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    Albert was founded as a Roman outpost called Encre, in about 54 BC. It is remembered today as the site of the Battle of the Somme in World War I.

    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 January 15, 1915, and was put on a horizontal position and was near falling. The Germans said that whoever made the statue fall would lose the war, and a number of legends surrounding the "Leaning Virgin" developed among German, French, and British soldiers. 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.

    The German army recaptured the town in March 1918 during the Spring Offensive; the British, to prevent the Germans from using the church tower as an observation post, directed their bombardment against the basilica. The statue fell in April 1918 and was never recovered. In August 1918 the Germans were again forced to retreat, and the British reoccupied Albert until the end of the war.

    Albert was completely reconstructed after the war, including widening and re-orienting the town's main streets. The Basilica, however, was faithfully rebuilt according to its original design by Eduoard Duthoit, the son of the architect who had overseen its construction in 1885-95. The present statue is an exact replica of Roze's original design, and a war memorial designed by Roze and featuring an image of the "Leaning Virgin" can be seen in the "Abri" (Shelter) Museum, which houses souvenirs of the war. The underground shelters in which the museum is located served as protective bunkers for Albert's residents during aerial bombardments in World War II.

    The city also appears in a short story, The Garden of Forking Paths, by the Argentine writer Jorge Luís Borges. In the story, it is the location of a British artillery park that the Germans are about to bomb during World War I.
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    Albert has a train station that has links to Calais
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    The Somme Trench Museum is an absolute must for anyone interested in the Somme Battlefields and The Second World War. [url=http://www.somme-trench-museum.co.uk/]Link to Museum Site[/url]
    OPENING TIMES - Feb 1st to May 31st and Oct 1st to Dec 15th - 9am to 12 midday and 2pm to 6pm. June 1st to Sept 30th - 9am to 6pm inclusive. Closed mid December to end January. Guided tours possible during this period through prior reservation only.
    The tour takes you into tunnels beneath the Basilica of the old church.
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    Le Corner's Pub on the corner of is a lovely pub / bar which offers free wirless internet.
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    Camping Municipal offers basic camping amenities. The site has hot showers, clean toilets and a very friendly lady owner who speaks good english.
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