Muslim memorial, military cemetery, Douaumont
Memorial to muslim soldiers, inaugurated by French President Jacques Chirac in 2006 on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun, in memory of the 28, 000 muslim soldiers who died at Verdun in World War One, at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The monument is built in Moorish style, with a 25m long ambulatory with crenellated roofline and a central koubba or cupola. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13432059
Media ID
45112658
Size
8511px x 5388px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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