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  • London rush hour at dusk, beneath a rainy sky, UK. The Swiss Re building, known as the Gherkin, 1997 -  2004, Foster and Partners, Arup Engineering in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 21: A high angle view over the Montmartre rooftops on November 21, 2008 in Paris, France. Far below the street lights shine whilst all is quiet at chimney level beneath the pink and blue evening sky. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • General view of Citadel of Carcassonne, 13th century, and adjacent vineyard, Carcassonne, Aude, France, pictured on February 24, 2007, at midday on a cloudy winter's day. The two outer walls of the concentric fortified city are defended by towers and barbicans, and a draw bridge across a moat leads to the keep of the castle. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress was restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Glass pyramid by I. M. Pei, rising from the centre of the Cour Napoléon, Pavillon Denon in the background, Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Inaugurated March 30, 1989. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glass pyramid by I. M. Pei, rising from the centre of the Cour Napoleon, Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Inaugurated March 30, 1989 Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dramatic Parisian skies at twilight, with statue of Jardin des Tuileries and Eiffel Tower silhouetted, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facades of houses dating to the 17th century on the Ile Saint-Louis in the river Seine in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Pont de Sully and Pont de la Tournelle are seen in the foreground. The island is natural and was named after King Louis IX of France and was developed into a residential area in the reigns of Henri IV and Louis XIII. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The New Caledonia Glasshouse (formerly The Mexican Hothouse), 1830s by Charles Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, in which is reflected the Plant History Glasshouse (formerly the Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Charles Rohault de Fleury. Low angle view  of the glass and metal structures in the late afternoon light. The New Caledonia Glasshouse, or Hothouse, was the first French glass and iron building.
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  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise), Paris, France, opened 1804, designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart. Named after Pere Francois de la Chaise (1624-1709), confessor to Louis XIV (1638-1713), who lived in the Jesuit house on the site of the chapel. Many famous people are buried here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arboretum de Chevreloup, 195 hectares, major arboretum located north of the Palace of Versailles, Rocquencourt, Yvelines, France. The site forms part of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle and dates back to 1699. It contains about 15'000 specimens. The arboretum is organized in 3 major sections : systematic botany, the oldest plantations covering some 50 hectares ; geography, divided in 3 areas  (Europe, Asia and America, covering some 120 hectares and ornamental horticulture covering some 25 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medici Fountain (La Fontaine Medicis), 1630s, commissioned by Marie de Medici, and designed by Tomasso Francini (1571-1651), renovated 1853-54, with added statuary, Acis and Galatea, group, bronze, stone and marble, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Head of a queen, thought to be the Queen of Sheba, from the left splay of the central bay of the Royal Portal, 1142-50, Western facade, Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, full lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The 2-storey Chapelle haute Saint-Saturnin, one of the royal chapels at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France, built 1546, with windows on all sides, painted decoration from the reign of Henri IV and a marble gallery by Philibert Delorme. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The arrest of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel blowing a trumpet on a gable in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Western facade of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ on the cross between the Virgin and St John, on the North portal, dedicated to Christ's Passion, of the main West facade of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Phare de Cordouan, or Cordouan Lighthouse, with light shining beneath a starry sky and a man watching the scene, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, looking towards the choir with its rose window, Laon Cathedral or the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Laon, built 12th and 13th centuries in Gothic style, in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France. The nave has 11 bays with a vaulted ceiling, a side aisle to each side and 27 chapels. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural group of the Baptism of Clovis on the Tomb of Saint Remi, in the chancel of the Basilique Saint Remi or Abbey of St Remi, 11th century, Romanesque, Reims, France. The tomb of Archbishop Saint Remi, 440-533, who converted Clovis, the King of the Franks, to Christianity in 496 AD, is carved with Renaissance statues of the peers of France and surrounded by a 17th century enclosure. The original 16th century tomb was destroyed in the French Revolution and much of this present version dates to 1847. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Endre Thome, at the national cemetery at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, built to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. As a parlementarian, Thome was excused from combat but volunteered to serve on the front line and was fatally injured on 10th March 1916, receiving the Legion of Honour. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, holding 16,142 graves and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses with horns and long divided beard, from the Puits de Moise, or Well of Moses, 1395-1403, sculpted by Claus Sluter, 1340-1406, and his studio, and painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415, in the courtyard of the Chartreuse de Champmol, the burial site of Philippe le Hardi duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy, now the Hospital de la Chartreuse, Dijon, Burgundy, France. The sculpture was commissioned by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, and consists of a crucifixion scene surrounded by 6 prophets (Moses, David, Jeremiah, Zachariah, Daniel and Isaiah), with 6 weeping angels. The hexagonal building surrounding the sculpture was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Death of the Virgin, with the apostles surrounding her body, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. An angel reaches up to close the Virgin's eyes, and 2 other angels take her soul, in the form of a child, up to heaven. On the left is St John the Baptist handing the Virgin a lighted candle as the apostles leave. