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Monument to the dead à Mailly-le-Château dans l'Yonne

Yonne

Monument to the dead

    1 Grande Rue
    89660 Mailly-le-Château
Monument aux morts
Monument aux morts
Monument aux morts
Monument aux morts
Crédit photo : Zeitgenössische Postkarte, Author unbekannt. - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1920
Project launch
22 juillet 1923
Opening of the monument
1er août 2016
Registration for historical monuments
30 septembre 2020
Classification of historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The monument to the dead, in full, including the four shells and the chain surrounding it, as demarcated on the plan annexed to the order (see para. AE 124): by order of 30 September 2020

Key figures

Max Blondat - Sculptor Author of the monument and statue.
Léon Blondat - Mayor of Mailly-le-Château Cousin of the sculptor, initiator of the project.

Origin and history

The monument to the dead of Mailly-le-Château is a memorial located Place du Champ-de-Mars, in the department of Yonne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. It was designed by the sculptor Max Blondat, known for his representations of child soldiers, and is distinguished by a statue of a bent bambin carrying a globe surmounted by a cock. Four 270-mm French shells, connected by a chain and coming from Chemilly-sur-Yonne ammunition depot, frame the monument, symbolizing war and peace.

The project was launched in January 1920 by the municipal council of Mailly-le-Château, which organized a public subscription and a contest to award the order. Léon Blondat, mayor of the commune and cousin of the sculptor, directly solicits Max Blondat. He presented a model already presented at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français in Paris in 1921. The monument, integrated into a public garden on 2 rue de la République, was inaugurated on 22 July 1923 after a year of work.

Originally listed as historical monuments on August 1, 2016, the Monument to the Dead is finally listed on September 30, 2020. It is now fully protected, including the statue, the shells and the chain, and belongs to the commune. This memorial is part of a series of works by Max Blondat dedicated to childhood and the memory of soldiers, marking the local and national history of the First World War.

External links

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