Staircase in Montfaucon American Monument is a photograph by Weston Westmoreland which was uploaded on September 29th, 2016.
Staircase in Montfaucon American Monument
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Staircase in Montfaucon American Monument
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Weston Westmoreland
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Staircase in Montfaucon American Monument.
The World War I Montfaucon American Monument is located seven miles south of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial and 20 miles northwest of Verdun, France.
Designed by John Russell Pope, it consists of a massive granite doric column, surmounted by a statue symbolic of liberty, which towers more than 200-feet above the war ruins of the former village. It commemorates the American victory during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September to November 1918, when the American First Army forced the enemy to conduct a general retreat on this front.
On the walls of the foyer are an engraved map of the operations with a narrative and a special tribute to the American troops who served here. The observation platform on top of the memorial is reached by 234 steps and affords magnificent views of this battlefield.
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