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigies from the tomb of Jean sans Peur, or John the Fearless, 1371-1419, (Jean de Valois or John of Valois, Jean I, duc de Bourgogne, or John I, Duke of Burgundy) and his wife Marguerite de Baviere, or Margaret of Bavaria, 1363- 1423, 1443-70, by Jean de la Huerta, 1413-62, and Antoine le Moiturier, 1425-97, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of painted alabaster effigies with lions and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. The tomb was begun in 1443 (24 years after his death), by Jean de La Huerta, and Antoine le Moiturier after 1456, and finally installed in 1470. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The damned escorted to hell by demons and boiled alive in a cauldron heated by flames from the mouth of the leviathan, sculptural detail from the middle level of the tympanum of the main portal representing the Last Judgement, c. 1230, on the West facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Devils take the damned, including bishops, monks, kings, peasants and prostitutes, to hell. This level of the tympanum depicts St Michael weighing the souls, with the saved processing to heaven and the damned being led to hell by devils. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, here showing the nave, South portal and flying buttresses and on the left, the 14th century buttress tower built to support the South Tower which was structurally weak, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mont-Saint-Michel or St Michael's Mount, a tidal island housing a Benedictine abbey founded in 966, and other medieval buildings within strong defensive ramparts, Normandy, Northern France. On the right is the modern bridge to the island. Mont-Saint-Michel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its abbey and many other buildings are historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian fragment of an anthropomorphic figure in clay, 825-1500 AD, donated by the family of Raphael Esteva, exhibited in the Centro Leon, or the Centro Cultural Eduardo Leon Jimenes, a museum housing a collection of Dominican art from the 20th century, in Santiago de los Caballeros, known as Santiago, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses displays on Dominican art and culture, biodiversity, photography and Taino history, along with temporary exhibitions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eroded rocks in the Goreme Valley, in Goreme National Park, between Goreme and Uchisar, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The Goreme Valley also contains cave dwellings, underground towns and churches, carved out of the rock in the Byzantine period. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Whirling dervishes performing in the Saruhan Caravanserai, built 1259, in Avanos, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Sufi whirling is a meditation practise of the Mevlevi order as part of the Sama ceremony. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reflection of a stained glass window in a cabinet with legs of blue and gold glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Silhouetted man and other visitors to the Chapelle St Vincent, 1642, Collioure, France. This tiny chapel is perched on top of a shale cliff, previously an island, but now connected to the land by a dike. It was built for a hermit and contains only a single room. Next to it is a huge cross with a sculpture of Christ crucified. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Statue of Virgin and child by Jean Degoulon, 1679, on a pedestal made from silver glass beads made by Murano glassmaker Salviati, and behind, velvet wall hangings with sequins made in 2014 by Atelier du Begonia d’Or, seen through the circles of the aluminium doors, in St Thibaud's Chapel, themed as the Lapidary, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Mission Concepcion, or Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de Acuna, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church dedicated in 1755, to spread Christianity among Native Americans, 1 of 4 missions in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. This mission was founded by Franciscan friars and moved here from East Texas in 1731. The building consists of a nave, sanctuary, bell towers, convent and granary and was originally covered with frescoes, both inside and out, some of which were restored in 1988 and 2010. The mission is a National Historic Landmark and forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puamau beach, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone tiki sculpture with large eyes and mouth, found in the location of the altar where human sacrifices would have been made, at the meae or religious sanctuary of Tohua Upeke, in the Ta'a Oa valley, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Tiki sculptures represent Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. Tiki often have a huge head, symbolising power, and big eyes symbolising knowledge. Tiki are respected and are often placed outside houses as protective statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The building is a traditional 2-storey hut with a wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Rauhuru with turtle petroglyphs, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is a Tupuna marae or family shrine and has petroglyphs of canoes and turtles on some of its standing stones. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki head in red volcanic rock, 32cm tall, with prominent eyes and open mouth, from the Havao de Taiohae Valley, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small tiki statuette with long face, in basalt, 18cm tall, acquired by the museum in 1976, from Hokatu, on Ua Huka, from the collection of the Vaipaee Museum on Ua Huka, Marquesaas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ahu or altar of the Marae Oputeina, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. At this temple platform, visitors would say their farewells. Departing chiefs would take a stone from this marae to use elsewhere in a marae which would be called Marae Taputapuatea. