The Lantern of the Dead (Saint Bernard Tower) which dominates the market town of Sarlat in the French Dordogne.

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The precise purpose of this 12th Century building which dominates Sarlat is unknown but it has been used as a Chapel and a burial ground, and more latterly a powder-room after the French Revolution.

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Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: Sarlat, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe
Photo credit: © Peter Vallance / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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