Palais Bourbon, French National Assembly, Paris, France

Pediment and colonnade (detail), grand Roman portico added to the Palais Bourbon in 1806-08, by architect Bernard Poyet, Paris, France. The Palais Bourbon, is the seat of the French National Assembly, and located on the left bank of the Seine. Jean Pierre Cortot's allegorical low reliefs of the pediment, completed in 1842, depict France, between Liberty and Public Order. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Pediment and colonnade (detail), grand Roman portico added to the Palais Bourbon in 1806-08, by architect Bernard Poyet, Paris, France. The Palais Bourbon, is the seat of the French National Assembly, and located on the left bank of the Seine. Jean Pierre Cortot's allegorical low reliefs of the pediment, completed in 1842, depict France, between Liberty and Public Order. Picture by Manuel Cohen