National Military Cemetery Notre Dame de Lorette
- Also Known As: Ablain St-Nazaire French Military Cemetery
- French: Necropole nationale de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
- Address: 2 Pl de Notre Dame de Lorette
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1921/00/00 | Louis Marie Cordonnier | Architect | Louis-Marie Cordonnier designs a Neo-Byzantine style Lantern-Tower, based on medieval Lanterns of the Dead. | |||
| 1921/06/19 | Philippe Petain | Dignitary | Marshal Petain lays the foundation stone for the Lantern-Tower. | |||
| 1921/06/19 | Louis Marie Cordonnier | Architect | The corner stone for Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica is set. |
| Particulars for National Military Cemetery Notre Dame de Lorette: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Historic Use | Battle site |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Byzantine Revival |
| Funerary | Cemetery |
| Historic Use | Chapel |
| Area of Design | Decorative Arts |
| Funerary | Grave, burial |
| Structure | Lantern of the Dead |
| Building Use | Mausoleum |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Motif | War |
| Historic Event | World War I |
| Area of Significance | World War I - Western Front |
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