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Memorial · Art Deco

Douaumont Ossuary

Léon Azéma, Max Edrei and Jacques Hulot · Douaumont, France · 1932

Key featuresA long barrel-vaulted cloister with a central lantern tower; small outer windows reveal the bones within.

Architect
Léon Azéma, Max Edrei and Jacques Hulot
Place
Douaumont, France
Year
1932
Typology
Memorial
Movement
Art Deco
Region
Europe
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