Statues, arches, monuments classified in Burgundy

89480 Crain

The monument to the dead of Crain, carved in the 20th century in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, pays tribute to the soldiers of the First World War. An autobiographical work by Max Blondat, he evokes his life in the camouflage section.

71700 Tournus

The monument to the dead of Tournus, located in Place du Champ-de-Mars, is a 20th-century memorial using an ancient Roman column dedicated to First World War soldiers in Saône-et-Loire.

89660 Mailly-le-Château

The monument to the dead of Mailly-le-Château, erected in the 20th century in the Yonne, is a work carved by Max Blondat representing a child soldier, surrounded by shells connected by a chain, located Place du Champ-de-Mars.

21210 Saulieu

The monument to the dead of Saulieu, erected in the 20th century, is a sculptural work located in Carnot Square, paying tribute to the soldiers of the First World War in this Burgundy commune.

71100 Chalon-sur-Saône

The 20th-century Chalon-sur-Saône Memorial to the Dead is a stone-carved memorial located on the Legion of Honour esplanade, paying tribute to the Chalonian soldiers who died during the First World War.

Statue
21150 Alise-Sainte-Reine

The statue of Vercingetorix, a copper work by Aimé Millet (1865), dominates Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This 19th-century memorial celebrates the Gaulish chief on the presumed site of Alésia.

21320 Pouilly-en-Auxois

The monument to the dead of Pouilly-en-Auxois, erected in the 20th century, stands Place de la Libération. The work of sculptor Paul Gascq symbolizes national mourning with an allegorical figure of France.

Obélisque
21000 Dijon

The obelisk of Dijon, erected in the 18th century on the Place du Premier-Mai, commemorates the junction of the seas by the canal of Burgundy and the associated works. This historic monument, classified in 1964, symbolizes the Burgundy engineering of the time.