Notre dame de la garde a beautilful monument

Our Guard Guard "is a basilica, built atop a limestone hill. It overlooks the Old Port of Marseille. This is a true symbol of the city affectionately known as the" good mother "by its inhabitants. 
Notre dame de la garde



It was built in the nineteenth century, designed by architect Henry Espérandieu. He chose a Romanesque-Byzantine style. The building is located on the remains of an old fort, this e which allowed him to gain 13 meters. Its bell tower is topped by a tower, on which stands a statue of the Virgin and Child, which measures 11.2 meters high. Its color is given to him by his gilded copper coating. 
In 1892, we built a funicular to get to the Basilica. He filed visitors on a terrace beneath the monument. But the advent of the automobile he lost profitability, and was decommissioned in 1967 Today, a small train takes tourists.

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