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Cahors
Lot
Midi-Pyrénées

Place Lafayette

Monument aux morts de 1870-71

War memorial 1870-71

Cyprien-Antoine Calmon
1881

Description

Column in three sections:

a square base, with at the front a statue of a dying commander Ferdinand Foulhiade (1828-1870) (le commandant des mobiles du lot tué a torigny le 10 decembre 1870) and texts at the sides;
a square mid-section with on all four sides a statue of a soldier with a coat of arms above him,
- front: coat of arms of Cahors
- right: (cross)
- back: (3 hamers?)
- left: (5 peren)
an octagonal top section with guirlandes.

Inscription(s)

Front:

A LA MEMOIRE
des mobiles et des soldats du lot
morts pour la defense nationale
1870-1871

Sides:

armée du nord
1^re et 2^me armées de la loire
armée de l'est

armée du rhin
défense nationale
armée de paris

Annotation

The architect of the monument is Ficat Coëque-Verdier.

Sculptor

Cyprien-Antoine Calmon (Creysse 1837 - Cahors 1901), French sculptor.

Sources & Information

Chemins de Memoire, 46_Cahors.

Locatie (N 44°27'8" - E 1°26'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frmp009; Photograph: 31 August 2011
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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