France surprising WWI sites in France
Just over 100 years ago, the First World War was raging in North Eastern France along the line known as the Western Front. In this video, follow Darley Newman on her discovery of authentic historic sites of battles as an introduction to the WWI series « Travels with Darley » produced for PBS channel. Among the sites of Lorraine Meuse are Vauquois, Douaumont Ossuary and Fort Douaumont near Verdun.
Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun, Lorraine, France, Europe
The Douaumont ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont, France, within the Verdun battlefield. It was built on the initiative of Charles Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun. It has been designated a nécropole nationale, or national cemetery. During the 300 days of the Battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) approximately 230,000 men died out of a total of 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing). The battle became known in German as Die Hölle von Verdun (English: The Hell of Verdun), or in French as L'Enfer de Verdun, and was conducted on a battlefield covering less than 20 square kilometers (7.7 sq mi). The ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of both French and German soldiers who died on the Verdun battlefield. Through small outside windows, the skeletal remains of at least 130,000 unidentified combatants of both nations can be seen filling up alcoves at the lower edge of the building. On the inside of the ossuary building, the ceiling and walls are partly covered by plaques bearing names of French soldiers who fell during the Battle of Verdun. A few of the names are from fighting that took place in the area during World War II, as well as for veterans of the Indochina and Algerian Wars. The families of the soldiers that are recognized here by name contributed for those individual plaques. In front of the monument, and sloping downhill, lies the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War with 16,142 graves. It was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran André Maginot, who would later design the Maginot Line. The ossuary was officially inaugurated on 7 August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun. The architects of the ossuary were Léon Azéma, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy; George Desvallières designed the stained glass windows. The tower is 46 meters (151 ft) high and has a panoramic view of the battlefields. The tower contains a bronze death-bell, weighing over 2 metric tons (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons), called Bourdon de la Victoire, which is sounded at official ceremonies. It was offered by an American benefactor, Anne Thornburn Van Buren, in 1927. At the top of the tower is a rotating red and white lantern of the dead, which until recently shone on the battlefields at night. The cloister is 137 meters (449 ft) long and contains 42 interior alcoves.
Great War Centenary Destination France - Canada
In August of 1914, Great Britain and France went to war against Germany. The Canadian government sent some of its troops to lend a hand to those of Great Britain.
On the occasion of the commemoration of the Centenary of the Great War, do not forget to visit the two emblematic sites of the intervention of Canadian troops on French soil: the Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada and the Newfoundland Memorial in Beaumont-Hamel.
Discover the other must-see sites of the Destination Front West, such as Fort Douaumont, the Memorial of Thiepval, the National Necropolis of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and many more.
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Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada - Hauts-de-France
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial - Somme (®Nicolas Bryant)
Fort of Douaumont - Meuse
Thiepval Memorial, Interpretation Center and Museum - Somme
National Necropolis of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette - Hauts-de-France
Welcom to France, un Pays Merveilleux
Environ 90 photos sur la France et ses paysages et architectures fantastique
Laissez vos Com mais soyez sympa c'est ma deuxième Vidéo xD
J'ai essayé de ne pas prendre que Paris ( sa ne veut pas dire que j'nai pas mit la Tour Eiffel !! =), en montrant des endroits un peu moins connu en générale... vous verrez :)
Petit résumé :
1 : Le Mont Sain Michel
2 : Le Viaduc de Millau, un des pont les plus haut du monde
3 : La Tour Eiffel dans ses différentes robes
4 : Le Grand Palais et son toit de verre imposant
5 : Le cite de Carnac et ses centaines de Rochers alignés, mais que signifient ils réellement ?!
6 : Le Viaduc de Nîmes, dû moins une partie
7 : Versailles, résidence du Roi Soleil
8 : La Forêt de Broceliande et sa source magie ou selon la Légende Merlin l'Enchanteur y serai emprisonné dans une tour invisible
9 : Le Barrage de Tigne et son imposante peinture
10 : Verdun et l'ossuaire de douaumont
11 : Le Louvre, le plus grand musée du monde
12 : Les Invalides et sont cloché doré
13 : Les Champs-Elysées, la plus belle avenue du Monde
14 : La Défense, le manhattan parisien dominé par l'arche de la défense, magnifique édifice.
15 : Quelques photos connu rapidement
16 : Le Château de PierreFonds que je trouve superbe et typique des château du moyen-age avec ses grandes tours
Ps : Je trouve la musique Magnifique mais je ne connais pas le titre :s alors si quelqu'un la connait dites :)
J'ai fais sa le soir, ma sauvegarde a déconné resultat ben me reste qu'un exemplaire de la vidéo que je n'avais pas totalement terminer donc vive les fautes d'orthographes que j'ai caché par des notes rajoutées sur l'écran dsl :s
Encore merci d'avoir Regardé =)
Eeriest Place on Earth - Fort Douaumont
Fort Douaumont - one of the Eeriest Places on Earth - was the mightiest of the forts surrounding Verdun. It was occupied by the German army before being taken back in October 1916. The battered remains of the fort stand as an eloquent testimony to the courage and bravery of those slaughtered, and gives an insight into the terrible conditions in which they lived and died.
Verdun-Meuse from above - drone video - Visit Lorraine - EN
Discover stunning views from high above the historical city of Verdun in Lorraine.
The different shots were taken with a drone and reveal the must-see sights of the tourist city: Verdun Memorial, Ossuary of Verdun…
The video was made by Lorraine Tourisme, in partnership with Meuse Tourisme, and the Nancy production agency C2images, specialised in aerial imagery.
This film is a part of a series of several drone videos of Lorraine, an authentic tourist destination in Eastern France:
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