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Cherbourg-Octeville - basilique Trinité

City: Cherbourg Octeville is a city in the north-west of France, in the region of Lower Normandy. The current city arose when the city of Cherbourg absorbed Octeville in the year 2000. The city, 355 km west of Paris, is a port city on the North Sea.

 

Building: One of the oldest historical monuments of the city is the Basilica Trinité. The current basilica stands on a site where many previous churches once stood and were destroyed by events such as the invasion of the Vikings, and the Hundred Years War. The current church was built in the 15th century (construction was completed between 1450-1466).


Object: The altar was made in 1809. On the top God's name is written as JHWH.

 

 

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