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452: 143: 443: 434: 425: 407: 416: 314: 1244: 212: 25: 1255: 346: 333:, reaches a height of 92 metres (302 ft). Above the three supporting fins, at 14 metres (47 ft) from the ground, is an Islamic style turret with a diameter of 10 metres (33 ft) and a height of 7.6 metres (25 ft), topped by a dome of 6 metres (20 ft). It rests on an esplanade that burns an "eternal flame" and includes a crypt, an amphitheater and the 461: 383:
The completion of the work was a real technological challenge because of the constraints inherent to the geometry of the assembly, especially the curvature of the fins, the situation of the site at the edge of a steep cliff and high seismicity of the region. Pierre Lamarre, director of engineering
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Seven months (7 months and 20 day) (November 15, 1981 to July 5, 1982) were necessary to build this architectural work. The monument was inaugurated by the then President
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and structural design, Claude Naud, expert planning and construction methods, along with Bashir Yelles, imagined a solution that proved itself decisive and innovative.
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was responsible for the studies and construction of the monument. Several Algerian artists involved, like the painter
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The project to build a memorial in memory of the dead from the War of Independence is the brainchild of President
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Consisting of three stylized fins that join mid-height, the concrete monument built by the Canadian company
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and north of the plaza shopping center Riadh El Feth. It overlooks the neighborhood of Hamma (common
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