Thursday, October 9, 2025

Photo of a Group of German soldiers and French Civilians Posing in Front of the Ruins of the Hôtel de Klinglin Which Was Burned Down by a Fire Sparked by German Artillery Bombardment During the Siege of Strasbourg (1870)

 


Photo of a group of German soldiers and French civilians posing in front of the ruins of the Hôtel de Klinglin (today known as the Hôtel du Préfet) which was burned down by a fire sparked by German artillery bombardment during the Siege of Strasbourg, part of the Franco-Prussian War, c. 1870. By photography firm Varady & Company and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

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