Memorial Allied Cooperation

This grand monument near Liège commemorates the collaboration between the Allied countries in the Great War (World War I).

In 1923, the Fédération Internationale des Anciens Combattants expressed a desire to create a monument dedicated to the soldiers of allied countries. Two years later, Liége was chosen as the site because it was the first city to have been seriously affected by World War I. Jozef Smolderen from Antwerp was the architect. The project was financed by public and private funds from the Allied countries. Thus, the central role of Liége was recognized internationally. The Neo-Byzantine-style religious ediface was dedicated in 1936. Its dome is covered in 13 tons of copper leaves from the former Belgian Congo. The tower is 75 meters tall and includes several floors and a crypt with mementos of the war. The monument is known for its Art-Deco architecture.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries & Anne Palmer
• Photos: Jean Housen (2,3,4) & LiveFromLiege (1,5).
• Le Mémorial Interallié