Les Chevaliers cathares, Contemporary sculpture by highway A61 in Narbonne, France.
Three massive cement sculptures, each 13 meters tall, stand along the highway A61 at Pech Loubat rest area near Narbonne.
Jacques Tissinier created these monumental sculptures in 1980 to commemorate the Cathar knights who faced persecution in southern France during the 13th century.
French singer Francis Cabrel wrote a song about these sculptures, describing them as knights who softly cry by the highway side.
One of the three colossal structures contains a spiral staircase that leads visitors to an observation point inside the knight's head.
The sculptures were purchased by Autoroutes du Sud de la France in 1982 for 190,000 francs and represent the only highway art mentioned in a popular song.
Location: Narbonne
Inception: 1980
Creator: Jacques Tissinier
GPS coordinates: 43.15435,2.96568
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:42
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