Dynamiting the remains of the statue known as Gargantua in the closed Mirapolis amusement park near Paris. It was then the 19th largest statue in the world. 1995 - History Education Network

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Dynamiting the remains of the statue known as Gargantua in the closed Mirapolis amusement park near Paris. It was then the 19th largest statue in the world. 1995

Categories: 1900s

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