The French War Memorial in Pondicherry, India
The French War Memorial (Monument aux combattants des Indes francaises morts pour la patrie) on Goubert Avenue is a solemn reminder of those brave soldiers who laid down their lives, for their country during the First World War. It was erected in 1937 and inaugurated on April 3, 1938 by the governor Crocicchia. Behind the memorial is a bronze bas-relief representing the arrival of Dupleix in Pondicherry in 1742. Every year on the 14th July (Bastille Day) the memorial is beautifully illuminated and homage is paid to those brave martyrs.
Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Beach Road, Puducherry, India
Photo credit: © Paramvir Singh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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