Monument au Pigeon Voyageur
Monument au Pigeon Voyageur is a memorial in Lille, North, Hauts-de-France. Monument au Pigeon Voyageur is situated nearby to the climbing site L’Accrobranche, as well as near Marin d’Eau Douce.Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Lille, France
- Also known as: “Monument aux colombophiles”
- Inscription: “Au pigeon voyageur; Aux colombophiles morts pour la France, fusillés par l’ennemi, pour avoir détenu des pigeons voyageurs”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Square Daubenton and Lille Zoo.
Square Daubenton
Park
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Square Daubenton is a park, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Monument au Pigeon Voyageur.
Lille Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lille Zoo is situated 310 metres west of Monument au Pigeon Voyageur.
Vauban Garden
Park
Photo: Junglemowgli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vauban Garden is a park, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Monument au Pigeon Voyageur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esquermes and Vieux-Lille.
Esquermes
Suburb
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esquermes is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 1858 it is part of Lille.
Vieux-Lille
Suburb
Vieux-Lille is a district in the north of Lille. It is the district with the most pre-19th-century buildings. It still boasts many cobbled streets and traces of the canals that crisscrossed the city in centuries gone by. It is home to 20,000 inhabitants.
Wazemmes
Suburb
Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wazemmes is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. It merged into Lille in 1858. It is a cosmopolitan neighborhood, with a significant population of Chinese immigrants.
Monument au Pigeon Voyageur
- Categories: monument, building, and historic site
- Location: Lille, Arrondissement of Lille, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.63833° or 50° 38′ 18″ northLongitude
3.0504° or 3° 3′ 1″ eastInception
1936Open location code
9F25J3Q2+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 538586050OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q21582232
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In Other Languages
“Monument au Pigeon Voyageur” goes by many names.
- French: “Au pigeon voyageur”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include L’Accrobranche and Marin d’Eau Douce.
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