The "Constellation de la Douleur" or the "Constellation of Pain" outside the Caverne du Dragon museum, Chemin des Dames, France.

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""Constellation of Pain", a tribute to the battalion of riflemen "Senegalese" This work, which pays tribute to the thousands of men from the former territory of French West Africa to be enrolled in a war that is waged Europeans near the Dragon's Cave, on one of the slopes of the Way Ladies that have fallen during the year 1917 hundreds of soldiers African battalions of riflemen "Senegalese". Entitled "Constellation of Pain", this sculpture commissioned by the General Council of the Aisne - as part of the commemorations of the 90th anniversary of the battles of the Chemin des Dames - is the work of Christian Lapie. It is composed of nine statues wood raw calcined any length erect toward the sky. This sculpture was inaugurated on 22 September 2007 by Yves Daudigny, President of the General Council of the Aisne, Stéphane Fratacci, Prefect of the Aisne and Colonel Papa Niang M omar, military attaché of the Embassy of Senegal. The ceremony was punctuated by a musical tribute rendered by saxophonist Manu Dibango. " translated using Google translate.

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Size: 2415px × 3624px
Location: Caverne du Dragon, Chemin des Dames, northern France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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