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  • Qala'at ibn Maan, Arab citadel built 12th century and restored 17th century, Palmyra, Syria. Named after Fakhr al-Din ibn Maan, 17th century Lebanese warlord who resisted the Ottomans
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  • Façade of the 17th century hôtel particulier, Hôtel de Comans d'Astry, seen from above with rooftop and cupola of the 17th century Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis (Church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis) visible in the background, Ile Saint Louis, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a follower of Oba, from the Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa, 16th - 17th century, brass with bronze patina, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes, inaugurated 1982, in the former Episcopal Palace, built 16th and 17th centuries, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum holds French painting collections from the mid 19th century to 1960s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Geoffroy Fae, bishop of Evreux, 14th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Augustine trampling heresy, polychrome wood, 17th century, in the Chapelle de la Vierge du Rosaire, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Rosary altarpiece, 17th century, by Lazare Tremullas the Elder. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apothecary or hospital pharmacy, 17th century, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apothecary or hospital pharmacy, 17th century, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera degli Angioli, with frescoes 1622-23 by by Jacopo Vignali of a procession of the saints and blessed of the city of Florence, in Casa Buonarotti, the 17th century palace home of the Buonarotti family, on Via Ghibellina in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The altar table is by Francesco and Tommaso da Sant’Andrea in Rovezzano, 1627, and above is an intarsia by Benedetto Calenzuoli based on a cartoon by Pietro da Cortona of the Madonna and Child. In the niche on a 17th century console is a bust of Michelangelo the Younger by Giuliano Finelli. The building is now a museum dedicated to the work of Michelangelo Buonarotti. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera degli Angioli, with frescoes 1622-23 by by Jacopo Vignali of a procession of the saints and blessed of the city of Florence, in Casa Buonarotti, the 17th century palace home of the Buonarotti family, on Via Ghibellina in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The altar table is by Francesco and Tommaso da Sant’Andrea in Rovezzano, 1627, and above is an intarsia by Benedetto Calenzuoli based on a cartoon by Pietro da Cortona of the Madonna and Child. In the niche on a 17th century console is a bust of Michelangelo the Younger by Giuliano Finelli. The building is now a museum dedicated to the work of Michelangelo Buonarotti. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaque commemorating Jewish children from the 17th arrondissement deported to concentration camps by the Nazis and Vichy government, in the Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin Luther-King, a new development of parkland and buildings developed since 2007 and set to cover 10 hectares in size, in the Batignolles area of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The area has been developed from a large railway freight yard district and is a sustainable development with green space, many natural ecosystems and renewable energy sources. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square Auguste Balagny, a garden created in 1987, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The square is named after Auguste Balagny, 1805-96, lawyer and first mayor of the 17th arrondissement. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Enclosure wall in brick with concrete flows, entitled Mur de lave, or Wall of lava, by Pierre Sabatier, 1973, at the Square Auguste Balagny, a garden created in 1987, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The square is named after Auguste Balagny, 1805-96, lawyer and first mayor of the 17th arrondissement. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Overgrown sculpture in the Square Auguste Balagny, a garden created in 1987, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The square is named after Auguste Balagny, 1805-96, lawyer and first mayor of the 17th arrondissement. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcove in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The tapestries were made c. 1630 at Faubourg Saint-Marcel for Cardinal Barberini, and depict the Story of Amyntas and Sylvia. The gilded console table is 17th century and holds 17th century Dutch potiches. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcove in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The tapestries were made c. 1630 at Faubourg Saint-Marcel for Cardinal Barberini, and depict the Story of Amyntas and Sylvia. The gilded console table is 17th century and holds 17th century Dutch potiches. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcove in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The painting is by Charles Le Brun and depicts Night. The tapestries were made c. 1630 at Faubourg Saint-Marcel for Cardinal Barberini, and depict the Story of Amyntas and Sylvia. The gilded console table is 17th century and holds 17th century Dutch potiches. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Notre-Dame du Bec or Our Lady of Bec, 14th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Notre-Dame du Bec or Our Lady of Bec, detail, 14th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Augustine, 15th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, seen from the Cathedraloscope, a museum dedicated to the history and construction of the cathedral, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The nave is supported by flying buttresses, and on the right is the Grand Porche. The South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries with the bell tower completed in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, seen from the Cathedraloscope, a museum dedicated to the history and construction of the cathedral, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The nave is supported by flying buttresses, and the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries with the bell tower completed in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, seen from the Cathedraloscope, a museum dedicated to the history and construction of the cathedral, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The nave is supported by flying buttresses, and on the right is the Grand Porche. The South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries with the bell tower completed in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a classical female figure holding an olive branch (right), sculptural detail from the monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior South East facade of the Francois I wing, in Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard of the chateau. On the left is a roof detail from the 17th century Gaston d'Orleans wing, designed by Francois Mansart, 1598-1666. