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Les Braves is an abstract monument on Omaha Beach that honors the Americans who liberated France. In the center, seven stainless steel columns rise from the sea...
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Les Braves is an abstract monument on Omaha Beach that honors the Americans who liberated France. In the center, seven stainless steel columns rise from the sea. A group of five columns curves upwards, two columns stand upright the tallest reaching up 30 feet. An array of stainless steel wings flank both sides.

The sculpture was commissioned by the French government in 2004 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. The work was the creation of Anilore Banon and consists of three elements: Each element is explained by Ms. Banon in a sign on land adjacent to the sculpture on the beach.

Shot with a Microsoft Lumia 950 Windows phone, f/1.9, ISO 50, shutter speed recorded as 1/2364 sec. Image was processed in Photoshop CS^ Extended with PPW panel.
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