Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary
Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary is a memorial in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary is situated nearby to the historic site Grave of Général Ernest Barbot, as well as near the church Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica and Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum.
Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica
Church
Photo: Poudou99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica is a church, which is situated 120 metres west of Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary.
Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum
Museum
Photo: MatteoNL97, CC BY 4.0.
Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum is situated 290 metres west of Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary.
Memorial to Général Maistre and the French 21ˢᵗ Army Corps
Memorial
Photo: Felouch Kotek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorial to Général Maistre and the French 21ˢᵗ Army Corps is situated 240 metres southeast of Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liévin and Grenay.
Liévin
Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 4½ km northeast of Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary.
Grenay
Village
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.
Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. The current mayor is Christelle Buissette, elected in 2023. Grenay is situated 5 km north of Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary.
Avion
Town
Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.
Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Avion is situated 8 km east of Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary.
Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Lantern tower of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette”, “Ossuary of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette”, and “Tour-Lanterne et Ossuaire de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette”
- Categories: lantern tower, ossuary, war memorial, Lantern of the Dead, building, and historic site
- Location: Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.40118° or 50° 24′ 4″ northLongitude
2.71965° or 2° 43′ 11″ eastHeight
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9F24CP29+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 245367211OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q115868305
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary” goes by many names.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grave of Général Ernest Barbot and Mont Hernu.
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