Monument to the Dead

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Creator(s)

French, Algerian

Time period

creation date: 1918-1930

Location

Site: Qacentina (Algeria)

Cultural context

French

Algerian

Description

Located on the Sidi M'Cid hill. Built by the French government to honor the citizens of Constantine who died fighting for the French in World War I. It is a copy of the arch of Trajan at Timgad. On top is a bronze "Victory of Constantine" sculpture, a copy of a bronze sculpture in the Cirta Museum.

distant view, monument situated on Sidi M'Cid hill, 1993

Work type

Monument

Memorial

Medium

stone

Keywords

Architecture --Algeria