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The Château d'If, an island fortress off Marseille in France, circa 1960. It was used as a prison in the 19th century, and Alexandre Dumas immortalised it in his novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo' in 1844. (Photo by Florence Arquin/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

The Château d'If, an island fortress off Marseille in France, circa 1960. It was used as a prison in the 19th century, and Alexandre Dumas immortalised it in his novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo' in 1844. (Photo by Florence Arquin/Archive Photos/Getty Images)