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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Manager's office, used by the manager of the castle's estate, depicted as it was in the early 20th century with furniture from 18th and 19th century, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. The castle has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. 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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  • Oblique view of entrance to Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, 14th-16th centuries, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, at dawn. The mausoleum centres on the two-cupola shrine of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva's  patron saint (said to have been a poet, soldier, furrier, wrestler and healer of diseases), and is also the burial complex of the Qungrat Khans. 19th and 20th century remodeling extended the complex adding tombs, an iwan and summer mosque, Quran reading halls, a Madrasah, and three small chambers, the middle one accommodating a prayer hall entered from the shrine's central hall. 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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  • High angle view from the Islam Hodja minaret of the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, 14th-16th centuries, and in the distance the Matniyaz Divan-begi Madrasah, 1871, and the Kalta Minor, 1855, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 4, 2010, at sunrise. The mausoleum centres on the shrine of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva's  patron saint , and is also the burial complex of the Qungrat Khans. 19th and 20th century remodeling extended the complex whose blue dome dominates Khiva's skyline rising above its brick building and domes of the adjacent graveyard. 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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  • Nave with 3 bays, transept and chevet with 3 polygonal apses, completed in the early 20th century, in the Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes, or Basilica of Saint Urban of Troyes, a 13th century Gothic church in Troyes, Aube, France. The basilica was founded in 1262 under Pope Urban IV and consecrated in 1382, although the building was not completed until the 20th century. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of holy tombs and the Pahlavan Makhmoud Mausoleum, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the morning. The mausoleum centres on the two-cupola shrine of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva's  patron saint (said to have been a poet, soldier, furrier, wrestler and healer of diseases), and is also the burial complex of the Qungrat Khans. 19th and 20th century remodelling extended the complex. The Mausoleum's blue dome dominates Khiva's skyline rising above its brick building and domes  of the adjacent graveyard. 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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  • Cignaroli antechamber, in the apartments of Vittorio Emanuele and Maria Adelaide, renovated in the early 20th century, with paintings of hunting scenes by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli, 1730-1800, Venetian floor 1904 by Michele Cremate, Louis XVI style consoles and early 20th century wallpaper upholstery, in the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lift, c. 1870, probably the original dumb waiter for the pantry, operated by hand but with a counterweight system, modified in the 20th century, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, 14th-16th century, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured at sunset on July 5, 2010. Visible are its blue tile-covered dome which commands Khiva's skyline and on the right the Islam Hodja minaret, 1910. Commissioned by the reforming Grand Visier, Islam Khodja, the minaret is 44.8 metres high, tapering towards the top, its ochre brick alternating with bands of decorative blue and white tiles. It is the final architectural achievement of the Khanates.
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  • Salon de Coronas, or Crown Hall, remodelled under St Francis Borgia in the 16th century, with 20th century serge cloth paintings by Brother Martin Coronas of the life of the saint, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • TOLEDO, SPAIN - APRIL 12 : A general view of the entrance to the El Greco Museum, on April 12, 2006 in Toledo, Spain. The museum, which opened in 1911, is in a 16th century house with a courtyard, and an early 20th century extension in the Jewish Quarter. It holds many works by El Greco, especially from his late period, plus other 17th century Spanish paintings, 17th century furniture and ceramics from Talavera de la Reina. Toledo is a former capital of Spain, and cultural centre where Jews, Muslims and Christians co-existed.(Photo 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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  • Low angle view of the spire of St Peter's Church, 13th-20th centuries, Riga, Latvia.  St Peter's Lutheran Church was founded in 1209 and continually altered over the centuries. The spire was originally built in the 17th century, burned down in 1941, and rebuilt in the 1970s. Previously wooden, the tower, once the tallest in Europe, is now constructed of metal.  Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The Marienkirche or St Mary's Church, originally 13th century but comprehensively restored in the 19th and 20th centuries, with the fountains in Alexanderplatz in the foreground, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a turret of the main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), on the left  and walls of the old city on the right distance, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, at dawn. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). 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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  • Portrait of Agnes Sorel, 1422-50, mistress of Charles VII, with bared breast, detail, oil painting on canvas, 20th century, by unknown artist, after an original by Francois Clouet, 1510-72, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of wall painting on underside of arch (20th century copy),  Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. This mural depicting a man with his hand on his genitals, wearing a leg support, represents an earthly creature and highlights his moral defects. