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View of the altar in Amiens Cathedral showing the protective measures taken inside the Cathedral
View of the altar in Amiens Cathedral showing the protective measures taken inside the Cathedral
The wooden supports that were built to shield the altar at Amiens Cathedral from shell damage. In addition to these supporting planks, sandbags were also used to protect the interior furnishings and ornaments from bomb damage. Underneath the wooden support to the far left of the photograph, one can see some sandbags piled up on top of one another. Located in the heart of Picardy, Amiens Cathed…
Contributors
- Thomas Keith, b. 1879 Aitken
Subject
- Altars
- Bags (containers)
- Braces (supporting elements)
- Cathedrals
- Fortifying
- French
- Interior views
- Sand
- Soldiers
- …
- Frenchcore
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Thomas Keith, b. 1879 Aitken
Subject
- Altars
- Bags (containers)
- Braces (supporting elements)
- Cathedrals
- Fortifying
- French
- Interior views
- Sand
- Soldiers
- …
- Frenchcore
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Picardy, Somme, Amiens (inhabited place)
Identifier
- 74549056
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:19:22.976Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:40.083Z