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South East facade of the Francois I wing, built 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, with its monumental spiral staircase, seen from the courtyard of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. On the left is the Gaston d'Orleans wing, 17th century, designed by Francois Mansart, 1598-1666. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South East facade of the Francois I wing, built 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, with its monumental spiral staircase, seen from the courtyard of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. On the left is the Gaston d'Orleans wing, 17th century, designed by Francois Mansart, 1598-1666. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaston d'Orleans wing, 17th century, designed by Francois Mansart, 1598-1666, seen from the courtyard of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. On the right is the South East facade of the Francois I wing, built 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, with its monumental spiral staircase. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots or Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland and France, 1542-87, in mourning clothes, oil painting on wood, early 17th century, after Francois Clouet, 1515-72, in the Garde-robe de la Reine, or Queen's Dressing Room, in the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban 1861-66, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Henri III, 1551-89, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by French School, in the Galerie de la Reine or Queen's Gallery, decorated in 16th century Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The gallery overlooks the gardens and houses an important portrait collection. It was used for walking and entertaining, with music, theatre, games and dance playing an important role. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles IX, 1550-74, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by French School, in the Galerie de la Reine or Queen's Gallery, decorated in 16th century Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The gallery overlooks the gardens and houses an important portrait collection. It was used for walking and entertaining, with music, theatre, games and dance playing an important role. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francois II, 1544-60, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by French School, in the Galerie de la Reine or Queen's Gallery, decorated in 16th century Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The gallery overlooks the gardens and houses an important portrait collection. It was used for walking and entertaining, with music, theatre, games and dance playing an important role. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Henri II, 1519-59, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by French School, in the Galerie de la Reine or Queen's Gallery, decorated in 16th century Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The gallery overlooks the gardens and houses an important portrait collection. It was used for walking and entertaining, with music, theatre, games and dance playing an important role. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francois I, 1494-1547, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by French School, in the Galerie de la Reine or Queen's Gallery, decorated in 16th century Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The gallery overlooks the gardens and houses an important portrait collection. It was used for walking and entertaining, with music, theatre, games and dance playing an important role. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceiling, 17th century, by Francisco F de Araujo, with central medallion of St Catherine of Alexandria, representing wisdom and patron saint of students and teachers, in the Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symbol of justice, detail from the painted ceiling, 17th century, by Francisco F de Araujo, in the Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central medallion of the painted ceiling, with St Catherine of Alexandria representing wisdom and patron saint of students and teachers, 17th century, by Francisco F de Araujo, in the Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Teresa with the Holy Spirit, from the altarpiece in the Capilla de Santa Teresa da Avila, 17th century, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Teresa with St Peter and St Paul, St Teresa with the Holy Spirit and the Transverberation of St Teresa, from the altarpiece in the Capilla de Santa Teresa da Avila, 17th century, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Strasse des 17 Juni, or 17th June Street at night, at Ernst Reuter Platz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The name commemorates the uprising of the East Berlin workers on 17th June 1953, when the Red Army and GDR Volkspolizei shot protestors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Strasse des 17 Juni, or 17th June Street, through the Tiergarten, with the Brandenburger Tor or Brandenburg Gate in the distance, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The name commemorates the uprising of the East Berlin workers on 17th June 1953, when the Red Army and GDR Volkspolizei shot protestors. On the skyline can be seen the dome of the Berliner Dom or Belrin cathedral, and the Fernsehturm or Television Tower, and to the far left, the Reichstag. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Sainte-Chapelle or Holy Chapel, founded 1379 and inaugurated only in 1552 under Henry II, after a long interruption of the building work starting at the beginning of 15th century, Chateau de Vincennes, Ile de France, France. The Sainte-Chapelle has a single nave, a choir formed by a straight bay and a 5-sided apse flanked by two oratories for the King and Queen. Outside, deep buttresses support large gabled windows and the building has a slender silhouette. It was built to house part of the relics of the Passion and was listed as a Historical Monument in 1853. Below is the 17th century Le Vau Gallery. The Chateau was originally built in 1150 as a hunting lodge for Louis VII, with a donjon added in the 14th century, walls in the 15th and further extended in the 17th century. It was an important royal palace until the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Sainte-Chapelle or Holy Chapel, founded 1379 and inaugurated only in 1552 under Henry II, after a long interruption of the building work starting at the beginning of 15th century, Chateau de