Cross of Lorraine monument

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The Cross of Lorraine monument is a towering memorial in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, France, symbolizing Free France and commemorating General Charles de Gaulle.

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Cross of Lorraine monument canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
architecturalStyle modernist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Appeal of 18 June ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
category Buildings and structures completed in 1972 ⓘ
Charles de Gaulle memorials ⓘ
Crosses in France ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Haute-Marne ⓘ
commemorates Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
commemorativeFunction national remembrance of Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
symbol of national unity ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1971 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
dedication memory of General de Gaulle ⓘ
hasViewOf surrounding countryside of Haute-Marne ⓘ
height about 44 metres ⓘ
approximately 150 feet ⓘ
heritage Gaullism ⓘ
inauguratedBy Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
inaugurationDate 18 June 1972 ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage French ⓘ
locatedIn Colombey-les-Deux-Églises ⓘ
France ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ
Haute-Marne ⓘ
maintainedBy Charles de Gaulle Memorial Foundation ⓘ
material granite cladding ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
near Bois de Colombey cemetery ⓘ
Charles de Gaulle burial site ⓘ
La Boisserie ⓘ
overlooks Colombey-les-Deux-Églises ⓘ
ownedBy French state ⓘ
partOf Charles de Gaulle memorial site ⓘ
religiousSymbolOrigin Cross of Lorraine used by Free France ⓘ
shape Cross of Lorraine ⓘ
symbolizes Free France ⓘ
French Resistance ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
visibleFrom surrounding roads near Colombey-les-Deux-Églises ⓘ
visitorFacility parking area ⓘ
pathway for visitors ⓘ
yearCompleted 1972 ⓘ

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Colombey-les-Deux-Églises → contains → Cross of Lorraine monument ⓘ