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  • 18th century apartment, with Rococo style wood panelling c. 1750 by Philibert Lonbois, and yellow silk wall covering, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Concert champetre or pastoral concert, with group of musicians in a countryside setting, 18th century engraving after a painting by Antoine Watteau, 1624-1721, Rococo painter. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Antechamber of Madame de Maintenon, with a sedan chair, sofa, wallpaper and painted portraits, and her bedroom seen through the open door, in the petits appartements in the main building, 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 sedan chair is painted with 18th century scenes, and the portrait behind it is Francoise Adelaide de Noailles, b.  1704, by Frances d´Armagnac. The painting on the right is Portrait of Madame de Maintenon dressed as St Francoise Romaine, painting after Pierre Mignard, copy, 18th century. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dome of the 18th century Lutheran Dresdner Frauenkirche (Dresden Frauenkirche, Church of Our Lady) with the Augustusbrücke, or Augustus Bridge in the foreground, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Augustus bridge dates back the 12th century, it was rebuilt early 18th century by Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann and finally early 20th century by Wilhelm Kreis with engineer Hermann Klette. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 11 : A low angle view of the Skala of the Port at dusk on May 11, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The walls and tower of the 18th century Skala are silhouetted against the evening sky. In the foreground the sea glimmers faintly on the darkened beach. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A detail of a window and a turret on the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The window, lit by the morning sun and covered by decorative wrought iron shutters.  The turret is on a corner of the square tower of the 18th century Skala of the Port. In the background waves are  breaking on the shore. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A low angle view of a turret on the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The turret, partially hidden by a wall, is on a corner of the square tower of the 18th century Skala of the Port overlooking the harbour. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A low angle view of a turret on the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The turret is on a corner of the square tower of the 18th century Skala of the Port overlooking the harbour. In the background the coast and nearby houses are visible in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists.(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A low angle view of boats moored by the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional blue painted wooden boats lie close together in the harbour at low tide overlooked by the wall and tower of the 18th century Skala in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A wide angle view of Place Moulay Hasan on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The wide square sweeps towards the distant wall and tower of the 18th century Skala of the Port, dwarfing the people walking in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A general view of boats moored by the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional blue painted wooden boats lie close together in the harbour at low tide overlooked by the wall and tower of the 18th century Skala in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Salon or living room, with grand piano, 18th century wood panelling and 18th century furniture covered in silk from Touraine, on the ground floor of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon or living room, with grand piano, 18th century wood panelling and 18th century furniture covered in silk from Touraine, on the ground floor of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library, furnished late 18th century in Directoire style by baron Loculteux du Molay, in the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. The chateau was home to the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bishop's bathroom, late 18th century, used for dressing and bathing using a hydraulic water machine to transport running water to all floors, in the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. The chateau was home to the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cellar, built 18th century, 108m long, with 50 wooden barrels used in fermentation and maturing, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau and its winery are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cellar, built 18th century, 108m long, with 50 wooden barrels used in fermentation and maturing, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau and its winery are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden barrel used in fermentation and maturing, in the 108m long cellar, built 18th century, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau and its winery are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchen undergoing restoration, in the wine cellar, built 18th century, used in fermentation and maturing of the wine, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau and its winery are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cellar, built 18th century, 108m long, with 50 wooden barrels used in fermentation and maturing, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau and its winery are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cellar, built 18th century, 108m long, with 50 wooden barrels used in fermentation and maturing, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau and its winery are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cellar, built 18th century, 108m long, with 50 wooden barrels used in fermentation and maturing, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau and its winery are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Travel books in the 18th century library in the Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mill at Charleville, oil painting, 18th century, by Crance, in the Musee de l'Ardenne, a regional museum housing collections from Roman times to the 18th century, housed in a 17th century building with modern glass and steel extension, on the Place Ducale, in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The painting depicts the Vieux-Moulin, a former water mill on the river Meuse, which has housed the Musee Arthur Rimbaud since 1969. