Monument aux morts de l'île du Souvenir, War memorial on Souvenir Island in Parc de la Tête d'Or, France

The Monument aux morts de l'île du Souvenir stands on the Île du Souvenir in Parc de la Tête d'Or. Its cenotaph shows six figures carrying a shrouded slab, inspired by Arnold Böcklin's painting Isle of the Dead. The lower walls bear 10,600 names of Lyonnais who died for France in World War I, carved in alphabetical columns on pale stone blocks from the Cruchaud and Goulot quarries.

The memorial was completed in 1930 following a design competition won by architect Tony Garnier and created as a tribute to over 10,000 soldiers from Lyon who died in World War I. The collaborative project brought together multiple artists and reflected the nation's effort to process its massive losses.

The island is called île du Souvenir, also île-aux-Cygnes, and the memorial was inspired by Arnold Böcklin's painting L'Île des morts. The 10,600 names on the lower walls are those of Lyonnais who died for France in World War I; a 2013 cleaning made them legible again.

The memorial sits on an island accessed via pathways through Parc de la Tête d'Or, which reopened to visitors in 2017 after extensive restoration work. Wear comfortable walking shoes as some paths are uneven, and allow time to move slowly and read the inscriptions.

The memorial's stone blocks came from two quarries, Cruchaud at Buxy and Le Goulot at Montagny-lès-Buxy. After sculptor Jean-Baptiste Larrivé died, his brother Auguste completed the cenotaph. A 2013 cleaning made the 10,600 engraved names legible again.