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The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon (pictured) in Bar-le-Duc, France, was designated a monument historique.

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Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon

Life sized funerary statue and memento mori

The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon is a late Gothic period cadaver monument (transi) in the church of Saint-Étienne at Bar-le-Duc, in northeastern France. It consists of an altarpiece and a limestone statue of a putrefied and skinless corpse which stands upright and extends his…
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Bar-le-Duc

Prefecture and commune in Grand Est, France

Bar-le-Duc, formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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Monument historique

National heritage tite designation in France

Monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, a garden, a bridge,…
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