Hope for Peace Monument
The Hope for Peace (Espoir de Paix) Monument is a monument in Yarze, Lebanon, made to celebrate the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990. It was designed by the French-born American artist Armand Fernandez.. It is located near the Ministry of National Defence. It was built in 1995. It is the official monument to commemorate the end of the civil war in Lebanon.
The monument is unusual in that it contains 78 military vehicles, from a range of era and nations. The monument resembles a bombed-out building, with the vehicles positioned in it. The guns of the tanks and military vehicles stick out of it, mostly pointing in the one direction.
The tanks and military vehicles were donated to the project by the Lebanese government. In building the monument, the tanks were welded to a metal structure. Sandbags and concrets was then poured into the frame to create the overall look. It is made of 5,000 tons of concrete and is 30 metres high. The memorial's range of military vehicles consists of armoured personnel carriers, tanks, trucks and self-propelled vehicles, including Charioteers, Sherman Fireflies, T55s, M47 Pattons, Saladin armoured cars, a BTR-152, a Panhard armoured car, an AMX13, and a Ferret armoured car.
Coordinates: 33°50′23″N 35°33′28″E / 33.83973°N 35.55775°E
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