Vincennes, Ile de France, France. The Sainte-Chapelle has a single nave, a choir formed by a straight bay and a 5-sided apse flanked by two oratories for the King and Queen. Outside, deep buttresses support large gabled windows and the building has a slender silhouette. It was built to house part of the relics of the Passion and was listed as a Historical Monument in 1853. Below is the 17th century Le Vau Gallery. The Chateau was originally built in 1150 as a hunting lodge for Louis VII, with a donjon added in the 14th century, walls in the 15th and further extended in the 17th century. It was an important royal palace until the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel Royal, with its wooden coffered ceiling created for the visit of Charles I in 1633, and its 17th-century Flemish tapestries depicting the stories of Benjamin and Joseph, in the South range of Falkland Palace, a royal palace built 1501-41 under kings James IV and James V, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. The chapel was restored in 1893 by Lord Bute. The palace was in use until damaged by fire in the 17th century, and was bought by the marquis of Bute in 1887. It is now owned by the marquess of Bute and run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stall with a goat's head under the armrest, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stall with a goat's head under the armrest, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls  were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stall with human head under the armrest, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostles Peter, James and John sitting and sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony (detail), 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rib vault of the apse, Basilique Saint Quiriace (Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church), 12th century, Provins, Seine et Marne, France. Construction works during the 12th century were never completed and a dome was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A portrait of archaeologist Jacqui Wood on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. Inside her replica Bronze Age Roundhouse she is holding a fragment of an iron cauldron found in a votive pool which she dates between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating)(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of textiles on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. They were found in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates them between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). She is pointing to a high quality strip of silk and wool mix. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of leather shoe sole on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. It was in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Bedroom, with yellow damask 17th century canopied bed and paintings from the Palazzo Cesano, and 17th century wooden furniture, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. On the left is the portrait of cardinal Carlo Borromeo (posthumously sainted), painting, 1580, by Daniele Crespi. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Officers' Lounge, with tapestries from the Saint Cloud Gallery produced at the Gobelins manufactory from cartoons by Pierre Mignard, 1687, in the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. Some of the furniture is from the 17th century, with other 19th centuries copies in the style of Louis XIV and Louis XV. 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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  • David, Conqueror of Goliath (David Vainqueur de Goliath), marble, 17th century, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France. The statue, in Classical style, stands on top of a column by the central pool of the gardens. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Santi Luca e Martina church at night, rebuilt in the 17th century by Pietro da Cortona, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and Child marble sculpture from the Antonello Gagini school, in a niche of polychrome marble, Chiesa San Giuseppe dei Teatini (San Giuseppe dei Teatini church), 17th century, Giacomo Besio, a Genoese member of the Theatines order, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle Peter sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony (detail), 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • From left to right: Christ at prayer, angel holding a chalice, and the three disciples, Peter, James and John sitting and sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony, 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and choir, Basilique Saint Quiriace (Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church), 12th century, Provins, Seine et Marne, France. Construction works during the 12th century were never completed and a dome was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative wrought iron gate against the principal door of the Basilique Saint Quiriace (Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church), 12th century, Provins, Seine et Marne, France. Construction works during the 12th century were never completed and a dome was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cupola, with apostles carved in the four pendentives, Basilique Saint Quiriace (Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church), 12th century, Provins, Seine et Marne, France. Construction works during the 12th century were never completed and a dome was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and choir, Basilique Saint Quiriace (Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church), 12th century, Provins, Seine et Marne, France. Construction works during the 12th century were never completed and a dome was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cupola and non-projecting transept, Basilique Saint Quiriace (Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church), 12th century, Provins, Seine et Marne, France. Construction works during the 12th century were never completed and a dome was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of the remains of a pocket on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. It was found in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of textiles on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. A selection from the 125 different strips of textile found in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates them between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating).(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of leather shoe sole on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. It was in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of archaeological finds on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. A fragment of an iron cauldron, a leather shoe sole, brass pins, finger nail pairings, human hair, heather stalks and a strip of silk and wool mix textile, were found in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates them between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating).  