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roof terrace, an outdoor auditorium, and a kindergarten. It was meant to be "a machine for living," with everything needed under a single roof. Corbusier built five versions of the Unité d'habitation, and it inspired similar buildings in other parts of France, Germany and in
Britain; it became a model for new apartment buildings and
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A mas a largely self-sufficient economic unit, which could produce fruits, vegetables, meat, milk, and even silk. The house was usually built of local stone with a sloping Roman tile roof, and was a long rectangle, two or three stories high, with the kitchen and space for animals on the ground floor,
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Marseille. The original settlement extended to the east toward the butte des Moulins and finally the butte des Carmes, covering about fifty hectares. The size of the original settlement were not exceeded
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Because of the repeated invasions, Provençal architecture was designed to resist attack. Monasteries were surrounded by towers and walls, and even the bishop's residence in Fréjus resembled a fortress. Castles on hilltops surrounded by walled towns became the characteristic architectural feature of
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in 1946-1952, became one of the most influential buildings of the 20th century. Built of unfinished concrete (steel was not available because of the war), it had nineteen stories with 330 apartments of twenty different designs, along with shops, a restaurant, a hotel, clinic, sports facilities, a
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Emperor Augustus in the early 1st century BC, is the best-preserved Roman theatre in Europe. It was closed by the authorities of the Christian church in 391 because of its "barbaric spectacles" and not re-opened until the 19th century.
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world. The Romans had built a wooden bridge across the RhĂ´ne at the same point, which was replaced by a stone
Romanesque bridge built between 1177 and 1185. That bridge, except for four arches, was swept away by a flood in 1226. A new bridge was constructed in the
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Provence was marked by an increase in prosperity, after the destructive Wars of Religion in the previous century. The citizens of Arles built a new HĂ´tel de ville (town hall), designed by the Arles architect Jacques Peytret aided by
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Provence. It was used for combat by gladiators and other spectacles. It has a diameter of 102 meters, and could hold twelve thousand spectators.
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A bastide was the house of a wealthier farmer, and usually was in the shape of a square, with an interior courtyard. In the 19th and 20th centuries many bastides were occupied by wealthy city residents from
Marseille.
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was completed in 1412. Work continued until 1532, when it was decided to leave the basilica just as it was, with an unfinished west front, and neither a portal nor bell towers. The church today has a main
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and continued by his successors. The construction of the 10-acre (40,000 m), heavily fortified palace consumed most of the income of the papacy during this period. It served as the residence of two
321:, named for Roman Consul Domitius Ahenobarbus, was built to connect Rome with the Pyrenees, following the path of the old Greek Way of Hercules. It led to a great expansion of commerce in the region.
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area, has vestiges of a 10th-century château and an 11th-century church. It is famous for its pinkish and yellow stone; in the 18th century, mines around the town produced pigment to make the color
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and on the butte des Carmes. In the 2nd century BC the entire system of fortifications were rebuilt in pink limestone. Parts of the ramparts can still be seen in the Jardin des
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was a very poor region after the 18th century, but in the 20th century it had an economic revival and became the site of one of the most influential buildings of the 20th century, the
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were built in the Gothic style between 1285–1230, and the cathedral was turned bay by bay into a Gothic church, paralleled the growth of importance of Aix. In Arles, a Gothic
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was founded in 1175, the third of the Cistercian monasteries known as the Three Sisters of Provence. It is located by the Durance River at
2056:. Actes du colloque international d'archéologie. Marseille, 3-5 novembre 1999. Marseille, Edisud, 2001 (Études Massaliètes, 7), pp. 45-57.
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in Italy. It was particularly influenced by the new churches in the
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1901:Musée des arts asiatiques, Nice ((1998), architect
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1995:is a new passenger train station, built on the
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1752:(1946), architects Paul Peirani,
1424:The Citadel of Sisteron (1590–97)
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1429:
1417:
1402:
1387:
1371:
1323:The Château of Tarascon, in the
1271:
1257:
1243:
1106:
1090:
1074:
910:
894:
882:
870:
854:
834:
818:
803:
788:
776:
756:
596:Fall of the Western Roman Empire
501:
481:
465:
1705:Archives nationales d'outre-mer
1306:(1562–1598), it held some 3500
1889:, Nice (1911–1913), architect
1581:Rural architecture in Provence
825:Nave of St. Peter's Chapel of
733:Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix
95:River to the east bank of the
1:
940:Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
863:Church of St. Trophime, Arles
307:.) The Roman colony known as
250:, who were also known as the
230:also established colonies at
2246:French architecture by place
2073:M. Bouiron, H. Tréziny éd.,
2052:M. Bouiron, H. Tréziny éd.,
1915:Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
946:, which was discovered in a
448:, the chief theoretician of
1838:, Grimaud, Var (1963–1972,
1331:, and finished by his son,
670:Sainte Marie de La Tourette
512:in Orange, Vaucluse (20 BC)
295:In the 2nd century BC, the
207:According to the historian
2262:
2184:Lemoine 2000, pp. 272-273.
1896:Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church
1041:River between Avignon and
660:, in a remote valley near
450:ancient Roman architecture
328:and began building towns,
163:, an underwater cave in a
61:Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur
1822:Centre de recherche IBM,
1806:Palais de la Méditerranée
1748:Rotonde des locomotives,
1541:Henri-Jacques Espérandieu
1067:Saint-Jacques-Compostelle
625:Monastery, now in ruins.
1941:(1926–1929), architects
1736:Musée de l'Arles antique
1563:in Marseille (1853–1864)
510:Triumphal Arch of Orange
368:Triumphal Arch of Orange
197:until the 17th century.
18:architecture of Provence
2007:under the direction of
1931:(1960–1964), architect
1826:(1960–1962), architect
1799:(1928–1950), architect
1788:(1909–1913), architect
1775:(1903–1908), architect
1537:Basilica of Sacré-Coeur
1131:in the 6th century and
982:between 1445 and 1465.
933:Basilica of Saint-Denis
77:Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
2231:Architecture in France
2115:Saint-Trophime d'Arles
1696:
1681:
1673:
1658:
1628:Brutalist architecture
1561:Notre-Dame de la Garde
1529:Notre-Dame de la Garde
1457:Jules Hardouin-Mansart
1085:in Avignon (1334–1364)
1043:Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
980:Church of St. Trophime
703:Church of St. Trophime
647:
421:
395:Saint-RĂ©my-de-Provence
351:The Roman aqueduct of
292:
281:
276:The triumphal arch at
152:
131:
79:, as well as parts of
2217:, Picard, Paris 2000.
2104:Denizeau 2003, p. 32.
2013:Jean-François Blassel
2009:Jean-Marie Duthilleul
1939:Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
1919:Saint-Jean-cap-Ferrat
1891:Édouard-Jean Niermans
1853:Robert Mallet-Stevens
1687:
1679:
1664:
1656:
1642:Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
1395:Château de la Napoule
1318:Alexandre Dumas, père
1313:Count of Monte Cristo
638:
474:amphitheatre at Arles
412:The Roman Theater in
411:
287:
275:
142:
124:
99:river, bordering the
28:monasteries from the
1879:Théâtre des Salins,
1491:French Second Empire
1265:Les Baux-de-Provence
1178:Les Baux-de-Provence
1164:Roussillon, Vaucluse
1127:in the 5th century,
1037:, which crossed the
1033:, also known as the
721:of Arles, named for
715:Romanesque sculpture
2213:LeMoine, Bertrand,
1929:Saint-Paul-de-Vence
1812:(1929), architects
1795:Villa Vent d'Aval,
1777:Emmanuel Pontremoli
1711:(1996), architects
1693:Saint-Paul-de-Vence
1638:Cabanon de vacances
1410:Tour Royale, Toulon
929:Gothic architecture
741:Gothic architecture
688:La Roque-d'Anthéron
678:NovĂ˝ DvĹŻr Monastery
202:Jardin des Vestiges
145:Jardin des Vestiges
2206:Denizeau, Gerard,
2171:Massot, Jean-Luc,
1993:Gare d'Avignon TGV
1965:(1994), architect
1851:(1923), architect
1792:, Marcellin Mayère
1742:(1995), architect
1728:(1961), architect
1697:
1682:
1674:
1659:
1615:Unité d'habitation
1300:Frioul archipelago
1232:Hundred Years' War
1206:Cardinal Richelieu
1143:and the Counts of
1035:Pont Saint-Bénézet
763:Baptistery of the
648:
581:Corinthian columns
430:Arles Amphitheatre
422:
293:
282:
167:on the coast near
153:
132:
42:Unité d'Habitation
2210:, Larousse, 2003.
2113:Jacques Thirion,
1717:Antoinette Robain
1666:Villa de Noailles
1329:Louis II of Anjou
1011:Pope Benedict XII
551:, which combined
63:and includes the
44:of the architect
2253:
2194:
2191:
2185:
2182:
2176:
2169:
2163:
2156:
2150:
2147:
2138:
2135:
2129:
2111:
2105:
2102:
2096:
2093:
2087:
2084:
2078:
2063:
2057:
2042:
2036:
2033:
2017:Palais des Papes
1997:LGV Méditerranée
1987:The 21st century
1978:Port-la-Galère,
1925:Fondation Maeght
1907:Espace Clodius,
1840:François Spoerry
1773:Beaulieu-sur-Mer
1763:Bagnols-sur-Ceze
1754:Bernard Lafaille
1722:Villa André-Bloc
1689:Fondation Maeght
1572:
1552:
1510:
1472:
1433:
1421:
1406:
1391:
1375:
1325:Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne
1304:Wars of Religion
1275:
1261:
1247:
1236:René I of Naples
1182:Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne
1157:Wars of Religion
1147:(later Kings of
1110:
1094:
1083:Palais des Papes
1078:
987:Palais des Papes
914:
898:
886:
874:
858:
847:Montmajour Abbey
838:
827:Montmajour Abbey
822:
807:
792:
780:
765:Fréjus Cathedral
760:
614:Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne
602:Montmajour Abbey
592:Fréjus Cathedral
577:
505:
485:
476:(2nd century AD)
469:
420:(1st century AD)
330:triumphal arches
326:conquest of Gaul
291:, 1st century BC
73:Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne
2261:
2260:
2256:
2255:
2254:
2252:
2251:
2250:
2221:
2220:
2203:
2198:
2197:
2192:
2188:
2183:
2179:
2170:
2166:
2157:
2153:
2148:
2141:
2136:
2132:
2112:
2108:
2103:
2099:
2094:
2090:
2085:
2081:
2064:
2060:
2043:
2039:
2034:
2030:
2025:
1989:
1980:Théoule-sur-Mer
1971:Eglise-mairie,
1961:The Stadium of
1732:, Claude Parent
1713:Thierry Lacoste
1709:Aix-en-Provence
1651:
1611:
1583:
1576:
1573:
1564:
1553:
1521:
1514:
1511:
1499:Charles Garnier
1483:
1476:
1473:
1448:
1441:
1436:The Chateau of
1434:
1425:
1422:
1413:
1407:
1398:
1392:
1383:
1376:
1288:
1281:
1276:
1267:
1262:
1253:
1248:
1162:The village of
1121:
1114:
1111:
1102:
1095:
1086:
1079:
925:
918:
915:
906:
899:
890:
887:
878:
875:
866:
859:
850:
839:
830:
823:
814:
811:Silvacane Abbey
808:
799:
793:
784:
781:
772:
761:
696:Aix-en-Provence
684:Silvacane Abbey
571:
536:temple at Nîmes
520:
513:
506:
497:
486:
477:
470:
399:Celto-Ligurians
393:, just outside
270:
256:Celto-Ligurians
221:Place de Lenche
137:
130:
87:. The original
81:Alpes-Maritimes
12:
11:
5:
2259:
2257:
2249:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2223:
2222:
2219:
2218:
2211:
2202:
2199:
2196:
2195:
2186:
2177:
2164:
2158:Livet, Roger,
2151:
2149:Denizeau 2003.
2139:
2130:
2128:
2127:
2106:
2097:
2088:
2079:
2058:
2037:
2027:
2026:
2024:
2021:
1988:
1985:
1984:
1983:
1976:
1969:
1967:Rudy Ricciotti
1959:
1956:
1949:
1937:Villa E 1027,
1935:
1933:José Luis Sert
1922:
1912:
1905:
1899:
1893:
1887:Hotel Negresco
1884:
1877:
1871:
1868:
1865:
1862:
1855:
1845:Villa Noailles
1842:
1833:
1830:
1820:
1814:Charles Dalmas
1803:
1801:Pierre Chareau
1793:
1790:Charles Dalmas
1779:
1766:
1761:La Citadelle,
1759:
1756:
1746:
1733:
1719:
1650:
1647:
1646:
1645:
1624:public housing
1610:
1607:
1582:
1579:
1578:
1577:
1574:
1567:
1565:
1554:
1547:
1520:
1517:
1516:
1515:
1512:
1505:
1482:
1479:
1478:
1477:
1474:
1467:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1442:
1440:(15th century)
1435:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1416:
1414:
1412:(16th century)
1408:
1401:
1399:
1397:(14th century)
1393:
1386:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1282:
1277:
1270:
1268:
1263:
1256:
1254:
1249:
1242:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1115:
1112:
1105:
1103:
1101:(13th century)
1099:Pont d'Avignon
1096:
1089:
1087:
1080:
1073:
1056:Saint Nicholas
1031:Pont d'Avignon
1007:Avignon Papacy
999:Pope Clement V
944:Mary Magdalene
924:
921:
920:
919:
916:
909:
907:
905:(12th century)
900:
893:
891:
888:
881:
879:
876:
869:
867:
860:
853:
851:
849:(14th century)
843:Pons de l'Orme
840:
833:
831:
829:(11th century)
824:
817:
815:
809:
802:
800:
796:Thoronet Abbey
794:
787:
785:
782:
775:
773:
762:
755:
658:Thoronet Abbey
651:SĂ©nanque Abbey
640:SĂ©nanque Abbey
519:
516:
515:
514:
507:
500:
498:
487:
480:
478:
471:
464:
269:
266:
136:
133:
125:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2258:
2247:
2244:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2232:
2229:
2228:
2226:
2216:
2212:
2209:
2205:
2204:
2200:
2193:Lemoine 2000.
2190:
2187:
2181:
2178:
2174:
2168:
2165:
2161:
2155:
2152:
2146:
2144:
2140:
2134:
2131:
2126:
2123:
2122:
2120:
2116:
2110:
2107:
2101:
2098:
2092:
2089:
2083:
2080:
2076:
2072:
2068:
2065:(H. Tréziny,
2062:
2059:
2055:
2051:
2047:
2041:
2038:
2032:
2029:
2022:
2020:
2018:
2014:
2010:
2006:
2002:
1998:
1994:
1986:
1981:
1977:
1974:
1970:
1968:
1964:
1960:
1957:
1954:
1951:Latitude 41,
1950:
1948:
1947:Jean Badovici
1944:
1940:
1936:
1934:
1930:
1926:
1923:
1920:
1916:
1913:
1910:
1906:
1904:
1900:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1888:
1885:
1882:
1878:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1866:
1863:
1860:
1857:La Tourette,
1856:
1854:
1850:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1837:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1828:Marcel Breuer
1825:
1821:
1819:
1818:Marcel Dalmas
1815:
1811:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1798:
1794:
1791:
1787:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1774:
1770:
1769:Villa Kerylos
1767:
1764:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1751:
1747:
1745:
1744:Henri Ciriani
1741:
1737:
1734:
1731:
1727:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1714:
1710:
1706:
1702:
1701:
1700:
1695:, (1960–1964)
1694:
1690:
1686:
1678:
1671:
1667:
1663:
1655:
1648:
1643:
1639:
1636:
1635:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1625:
1620:
1616:
1608:
1606:
1602:
1600:
1594:
1592:
1588:
1580:
1571:
1566:
1562:
1558:
1551:
1546:
1544:
1542:
1538:
1534:
1533:neo-Byzantine
1530:
1526:
1518:
1509:
1504:
1502:
1500:
1496:
1492:
1488:
1480:
1471:
1466:
1464:
1462:
1461:Doric columns
1458:
1453:
1445:
1439:
1432:
1427:
1420:
1415:
1411:
1405:
1400:
1396:
1390:
1385:
1381:
1374:
1369:
1367:
1365:
1361:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1341:
1336:
1334:
1330:
1326:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1314:
1309:
1305:
1301:
1297:
1294:in 1481, the
1293:
1285:
1280:
1274:
1269:
1266:
1260:
1255:
1252:
1246:
1241:
1239:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1225:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1196:, one of the
1195:
1191:
1187:
1183:
1179:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1160:
1158:
1152:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1118:
1109:
1104:
1100:
1093:
1088:
1084:
1077:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1036:
1032:
1027:
1025:
1024:Benedict XIII
1021:
1017:
1012:
1008:
1004:
1000:
996:
992:
988:
983:
981:
977:
973:
972:Aix Cathedral
968:
966:
962:
957:
953:
949:
945:
941:
936:
934:
930:
922:
913:
908:
904:
903:Aix Cathedral
897:
892:
885:
880:
873:
868:
864:
857:
852:
848:
844:
837:
832:
828:
821:
816:
812:
806:
801:
797:
791:
786:
779:
774:
771:(5th century)
770:
766:
759:
754:
752:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
730:
729:Aix Cathedral
726:
724:
723:Saint Stephen
720:
716:
712:
711:Last Judgment
708:
704:
699:
697:
693:
689:
685:
681:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
652:
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641:
637:
633:
631:
626:
624:
620:
619:
615:
611:
607:
603:
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584:
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562:
558:
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550:
545:
543:
542:
537:
533:
529:
525:
517:
511:
504:
499:
495:
491:
490:Maison Carrée
484:
479:
475:
468:
463:
461:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
438:Maison Carrée
434:
431:
426:
419:
415:
410:
406:
404:
400:
396:
392:
387:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
364:
362:
358:
354:
349:
348:in Provence.
347:
343:
339:
335:
334:amphitheatres
331:
327:
322:
320:
316:
312:
311:
306:
302:
301:Aquae Sextiae
298:
290:
286:
279:
274:
267:
265:
263:
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257:
253:
249:
245:
242:and south of
241:
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210:
205:
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158:
155:Remains of a
150:
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2207:
2201:Bibliography
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2118:
2114:
2109:
2100:
2091:
2082:
2074:
2070:
2066:
2061:
2053:
2049:
2045:
2040:
2031:
1990:
1953:Saint-Tropez
1836:Port Grimaud
1797:Grimaud, Var
1698:
1632:
1612:
1603:
1595:
1584:
1522:
1487:Toulon Opera
1484:
1449:
1380:Chateau d'If
1337:
1322:
1311:
1296:Château d'if
1289:
1210:
1176:
1161:
1153:
1122:
1060:
1028:
984:
969:
937:
926:
901:Interior of
861:Nave of the
842:
732:
727:
706:
700:
682:
666:Le Corbusier
656:
649:
627:
616:
600:
585:
546:
539:
524:Christianity
521:
435:
427:
423:
388:
365:
353:Pont du Gard
350:
342:public baths
323:
308:
294:
289:Pont du Gard
259:
258:. who built
255:
225:
206:
199:
195:
180:
173:
161:Cosquer Cave
154:
101:
88:
54:
46:Le Corbusier
17:
15:
1943:Eileen Gray
1903:Kenzo Tange
1495:Paris Opéra
1450:The age of
1382:(1527–1529)
1198:Three Kings
1190:Middle Ages
1020:Clement VII
1003:Papal Curia
952:Black Death
948:Gallo-Roman
745:Roman forum
674:John Pawson
630:Cistercians
618:département
606:Benedictine
572: [
553:Gallo-Roman
532:monasteries
522:In 380 AD,
496:(16–19 BC.)
319:Via Domitia
157:prehistoric
114:and to the
65:departments
2225:Categories
2023:References
1730:André Bloc
1352:Jean Erard
1292:Francois I
1279:Roussillon
1220:Carpentras
1001:moved the
749:Neo-Gothic
737:Romanesque
690:, between
662:Draguignan
588:baptistery
549:Romanesque
528:cathedrals
472:The Roman
315:Roman road
187:Asia Minor
30:Romanesque
26:Cistercian
2044:Treziny,
1963:Vitrolles
1881:Martigues
1859:Marseille
1619:Corbusier
1452:Louis XIV
1308:Huguenots
1214:, in the
1194:Balthazar
1166:, in the
1145:Barcelona
1125:Visigoths
1016:antipopes
845:tower at
707:Trophimus
612:, in the
563:style in
561:Byzantine
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