Monument to the Dead

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Monument of the Dead
World War I Memorial
Monument aux Morts
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/111944
Date
1918-1930
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
 
Type of Work
Monument; Memorial
Subject
Arches, World War, 1914-1918, Monuments, War memorials, Architecture --Algeria, Architecture, French colonial, Maghreb, Constantine (Algeria), Cliffs, Hills
Rights
(c) 1993 Ahmet Ersoy
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