Rheims Cathedral damaged by German bombardment
Glorious Gothic architecture sacrificed to German culture'. It seems that gunners of the German howitzer batteries near Nogent L'Abbesse deliberately ranged on the Cathedral. Stained glass, statuary and interior masonry have all been damaged
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Picture No
10224958
Media ID
48928356
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 3rd October 1914, page 484
Date
1914
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