Beach and town from Sainte Adresse, Le Havre, Normandy, France

Beach and city of Le Havre, seen from Sainte Adresse, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. In the centre is the tower of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier. Either side are the apartment blocks at Porte Oceane, completed 1956, also designed by Perret, with the docks of the port behind. Perret led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Le Havre, Normandy, France