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The Admiral's Photo Album

Jean Brunelin represents 40 years of research into the mystery of Rennes-le-Château. Nicknamed 'the Admiral', he has been its court photographer for just as long. From the famous picture of Jean Cocteau on his death bed to the amazing miniatures he discovered in the Bas Relief of Saunière's church. They're all in his phenomenal photo archive. Jean published about Rennes-le-Château in <a href=""http://www.atelier-empreinte.fr/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=brunelin&osCsid=f83ia5e50qubu3he8unbb36us7&x=0&y=0&search_in_description=1"" target=""_blank"">several best selling books</a>. In this album Jean shares some of the more iconic images from the Mystery's past."

38 photographs

Detail of the text on the steps of Our Lady of Lourdes, this slab used to be the old altar
Broken defaced tomb stone at the bottom of Saunière's ossuary in the Rennes-le-Château graveyard that has long been removed.
Original tomb stone of Bérenger Saunière
Anonymous tomb stone whispered to belong to the illigitemate son of Richard Wagner and a local girl
The Rennes-le-Château cemetery as it used to be before the hype hit the fan
Detail of the tomb of Paul-Urbain de Fleury in the cemetery of Rennes-les-Bains
Detail of the tomb at Les Pontils, said to be the one depicted in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia
The Rennes-le-Château cemetery as it used to be before the hype hit the fan
Commemorative plaque of Marie Dénarnaud over her tomb in Rennes-le-Château
Detail of the front porch of Saunière's church in Rennes-le-Château
Detail of the cemetery gate installed by Saunière with skull and crossbones
Detail of the Calvaire at the entrance of Boudet's church in Rennes-les-Bains
The tomb at Les Pontils, said to be the one depicted in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia
The tomb at Les Pontils, said to be the one depicted in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia
Detail of the text on the steps of Our Lady of Lourdes, this slab used to be the old altar
The old Carolingian altar pillar Saunière installed upside down to carry Our Lady if Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes
Detail of the church porch
View from the tomb at Les Pontils, said to be the one depicted in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia
The tomb at Les Pontils, said to be the one depicted in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia
View from the tomb at Les Pontils, said to be the one depicted in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia
View from the tomb at Les Pontils, said to be the one depicted in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia
The location of the tomb at Les Pontils after it had been blown up
Tomb of Bérenger Saunière
Tomb of Noel Corbu and his wife
Our Lady of Lourdes
Detail of the Cavaire of Rennes-le-Château
Detail of the Cavaire of Rennes-le-Château
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Detail of the Cavaire of Rennes-le-Château
Entrance of the Church gardens
Tour Magdala
Tour Magdala
Broken defaced tomb stone at the bottom of Saunière's ossuary in the Rennes-le-Château graveyard that has long been removed.
The Château Hautpoul viewed from the cemetery
A burning BBC truck in 1974
A burning BBC truck in 1974
Asmodeus before he lost his head
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