The association for the construction of a Shoah Memorial in Lyon is launching a competition to determine who will build the building. The competition is open to everyone, in France and abroad. The association hopes to collect as many applications as possible to perpetuate the memory of the millions of deported Jews.
Building such a memorial on Lyon lands, where the Shoah was classified as a crime against humanity, was like a symbol. It was in 2019 that Gérard Collomb established the public subscription dedicated to the memorial. After many administrative questions concerning the place where it will be erected and a call for donations to be able to finance it, the project is finally formalized.
With a total budget of 500,000 euros, the monument should be erected on Place Carnot by early 2025. The competition has been officially launched at the Center for the History of Resistance and Deportation.
