Picture No | 10219141 |
Date | 1871 |
Description | The Burning of the Tuileries during the Paris Commune 1871 |
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A view of the Tuileries from the River Seine, with the large scale fires raging in Paris illuminating the whole sky, 1871. As the Versailles Government troops advanced into Paris Communards set fire to buildings as they retreated, leaving the Government forces facing an inferno.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1871. p 576-7. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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