèvre, Émile Houreau
Height: 6.5 m
Length: 12 m
Width: 12 m
Made from material: granite, bluestone, cast iron
Part of: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Address: avenue circulaire, division 64, cimetière du Père-Lachaise
GPS coordinates: 48.86339,2.39082
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:57
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