A model of Mont Saint-Michel made for Louis XIV. Its beauty might tempt you to write it off as excess or whimsy. It's actual purpose is not fancy. Accurate models of strategically important towns and cities were used for military planning and training at the time. #greatfounderpic.twitter.com/E22zLHcsMW
4:55 PM - 3 Mar 2018
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