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mediaeval market hall (Halles) at Dives-sur-Mer

This wooden-framed building is still used as a venue for the town's market on Saturday mornings. It was built in the 14th and 15th centuries by shipbuilders. It has no foundations, standing only on its 66 oak columns which rest on stone plinths.

 

Dives-sur-Mer is a town in Normandy, France, and was the point from which William the Conqueror set sail to invade England in 1066.

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Uploaded on July 11, 2011
Taken on June 23, 2011