Images Dated 29th June 2017

French Door Architecture

Toulouse, the fourth largest city of France, is located in the southern part of the country. It is many time called the Pink City as the sunset light strikes its terracotta brick buildings. The River Garonne lines part of the city. Two UNESCO World Heritage Sties, the Romanesque Basilica of St. Sernin and the Canal du Midi, are within the city

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Arles, France - exterior of the Roman amphitheatre

The Arles Roman Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could hold more than 20, 000 spectators. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here, were added to the arena and it became a citadel protecting 200 houses, chapels and a public square.
circa 1910s

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The Last Crusade by Bernard Partridge in Punch WW1

The Last Crusade. Coeur-de-Lion (looking down on the Holy City). "My dream comes true." Drawn by Bernard Partridge and published in Punch in December 1917, the image is a comment on General Allenby's entry into Jerusalem in October that year, and was treated with suitable patriotism and historical reference by the British press. Date: 1917

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