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting of a dromedary (20th century copy), Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy),  of an Osne, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain.  On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts such as the Osne. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy) of a Carcoliti, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts such as this Carcoliti. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy) of Saints illustrating the celestial universe, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera de Letto di Vittorio Emanuele, or Bedroom of Vittorio Emanuele, with 19th century mahogany furniture designed by Pelagio Palagi and made by Henry Thomas Peters, and portraits of Savoy rulers, in the apartments of Vittorio Emanuele and Maria Adelaide, renovated in the early 20th century, in the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galleria del Cinema, or Cinema Gallery, built early 20th century, used as a film projection room by Vittorio Emanuele III and Elena of Montenegro, now housing Savoy portraits and 19th century marble busts, in the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Charles VII of France, 1403-61, oil painting on board, 20th century, by unknown artist, copy of an original by Jean Fouquet, 1420-81, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Agnes Sorel, 1422-50, mistress of Charles VII, with bared breast, oil painting on canvas, 20th century, by unknown artist, after an original by Francois Clouet, 1510-72, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de Beruges, with wood panelling, oil paintings, and a huge carved white oak canopy from the Notre-Dame-du-Pin abbey in Beruges, Vienne, in the Chateau de la Mercerie, a 19th century Gothic Revival chateau enlarged in Italian Renaissance style in the 20th century, aerial view, in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The chateau was bought in 1924 by brothers Alphonse and Raymond Rethore, who built the long Italianate wing 1947-70, prompting its nickname 'Versailles Charentais'. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de la Mercerie, a 19th century Gothic Revival chateau enlarged in Italian Renaissance style in the 20th century, aerial view, in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The chateau was bought in 1924 by brothers Alphonse and Raymond Rethore, who built the long Italianate wing 1947-70, prompting its nickname 'Versailles Charentais'. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de la Mercerie, a 19th century Gothic Revival chateau enlarged in Italian Renaissance style in the 20th century, aerial view, in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The chateau was bought in 1924 by brothers Alphonse and Raymond Rethore, who built the long Italianate wing 1947-70, prompting its nickname 'Versailles Charentais'. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de Beruges, with wood panelling, oil paintings, and a huge carved white oak canopy from the Notre-Dame-du-Pin abbey in Beruges, Vienne, in the Chateau de la Mercerie, a 19th century Gothic Revival chateau enlarged in Italian Renaissance style in the 20th century, aerial view, in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The chateau was bought in 1924 by brothers Alphonse and Raymond Rethore, who built the long Italianate wing 1947-70, prompting its nickname 'Versailles Charentais'. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of the box reliquary of Saint Genevieve (Sainte Geneviève) in Paris during the 12th century, detail of the monumental fresco located below the stained glass windows of the ambulatory, by Paul Lemasson, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of the box reliquary of Saint Genevieve (Sainte Geneviève) in Paris during the 12th century, detail of the monumental fresco located below the stained glass windows of the ambulatory, by Paul Lemasson, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of the box reliquary of Saint Genevieve (Sainte Geneviève) in Paris during the 12th century, detail of the monumental fresco located below the stained glass windows of the ambulatory, by Paul Lemasson, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy), Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy), Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy),  Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of sword catcher, wall painting (20th century copy),  North Wall, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. This mural represents the celebration of the celestial universe and the music and joy enjoyed by the blessed. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of nave showing wall paintings of bestiary (20th century copies),  Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy), showing a dromedary (right), a fantastic creature (left fragmented) and Saints (above), Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy),  Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Galerie des Azulejos, 1939, featuring 32 6m high pictorial panels on azulejos tiles commissioned from Lourenco Limas' Aleluia factory in Aveiro, Portugal, in the Chateau de la Mercerie, a 19th century Gothic Revival chateau enlarged in Italian Renaissance style in the 20th century, aerial view, in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The tile panels represent paintings by Hubert Robert, Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Fouche, Egon Van der Neer and Joseph Vernet. The chateau was bought in 1924 by brothers Alphonse and Raymond Rethore, who built the long Italianate wing 1947-70, prompting its nickname 'Versailles Charentais'. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of juggler, wall painting (20th century copy),  North Wall, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. This mural represents the celebration of the celestial universe and the music and joy enjoyed by the blessed. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy),  North wall, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. This mural represents three males: an acrobat catching swords with his mouth, a juggler and a musician playing the harp. They represent the celebration of the celestial universe and the music and joy enjoyed by the blessed. