Don John's Burial Place
Namur has suffered so much from war that little remains of its once beautiful and historical buildings. In 1914 it was razed by the Germans, Once again it has become the scene of fierce fighting. The cathedral, which was completed in 1772, is the burial place of Don John of Austria; nearby is a large military school and = an _ antiquarian museum. Namur is famous for its cutlery. Large quantities of firearms, paper,
tobacco and leather are also manufactured there. The town stands on the banks of the river Meuse and, like Liége, further north on the same river, it is one of the fortresses in Belgium's defence line.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 49, 31 May 1940, Page 4
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112Don John's Burial Place New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 49, 31 May 1940, Page 4
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