The 42nd Annual Gimse Global Engagement Photo Contest

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    Title: Barrage Vauban
    Author: Andrew Baker
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    Description: Constructed during the reign of Louis XIV "The Sun King", this barrage was intended as a defensive work to protect the strategic fortress city of Strasbourg from riverine attack. Strasbourg was historically contested between France and Germany, being conquered by one or the other four times between 1871 and 1944. In the background is the Strasbourg Cathedral, a beloved landmark of this international city. Taken in Strasbourg, France.