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Monument à la gloire de la Résistance

Monument Memorial

👍👍 Wonderful place seen from the outside, but never got the chance to enter People often mention monument, Toulouse,


Address

All. Frédéric Mistral, 31000 Toulouse, France

Contact

+33 6 17 97 28 86

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (74 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 11 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: Closed

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  • 5/5 Shivesh K. 4 years ago on Google • 387 reviews
    A peaceful place to take a stroll. A magnificent monument to commemorate the victims of war and racism, among others.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Altar 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wonderful place seen from the outside, but never got the chance to enter (Original) Magnifique endroit vu de l'extérieur, mais jamais eu la possibilité d'entrer
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fanny M. 7 months ago on Google • 138 reviews
    Unmissable memorial monument! I recommend the guided tour which is very enriching and lasts 20 minutes! The guides are super nice!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Pauline T. 1 year ago on Google • 58 reviews
    A place which has enormous potential but without any explanation on the projected photos, we do not linger there. As a Toulouse resident, I would have been interested in reading some explanatory panels there. It is also a shame that the exit to the plant garden is closed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 eric e. 1 year ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Nice surprise when discovering by chance this buried monument which by its atmosphere recalls the dark hours of our country It’s a shame that the original soundtrack and the waterfall are no longer because it would have added a lot to the visitor’s experience 🙃
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Jaimes G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Access inaccessible to the person in wheelchair (Original) Accès inaccessible au person en photeuil roulant
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 José F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A magnificent monument full of history. It reminds everyone of the hard past of his family and I think it is a very good thing to have installed this near busy roads. The respect of the inhabitants of Toulouse is just as appreciable because the monument is in perfect condition. No trash or anything else on site. (Original) Un monument magnifique et plein d’histoire. Il rappelle à chaque le dur passé des siens et je pense que c’est une très bonne chose d’avoir installé cela à proximité de routes passantes. Le respect des toulousains est tout aussi appreciable car le monument est en parfait état. Pas de déchets ou autre sur le lieu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Christophe B. 5 months ago on Google • 308 reviews
    Simple, refined, reflects the shelters and escape routes, especially on the garden side of the plants. A person will accompany you to explain to you how you should see things and understand the messages. (Free)

  • 5/5 Henri F. 1 year ago on Google • 198 reviews
    Surprising and exceptional structure entirely underground. Remarkable and original memorial which recalls as much the past as the present of wartime modes...

  • 5/5 Richard P. 8 months ago on Google • 178 reviews
    Visit on weekends where you can go inside, underground. Then go to the museum, a few 100m away. Absolutely.

  • 5/5 Sam 3 months ago on Google • 72 reviews New
    The Monument to the Glory of the Resistance in Toulouse combines architecture, sculpture and audio-visual in an obvious modernist style. This place was inaugurated on August 19, 1971 for the 27th anniversary of the liberation of Toulouse. When you arrive, the eye is drawn to a large self-supporting metal structure made up of 4 metal tubes held by cables to a vegetated mound. This sculpture is known as "The Signal". The three inclined metal poles symbolize Liberty, Equality and Fraternity on the verge of falling: the middle pole, deeply embedded in a block of concrete and pointing towards the sky, symbolizes the Resistance. This structure therefore evokes the fundamental values ​​of the French Republic as well as the resistance which fought to preserve its values ​​during the Second World War. This sculpture is the work of Pierre Debeaux. The monument to the glory of the resistance is also made up of six flagpoles adorned with the tricolor flag, steles, and an incredible semi-buried building whose entrance is at the bottom of the steps leading us under the tumulus. There we then discover a sort of labyrinth in raw reinforced concrete reminiscent of war bunkers. Fortunately it's not really a labyrinth but let's say a kind of long, cold path by its atmosphere which passes under the paths to bring us out into the Jardin des Plantes via another staircase. I thought it was a bit like going through a concrete evocation of war, of resistance, to return to life in an idyllic garden. In short, the Monument to the Glory of the Resistance is a modern work of art that serves as a poignant reminder of the tragic history of the Resistance. All along the underground route there are slide projectors showing images that are difficult to understand without a guide: and this part of the monument is only accessible on weekends, a guide is there to accompany us to this place and introduce us all the images and more broadly the History of the Toulouse Resistance. I learned a lot of things from listening to him. For security reasons, the buried part of the monument is only open on weekends except for educational school trips. I recommend this place for memory, knowledge and the reminder that what we value is precious.

  • 5/5 Sandie M. 6 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    To discover, it takes 20 minutes. I advise you to take a detour there

  • 3/5 Deborah S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very strong and symbolic place. A good welcome from the caretaker even if it is not often open. Too bad there are no explanations on the construction and that we can not come out on the other side. (Original) Un lieu très fort et symbolique. Un bon accueil du gardien même si ce n'est pas souvent ouvert. Dommage qu'il n'y ai pas d'explications sur la construction et qu'on ne puisse pas ressortir de l'autre côté.

  • 5/5 Jon A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We enter by chance, from outside it goes very unnoticed. Inside there are reproductions of slides of the 2nd World War. (Original) Entramos de casualidad, desde fuera pasa muy desapercibido. Dentro hay reproducciones de diapositivas de la 2ª Guerra Mundial.

  • 4/5 Pascal M. 1 year ago on Google
    Sa dit tous se monument tres bien

  • 5/5 mxm c. 1 year ago on Google
    Magnifique lieu de commémoration

  • 5/5 Jérémy M. 1 year ago on Google
    Un mémorial magnifique et marquant, un très bel hommage

  • 4/5 michel R. 1 year ago on Google
    Un des monuments de Toulouse les plus importants concernant la memoire

  • 5/5 serge s. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Indispensable truths for our time where history tends to forget itself or to reinvent itself (Original) Indispensable de vérités pour notre époque où l histoire à tendance à s oublier ou à se réinventer

  • 5/5 Damien L. 2 years ago on Google
    Sous terrain avec vidéo projection

  • 5/5 Eddy P. 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice military parade on May 8 (Original) Très joli défilé militaire le 8 mai

  • 4/5 mermoz915 (. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A small park in memory of a great man (Original) Un petit parc à la mémoire d'un grand homme

  • 4/5 Khalilla H. 5 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Very good place to be quiet 😍

  • 5/5 tubarao n. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Place of remembrance of Memoire (Original) Lieu de souvenir de Memoire


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