Pikemen at the annual Escalade festival in Geneva, Switzerland

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Pikemen of the 1602 Company dressed in full regalia standing in the Cathedral Square at the Geneva Escalade festival. L'Escalade, as it is called in French, are celebrations commemorating the defeat of an attack by the Duke of Savoy on the city of Geneva, Switzerland, on the night of 11th 12th December 1602 The celebrations are held on the closest weekend to those dates, Genevans dress up in costumes and armour of the time and parade through the streets of the old city to the sound of pipes and drums.

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Size: 5328px × 3543px
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Photo credit: © Alistair Scott / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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