Meuse-Argonne American Memorial

monument · 1937 · Montfaucon-d'Argonne, FR · John Russell Pope

Meuse-Argonne American Memorial (Montfaucon-d'Argonne, France) dates from 1937. The catalogue names John Russell Pope as the architect. According to Wikidata, the building belongs to the ‘Neoclassicism’ style. The date falls within the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The client was American Battle Monuments Commission. The building was inaugurated in 1937. It is 54.9 metres high. The building materials include granite.

The catalogue has 7 more buildings by John Russell Pope. 3 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Gare de Verdun, 20.9 km away.