Monday Monuments and Memorials – Monument aux morts, Soissons, France

Citizens of Soissons evacuating the city under bombardment

Monument aux morts, Soissons, France. À Soissons immortelle: À ses enfants tombés glorieusement pour la patrie

Crushing the vase of Soissons

Monument aux morts, Soissons. Leur sacrifice a sauvé la patrie et la liberté

In 1914, the City of Soissons started work on a monument to pay tribute to its rich history. When the monument was completed in 1926, it had a dual role, paying tribute as well to the citizens of Soissons who died in the Great War.

The limestone monument, created by sculptor Albert Bartholomé, is on Place Fernand Marquigny, behind the cathedral.