Meuse Argonne American Cemetery Chapel
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Meuse Argonne American Cemetery Chapel
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Meuse Argonne American WWI cemetery chapel. Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France.
Located on a small valley east of the village of Romagne, the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is the biggest American cemetery in Europe. It covers 130.5 acres and over 14,000 American soldiers rest in it, most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I.
The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool. Behind and above the grave sections, there stands this square escorted by two arched loggias.
This chapel was designed in the Romanesque style by Luis Ayres. It was finished in 1932. From the entrance you face an alcove with an altar circled by United States and Allied nations’ flags. Subdued light washes through stained glass insignias of American divisions and over the marble floor.
Walking those cemeteries is never easy. A century has passed, but the soldiers resting there remain young kids forever. They lost their lives and their future. Their wives, the kids they would have had... so much to sacrifice for one single person.
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March 27th, 2020
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