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Fort Saint-Jean and Marseille Cathedral in France Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Saint-Jean fort, the MuCEM and Villa Mediterranee buildings and Saint-Marie-Majeure cathedral under a stormy sky in Marseille Royalty Free Stock Photo

MuCEM, Fort Saint-Jean and Marseille Cathedral, France

Panorama of Marseille with Fort saint Jean and Mucem Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, France Royalty Free Stock Photo

The MuCEM, devoted to European and Mediterranean civilisations, in the french city of Marseille was inaugurated on 7 June 2013 as part of Marseille-Provence 2013, a year when Marseille was designated as the European Capital of Culture. On the left Marseille Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France. It has been a basilica minor since 1896 and the seat of the Archdiocese of Marseille formerly the Diocese of Marseille until its elevation in 1948. On the right Fort Saint-Jean, a fortification built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port.