Notre Dame Basilica Socks
Description: A striking, vintage-inspired travel emblem celebrating the beautiful historic region of Marseille and Provence, France. This clean circular graphic features a detailed flat-color vector illustration of the iconic Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica sitting above an ornate, Mediterranean-inspired cement tile pattern embedded with minimalist sailboat silhouettes. The design showcases sharp line art with a weathered, textured look, beautifully framed by a classic blue border and flanked by symmetrical olive branches and lavender sprigs. Perfect for travelers, Europhiles, history buffs, and anyone seeking timeless European heritage apparel.
Description: From the Great War published in 1918. Info from wiki: During World War I, the statue of Mary and the infant Jesus – designed by sculptor Albert Roze and dubbed the Golden Virgin – on top of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebières was hit by a shell on 15 January 1915 and slumped to a near-horizontal position, where however it remained until further shelling in 1918 destroyed the tower. The British said that whoever made the statue fall would lose the war, whilst the Germans thought the opposite. The Leaning Virgin became an especially familiar image to the thousands of British soldiers who fought at the Battle of the Somme (1916), many of whom passed through Albert, which was situated three miles from the front lines. It was finally des...
