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English: Bomb damage in Amiens cathedral, Picardy, France, during World War I. The photograph shows clear damage to the ornate windows and masonry of Amiens cathedral. It is likely that this photograph was taken by Tom Aitken during the Spring Offensive of 1918, when German forces came closest to recapturing the important strategic city of Amiens.

The famous Gothic cathedral of Notre-Dame at Amiens is the tallest complete cathedral in France. It was begun in 1220 and survived two world wars almost intact, despite attacks like the one in the photograph.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. In Amiens Cathedral. The damage done by the second shell which struck the Cathedral.']

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  • Photographic prints
  • France
  • Amiens
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  • Bombardment
  • Cathedrals
  • French
  • Propaganda
  • Towns
  • War damage
  • War photography
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  • World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front
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  • great war
  • 1914-1918
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  • war
  • The Great War
  • First World War
  • World War I
  • Amiens Cathedral
  • Cathedral
Camera location49° 53′ 41.02″ N, 2° 17′ 35.37″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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