Made in Lorraine stone from Savonnières in Perthois and Jaumont, the work consists of a sculpture by Denis Mellinger and a base that contains the medallion "Order of Agricultural Merit" and the following inscriptions :

"honor and agriculture

1914-1918

1939-1945 »

Located in the city center, the Victory Monument steps lead to a crypt housing the names of the Verdun medal-winning soldiers.

The building emphasizes the taste of the time for the harmony of proportions and the elegance of the carved decorations. It also reflects the advances in civil architecture from the Renaissance to comfort, with its large reception room open to the light of day. The courtyard and the garden illustrate the search for pleasure areas within the house. However, two elements recall the religious function of the builders and add to the character of the architecture : the small oratory of Gothic inspiration for prayers and the two-level gallery that evokes the architecture of the cloisters.

The Notre-Dame de Verdun cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Verdun, in the Meuse department (in, the Ardennes), in the Grand Est region. Episcopal seat of the diocese of Verdun, it is raised to the dignity of basilica by Pope Pius xii in 1947.

The cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is built from 990 according to the Roman-Rhineland plan. It is the oldest in Lorraine and one of the oldest in Europe. It suffered several ravages in the eleventh and twelfth centuries leading to the reconstruction of some parts and the addition of others. On November 11,1147, Pope Eugene iii consecrated the cathedral. From the 14th to the 16th century, the building is modified according to the Gothic style. After a fire in 1755 that caused him to lose two of its four bell towers, the cathedral was remodeled in Baroque and Rococo styles. Severely damaged by bombing during the First World War, it is restored again.

The cathedral is listed as a historical monument since October 30,1906, and the cloister since July 13,1907. It also contains many objects listed or classified as historical monuments.

The World Center for Peace, Freedoms and Human Rights is a place of exhibition, meeting and reflection for the promotion of peace, freedoms and human rights. Created in 1990, it is located since 1994 in the former episcopal palace of Verdun, in the department of Meuse, in the Grand Est region.

The episcopal palace was built in the eighteenth century to serve as a prestigious residence for the bishops of Verdun. Acquired by the municipality in 1906 after the separation of the churches and the state, the building was heavily damaged during the Battle of Verdun of 1916. After a major restoration campaign, the bishop can return to the place in 1935. He finally left the palace in 1993 to allow the World Peace Center to settle there the following year.

The center hosts temporary exhibitions of varying length, conferences, seminars and concerts. A wing of the episcopal palace also houses the municipal library.

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Created in 1967 on the initiative of the National Committee of Remembrance of Verdun and its president Maurice Genevoix, the museum is a place of memory for veterans of the First World War. From late 2013 to early 2016, the Memorial closes for renovation and extension work. On February 21st, 2016, it reopens on the occasion of the centenary of the beginning of the battle of Verdun. The scenography of the museum is modernized and more educational, and the conflict is now presented from a Franco-German point of view.

The ossuary of Douaumont is a monument in memory of the soldiers of the Battle of Verdun of 1916, located on the border of the communes of Douaumont and Fleury-devant-Douaumont, a few kilometers from Verdun, in the department of Meuse in the region Great East.

The ossuary was designed after the armistice of 1918 at the initiative of Bishop Charles Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun. Inaugurated on August 7, 1932 by the President of the Republic, it houses the remains of 130,000 unknown soldiers, French and Germans. It is the site of one of the symbols of Franco-German friendship: the handshake of François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl on September 22, 1984. It is classified as a historical monument on May 2, 1996.

In front of the ossuary, the national necropolis of Douaumont collects 16,142 graves of French soldiers, mostly Catholics, including a square of 592 steles of Muslim soldiers. The military cemetery also contains two memorials dedicated respectively to the soldiers of Jewish and Moslem confessions.

A small village in Meuse, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon is located 38 kilometres north-west of Verdun. The municipality is known for having in its eastern section the biggest American First World War cemetery, the World War I Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial. It was designed by two American architects, opened in 1937 and is accessible all year.

14,246 American soldiers who lost their lives in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive are buried there, in an area of 52 hectares. This spectacular field of gravestones, in the middle of a superb tree-lined park, is dominated by a Memorial and a chapel containing the flags of the Allied countries, and stained glass windows depicting the insignia of the American divisions. In one of the commemorative loggias, a sign lists the names of all the soldiers who were unidentified or went missing. Also including a peaceful lake where water lilies grow, this memorial site invites contemplation.

Meanwhile, the visitor centre helps people to understand the stages of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the Americans' intervention and soldiers' everyday life, using historical reconstructions and period footage.