La croix de Lorraine Nouméa - Nouméa, New Caledonia
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S 22° 16.773 E 166° 26.824
58K E 649084 N 7535516
The Cross of Lorraine, located here in Nouméa
Waymark Code: WMP8BQ
Location: New Caledonia
Date Posted: 07/18/2015
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The Cross of Lorraine (French: Croix de Lorraine) was originally a heraldic cross. The two-barred cross consists of a vertical line crossed by two shorter horizontal bars. In most renditions, the horizontal bars are "graded" with the upper bar being the shorter, though variations with the bars of equal length are also seen. The Lorraine name has come to signify several cross variations, including the patriarchal cross with its bars near the top.
The Cross of Lorraine consists of one vertical and two horizontal bars. It is a heraldic cross, used by the Dukes of Lorraine. René d’Anjou (also Duke of Lorraine 1431–1453) "was a major transmitter of the Hermetic tradition in Italy and had the cross of Lorraine as his personal sigil".[1] This cross is related to the Crusader's cross, and the six globes of the Medici family.
In France, the Cross of Lorraine was the symbol of Free France during World War II, the liberation of France from Nazi Germany, and Gaullism and includes several variations of a two barred cross.
Nouméa also has such a cross, which cna be found here on the top of Mont Coffyn, a short walk from Coconut Plazea in Centre Ville.
Property Permission: Public
Commemoration: WW2
Date of Dedication: Not listed
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