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of a fragment of an iron cauldron on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The cauldron was found with textiles in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating).(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of a fragment of an iron cauldron on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The cauldron was found with textiles in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Portrait of Francesco I de Medici, 1541-87, second Grand Duke of Tuscany, 17th century painting by Florentine artist, in the Main Room on the first floor, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red Dining Room or Tapestry Room, used for formal banquets for the Savoy Monarchy, with neoclassical furniture, crystal chandeliers and 17th century Flemish tapestries, at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Anges (right), or Church of Our Lady of the Angels, built in 1684, with an attached bell tower which was originally used as a lighthouse or beacon, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Behind the church is the Chateau Royal, with remnants of castles built by the Templars, the Kings of Majorca, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, from 12th - 17th centuries. In the 20th century it became a prison and a detainment camp. It is now a tourist attraction and historic monument. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Theodore-Agrippa d'Aubigne, 1552-1630, French poet and soldier and grandfather of Madame de Maintenon, painting by French School, 17th century, in the bedroom of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. In front is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cherubs holding the Rostro Santo, or La Veronica veil, painting by Sebastian Martinez, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Denis, detail, stained glass window, 1930s, by Francois Decorchemont, 1880-1971, in the nave of the Eglise Sainte Odile, designed by Jacques Barge, 1904-1979, and built 1935-46, under Mgr Eugene-Edmond Loutil, 1863-1959, at the Porte de Champerret in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The church is built in concrete with a nod to Romanesque Byzantine architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carving with medallion, head in profile and decorative foliage, detail, on the oak door to the Petit Salon, in the hall housing the staircase of honour, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Paving stones with 'pave a fendre', at 52 Rue de l'Arbre Sec, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The pave a fendre or cracked paver, is a paving stone larger than the surrounding ones, used to split the logs which were delivered in the streets for fuel for houses. People split the long logs outside on these larger stones to avoid damaging the cobblestones. This practice was in place from the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sign on the beech wall before entering criminal courtroom 2.01, Salle Victor Hugo, in the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boca de Nigua or Nigua sugar mill, 17th century, at San Gregorio de Nigua, near Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The mill was founded by Marquee De Aranda and later owned by Juan Bautista Ollarazaba, and was an important site for the sugar industry, with a mill, furnaces, boiling room, warehouse, guardhouse, distillery and Spanish colonial buildings. The mill is built in the style of the great Cuban and Haitian mills erected late 18th century. It was the site of the first slave rebellion 1796. Restoration began here in 1978 under Baez Lopez-Penha. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Burning of Troy, detail, oil painting on canvas, 1600-07, by Pieter Schoubroeck, c. 1570-1607, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of M de Nevers, with a lace collar, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gaston, Duke of Orleans, 1608-60, as a boy, wearing a lace collar, cap, embroidered coat with slashed sleeves and sash, oil painting on canvas, part of an exhibition entitled Gaston d'Orleans, Prince Mecene et Rebelle, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. Gaston d'Orleans instructed Francois Mansart, to build his new apartments at the Chateau de Blois in 1652. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza San Pietro or St Peter's Square, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the 17th century, in front of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy. In the centre of the square is an Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal of York, 1473-1530, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin and child by Charles Hoyau, 17th century, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ksar Ait Ben Haddou, earthen fortified city, Ounila valley, Ouarzazate province, Morocco. The ksar is a group of earthen houses surrounded by high defensive walls with corner towers, in traditional pre-Saharan style.  The village stands above the Oued Marghen river in the High Atlas and was a stop on the caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. It was founded in the 17th century and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of golden door, Royal Palace, 17th century, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 24, 2009 in the evening. The Royal Palace compound in Fes-el-Jedid covers 80 hectares and contains gardens, mosques and a 14th century Madrasa. As a residence of the king of Morocco it is closed to the public but is impressive even from the outside being especially famed for its golden doors. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Clerecia Church,  Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night floodlit. The wall of the Casa de las Conchas iis visble on the right. The Baroque style Clerecia Church, originally the Royal College of the Company of Jesus, was commissioned in the 17th century, from architect Juan Gomez de Mora, by Queen Margarita of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain. It comprises two sections: the Jesuit school and church, with its three-storey Baroque cloister, and private living quarters for the monks and now houses the Salamanca Pontificia University. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Clovis, 17th century tapestry from Brussels, from the series L'Histoire de Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Clovis, detail, 17th century tapestry from Brussels, from the series L'Histoire de Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Clovis, detail, 17th century tapestry from Brussels, from the series L'Histoire de Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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