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy),  Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. On the undersides of arches and in the lower part of the church are murals representing the Medieval bestiary, a mix of known animals and fantastic beasts. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, model of the chateau in its pre 1847 state, 1996-97, by Alain Brifault, at Ponts-de-Ce, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The 15th century keep on the river Loire was originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and apse of Sainte-Chapelle or Holy Chapel, founded 1379 and inaugurated only in 1552 under Henry II, after a long interruption of the building work starting at the beginning of 15th century, Chateau de Vincennes, Ile de France, France. The Sainte-Chapelle has a single nave, a choir formed by a straight bay and a 5-sided apse flanked by two oratories for the King and Queen. It was built to house part of the relics of the Passion and was listed as a Historical Monument in 1853. The stained glass windows of the choir date from 1555-1556 by the master glassmaker Nicolas Beaurain. The windows of the nave are of clear glass with coloured borders, made after the Second World War and partly destroyed during the storm of December 1999. The Chateau was originally built in 1150 as a hunting lodge for Louis VII, with a donjon added in the 14th century, walls in the 15th and further extended in the 17th century. It was an important royal palace until the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Paul standing on a column, to the North East of St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK, 1675-1710, by Sir Christopher Wren. Memorial to the Richards family, benefactors of St Paul's Cathedral in the 19th-early 20th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Statue of Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi (c.780-c.850), astronomer and mathematician, with main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), in the background, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). 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 Casas Gemelas (Twin Houses), early 20th century, Paseo Montejo,  Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, pictured on July 18, 2006, in the evening. These twin mansions, with French Renaissance features, were designed by French architect Gustave Umbdenstock (1866-1940), and Manuel Canton Ramos, who also oversaw the building of the Palacio Canton, supervised their construction. One of the houses was decorated in the early 20th century style by Fernando Barbachano, and has been preserved. Merida is the state capital of Yucatan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Central window of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection), axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Central window of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection), axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Statue of St Paul standing on a column, to the North East of St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK, 1675-1710, by Sir Christopher Wren. Memorial to the Richards family, benefactors of St Paul's Cathedral in the 19th-early 20th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, 14th-16th century, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured at sunset on July 5, 2010. Visible are its blue tile-covered dome which commands Khiva's skyline and on the right the Islam Hodja minaret, 1910, and the Juma Mosque Minaret on the left. Commissioned by the reforming Grand Visier, Islam Khodja, the minaret is 44.8 metres high, tapering towards the top, its ochre brick alternating with bands of decorative blue and white tiles. It is the final architectural achievement of the Khanates. 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 of Statue of Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi (c.780-c.850), astronomer and mathematician, with main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), and walls of the old city in the background, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the afternoon. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). 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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  • View from below of interior of dome, Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the afternoon. The mausoleum centres on the two-cupola shrine of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva's  patron saint (said to have been a poet, soldier, furrier, wrestler and healer of diseases), and is also the burial complex of the Qungrat Khans. 19th and 20th century remodeling extended the complex adding tombs, an iwan and summer mosque, Quran reading halls, a Madrasah, and three small chambers, the middle one accommodating a prayer hall entered from the shrine's central hall. The interior of the mausoleum is richly decorated with traditional woodcarving, ceramics and metalwork, including majolica tiles commissioned in 1825 by Allah Quli Khan. 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 niche in Prayer Hall, Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the afternoon. The mausoleum centres on the two-cupola shrine of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva's  patron saint (said to have been a poet, soldier, furrier, wrestler and healer of diseases), and is also the burial complex of the Qungrat Khans. 19th and 20th century remodeling extended the complex adding tombs, an iwan and summer mosque, Quran reading halls, a Madrasah, and three small chambers, the middle one accommodating a prayer hall entered from the shrine's central hall. The interior of the mausoleum is richly decorated with traditional woodcarving, ceramics and metalwork, including majolica tiles commissioned in 1825 by Allah Quli Khan. 