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  • Hall, or Billiards Room, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The room is restored to its 19th century appearance, with a billiards table of 1854 in Charles X troubadour style, bought by A Falliere in 1893. The corinthian columns date from the original chateau and were incorporated into the 19th century rebuilding. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Harold's oath, sculpture based on scene 23 of the Bayeux Tapestry, 19th century,  between Romanesque arches, south side of Nave arcade, 12th century, Bayeux Cathedral (Notre Dame de Bayeux), 11th-19th century, Bayeux, France. The Romanesque section of the Cathedral, dedicated 1077, was reconstructed after 12th century war between the sons of William the Conqueror. Here William forced Harold to take the oath which led to the Norman Conquest of England. Gothic and Neo-Gothic sections were added until the 19th century. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Corinthian capital on a column dating from the original chateau, incorporated into the 19th century rebuilding, in the Hall, or Billiards Room, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The room is restored to its 19th century appearance, with a billiards table of 1854 in Charles X troubadour style, bought by A Falliere in 1893. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room with 19th century furniture in the Museo Casa de Tostado, built 14th century, one of the oldest houses in Santo Domingo, named after its first owner, Francisco Tostado de la Pena, scribe of the governor, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The house was originally a luxurious mansion, and now houses the Museo de la Familia Dominicana del siglo XIX, or Museum of the Dominican Family of the 19th Century. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of small minaret, late 19th century - early 20th century, summer mosque, Rukhabad Mausoleum, 14th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July , 2010, at sunrise. The decoration bears influence of Eastern-Turkistan or Chinese traditions. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Camera della Bella Rosina or Countess' Bedroom, with blue silk French wallpaper chosen by Bella Rosina, wife of Vittorio Emanuele II, and elm wood dressing table by Jean Baptiste Gilles Youf, early 19th century, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The 19th century furniture is from the Villa Reale in Marlia, near Lucca. 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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  • Salle du Conseil or Council Room, the site of the assassination of the Duc de Guise in 1588, on the second 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 murder is retold in several 19th century paintings hung in the room. Above the fireplace is the crowned salamander, symbol of Francois I. The room was restored by Felix Duban in the 19th century. 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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  • Salle du Conseil or Council Room, the site of the assassination of the Duc de Guise in 1588, on the second 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 murder is retold in several 19th century paintings hung in the room. Above the fireplace is the crowned salamander, symbol of Francois I. The room was restored by Felix Duban in the 19th century. 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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  • West Theatre, Roman, 2nd century AD, Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan, surrounded by Ottoman period village of Umm Qais, built late 19th - early 20th century with stones from site of Gadara. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cour d'Honneur, or main courtyard, with (left) south east wing, early 16th century, with its round tower and (right) west wing culminating in the 13th century Square Tower or keep, 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 facades of the main courtyard were changed in the 19th century by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent. In the distance is the parterre, designed by Andre Le Notre, and the Aqueduc de Maintenon, an unfinished aqueduct built 1686-89 by Vauban, part of a project to supply water in the Canal de l'Eure or Canal de Louis XIV, across the Eure valley to the Chateau de Versailles. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon Empire, a living room decorated in early 19th century Empire style, with mahogany furniture and framed works of art, in the Chateau de Chalais, in Chalais, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The castle was built, between the Aude and Viveronne rivers, in the 11th century, destroyed during the Hundred Years War in the 15th century, and rebuilt in the 16th century. It was the home of the Talleyrand-Perigord family, princes of Chalais from the 14th century to 1883. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Talleyrand by Julien-Leopold Boilly, 1796–1874, after Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1767–1855, in the Salon Empire, a living room decorated in early 19th century Empire style, in the Chateau de Chalais, in Chalais, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The castle was built, between the Aude and Viveronne rivers, in the 11th century, destroyed during the Hundred Years War in the 15th century, and rebuilt in the 16th century. It was the home of the Talleyrand-Perigord family, princes of Chalais from the 14th century to 1883. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Talleyrand and gilded bronze sculpture of a charioteer in a chariot, gift of Napoleon to Joaquim Murat, in the Salon Empire, a living room decorated in early 19th century Empire style, in the Chateau de Chalais, in Chalais, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The castle was built, between the Aude and Viveronne rivers, in the 11th century, destroyed during the Hundred Years War in the 15th century, and rebuilt in the 16th century. It was the home of the Talleyrand-Perigord family, princes of Chalais from the 14th century to 1883. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hydraulic pumping system, 19th century, at a well in a 13th century underground tunnel, pumping the saline water up from the layer of rock salt 250m below ground, in the Museum of Salt or Musee du Sel, designed by architects Malcotti-Roussey and opened May 2009, in the Great Saltworks at Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. 