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Burned buildings and structures in France

  • Palace of VersaillesIn 1623, King Louis XIII built a small hunting lodge on a wooded wetland site west of Paris. The location near the village of Versailles was considered…
  • Notre-Dame de ParisIn 1163, Bishop Maurice de Sully laid the cornerstone for a new cathedral on the Île de la Cité. The project began with the construction of the choir and its…