Ossuaire de la Haute Chevauchée

Inside this 9-meter-high monument inaugurated in1922 is an ossuary (charnel house) containing the remains of about 10,000 unidentified soldiers from all the countries involved in the fighting in the Argonne.

Located on the edge of a huge mine crater, the monument has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since September 2023.

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Koos Winkelman (1, 2), Adri Kramer (3, 4, 5)