Protecting Architectural Treasures, France, WW1
Amiens cathedral's entrance protected by vast walls of sand bags during the First World War. All France's cathedrals near the Western Front were similarly protected
Picture No
10694142
Media ID
46095955
Size
6500px x 2949px
(1.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 9 October 1915
Date
1915
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