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Cosquer Mediterranee, Marseilles, Provence, France

Cosquer Mediterranee, a visitor centre opened June 2022, designed by Stefano Boeri, housing a partial replica of the Grotte Cosquer or Cosquer Cave and its cave paintings, at the Villa Mediterranee, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The cave itself is inaccessible with its entrance below sea level in the Calanque de la Triperie, near Cape Morgiou. It was used 27-16,000 BC and is decorated with over 200 wall paintings. It was discovered in 1985 by Henri Cosquer and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Cosquer Mediterranee, a visitor centre opened June 2022, designed by Stefano Boeri, housing a partial replica of the Grotte Cosquer or Cosquer Cave and its cave paintings, at the Villa Mediterranee, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The cave itself is inaccessible with its entrance below sea level in the Calanque de la Triperie, near Cape Morgiou. It was used 27-16,000 BC and is decorated with over 200 wall paintings. It was discovered in 1985 by Henri Cosquer and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen