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| Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone |
| Arles, a city in the South of France, has a great Roman Arena which is in fine condition and which is still used for concerts etc. There are several other Roman sites to visit as well as the Church of St Trophime, formerly a cathedral. |
| A view of the Amphitheatre from the early 1900s. |
| The entrance to the Alyscamps, a Roman Necropolis which lies just outside the walls of the old town. |
| The Cloisters of Saint-Trophime. |
| Two Arlesienne Ladies in the Cloisters of Saint-Trophime, now just a church but formerly a cathedral. |
| The Chapel of St-Honorat in the Alyscamps. |
| A Roman Bath-house known as the Palace of Constantine. |
| The antique theatre in Arles which was begun in the century of Augustus and finished in the III Century. It could hold 16000 spectators. This postcard was mailed in 1932. |
| The outer walls of the Arena. |
| The Alyscamps. |
| The Cloisters of Saint-Trophime. |
| Another view of the Arena. |
| A view from the Arena. |
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