The World Peace Centre of Verdun was built in the Episcopal Palace and was designed in 1723 by Robert De Cotte, who was a favourite architect of Louis XV.
The main courtyard was built in the 18th century. Today, the building houses the World Peace Centre which is used for meetings, conferences, and...
With the aim of reducing the St Mihiel Salient formed as early as September 1914, the French carried out an assault at Les Eparges on 17th February 1915. . This assault was immediately followed by German counter-attacks that allowed the latter to regzin the terrain. Bitter fighting was to follow at...
Built upon the initiative of His Grace Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun, Douaumont Ossuary was inaugurated on 7th August 1932 by the President of the French Republic, Albert Lebrun.
On the 137m-long façade, the shields of each town or city having helped build the Ossuary can be seen. Its 46m-high tower overlooks...
