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René Leverd | Animation near Notre-Dame on the Petit Pont and the Quays of the Seine in Paris (1914) | MutualArt
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Shell hitting the Notre-Dame de Reims, World War I, September 19, 1914 - Society and Culture Collection - University of Washington Digital Collections
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AFP News Agency al Twitter: "Notre-Dame de Reims cathedral - where 33 kings of France were crowned -- goes up in flames in 1914, after it was bombed by the German army
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The Cathedral of Notre Dame at Rheims was one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The framework was still standing when the Germans began their drive in 1918. In this
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Henri Matisse, Notre Dame de Paris 1914 - Collecting Stamps - PostBeeld - Online Stamp Shop - Collecting
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