Nord–Pas-de-Calais

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Nord–Pas-de-Calais, France

The Burghers of Calais, a statuary group by Auguste Rodin; in front of the town hall, Calais, France.

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former region, France

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Nord–Pas-de-Calais, France

Nord–Pas-de-Calais, France

Nord–Pas-de-Calais, former région of France.

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The Burghers of Calais, a statuary group by Auguste Rodin; in front of the town hall, Calais, France.

The Burghers of Calais, a statuary group by Auguste Rodin; in front of the...

Courtesy of the Commissariat Général au Tourisme (France); photograph, Fronval

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