Ehrenmal Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The plan for this monument was made by Hermann Fuchslocher (* 18. Juli 1889 in Esslingen; † 7. Mai 1964 in Gelsenkirchen,) Stadtbaumeister Wönckhaus and the architect Wilke. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on 7/26/1933 and the laying of the foundation stone followed on 8/20/1933.

The memorial is 18m high and it is built of 34,000 bricks and there are 2,500 fire-gilded names of the fallen troops of World War I.
The inscription says: "The victims of the wars urge for peace".
"Die Opfer der Kriege mahnen zum Frieden".

There is an interesting Wiki about the memorial:
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 08/20/1933 Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Several private associations and private people Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Zum Ehrenmal Gelsenkirchen, Germany Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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