Martinique War Memorial
Fort-de-France, Martinique
N 14° 36.141 W 061° 04.052
Short Description:
A memorial to the citizens from Martinique who died fighting for France is located in the southeast quadrant of La Savane in Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Long Description:
A bronze sculpture of the Goddess of Liberty and Reason, Marianne, who is the national symbol of the French Republic, stands on a stone base with a marble plaque. Behind Marianne is a rectangular stone wall and to either side are long, low benches and a wooden wall. Marianne is barefoot and dressed in ankle length robes. She is wearing a Phrygian-style cap, a symbol of revolutionary France, and is holding a flame over her head with both hands.
The marble plaque on the base is inscribed in gold letters.
LA MARTINIQUE
RECONNAISSANTE
A SES FILS
MORTS POUR LA FRANCE
MARTINIQUE
RECOGNIZES
ITS SONS
WHO DIED FOR FRANCE
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