| Photo Information |
Copyright: HUERTAS Raphael (raphsax)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-12 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Olympus E 300 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-12-29 5:54 |
| Viewed: 376 |
| Points: 0 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French] |
| American memorial the Aisne-Marne Builds in 1933 on dimension 204, to 3 km in the West of Castle-Thierry, the monument offers a wide sight of the valley of the Marne. It is composed of imposing doubles colonnade dominating a paysagée terrace. Large statues symbolizing the United States and France, linked by a long friendship, decorate its western side, while the side east shelters an eagle with also impressive dimensions. Under this sculpture the following inscription is engraved: "TIME WILL NOT TARNISH the GLORY OF THEIR EXPLOITS" Below, a large chart of the area, conceived by Paul P. Cret, recalls the progression of the American forces as from July 18, 1918. In front of the chart, a table of orientation indicates the directions and the distances from the points of historical interest. In 1928, thanks to the plans of the architect in charge of the construction of the monument, Andre FLEECE, Master-craftsman cabinetmaker in Castle-Thierry, a model of the monument out of wooden manufactured completely. After the second world war, this model was offered to the museum of the town of Mobile in Alabama (the United States) where it is toujous exposed. |
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