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Vierge Noire, Le Puy Cathedral, Le Puy-en-Velay, Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne, France

La Vierge Noire, an 18th century copy of the medieval Black Virgin statue which was destroyed in the French Revolution, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame du Puy, or Le Puy Cathedral, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne, France. The cathedral was built 11th - 13th century in Romanesque style, with a striking striped 3-layered facade and large cloister. It is a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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La Vierge Noire, an 18th century copy of the medieval Black Virgin statue which was destroyed in the French Revolution, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame du Puy, or Le Puy Cathedral, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne, France. The cathedral was built 11th - 13th century in Romanesque style, with a striking striped 3-layered facade and large cloister. It is a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen