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Despite protests from veterans, it was a monument dedicated to the people of Lille who died for Peace, and not for the Fatherland, that was chosen by the city council in 1924 on the proposal of architect Jacques Alleman.
Erected on Place Rihour, on the remains of the town hall burnt down in 1916, the monument became the starting point for a commemorative route dedicated to the great resistance fighters of Lille during the Great War, such as Louise de Bettignies, Léon Trulin and the members...
Erected on Place Rihour, on the remains of the town hall burnt down in 1916, the monument became the starting point for a commemorative route dedicated to the great resistance fighters of Lille during the Great War, such as Louise de Bettignies, Léon Trulin and the members...
