155mm Gun Observation Cupola

155mm Gun Observation Cupola is a bunker in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. 155mm Gun Observation Cupola is situated near Fort Douaumont, as well as near the ruins Casemate de Bourges.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Douaumont and Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont.

Fort Douaumont

Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France, since the 1890s.

Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont

Church

Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont is a church, which is situated 650 metres northwest of 155mm Gun Observation Cupola.

Douaumont Ossuary

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. Douaumont Ossuary is situated 1½ km southwest of 155mm Gun Observation Cupola.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gremilly and Verdun.

Gremilly

Village

Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gremilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Gremilly is situated 7 km north of 155mm Gun Observation Cupola.

Verdun

Photo: Duhjeroen, Public domain.

Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.

155mm Gun Observation Cupola

Type: Bunker
Also known as: “Observatoire canon 155mm”
Categories: building, tourism, and military installation
Location: Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.21744° or 49° 13′ 3″ north

Longitude

5.43954° or 5° 26′ 22″ east

Open location code

8FX76C8Q+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 747978154

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Casemate de Bourges and Abri d’infanterie DV1.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Machine gun turret and ‘Battleship’ observation post.

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