THE ETERNAL FORTRESS
WAR GAMES : ILLUMINATIONS
Private Collection
L'embrasement de la cité, détail de l'affiche de J.-P. Laurens
Every year, on the evening of July 14, a sound and light show gives the Citizens a remarkable chance to participate in the eternal drama of the citadel under siege. Deafened by the din of fireworks, surrounded by the acrid smoke from bombs, they re-enact a timeless scene: an attack on the citadel,
"Trenceval will turn over in his grave", "it's going to be another Verdun".
 
       

 
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