15th century saltworks were replaced by industrial buildings in the 18th century, where saline water was pumped from underground wells and evaporated to form salt. Saline water was also piped from here from 1780 until 1895 through 21km of wood then cast iron pipes to the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale at Arc-et-Senans to be processed. The saltworks at Salins-les-Bains ceased production in 1962 and are now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cour d'Honneur, or main courtyard, with the south east wing, early 16th century, with its 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 facades of the main courtyard were changed in the 19th century by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent. On the left is the Square Tower, the original 13th century keep, in the west wing. 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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  • Rooftops of the medina or old town of Tetouan with the minarets of the 18th century Zaouiat Sidi ali Benraisoun or Octagonal Mosque on the left and the 19th century Jamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque on the right, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 20 : A general view of Saint Pierre Church, on January 20, 2009 in Montmartre, Paris, France. Started in 1133, the church is one of oldest of Paris, and was conscrated in 1147 by Pope Eugene III, with Saint Bernard of Clervaux and Peter, Abbot of Cluny as acolytes. Originally Gothic in style it has been extensively remodelled and has an 18th century facade, mainly medieval interior with 19th century nave and 20th century stained glass windows. Seen here on a winter morning. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Altarpiece sculpted in wood and stone, 1862, with 6 new testament scenes, by the Duthoit brothers, in the apsidial Chapelle de la Vierge, or Chapelle de la Petite Paroisse, restored under Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century, in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. The chapel was restored under Viollet le Duc in the 19th century in 13th century style. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir, with (left) stone altarpiece with Christ and the 12 apostles, 19th century, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. On the right are the royal tombs, including Childebert I, 496-558, son of Clovis I, king of Paris 511-58, commissioned by the monks of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, and Clovis I, 481-511, made in the 12th century, commissioned by the monks of the Abbey of St Genevieve. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gilded angel statue holding censer, made 19th century in 13th century style, in the apsidial Chapelle de la Vierge, or Chapelle de la Petite Paroisse, restored under Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century, in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A toothbrush in bone with holes drilled for the bristles, 19th century, from the 1988 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column topped by sculpture of Venus emerging from her bath, with Pantheon, 1758-90, in the background, Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Column topped by sculpture of Venus emerging from her bath, with Pantheon, 1758-90, in the background, Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Salon Georges Bertrand, dining room, 19th century, by Georges Bertrand, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. It has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357. It serves multiple functions, housing the local administration, the Mayor of Paris (since 1977), and also serves as a venue for large receptions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A toothbrush in bone with holes drilled for the bristles, 19th century, from the 1988 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A toothbrush in bone with holes drilled for the bristles, 19th century, from the 1988 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle de Notre-Dame des Victoires, the south chapel of the choir, built 15th century, with 17th century shell niches, stained glass window of the Virgin, starry vaulted ceiling and 19th century altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin by Arnold brothers, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle de Notre-Dame des Victoires, the south chapel of the choir, built 15th century, with 17th century shell niches, stained glass window of the Virgin, starry vaulted ceiling and 19th century altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin by Arnold brothers, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cour d'Honneur, or main courtyard, with the south east wing (right), early 16th century, and west wing (left) culminating in the 13th century keep or Square 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 facades of the main courtyard were changed in the 19th century by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent. This view is seen from the parterre and in the foreground is the moat, filled with water from the river Eure. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window, 19th century, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass windows were added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the lead from the originals was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis-Philippe and his family visiting the vaults of Saint-Denis abbey, stained glass window, 19th century, in the South transept of the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass windows were added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the lead from the originals was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis-Philippe and his family visiting the vaults of Saint-Denis abbey, stained glass window, 19th century, in the South transept of the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass windows were added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the lead from the originals was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library, with 19th century fire guard and desk from the Mobilier National, Neo Gothic fireplace  with stucco decoration of Tudor roses of Henry VIII and salamander of Francois I, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Francois I in a niche decorated with fleurs de lys, portrait of Alexandre Ernest Coquelin, French actor, 1848-1909, by Alfred Roll, 1846-1919, and 19th century furniture, in the Library, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's Gallery, 16th century, in the apartment of Francois I and Catherine de Medici, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The terracotta floor tiles are by Felix Duban, made in the 19th century following a 15th century design. The gallery contains many portraits and painted walls and ceiling, and was used for strolling, music and dance. 