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  • Bull festival in St Mark's Square Venice, held in 1740 on the occasion of the visit of the king of Poland, painting, in the Library of the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling beams with polychrome decoration of sphinxes, urns and scrolls, 15th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Louis Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera, Marshall of the Empire in 1772, sculpted 1826, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francis I of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1708-65, Holy Roman Emperor and husband of Maria-Theresa of Austria, 1740, oil on canvas, by Martin Van Meytens, 1695-1770, from the collection of the Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Grand Canal with the Salute, Venice, Italy, c. 1740, oil painting by Canaletto, 1697-1768, from a private collection. Canaletto, or Giovanni Antonio Canal, is one of the Venetian master painters, producing details 'vedute' or views of Venice and other cities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlante, on the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade and main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, with painted decoration by Salustiano Asenjo Arozamena, and opulent neo-imperial decoration showing wealth, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, with painted decoration by Salustiano Asenjo Arozamena, and opulent neo-imperial decoration showing wealth, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red Salon, with decoration by by Jose Brel Giralt, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of musicians playing drums and trumpets, 18th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of musicians in a garden, detail, 18th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel with trumpet and wreath, detail from the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small oratory in Byzantine style, with plaster reliefs 1866 by Francisco Molinelli and allegorical ceiling paintings of the Virgin 1863 by Jose Brel, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary (patroness of the marquises), 1866, is by Jose Maria Garcia Martinez. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child with putti, detail of the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of musicians in a garden, 18th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain.  Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord, detail from a Gobelins tapestry in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, with piano made by Sebastien Erard, harp and Gobelins tapestry of the Chateau de Vincennes, and 18th century carved woodwork, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Vincennes, detail from a Gobelins tapestry in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom, with canopied bed and painted wall panels, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti and gilded plasterwork in the ballroom, with painted decoration by Salustiano Asenjo Arozamena, and opulent neo-imperial decoration showing wealth, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels, fruit and a snake, detail from the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Personification of a river, detail from the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade and main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of servants sewing and washing up in a kitchen, 1789, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Itria, rebuilt in 1740 in Baroque style, with side aisles and columns with Corinthian capitals, in Ragusa, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom in the Hotel SH Ingles, in the Ciutat Vella or Old Town of Valencia, Spain. Through the window is the main entrance of the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, sculpted in alabaster in 1745 by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Preston V, view of people beside a canal with bridge and palazzos behind, Venice, Italy, c. 1740-41, pen and ink sketch by Canaletto, 1697-1768, from a private collection. Canaletto, or Giovanni Antonio Canal, is one of the Venetian master painters, producing details 'vedute' or views of Venice and other cities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Majolica plate with fish sgraffito decoration, 1951-54, by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in the Museo Nacional de Ceramica y Artes Suntuarias Gonzalez Marti, or National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Majolica is a tin-glazed earthen ware produced from the 15th century onwards. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bowl, 11th century with painted decoration of a deer, in Madinat al Zahra style, in the Museo Nacional de Ceramica y Artes Suntuarias Gonzalez Marti, or National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Majolica is a tin-glazed earthen ware produced from the 15th century onwards. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bowl, 11th century with painted decoration of woman drinking, in Madinat al Zahra style, in the Museo Nacional de Ceramica y Artes Suntuarias Gonzalez Marti, or National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Majolica is a tin-glazed earthen ware produced from the 15th century onwards. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Personification of the City of Valencia kneeling in front of Jaime II, with figure in white representing the Christian faith, a politico-religious allegorical painting, 1866, by Salustiano Asenjo, on the ceiling of the ballroom, in the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti, painted and gilded stucco decoration in the ballroom, in the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. The yellow facade is the Palazzo Distefano Sortino Trono, built 1778-93, and the blue dome is the church of Santa Maria dell'Itria, rebuilt in 1740. Ragusa is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. The yellow facade is the Palazzo Distefano Sortino Trono, built 1778-93, and the blue dome is the church of Santa Maria dell'Itria, rebuilt in 1740. Ragusa is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nun storing the Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, surrounded by ex voto plaques, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue from the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph on the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0683.jpg
  • Statue of Our Lady of Victories, 1809, in the Chapel of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Victories, or l’Archiconfrérie
de Notre-Dame des Victoires, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. The statue was crowned in 1853 by request of Pope Pius IX to give thanks for the deliverance of Rome by French soldiers in 1849. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapels and inscribed marble ex voto plaques left by pilgrims, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0677.jpg
  • Photograph on the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, surrounded by ex voto plaques, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0674.jpg
  • Altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, surrounded by ex voto plaques, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. This facade was built by Sylvain Cartaud, architect of the Duke of Berry, with a portal in Ionic style below and Corinthian above, and a pediment with the coat of arms of France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0670.jpg
  • Maison Couturier, built 1740-50 for merchant and shipowner Isaac Couturier, at 28 rue Reniere, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The house was built as a residence, offices and warehouse, with 2 levels of basements for storage. The original architecture of the building remains intact, and it is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Joseph Bernard, engraving after Andre Bouys, 1656-1740, French portrait painter and mezzotint engraver. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francois Couperin, 1668-1733, French Baroque composer and organist of the King's Chapel, engraving by Flipart after a painting by Andre Bouys, 1656-1740, French portrait painter and mezzotint engraver. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
    LC_History_MC0045.jpg
  • Scene of the Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer famous for his sexual exploits, on a bed in his cell with a prostitute. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC11_FRANCE_MC004.jpg
  • Scene of the Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer famous for his sexual exploits, on a bed in his cell with a prostitute. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nun polishing the Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0756.jpg
  • Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0757.jpg
  • Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0753.jpg
  • Ex voto plaques in inscribed marble, 19th and 20th century, surrounding the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0689.jpg
  • Choir with 7 paintings by Carle van Loo, 1705-65, on the life of St Augustine and the siege of La Rochelle, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0688.jpg
  • Statue of St Joseph with the Christ child, in the Chapel of St Joseph, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0687.jpg
  • Tomb of Jean-Baptiste Lulli, 1632-1687, French Baroque composer, with bust of Lulli and weeping putti, surrounded by inscribed marble ex voto plaques left by pilgrims, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0685.jpg
  • King Louis XIII dedicating the church to the Virgin, with Louis and Richelieu receiving the palm frond of victory and offering her the plans of the church and keys of the city of La Rochelle, painting by Carle van Loo, 1705-65, in the choir of the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0686.jpg
  • Chapel of St John the Evangelist, dedicated to Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of Therese Martin, also known as Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0682.jpg
  • Chapel of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Victories, or l’Archiconfrerie
de Notre-Dame des Victoires and the Statue of Our Lady of Victories, 1809, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0681.jpg
  • Detail of a painting of a Pope Pius IX in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0680.jpg
  • Choir with 7 paintings by Carle van Loo, 1705-65, on the life of St Augustine and the siege of La Rochelle, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0678.jpg
  • Ex voto plaques in inscribed marble, 19th century, surrounding the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0676.jpg
  • Ex voto plaques in inscribed marble, 19th century, surrounding the altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0675.jpg
  • Chapel of St John the Evangelist, dedicated to Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of Therese Martin, also known as Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0673.jpg
  • Nave, looking towards the choir with paintings by Carle van Loo, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0671.jpg
  • Scene of the Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer famous for his sexual exploits, on a bed in his cell with a prostitute. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC11_FRANCE_MC006.jpg
  • Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, fairy chimneys of rock created by erosion, aerial view, at Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The site is listed as a natural monument. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their new outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at 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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