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Monday’s Monument: Monument de la Paix, Saint Herblain, France

Monday’s Monument: Monument de la Paix, Saint Herblain, France

by Susan | Dec 26, 2022 | Monuments

The text on the plaque reads: Ville de Saint Herblain Monument de la Paix inauguré le 11 Novembe 2000 imaginons un monde ou les couples, en se déchirant , ne déchireraient pas les coeurs de leurs enfants une terre ou toutes les cultures, ou toutes les couleurs se...
Monday’s Monument: Monument to the Unknown Civilian, Paris, France

Monday’s Monument: Monument to the Unknown Civilian, Paris, France

by Susan | Dec 5, 2022 | Monuments

On September 26, 2019 in Paris, Humanity & Inclusion unveiled what it claims is the world’s first Monument to the Unnamed Civilian. Their goal is to “denounce the devastating pattern of modern conflict, which harms innocent civilians over and over again. In...
Monday’s Monument: Monument aux Morts, Château-Arnoux, France

Monday’s Monument: Monument aux Morts, Château-Arnoux, France

by Susan | Nov 9, 2020 | Monuments

This monument represents a man breaking his sword on his knee; behind him, a woman is weeping. At the top, a globe is surrounded by an olive branch. The monument was installed in 1928 at the intersection of two national roads. When the crossroad became too congested,...
Monday’s Monument: Pax (Aristide Briand Monument), Paris, France

Monday’s Monument: Pax (Aristide Briand Monument), Paris, France

by Susan | May 18, 2020 | Monuments

Pax, a monument to Aristide Briand, is to the left of the front gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Quai d’Orsay. It is by Paul Landowski and was dedicated in 1937. The central relief shows peace sheltering a family; the robed figures represent the...
Monday’s Monument: Le Monument des Fraternisation, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France

Monday’s Monument: Le Monument des Fraternisation, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France

by Susan | Dec 23, 2019 | Monuments

Fraternization—peaceful and sometimes friendly interactions between opposing forces—was a regular feature in quiet front-line sectors of the Western Front during World War I. Although the 1914 Christmas Truce is the most well known, throughout the war soldiers...
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