2024-12-22T02:57:37-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149946026/photographing-the-jungle-of-calais-refugee-camp Nicholas Korody 2016-05-20T10:20:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dr/drrlj74ea7btrpuf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The northernmost vertex in the hexagon of Metropolitan France, the port city of Calais is nearly 100 kilometers closer to Brussels than to Paris. On a clear day, you can see the White Cliffs of Dover, one of the most iconic of England&rsquo;s natural wonders, from its shores. Several centuries ago, Calais belonged to the English crown&mdash;its &ldquo;greatest jewel.&rdquo; More recently, the Germans seized it and then razed it. Calais is, in a way, the quintessential European border town. Here, Europe&rsquo;s incessant identity crises and territorial struggles surface in physical form.</p>