The tombs in the Aisne-Marne American World War I Cemetery, in Belleau in Northern France.
In this 42 acre cemetery they are 2.288 burials of American officers and soldiers, killed in the battle of Belleau and the battle of Chateau-Thierry.
United States of America in the First World War had sustained an estimated 360.000 casualties, including 126.000 killed in action and 234.000 wounded officers and soldiers.
The total number of military and civilian casualties in this war was over 37 million.
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This impressive black/golden armor is one of the gems of the National Military Museum (Musee d l’ Armee) of France, located at the complex of buildings of “Hotel National Des Invalides” in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
It protected almost completely the knight and his horse, and its very fine work and decoration makes it also an outstanding piece of art.
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This impressive huge monumental sculpture of four giant white figures, sitting on the beach, looking out over the North Sea is located near the big seaport of Esbjerg in Denmark.
The sculptor Svend Wiig Hansen made these 9m high sitting men with white concrete and named his work of art ‘MAN MEETS THE SEA’.
The monument during clear weather can be seen by the seamen from a distance of 19km.
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This monumental church, located in the commune of Vicoforte, province of Cuneo in northern Italy, is known for having the largest elliptical cupola in the world.
It is also known for its 6.032 square meters of high aesthetical quality frescos.
The construction of this large sanctuary began in 1596 and finished in the eighteenth century by Francesco Gallo.
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The impressive bronze statue of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Carl August (1757-1828) in a central place of the beautiful German city of Weimar.
The statue which is a work of the sculpture Adolf von Donndorf was unveiled in 1875 for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Carl August´s reign.
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