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Monument to the dead à Dijon en Côte-d'or

Côte-dor

Monument to the dead

    2 Cours du Parc
    21000 Dijon
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Crédit photo : Christophe.Finot - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
début des années 1920
Municipal decision
1920
First model rejected
août 1921
New projects submitted
9 novembre 1924
Official Inauguration
30 septembre 2020
Historical monument classification
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Heritage classified

The monument to the dead and the roundabout at the center of which it is placed, with its complete, sis roundabout Edmond Michelet, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree (cad. CO 179): classification by decree of 30 September 2020

Key figures

Gaston Gérard - Mayor of Dijon Initiator of the commemorative project.
Auguste Drouot - Architect Author of the plans of the monument.
Jean Dampt - Sculptor Creator of Victory Allegory.
Henri Bouchard - Sculptor Author of the hairs and relief Alsace-Lorraine.
Paul Gasq - Sculptor Director of the bas-relief "Le Départ"*.
Eugène Piron - Sculptor Author of the bas-relief *"Le Retour"*.

Origin and history

The Victory and Remembrance Monument in Dijon, located in the heart of the Edmond-Michelet roundabout (formerly occupied by a water jet), was commissioned in the early 1920s by the municipality led by Gaston Gérard. The aim was to honor the Dijonians who died for France during the Great War. Four Burgundy sculptors — Henri Bouchard, Jean Dampt, Paul Gasq and Eugène Piron — initially proposed a model representing a Victoire carrying a dead soldier, rejected in 1920. After three new proposals in 1921, a summary of their work was validated. The plans were designed by architect Auguste Drouot, and the sculptures were carried out collectively. The monument was inaugurated on 9 November 1924 by the Minister of War.

The monument takes the form of a catafalca dominated by an allegory of the Victory (Jean Dampt) brandishing a laurel crown. The sides present two bas-reliefs: "Le Départ" (Paul Gasq) and "Le Retour" (Eugène Piron). On the back, Henri Bouchard sculpted "The Return to France of Alsace and Lorraine", symbolized by a soldier offering two young girls to a female figure embodying France. The circular planade, paved and decorated with a war cross, is framed by walls surmounted by two statues of hair: "La Marne" and "Verdun" (Henri Bouchard).

Ranked as historical monuments by order of 30 September 2020, the whole includes the monument and its landscape developments. This project reflects the local artistic commitment and the memory of the post-war period, while integrating strong symbols of territorial reconquest (Alsace-Lorraine). The materials and circular layout highlight its solemn and commemorative character, anchored in the urban space of Dijon.

External links

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