{"id":23937,"date":"2025-07-24T12:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/?p=23937"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:10:21","slug":"le-monument-americain-de-montfaucon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/?p=23937","title":{"rendered":"Le monument am\u00e9ricain de Montfaucon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Le monument am\u00e9ricain de Montfaucon<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>\nMonument comm\u00e9morant la victoire am\u00e9ricaine au cours de l\u2019offensive Meuse-Argonne qui se d\u00e9roula du 26 septembre au 11 novembre 1918.<\/h3>\n<h3>Il est situ\u00e9 sur le territoire de la commune de Montfaucon-d\u2019Argonne dans la Meuse.<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23934\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-1170x1560.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01499-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23931\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01496-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Ce monument a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9rig\u00e9 et est entretenu par l\u2019Am\u00e9rican Battle Monuments Commission, une agence gouvernementale am\u00e9ricaine. Il est l\u2019\u0153uvre de l\u2019architecte John Russel Pope (1874-1937).<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23924\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-1024x837.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-1536x1256.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-2048x1675.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-1920x1570.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-1170x957.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01509-585x478.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 inaugur\u00e9 le 1<sup>er<\/sup> ao\u00fbt 1937 en pr\u00e9sence d\u2019Albert Lebrun, pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique. Le pr\u00e9sident des Etats-Unis Franklin Delano Roosevelt pronon\u00e7a, depuis Washington, une allocution qui fut retransmise en direct \u00e0 Montfaucon.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23935\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01500-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>D\u2019une hauteur de 71 m\u00e8tres, le monument est constitu\u00e9 d\u2019une colonne dorique en granit massif, surmont\u00e9e d\u2019une statue symbolisant la Libert\u00e9 et domine les ruines de l\u2019ancien village. La plateforme d\u2019observation peut \u00eatre atteinte par un escalier de 234 marches o\u00f9 les courageux jouissent d\u2019une vue sur la quasi-totalit\u00e9 du terrain conquis lors de cette offensive.<\/h3>\n<h3>Autour du monument, on trouve les ruines de l\u2019ancien village ainsi que des bunkers allemands.<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23937 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/asrecane.com\/?attachment_id=23928'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01492-scaled-e1753348685348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/asrecane.com\/?attachment_id=23927'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01505-scaled-e1753348614270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/asrecane.com\/?attachment_id=23926'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01503-scaled-e1753348511208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-23937 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/asrecane.com\/?attachment_id=23929'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01493-scaled-e1753348752463.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/asrecane.com\/?attachment_id=23930'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01495-scaled-e1753348809526.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23925\" src=\"https:\/\/asrecane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC01501-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">Fran\u00e7ois Regnauld 19\/07\/2025<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le monument am\u00e9ricain de Montfaucon Monument comm\u00e9morant la victoire am\u00e9ricaine au cours de l\u2019offensive Meuse-Argonne qui se d\u00e9roula du 26 septembre au 11 novembre 1918. 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