The Virgin and Child statue enthroned at the top of Marseille's Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde basilica is getting a makeover this year.
The statue, known to the locals as 'Bonne-mere' (Good Mother), will be gilded with 30,000 gold leaves.
Marseille's 'Good Mother' being restored to glory with renovations
Credit: AFP English
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