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • LOVE by Laura Kimpton at night, one of a series of Monumental Word Sculptures, on the roof of the James New York Hotel, Grand St, SoHo, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Laura Kimpton's sculptures spread positive messages using large capital letters spelling words which are illuminated at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Oculus, the central retail and dining section of the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed by Santiago Calatrava and opened in 2016, Lower Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. The Hub replaces the old train station which was destroyed in the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. The large white ribbed structure acts as a huge skylight to bring natural light into the underground train station. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Aerial view of part of the Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pinnacles of the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of Hadrian's Wall East of Cawfields Wall, Northumberland, England. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. This section of the Wall is in the Northumberland National Park, managed by English Heritage, and the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile coast to coast long distance footpath, runs alongside it, along with the Pennine Way. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of Hadrian's Wall East of Cawfields Wall and South of Cawburn, Northumberland, England. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. This section of the Wall is in the Northumberland National Park, managed by English Heritage, and the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile coast to coast long distance footpath, runs alongside it, along with the Pennine Way. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The buildings, set around an internal courtyard, are in Northern Renaissance and Flamboyant Gothic style, with half-timber galleries, ornate rooftops with Burgundian glazed tiles in geometric patterns and dormer windows. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Riva degli Schiavoni in the evening, with the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale on the right, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, and in the distance, the Punta della Dogana with the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, designed by Baldassare Longhena in Baroque style, built 1631-87, Venice, Italy. Behind the Doge's Palace is the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of an apostle, probably Judas, 1530-34, in terracotta, from the Last Supper sculptural group by Philip Hodart made in Renaissance Mannerist style for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, designed by Victor Louis, 1731–1800, and inaugurated in 1780, in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The building is neoclassical in style, with a portico of 12 Corinthian columns and an entablature with 12 statues representing 9 muses and 3 goddesses (Juno, Venus and Minerva), carved by Pierre-Francois Berruer and his assistant Van den Drix. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs in the Alifacovac Cemetery, dating to before the Ottoman empire, in the Alifacovac district, one of the oldest parts of the city, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Sebilj at night, a public fountain in Ottoman style made from wood on a stone base, built 1891, in Bascarsija Square, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Behind is the 16th century Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque. The square is also called Pigeon Square as people sit in the cafes drinking coffee and feeding the many pigeons which congregate here. The city was founded by the Ottomans in 1461. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stari Most or Old Bridge at night, a 16th century Ottoman bridge across the Neretva river, and the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge was destroyed in the 1990s Yugoslavian war and has been rebuilt. The town is named after the mostari or bridge keepers of the Old Bridge. Mostar developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Comares Tower, built in the 14th century under Muhammad V, the tallest tower in the Alhambra and housing the Hall of the Ambassadors, Nasrid Palaces and the Palace of Charles V in the background, built by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind are the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slender columns with cubic capitals and arches above, carved with floral decoration and Arabic inscriptions, in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The design of the courtyard reflects the Nasrid view of Paradise, with these columns representing palm trees around a desert oasis. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa do Commercio or Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal, with a tram passing and the equestrian statue of King Jose I trampling on snakes, 1775, by Machado de Castro, looking out towards the Tagus river. The square was previously known as Terreiro do Paco or Palace Square as it was the site of the Pacos da Ribeira or Royal Ribeira Palace until it was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking around the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, or Denkmal fur die ermordeten Juden Europas, a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold, opened in 2005, Friedrichstadt, Berlin, Germany. The monument consists of 2711 concrete stelae of different heights arranged in a grid over a sloping site and the information centre contains a list of the names of all known Jewish holocaust victims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a painting of a man escaping from East Berlin through Checkpoint Charlie, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Checkpoint Charlie, crossing point on the Berlin Wall between West and East Berlin during Partition and the only crossing point for foreigners and Allied servicemen, Berlin, Germany. The guardhouse was removed in 1990 and is now on display in the open-air museum of the Allied Museum in Berlin-Zehlendorf. