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'Incendie et Destruction de l'Hotel de Ville', Paris, 24 May 1871. The Hotel de Ville in Paris was destroyed by fire during the fighting as French government forces tried to recapture Paris from the Communards. The building had served as the administrative headquarters of the Paris Commune since the uprising in March which brought it to power. From a private collection.