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'The urban space has a subconscious': a tour of Marseille’s colonial history

The former Grand Hôtel du Louvre et de la Paix in Marseille, bought in 1984 by the brand C&A. © Wikimedia/CC

In the port city of Marseille in the south of France, a local artist is leading tours that shed light on the city's colonial past – a history little known today.

One morning on Marseille’s main shopping street, Rue Saint-Ferréol, a group of around 20 people gathered around the artist Mariam Benbakkar for what she calls a "colonial downtown walk".

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