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an Amazon on horseback by Louis Tuaillon, 1862–1919, outside the Neues Museum or New Museum, with the Alte Nationalgalerie or Old National Gallery, designed in 1863 by Friedrich August Stuler and opened in 1876, in the background, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze sculpture of Adam and Eve by Rolf Biebl outside the Kulturbrauerei or Culture Brewery, originally a 19th century brewery building, now a cultural and entertainment centre housing cinemas, theatres, clubs and function rooms, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eagle Head sculpture, 1940, by Wilhelm Lemke, based on a design by Ernst Sagebiel, at Eagle Square, Platz der Luftbrucke, at the entrance to the former Tempelhof International Airport, built 1920s and 1930s, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture was part of a 4.5m bird which stood on top of the Tempelhof building but was removed after the war in 1962 to make room for a radar and was moved here in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted stalls and crates at the twice-weekly Turkish market on Maybachufer beside the Landwehrkanal, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man painting on the 30m section of Berlin Wall in the Mauerpark, a public park in Prenzlauer Berg district, developed after reunification on the site of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ raising arm in blessing below the dome of the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, redesigned by Julius Raschdorff and completed 1905 in Historicist style after being badly damaged in World War Two, although the original chapel on this site was consecrated in 1454, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the ceiling of the apse, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a shouting satyr in carved stucco from the frame of the Danae fresco panels by Rosso Fiorentino, 1535-37, in the Galerie Francois I, begun 1528, the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torture in Hell with demon biting the crown off a bad king, who points to the elected, and others holding battle axes, clubs and a crossbow, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, fade lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of the desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park near El Campillo, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. There are over 1000 plant species in the park, including the agave pita seen here, some of which are endemic to this area. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall covered in graffiti in the Potsdamerplatz, Berlin, Germany. The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 by East Germany, the former GDR, to surround West Berlin, and was brought down in 1989. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Army of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) taking the tower of Bethemont in 1429, an event which took place in the Poissy area during the Hundred Years War, stained glass window, 1941, in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. The tower and Montjoie castle formed a defensive line around Paris. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A wheelwright stands on a stool and turns his wheel, checking it runs smoothly, his adze at the ready. A cooper works with his hammer around a barrel. Section of wheelwrights and coopers, 1215-25, from the Life of St Julian the Hospitaller window in the chapel of St Julian in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Houses of the Mangalem quarter at night, with the bridge over the Osum river, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. In July 2008, the old town (Mangalem district) was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) in the Zone Patagonie of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Panagias Drymadon,  a 14th century basilica with a Byzantine style dome and single nave, near Dhermi, on the Albanian Riviera on the Ionian Coast, Vlore, Southern Albania. Inside the church are frescoes commissioned by the Archbishop of Himare and Delvina Ioannis in 1781. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman Monument of Agonothetes or Bouleuterion, 2nd century AD, built in the Templum in antis style, Apollonia, Fier, Albania. The Bouleuterion was used as a public council meeting house. Apollonia was an ancient Greek city in Illyria, founded in 588 BC by Greek colonists from Corfu and Corinth. It flourished in the Roman period and declined from the 3rd century AD when its harbour was silted up due to an earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High angle view of the Zoo from the Grand Rocher (Great Rock), with the Paris skyline in the background, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on November 19, 2010, in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of passage beneath the Grand Rocher (Great Rock), Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on April 25, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Giraffes at the entrance to their enclosure, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on May 5, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Lion cage, Big Cat House, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on April 11, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of interior of Hippopotamus House, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on April 25, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of pool in the Hippopotamus House, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on April 25, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of enclosure in Bears' Building, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on April 26, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Sunrise at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, the Vltava river and the Bedrich Smetana Museum in Prague, Czech Republic. The bridge's construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunrise at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one in Gothic style on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Houses and shops on Old Town Square or Staromestske namesti, Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First fortification called jacketwall, Gisors fortified castle, 11th century, by the second son of William the Conqueror, Gisors, Eure, France. Gisors was the main military stronghold between the two vexins, the French and the Norman ones. Listed as historical monument in 1862. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High relief of an anonymous corpse, 1530, in the Chapel of Saint Claude in the side aisle of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The corpse is accompanied by inscriptions in Latin and French, warning that we will all be like this one day and to make the most of life. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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