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Because of overcrowding, acts of vandalism or criminal enterprise, tourist attractions have to shut down for a number of reasons, sometimes permanently.

Source: Global tourist sites that have been forced to close by crime and other problems

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Because of its remarkable prehistoric cave paintings, France’s Chauvet Cave has been compared to the Sistine Chapel.

Source: The Cave Art Paintings Of Chauvet Cave – TravelAwaits

Search engine giant Google celebrates the 26th Anniversary of the Grotte Chauvet Discovery with animated Doodle on December 18, 2020. Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave or Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc is a cave that contains probably the best-saved non-literal cave paintings in the world, as well as other proof of Upper Paleolithic life. It is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Source: Interesting Facts about Grotte Chauvet Cave, UNESCO World Heritage Site – Time Bulletin

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Some of the world’s oldest prehistoric artwork, located in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave in southeastern France, is actually 10,000 years older than previously thought, researchers said Tuesday.

Source: Cave artwork in France 10,000 years older than thought – Breitbart

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“She checks her belongings, stored in the leather backpack sewn by her father. Candle, fuel, and lighter; a carving knife and a brand new set of pork skin rags. She also carried small baskets colored with red, black, and three different shades of beige.”

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The 36,000-year-old artwork in the world’s oldest cave decorated by man, has been recreated for a new attraction in Vallon-Pont-D’arc in Southern France.

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A scaled-down replica of the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave, located in southern France, is set to open next month – just one and a half miles from the original. The caves are known for their 36,000-year-old art.

Source: Replica of the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave to open in France

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With the help of modern artists and high technology, a replica of the famous art cave of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc will open to the public in April.

Source: World’s Most Ambitious Re-Creation of Prehistoric Cave Art to Open