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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  • Queen's Gallery, 16th century, in the apartment of Francois I and Catherine de Medici, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The terracotta floor tiles are by Felix Duban, made in the 19th century following a 15th century design. The gallery contains many portraits and painted walls and ceiling, and was used for strolling, music and dance. 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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  • Roman Colonnaded Street or Decumanus Maximus, Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan, and in the distance the Ottoman period village, built late 19th - early 20th century with stones from Gadara. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North transept, with the tomb of Thomas James, bishop of Dol 1482-1504, and his 2 nephews, made 1507, by Antoine Juste, 1479-1519, and his brother Jean-Juste, 1485-1549, in Renaissance style, in the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Above is a stained glass window depicting the life of St Anne, made by the workshop of Jacquier and Kuchelbecker in the 19th century. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ottoman period village of Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan, built late 19th - early 20th century with stones from site of Gadara. The church is on the left and the West Theatre in the centre. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ottoman period village of Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan, built late 19th - early 20th century with stones from site of Gadara. The church is on the left and the West Theatre in the centre. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of a detail of the fountain statue,  Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of a detail of the fountain statue, Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families. During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of upper portico, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • OLYMPIA, GREECE - APRIL, 13 : A low angle view of the Stadium entrance, on April 13, 2007, in Olympia, Greece. The Stadium was rebuilt in its current position to the East of the sanctuary in the 5th century BC. The 32 metre long vaulted athletes' entrance, seen in the early morning, was added in the late 3rd century BC. After being covered by alluvial deposits for hundreds of years Olympia was rediscovered in 1776, and excavated in the 19th century. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Cour d'Honneur, or main courtyard, with the south east wing, early 16th century, with its 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 facades of the main courtyard were changed in the 19th century by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent. In the distance is the parterre, designed by Andre Le Notre, and the Aqueduc de Maintenon, an unfinished aqueduct built 1686-89 by Vauban, part of a project to supply water in the Canal de l'Eure or Canal de Louis XIV, across the Eure valley to the Chateau de Versailles. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Virgin statue, an 11th century Virgin and child sculpture originally from the Holy Land, in dark wood painted black, in the Chapel of the Black Virgin, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, originally built as a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the 15th century, and became a cathedral with a Neo-Gothic nave added by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Eugene Millet and Paul Selmersheim in the 19th century, at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Christopher, patron saint of travellers, stone, 16th century, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, originally built as a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the 15th century, and became a cathedral with a Neo-Gothic nave added by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Eugene Millet and Paul Selmersheim in the 19th century, at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entombment, polychrome stone sculptural group, 16th century, with Nicodemus, Salome, Mary Magdalene, John, the Virgin, Mary mother of James and St Joseph of Arimathea, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, originally built as a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the 15th century, and became a cathedral with a Neo-Gothic nave added by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Eugene Millet and Paul Selmersheim in the 19th century, at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Virgin statue, an 11th century Virgin and child sculpture originally from the Holy Land, in dark wood painted black, in the Chapel of the Black Virgin, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, originally built as a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the 15th century, and became a cathedral with a Neo-Gothic nave added by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Eugene Millet and Paul Selmersheimin the 19th century, at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Virgin statue, an 11th century Virgin and child sculpture originally from the Holy Land, in dark wood painted black, in the Chapel of the Black Virgin, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, originally built as a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the 15th century, and became a cathedral with a Neo-Gothic nave added by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Eugene Millet and Paul Selmersheim in the 19th century, at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle a Manger or Dining Room, with 16th century carved wooden panels adapted and added to in the 19th century, and a 15th century stone fireplace, at 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, when this room became the antechamber to the office of the branch manager. