Guided tour of the Memorial of Dormans

Name: Guided tour of the Memorial of Dormans
Start: 2019-09-21T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2019-09-22T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de Dormans - Mémorial des batailles de la Marne 1914-1918

Discover the Memorial of battles of the Marne 1914-1918

21 and 22 September 2019Passed

Conditions

Desired registration(inscription), more precise information about the site

Registration

Christine Galopeau de Almeida

Discover the Memorial of battles of the Marne 1914-1918
The guided tour organised by the association " Mémorial de Dormans 1914-1918 " with the cooperation of the municipality of Dormans, will be free and allow to discover history(story) and symbolism of this certified monument "Heritage of XXÈ century".
Notebook of visit for the youngest.
Meeting(Appointment) at the foot of the walking(steps) of the Memorial, at the top of the park of the castle.
Free visits will be possible in opening hours (14h-18h)

About the location

Château de Dormans - Mémorial des batailles de la Marne 1914-1918

Parc du château, Avenue des Victoires, 51700 Dormans

Marne
Grand Est

The memorial of Dormans dominates the valley of the Marne. He(It) calls back(reminds) both victories of September, 1914 and of the summer, 1918\. It is a private creation wanted by the marshal Foch who chooses the site in 1919\. Works began in 1921 and ended ten years later. The memorial is compound(made up) of five parts(parties) with an access to the ossuary where are kept(preserved) the remains of 1 500 combatants. Outside, the lantern of the deaths calls back(reminds) the memory(souvenir) of the combatants.