In 2007, this monumental ensemble of nine 6-metre-high charred wooden figures, entitled “Constellation de la douleur” (Constellation of Pain), was inaugurated near the Caverne du Dragon. It is freely accessible every day. It was created by Reims-based sculptor Christian Lapie, and commemorates the sacrifice of thousands of African soldiers who enlisted under the French flag and fell on these slopes of the Chemin des Dames during the Nivelle offensive in 1917…