La Caverne du Dragon (The Dragon’s Cave)
The Caverne du Dragon (Dragon's cave) is an old stone quarry was transformed by the Germans in 1915 into barracks.
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This old stone quarry was transformed by the Germans in 1915 into barracks (gun emplacements, chapel, cemetery, dormitories, etc). At the end of 1917, both French and Germans lived here side by side. The exhibits in the museum provide a good picture of the everyday life of the soldier during the Great War. Also well worth a visit is the Chemin des Dames where the remains of many battles can still be seen. |
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In 1920, the Caverne du Dragon became a tourist site and war memorial, visited initially by candlelight and then by carbide lamp. Combining secular underground galleries and contemporary scenography, the Caverne du Dragon highlights the elements of a past steeped in memories. Using modern animation techniques, objects, sound and image archive material and video footage, the Caverne du Dragon gives visitors an inside look at the hellish daily lives of World War I soldiers on the front. |
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The Caverne du Dragon - Musée du Chemin des Dames
02160 Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon
Phone : +33 (0)3 23 25 14 18
E-mail : caverne@cg02.fr
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