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of admiral Matija Zmajevic, 1680-1735, painting, 1937, by Anastas Boracic, copy of an 18th century portrait, in the Museum Maritimum, or Maritime Museum of Montenegro, housed in a baroque palace built for the Grgurina family in the early 18th century, in Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. Peter Andreevich, an emissary of the Russian tsar, who supervised training of Russian boyars at Perast, sent Zmajevic as a skilled seaman to Carlsbad where the tsar was under medical treatment in 1712, to have his knowledge in naval science tested by the tsar himself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Captain Marko Martinovic, 1663-1716, teaching navigational skills to young Russian noblemen, the future cadets of tsar Peter the Great, painting, late 18th century, in the Museum Maritimum, or Maritime Museum of Montenegro, housed in a baroque palace built for the Grgurina family in the early 18th century, in Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Cirey, painting, 1742, by Pierre le Brun, 1703-71, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The Chateau de Cirey was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Cirey-sur-Blaise. It was the home of Voltaire 1734-49 and is a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The refectory has been changed several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a barrel vaulted ceiling, fireplace and imperial staircase added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque cupola with plaster mouldings and a lantern, 18th century, in the altar area of the church, in a small room flanking the tabernacle, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death of Christ, oil painting, late 18th century, by Jacques Gamelin, 1738-1803, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 18th century, with slate courtyard and arcaded galleries, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Outbuildings adjoining the Cloister, 18th century, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original window (centre) in the Cloister, 18th century, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 18th century, with slate courtyard and arcaded galleries, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 18th century, with slate courtyard and arcaded galleries, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Maintenon dressed as St Francoise Romaine, detail, painting after Pierre Mignard, copy, 18th 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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  • Portrait of Madame de Maintenon dressed as St Francoise Romaine, painting after Pierre Mignard, copy, 18th 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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  • Antechamber of Madame de Maintenon, with a fireplace, sofa, ceramics, wallpaper and painted portraits, and her bedroom seen through the open door, in the petits appartements in the main building, 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 oval portrait on the right is Francoise d'Aubigne, 1635-1719, future Marquise de Maintenon, by French School, 17th century. The painting on the left is Portrait of Madame de Maintenon dressed as St Francoise Romaine, painting after Pierre Mignard, copy, 18th century. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Marechal Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 1678-1766, with an 18th century canopied ceremonial bed with a gilded wooden headboard with the family's coat of arms, in the petits appartements in the main building, 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 Noailles family owned the castle from 1698 until the 20th century. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand painted 18th century Chinese wallpaper, with blossom tree, bamboo, butterflies and birds, used by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent in the 19th century, to decorate 2 lounges known as the Salons Chinois, in the grands appartements in the round tower, 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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  • Hand painted 18th century Chinese wallpaper, with blossom tree, bamboo, butterflies and birds, used by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent in the 19th century, to decorate 2 lounges known as the Salons Chinois, in the grands appartements in the round tower, 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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  • Hand painted 18th century Chinese wallpaper, with blossom tree, bamboo, butterflies and birds, used by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent in the 19th century, to decorate 2 lounges known as the Salons Chinois, in the grands appartements in the round tower, 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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  • Japanese chest in shagreen and lacquer, 17th century, belonging to Madame de Maintenon, in a Salon Chinois, 1 of 2 lounges decorated with hand painted 18th century Chinese wallpaper, decorated by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent in the 19th century, in the grands appartements in the round tower, 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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  • Hand painted 18th century Chinese wallpaper, with blossom tree, bamboo, butterflies and birds, used by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent in the 19th century, to decorate 2 lounges known as the Salons Chinois, in the grands appartements in the round tower, 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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  • Bedroom of Marechal Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 1678-1766, with an 18th century canopied ceremonial bed with a gilded wooden headboard with the family's coat of arms, in the petits appartements in the main building, 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 Noailles family owned the castle from 1698 until the 20th century. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Salons Chinois, 1 of 2 lounges decorated with hand painted 18th century Chinese wallpaper, decorated by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent in the 19th century, in the grands appartements in the round tower, 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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  • Initials E and N entwined, for Emmanuel de Noailles, who lived in the castle 18th - 19th century and worked on the building, on the facade of the entrance gatehouse, 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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  • Slave presenting a cigar tray, 18th century cigar display stand from Nantes, late 18th century, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Duomo or cathedral of Taormina, 18th century, in the Piazza del Duomo in Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy. The church was originally built in the 13th century, then rebuilt in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. It is dedicated to St Nicholas and is topped with battlements. The main door was rebuilt in 1636 and is flanked by corinthian columns and topped by a broken pediment and marble plaque. Taormina is a popular tourist destination on the Calabrian coast of Sicily, and also has the ruins of an ancient Greek settlement. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child, polychrome statue in the Duomo or cathedral of Taormina, 18th century, in Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy. The church was originally built in the 13th century, then rebuilt in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. Taormina is a popular tourist destination on the Calabrian coast of Sicily, and also has the ruins of an ancient Greek settlement. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Praslin Bedchamber, in 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. This was originally Mme Fouquet's antechamber but was renovated by Jean-Baptiste Berthier for Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul in the 18th century. The room is decorated in Louis XVI style, with a 'duchesse brisee' chaise long and early 18th century wooden cabinet. The portrait is of Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul. 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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  • Praslin Bedchamber, in 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. This was originally Mme Fouquet's antechamber but was renovated by Jean-Baptiste Berthier for Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul in the 18th century. The room is decorated in Louis XVI style, with a 'duchesse brisee' chaise long and early 18th century wooden cabinet. The portrait is of Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul. 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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  • Governor's House, 18th century, and cannons, at Dumbarton Castle, on a plug of volcanic basalt on the river Clyde, at Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The site has been occupied and defended since the Iron Age, playing an important role in Scottish history throughout the centuries. The castle was last rebuilt in the 18th century, when the Governor's House, built for John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis, and fortifications were added. Dumbarton Rock is listed as a scheduled ancient monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal courtyard of the Palais de l’Intendant, engraving by William Elliott after a drawing by Richard Short, published in 1761 as a collection of Views of Quebec in the 18th century, by Thomas Jefferys in London, in the collection of the Musees du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Intendant's Palace was destroyed in the late 18th century, and in 1852 the Doswell-Bow Brewery was built on the site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Ignatius of Loyola holding cross and open book, 18th century, by Joaquim Bernardes, 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. In the chancel is the Mannerist altarpiece, designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with Manuel Ramos making the pulpit in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, and Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha painting chinoiserie elements in 1737. 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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  • Choir, with 18th century mahogany choir stalls by Duque Correjo and behind, the Capilla Mayor or chancel, built 1523, with huge 18th century neoclassical altarpiece by Alonso Matias with 5 paintings by Antonio Palomino and sculptures by Pedro de Paz, in the 16th century cathedral within the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir, with 18th century mahogany choir stalls by Duque Correjo and behind, the Capilla Mayor or chancel, built 1523, with huge 18th century neoclassical altarpiece by Alonso Matias with 5 paintings by Antonio Palomino and sculptures by Pedro de Paz, in the 16th century cathedral within the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Agnes of Jesus, 1602-34, 18th century, by an unknown artist, in the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, Langeac, Haute Loire, France. St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, founded the monastery in 1623, and was prioress from 1627. This painting is a copy of the 18th century painting located in the chapel of the Ecole Saint Joseph (St Josephís school) at Le Puy en Velay. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Agnes of Jesus, 1602-34, 18th century, by an unknown artist, in the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, Langeac, Haute Loire, France. St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, founded the monastery in 1623, and was prioress from 1627. This painting is a copy of the 18th century painting located in the chapel of the Ecole Saint Joseph (St Josephís school) at Le Puy en Velay. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Agnes of Jesus, 1602-34, 18th century, by an unknown artist, in the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, Langeac, Haute Loire, France. St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, founded the monastery in 1623, and was prioress from 1627. This painting is a copy of the 18th century painting located in the chapel of the Ecole Saint Joseph (St Josephís school) at Le Puy en Velay. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle du Contrepoids, with pulley, patterned marble floor and spiral staircase, built by Joseph Teulere in the 18th century, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of the Salle des Girondins or Salle des Bordelais, built by Joseph Teulere in the 18th century, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking down at the Salle du Contrepoids, with pulley, patterned marble floor and spiral staircase, built by Joseph Teulere in the 18th century, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of the Salle des Girondins or Salle des Bordelais, built by Joseph Teulere in the 18th century, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of the Salle des Girondins or Salle des Bordelais, built by Joseph Teulere in the 18th century, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade of Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, designed by Gaspar Cayon de la Vega in the 18th century, with the upper part sculpted by Fernandez Pachote and Domingo Thomas, and the marble Incarnation by Antonio Valeriano Moyano, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral was built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, by architects including Diego Siloe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade of Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, designed by Gaspar Cayon de la Vega in the 18th century, with the upper part sculpted by Fernandez Pachote and Domingo Thomas, and the marble Incarnation by Antonio Valeriano Moyano, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral was built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, by architects including Diego Siloe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Sebastian pierced with arrows, from the 18th century Baroque altarpiece of the Capilla de San Sebastian, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St John the Baptist as a child, holding his cross and with a sheep, in a niche on one of the side altars, dedicated to St John, 18th century, in the Capilla de San Torcuato, an octagonal chapel designed by Diego de Siloe, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ecce Homo statue with Christ with hands bound and wearing the crown of thorns, in a niche on one of the side altars, dedicated to Ecce Homo, 18th century, in the Capilla de San Torcuato, an octagonal chapel designed by Diego de Siloe, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece, 18th century, with central statue of the first bishop of Guadix, in the Capilla de San Torcuato, an octagonal chapel designed by Diego de Siloe, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. At the top is a polychrome relief of the baptism of St Luparcia, and at the sides, statues of the 6 apostolic companions of the bishop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of Hope, with hands in gesture of begging for mercy, and large gilt aurora halo, on the 18th century Baroque altarpiece in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This chapel was funded until 1745 by Bishop Andres Lich and Barretas and dedicated to the Virgen de Belen, a sculpture by Risueno which disappeared in 1936. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of Hope, with hands in gesture of begging for mercy, and large gilt aurora halo, on the 18th century Baroque altarpiece in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This chapel was funded until 1745 by Bishop Andres Lich and Barretas and dedicated to the Virgen de Belen, a sculpture by Risueno which disappeared in 1936. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main Altar, 18th century, Iglesia de San Esteban (St Stephen's Church), 12th-13th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Late Romanesque sandstone church. Baroque interior rebuilt after fire, 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main Altar (detail), 18th century, Iglesia de San Esteban (St Stephen's Church), 12th-13th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Late Romanesque sandstone church. Baroque interior rebuilt after fire, 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main Altar, 18th century, Iglesia de San Esteban (St Stephen's Church), 12th-13th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Late Romanesque sandstone church. Baroque interior rebuilt after fire, 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of 2 girls holding and wearing flowers, 18th century, in the vestibule or hall, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque fresco decoration with vegetal scrolls and medallions, 18th century, in the nave of the church, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Agnes of Jesus, 1602-34, 18th century, by an unknown artist, in the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, Langeac, Haute Loire, France. St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, founded the monastery in 1623, and was prioress from 1627. This painting is a copy of the 18th century painting located in the chapel of the Ecole Saint Joseph (St Joseph’s school) at Le Puy en Velay. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Agnes of Jesus, 1602-34, 18th century, by an unknown artist, in the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, Langeac, Haute Loire, France. St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, founded the monastery in 1623, and was prioress from 1627. This painting is a copy of the 18th century painting located in the chapel of the Ecole Saint Joseph (St Joseph’s school) at Le Puy en Velay. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Agnes of Jesus, 1602-34, 18th century, by an unknown artist, in the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, Langeac, Haute Loire, France. St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, founded the monastery in 1623, and was prioress from 1627. This painting is a copy of the 18th century painting located in the chapel of the Ecole Saint Joseph (St Joseph’s school) at Le Puy en Velay. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of pillar base, of Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of pillar base, of Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Prayer Hall, with shrine, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view through Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Reamenagement en logements sociaux de l'hotel Dodun, 21 rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris par SEURA Architectes Urbanistes. Ancien hotel particulier du debut du 18eme siecle appartenant a Charles Gaspard Dodun et construit par l'architecte Jean-Baptiste Bullet de Chamblain. Photo Manuel Cohen.Renovation of hotel Dodun, 21 rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris by SEURA Architectes Urbanistes into social housing. Prior hotel particulier (mansion), hotel Dodun was built at the beginning of 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Bullet de Chamblain and belonged to Charles Gaspard Dodun. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room of the upper chateau, built 18th century for Jean-Charles Baptiste du Tillet, marquis of Bussiere, by the architect Jean-Baptiste Courtonne, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Maria Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary of Girona, footbridge and houses overlooking the river Onyar in the town of Girona, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral was begun in the 11th century in Romanesque style, and later continued in the 14th century in Catalan Gothic style, redesigned by Pere Sacoma in 1312 and built by the school of Mallorcan architect Jaume Fabre. Of the original Romanesque building only the 12th century cloister and a bell tower remain. The cathedral was completed in the 18th century. Here we see the Baroque facade and new octagonal bell tower, begun in 1590 and completed in the 18th century, which houses 6 bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Maria Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary of Girona, Eiffel bridge and houses overlooking the river Onyar in the town of Girona, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral was begun in the 11th century in Romanesque style, and later continued in the 14th century in Catalan Gothic style, redesigned by Pere Sacoma in 1312 and built by the school of Mallorcan architect Jaume Fabre. Of the original Romanesque building only the 12th century cloister and a bell tower remain. The cathedral was completed in the 18th century. Here we see the Baroque facade and new octagonal bell tower, begun in 1590 and completed in the 18th century, which houses 6 bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Maria Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary of Girona, Eiffel bridge and houses overlooking the river Onyar in the town of Girona, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral was begun in the 11th century in Romanesque style, and later continued in the 14th century in Catalan Gothic style, redesigned by Pere Sacoma in 1312 and built by the school of Mallorcan architect Jaume Fabre. Of the original Romanesque building only the 12th century cloister and a bell tower remain. The cathedral was completed in the 18th century. Here we see the Baroque facade and new octagonal bell tower, begun in 1590 and completed in the 18th century, which houses 6 bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque facade of the Santa Maria Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary of Girona, in Girona, situated at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. Here we see the Baroque facade, begun in 1606 and completed in 1961, with its sculptures decorating the 3 orders of the facade made by local sculptors in the 1960s, and the new octagonal bell tower, begun in 1590 and completed in the 18th century, which houses 6 bells. A staircase of 90 steps dating to 1607 leads up to this entrance. The cathedral was begun in the 11th century in Romanesque style, and later continued in the 14th century in Catalan Gothic style, redesigned by Pere Sacoma in 1312 and built by the school of Mallorcan architect Jaume Fabre. Of the original Romanesque building only the 12th century cloister and a bell tower remain. The cathedral was completed in the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Maria Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary of Girona towering over houses in the town of Girona, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral was begun in the 11th century in Romanesque style, and later continued in the 14th century in Catalan Gothic style, redesigned by Pere Sacoma in 1312 and built by the school of Mallorcan architect Jaume Fabre. Of the original Romanesque building only the 12th century cloister and a bell tower remain. The cathedral was completed in the 18th century. Here we see the Baroque facade and new octagonal bell tower, begun in 1590 and completed in the 18th century, which houses 6 bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of Gothic choir, 15th century, with tracery and high columns, and High Altarpiece, 18th century, by Sabatini, with statue of the Virgen de la Paz, 12th century, in the centre, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Ground plan has three naves surrounded by chapels. The interior is lit by Flemish windows, 16th-17th century, and centres on Gothic choir (15th century). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of Gothic choir, 15th century, with tracery and high columns, and High Altarpiece, 18th century, by Sabatini, with statue of the Virgen de la Paz, 12th century, in the centre, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Ground plan has three naves surrounded by chapels. The interior is lit by Flemish windows, 16th-17th century, and centres on Gothic choir (15th century). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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