Sacrario militare di Pocol

Sacrario militare di Pocol (also known as Ossario di Pocol) is a cemetery and shrine near Passo Falzarego, in the locality of Pocol in the comune of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The small church and cemetery was built in 1916 as a military cemetery by the 5th Alpine group. A shrine was built in 1935 as memorial to the thousands who lost their lives during World War I on the Dolomite front. It is a massive square tower of stone, clearly visible from the entire Ampezzo valley below. In a crypt in the centre of the structure rests the body of general Antonio Cantore, who was awarded the gold medal for military valor.^[1]

References

↑ "Sacrari militari - Sacrario Militare di Pocol" (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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Comune of Cortina d'Ampezzo

Geography	Antelao Becco di Mezzodì Cinque Torri Cristallo Croda da Lago Faloria Falzarego Pass Lagazuoi Pocol Pomagagnon Sorapiss Tofane Val d'Ansiei

Architecture	Basilica Minore dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo Cappella della Beata Vergine di Lourdes Castello de Zanna Castello di Botestagno Cortina Airport Forte Tre Sassi Sacrario militare di Pocol Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum Regole of Ampezzo Ethnographic Museum Rinaldo Zardini Palaeontology Museum

Sport	SG Cortina Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio Stadio Olympica 1944 Winter Olympics 1956 Winter Olympics 1963 World Figure Skating Championships 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship FIBT World Championships: 1937 1939 1950 1954 1960 1966 1981 1989 1999 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: 1932 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: 1927 1941

People	See Category:People from Cortina d'Ampezzo

Coordinates: 46°31′38″N 12°07′01″E / 46.5271°N 12.1169°E / 46.5271; 12.1169

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