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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  • Central lancet of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the crucifixion, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Left lancet of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the Virgin and the child, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Nave and apse with Marc Chagall stained glass windows of the axial chapel in the distance, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection) on the central window; the Virgin and the child on the left and the baptism of Clovis and the coronation of Saint Louis on the right, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Detail of capitals of columns in the portico, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, 20th century, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 10, 2010 in the early morning. Though the ensemble was built around of the ancient mosque constructed in 1712, the richly decorated entry iwan was added to the mosque’s eastern façade during a general reconstruction of the area in 1914-17 by the last Mangit ruler Sayyid Alim Khan (1910-20). The Mosque was built for Bibi Khanum, the mother of Abu'l Fayud Khan, 1711-47, Ashtarkhanid ruler of the city. 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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  • Detail of capitals of columns in the portico, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, 20th century, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 10, 2010 in the early morning. Though the ensemble was built around of the ancient mosque constructed in 1712, the richly decorated entry iwan was added to the mosque’s eastern façade during a general reconstruction of the area in 1914-17 by the last Mangit ruler Sayyid Alim Khan (1910-20). The Mosque was built for Bibi Khanum, the mother of Abu'l Fayud Khan, 1711-47, Ashtarkhanid ruler of the city. 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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  • Detail of capitals of columns in the portico, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, 20th century, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 10, 2010 in the early morning. Though the ensemble was built around of the ancient mosque constructed in 1712, the richly decorated entry iwan was added to the mosque’s eastern façade during a general reconstruction of the area in 1914-17 by the last Mangit ruler Sayyid Alim Khan (1910-20). The Mosque was built for Bibi Khanum, the mother of Abu'l Fayud Khan, 1711-47, Ashtarkhanid ruler of the city. 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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  • Detail of columns in the portico, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, 20th century, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 10, 2010 in the early morning. Though the ensemble was built around of the ancient mosque constructed in 1712, the richly decorated entry iwan was added to the mosque’s eastern façade during a general reconstruction of the area in 1914-17 by the last Mangit ruler Sayyid Alim Khan (1910-20). The Mosque was built for Bibi Khanum, the mother of Abu'l Fayud Khan, 1711-47, Ashtarkhanid ruler of the city. 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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  • View from the front of the portico, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, 20th century, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 10, 2010 in the early morning. Though the ensemble was built around of the ancient mosque constructed in 1712, the richly decorated entry iwan was added to the mosque’s eastern façade during a general reconstruction of the area in 1914-17 by the last Mangit ruler Sayyid Alim Khan (1910-20). The Mosque was built for Bibi Khanum, the mother of Abu'l Fayud Khan, 1711-47, Ashtarkhanid ruler of the city. 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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  • Fragment of the resurrection of Lazarus, late 15th - early 16th century, reconstructed 1840 and incorporated into a 1924 grisaille window in the transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. The Kalta Minor is visible behind the gate. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). 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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  • Fulbert supervising the building of the new cathedral after the fire of 1020 (left) and Fulbert in front of the completed cathedral (right) (this is an imagined scene as Fulbert died in 1028, 9 years before the completion of the rebuilding), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert lies in bed suffering from an illness and the Virgin appears and gives him one drop of her milk, which miraculously revives him. Angels on the left and men on the right bear witness to the miracle. The Miracle of the Virgin's Milk, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres is said to have held a relic of a vial with a few drops of the Virgin's milk. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert meets the Pope (left) with the crossed keys indicating the successor of St Peter, and Fulbert studying in Reims (right) with an open book and 2 masters, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert welcomed at Chartres by bishop Odo (left) after completing his studies at Reims, and Fulbert meets the Pope (right) with the crossed keys indicating the successor of St Peter, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert studying medicine (left) surrounded by ingredients and plants used to make potions, and Fulbert anointed Holy Bishop by the king Robert the Pious (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert as artistic advisor (left) working with a master sculptor on the new cathedral after the fire of 1020 and Fulbert's piety to the Virgin Mary (right) with Fulbert worshipping the Virgin and child, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert the art lover (left) advising 2 painters holding their brushes and Fulbert as treasurer of the Church of St Hilary of Poitiers (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert's piety to the Virgin Mary (left) with Fulbert worshipping the Virgin and child, and a builder at work on the new cathedral after the fire of 1020 (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert in front of the completed cathedral (left) (this is an imagined scene as Fulbert died in 1028, 9 years before the completion of the rebuilding), and Cnut, King of Denmark, sending his servant with alms to