Side entrance of Holy Cross Church (Sainte Croix, circa 1154) in Provins town, France. UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Built in the XII th century on the site of an ancient chapel, the church here owes its name to a piece of the True Cross supposedly brought back to Provins by the Count Thibaud V. Following a fire in 1305, the church was largely reconstructed in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries, hence its Renaissance-style main portal.

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Size: 2050px × 3075px
Location: Provins, France
Photo credit: © Ivan Marchuk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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