Le Monument vivant de Biron
The Monument vivant de Biron is a work by German artist Jochen Gerz, inaugurated in 1996. On the former war memorial in front of a wooden hall in the French commune of Biron, in the Dordogne department, the artist randomly and anonymously placed plaques…Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Biron and Église Notre-Dame-de-Bourg de Biron.
Château de Biron
Castle
Photo: Paternel 1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Biron is a castle in the valley of the Lède in the commune of Biron in the Dordogne département of France. Château de Biron is situated 100 metres northeast of Le Monument vivant de Biron.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Bourg de Biron
Church
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Bourg de Biron is a church, which is situated 200 metres southeast of Le Monument vivant de Biron.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Vergt-de-Biron
Church
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Vergt-de-Biron is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Le Monument vivant de Biron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soulaures and Monpazier.
Soulaures
Village
Photo: Pays du Grand Bergeracois, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Soulaures is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Church of Saint-Martial built in the twelfth century. The small single nave church has a bell placed at the right wall of the triumphal arch. Soulaures is situated 4½ km northeast of Le Monument vivant de Biron.
Monpazier
Photo: JordyMeow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monpazier is one of the finest examples of a bastide town and a commune in the Dordogne département of France. Built in 1284 by Edward I of England it follows the classic plan of a bastide, built round a square surrounded by arcades, with a large church near the centre.
Capdrot
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capdrot is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Capdrot is situated 7 km northeast of Le Monument vivant de Biron.
Le Monument vivant de Biron
- Type: Memorial
- Description: 1996 living monument in Biron, Dordogne, France
- Categories: war memorial, obelisk, and historic site
- Location: Biron, Arrondissement of Bergerac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.63133° or 44° 37′ 53″ northLongitude
0.87151° or 0° 52′ 17″ eastInception
July 13th, 1996Open location code
8FP2JVJC+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2152120773OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q3224769
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