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of tiles, Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of the courtyard with fountain statue and a Roman statue of Minerva in the background, Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of fountain statue,  Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of corner of upper portico, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Central Patio with a Roman statue of Minerva in the distance, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle oblique view of the Central Patio with a Roman statue of Minerva in the distance, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Central Patio with a Roman statue of Minerva in the distance, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of reclining nude sculpture in the garden, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families. During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of reclining nude sculpture in the garden, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of a Roman statue of Minerva in the Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Oblique low angle view of Roman statue of Minerva in the Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of a Roman statue of Minerva, Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of fountain courtyard and upper portico, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families. During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • OLYMPIA, GREECE - APRIL, 13 : A general view of the Stadium entrance, on April 13, 2007, in Olympia, Greece. The Stadium was rebuilt in its current position to the East of the sanctuary in the 5th century BC. The 32 metre long vaulted athletes' entrance, seen in the early morning, was added in the late 3rd century BC. After being covered by alluvial deposits for hundreds of years Olympia was rediscovered in 1776, and excavated in the 19th century. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • OLYMPIA, GREECE - APRIL, 13 : A low angle view of the Stadium entrance, on April 13, 2007, in Olympia, Greece. The Stadium was rebuilt in its current position to the East of the sanctuary in the 5th century BC. The 32 metre long vaulted athletes' entrance, seen in the early morning, was added in the late 3rd century BC. After being covered by alluvial deposits for hundreds of years Olympia was rediscovered in 1776, and excavated in the 19th century. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • OLYMPIA, GREECE - APRIL, 13 : A view from below of the Stadium entrance, on April 13, 2007, in Olympia, Greece. The Stadium was rebuilt in its current position to the East of the sanctuary in the 5th century BC. The 32 metre long vaulted athletes' entrance, seen in the early morning, was added in the late 3rd century BC. After being covered by alluvial deposits for hundreds of years Olympia was rediscovered in 1776, and excavated in the 19th century. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Body of Christ, detail from the Entombment, polychrome stone sculptural group, 16th century, with Nicodemus, Salome, Mary Magdalene, John, the Virgin, Mary mother of James and St Joseph of Arimathea, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, originally built as a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the 15th century, and became a cathedral with a Neo-Gothic nave added by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Eugene Millet and Paul Selmersheim in the 19th century, at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Memorial of Baha Ad-Din Naqshband,  Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 12, 2010 in the afternoon. The Memorial complex of Baha Ad-Din Naqshband, 1317-89, patron of Bukhara, and founder of a Sufi order was construct over five centuries, 14th - 19th centuries. It is in a peaceful location 12 kilometres outside Bukhara. In the background is the 16th century Abd Al-Aziz-Khanaka. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of the central patio with Roman statue of Minerva and upper portico, Casa de Pilatos, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. In the palace is the sculpture collection of the Duke of Alcala  who brought back many Classical pieces from Italy and adapted the palace and gardens to exhibiting them in Renaissance style. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. 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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  • Noah building the Ark, sculptural detail from the frieze on Genesis in the arcature of the West portals, 13th century, restored in the 19th century, on the West facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stage, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, fade lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, full lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, full lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the original chandelier lighting from the 19th century, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Imperial box, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detaiil of vaulted ceiling, capital and column, with drapery, in the balcony, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling and original chandelier and lights from the 19th century, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of woodwork pillars hanging the lightings of the first floor balcony, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Luxembourg Palace, (Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph 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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  • Stage, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, lit by the original lightings of the 19th century, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of a first stage of renovation will allow the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Luxembourg Palace, (Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, with Classical style statue of a woman in foreground, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Luxembourg Palace, (Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Luxembourg Palace, (Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • East facade, seen down an avenue of trees, Luxembourg Palace, (Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Basin filled with Surfinia Petunias, carried by cherubs, outside the Luxembourg Palace, 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • South facade, by Salomon de Brosse (1571-1626), Luxembourg Palace (Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Terrace of Pavillon de la Fontaine Cafe, Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Terrace of Pavillon de la Fontaine Cafe, Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. The Eiffel Tower is visible in the background. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Luxembourg Palace, (Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Luxembourg Gardens and Palace, (Jardin et Palais du Luxembourg), 17th-19th century, Paris, France. Marie de Medici (1573-1642) commissioned the gardens and palace in 1611, in Florentine style. They were extended and altered until the 19th century. The Palace now houses the French Senate, the public gardens contain many statues and are a peaceful haven in the busy city. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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