Bapaume city

This monument located next to the Hotel de Ville was built in memory of Albert Tailliandier and Raoul Briquet, who were killed in the explosion of the building March 25, 1917.

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Parish of Saint Nicolas was built during the creation of the city in 1085, destroyed during the First World War it was rebuilt on the same foundation in 1928.

You will see the statue of Notre Dame de Pitié from the fifteenth century, the only monument that has not been destroyed.

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Monument on which are inscribed the words "Pro Patria", precede the classic formul "Town of Bapaume to her children".

On the side you can see a woman and a child symbolizing obviously the widow and orphan.

Crédit photo : Marc ROUSSEL (markus3), license CC-BY-SA-3.0