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Pont des Arches, Liège
Pictures by Photoglob Co. and Braun & Hogenberg
A steamer glides under the stone arches of the Pont des Arches on the turquoise Meuse, in a Photochrom of Liège from around 1895, with an old hand-coloured map of the city by Braun & Hogenberg inside. A bridge has stood on this spot since the 11th century, at the heart of the old city. For someone who loves Belgium or old river towns.
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Liege · Photochrom / Pont des Arches / Photochrom, Photoglob Co., c. 1895 / A steamer passes beneath the stone arches of the bridge on the turquoise Meuse, with busy quays on either side. A bridge has crossed the river at this spot since the 11th century, in the heart of the old city.
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