Reliefs at the Sarkophag at the top of the crypta - Elsass / France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Iris & Harry
N 47° 51.530 E 007° 09.009
32T E 361635 N 5302267
Around the Sarkophag we found the "Coat of arms" reliefs of the french citys which supports the Hartmannswillerkopf Project
Waymark Code: WMT579
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 09/28/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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"Die an der Zufahrtsstraße liegende Gedenkstätte Hartmannswillerkopf erinnert an die gefallenen Soldaten: Sie besteht aus einem Nationalfriedhof und einer Krypta mit je einem katholischen, evangelischen und jüdischen Altar und wurde als eines von vier französischen Denkmälern nach dem Waffenstillstand vom 11. November 1918 errichtet sowie 1921 unter Denkmalschutz gestellt. Mit (2009) ca. 250.000 Besuchern auf der frei zugänglichen Plattform des Soldatenfriedhofs und ca. 20.000 zahlenden Besuchern in der Krypta gehört die Gedenkstätte zu den meistbesuchten Tourismuszielen des Elsass."

EN:
"Near the road memorial Hartmannswillerkopf recalls the fallen soldier: It consists of a national cemetery and a crypt with one Catholic, Protestant and Jewish altar was built as one of four French monuments after the armistice of 11 November 1918 as well as 1921 conservation provided. With (2009) about 250,000 visitors to the freely accessible platform of the military cemetery and about 20,000 paying visitors in the crypt, the memorial is one of the most visited tourist destinations of Alsace."
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