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75th Anniversary Of Saint-Lo Liberation

A view of the entrance to the national stud farm of Saint-Lo (French: Haras National de Saint-Lô). The current buildings were erected between 1882 and 1890, on a site of about 7.50 hectares. The site was destoyed during the Second World War, after American bombardments caused heavy damage in town (up to 95% of the city was destroyed) and a high number of casualties, which resulted in the martyr city being called "The Capital of Ruins". Then only a few days ago, a violent fire destroyed half of the stable on the night of 11th to 12th, July 2019. There were no casualties and the horses were evacuated quickly. On Monday, July 8, 2019, in St-Lo, Normandy, France. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4690422
Date Taken	8 July 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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