Chartres, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert with the monk Odilo of Cluny (left) indicating his close links with the monastic world, and St Gilles with his deer in front of a musical score (right), representing the many liturgical songs which Fulbert wrote, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert helping sick pilgrims (left) and Fulbert as advisor to King Robert the Pious (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Gilles with his deer in front of a musical score (left), representing the many liturgical songs which Fulbert wrote, and Fulbert with 2 monks (right), possibly from the Holy Father Abbey where he was buried, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The death of Fulbert on 10th April 1028, represented by a man holding Spring flowers and angels in prayer on either side, at the apex of the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Marienkirche or St Mary's Church, originally 13th century but comprehensively restored in the 19th and 20th centuries, and behind, the Fernsehturm or TV Tower, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Marienkirche or St Mary's Church, originally 13th century but comprehensively restored in the 19th and 20th centuries, and behind, the Fernsehturm or TV Tower, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert as treasurer of the Church of St Hilary of Poitiers (left) and Fulbert the man of letters (right), sitting at a desk with inkstand and quill and 2 students, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert anointed Holy Bishop by the king Robert the Pious (left) and Fulbert the theologian (right) studying religious sciences with the anchor representing stability, security and hope, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert as advisor to King Robert the Pious (left) and Fulbert giving alms to a poor family (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Geoffroy viscount of Chateaudun setting fire to the church's possessions (left) and Fulbert on his deathbed with his follower Berenger and a devil representing heresy (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert on his deathbed with his follower Berenger and a devil representing heresy (left) and the clamor or call to God, a new office against looters and rebels (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Urban IV before Christ, detail, 1936, by Henry Charlier, bas relief in polychrome stone, in the apse, where the remains of Urban IV are buried, in the Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes, or Basilica of Saint Urban of Troyes, a 13th century Gothic church in Troyes, Aube, France. Christ holds a censer, symbol of the Holy Sacrament, and is flanked by Urban and St Julienne. The basilica was founded in 1262 under Pope Urban IV and consecrated in 1382, although the building was not completed until the 20th century. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the transportation of the remains of St Eulalia in the 13th century from the Church of Santa Maria del Mar to Barcelona Cathedral, 1920, by Aleix Clapes, 1850-1920, in the Domenech i Montaner Room in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the painting of the transportation of the remains of St Eulalia in the 13th century from the Church of Santa Maria del Mar to Barcelona Cathedral, 1920, by Aleix Clapes, 1850-1920, in the Domenech i Montaner Room in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view Ichan Kala, showing Madrasah of Muhammad Rakhim-khan II, 1871, on the left, with Islam Hodja Minaret, 1910, to its right, Juma Mosque and Minaret plus dome of Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, 14th-16th century, on the right in the background, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. The Muhammad Rakhim-khan II Madrasah is one of the biggest Madrasahs in Khiva and was commissioned by Muhammad-Rahim II (1863-1910), it has a two tiered celled facade, with a massive central portal, and small towers at the corners.  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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  • Bronze doors, with 24 hammered bas-relief scenes of the life of the Blessed Osanna of Cattaro, 1493-1565, 20th century, at St Mary's Collegiate Church, also known as St Mary of the Sea, built 1221 on the site of a 6th century basilica, on Trg od drva square in the old town of Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. St Osanna was an anchoress who asked to be walled into a cell beside the church to devote her life to prayer. The Bay of Kotor area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Porche or West Porch, part of the earlier Romanesque church, modified in the 14th and 15th centuries, with later reliefs carved by Jean Boucher, 1870-1939, at 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. 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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  • Pope Urban IV before Christ, 1936, by Henry Charlier, bas relief in polychrome stone, in the apse, where the remains of Urban IV are buried, in the Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes, or Basilica of Saint Urban of Troyes, a 13th century Gothic church in Troyes, Aube, France. Christ holds a censer, symbol of the Holy Sacrament, and is flanked by Urban and St Julienne. The basilica was founded in 1262 under Pope Urban IV and consecrated in 1382, although the building was not completed until the 20th century. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the painting of the transportation of the remains of St Eulalia in the 13th century from the Church of Santa Maria del Mar to Barcelona Cathedral, 1920, by Aleix Clapes, 1850-1920, in the Domenech i Montaner Room in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze doors, detail, with 24 hammered bas-relief scenes of the life of the Blessed Osanna of Cattaro, 1493-1565, 20th century, at St Mary's Collegiate Church, also known as St Mary of the Sea, built 1221 on the site of a 6th century basilica, on Trg od drva square in the old town of Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. St Osanna was an anchoress who asked to be walled into a cell beside the church to devote her life to prayer. The Bay of Kotor area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_MONTENEGRO_MC_046.jpg
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