Douaumont Ossuary

France / Lorraine / Bras-sur-Meuse /
 memorial, monument, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place, war memorial
The Ossuary at Douaumont contains the remains of 130,000 unidentified soldiers.
90th Anniversary celebrated 11/11/08 by French President Sarkozy.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douaumont_ossuary
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Coordinates:   49°12'29"N   5°25'25"E
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