File:Passchendaele aerial view.jpg

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Description
English: Aerial view of the village of Passchendaele (north is to the right of the photo) before and after the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917.
Français : Vue aerienne du village de Passendale, avant et après la troisième bataille d'Ypres, en 1917. Le nord est à droite sur les photos.
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Other versions
Camera location50° 54′ 01″ N, 3° 01′ 16″ E View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap

Captions

The picture shows the destruction of Passchendaele at the end of the First World War, compared to the beginning.

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

collaging

of: Passendale

Commons quality assessment

Wikimedia Commons valued image

start time: 9 June 2008

inception

1917

coordinates of the point of view

50°54'1.001"N, 3°1'16.000"E

MIME type

image/jpeg

File history

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current17:33, 22 December 2011500 × 674 (317 KB)SoerfmSharpness
11:23, 25 April 2005500 × 674 (290 KB)Gsl~commonswikiSecond version: Lightened and set levels. Sharpened slightly (by w:User:Ian Dunster)
11:21, 25 April 2005500 × 674 (81 KB)Gsl~commonswikiOriginal version from en.wikipedia.org

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    • باسيندالي
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    • Guerra de trincheres
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    • Üçüncü İpr döyüşü
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    • Пашендейлска битка
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    • Passendale
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    • Batalla de Passendale
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    • Passchendaelen taistelu
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    • Guerra de trincheiras
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    • Битва біля Пашендейла
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