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This aerial photograph shows the Jean Bart, a full-scale replica of a Louis XIV-era warship, under construction in Gravelines on September 7, 2026. The vessel has been under construction since 2002 by the Association Tourville, and the project relies heavily on volunteers who have taken turns on the site for more than twenty years to build the ship by hand. (Photo by Pierre BEAUVILLAIN / AFP)