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The monument to the dead of Gevrey-Chambertin, erected in the 20th century, is distinguished by an original architectural structure. It rests on a quadrangular base surmounted by a four-sided edicle, crowned with a diamond-shaped tip. The wine-growing theme, emblematic of the region, is highlighted from the base of the church, while the face facing the village has a mosaic. The other sides bear commemorative inscriptions, and the top is decorated with olive branches in faience, symbols of peace. The ensemble is lined with grids with Art Deco motifs, reflecting the dominant artistic style of the era.

Filed as a Historical Monument in total (including its grids) by order of 1 August 2016, this monument is the collaborative work of architect A. Drouot and sculptor Ernest-Lucien Bonnotte. Its location on the Monument Square in Gevrey-Chambertin makes it a central point of local collective memory. The accuracy of its location is estimated as "passible" (note 5/10), based on available data. A property of the commune, he embodied both a tribute to the disappeared and an artistic testimony of the 1920s and 1930s, when monuments to the dead flourished in France to mark the legacy of the First World War.

Decorative elements, such as olive branches and wine motifs, emphasize a desire to reconcile pain and hope. Art Deco, present in the grids, recalls the influence of this movement on the applied arts of the inter-war period. This monument thus illustrates a double dimension: memorial, by its role of remembrance, and aesthetic, by its integration into the urban and cultural landscape of Gevrey-Chambertin, a commune renowned for its wine heritage in Burgundy.

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