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  • Hendrick Arnold, 1804-49, Texan revolutionary fighter, detail from the Texas African American History Memorial, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Texas African American History Memorial, detail of emancipated slaves, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Texas African American History Memorial, detail of emancipated slaves, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Texas African American History Memorial, detail of emancipated slaves, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceiling with African Zodiac, in the steward's office, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their new outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their new outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their new outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their new outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their new outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Justine Godin, zookeeper, feeds the West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) with vegetables inside their enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) eating leaves on a tree in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Justine Godin, zookeeper, feeds the West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) with vegetables inside their enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Justine Godin, zookeeper, feeds the West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) with vegetables inside their enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Justine Godin, zookeeper, feeds the West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) with vegetables inside their enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Justine Godin, zookeeper, feeds the West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) with vegetables inside their enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Justine Godin, zookeeper, feeds the West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) with vegetables inside their enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) inside their enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their temporary outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their new outdoor enclosure in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African cook pounding ingredients for a meal at the Tuareg Camp of Berber Saharan Africans, at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • West African exhibition in the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Wooden bas-relief and openwork sculpture of a procession of African slaves with Arab slave traders, by M Ulika Valentim, 1975, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The slaves are bound by the neck and carry heavy loads, accompanied by their children and an armed guard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African spoonbills (Platalea alba) in flight in the new Grande Voliere or aviary with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African spoonbills (Platalea alba) in the new Grande Voliere or aviary of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African spoonbills (Platalea alba) in the new Grande Voliere or aviary of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African spoonbill (Platalea alba) in the new Grande Voliere or aviary of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone carving of Roman goddess Africa, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a follower of Oba, from the Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, Africa, 16th - 17th century, brass with bronze patina, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes, inaugurated 1982, in the former Episcopal Palace, built 16th and 17th centuries, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum holds French painting collections from the mid 19th century to 1960s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Dominique Deurbroucq, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The Dutch-born Nantes trader is in his study with his young African slave boy, symbol of his success. Deurbroucq worked as a slave trader twice, in 1734 and 1742, and otherwise traded in armaments and colonial goods. In 1777, there were 700 individuals of Creole or African origin in Nantes. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Dominique Deurbroucq, detail, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The Dutch-born Nantes trader is in his study with his young African slave boy, symbol of his success. Deurbroucq worked as a slave trader twice, in 1734 and 1742, and otherwise traded in armaments and colonial goods. In 1777, there were 700 individuals of Creole or African origin in Nantes. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of couple dancing from a tapestry in the Gallery (between the entrance hall and the Salle des Fetes), by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. The parquet flooring is in ebony, bilinga and padauk. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Tapestry in the Gallery (between the entrance hall and the Salle des Fetes), by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. The parquet flooring is in ebony, bilinga and padauk. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Tapestry in the Gallery (between the entrance hall and the Salle des Fetes), by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. The parquet flooring is in ebony, bilinga and padauk. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Sculpted pillar with African figure by Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, on the facade of the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Gallery (between the entrance hall and the Salle des Fetes), by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Gallery (between the entrance hall and the Salle des Fetes), by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a couple dancing from a tapestry in the Gallery (between the entrance hall and the Salle des Fetes), by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of a tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Tapestry in the Salle des Fetes, by Roger Bezombes, 1913-1994, in the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bezombes has designed huge tapestries made by Ateliers Hamot in Aubusson, with legendary characters, traditions, African animals and Madagascan flora. The parquet flooring is in ebony, bilinga and padauk. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Sculpted pillar with African figure by Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, on the facade of the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African storing goods as taxes to Egypt, including ivory elephant tusks, ebony logs, jars of oil, animal skins and precious stones, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south (Nubia and Sudan), on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), North African oryx now extinct in the wild, with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman carving of Aulisua, the African and Mauretanian god of fertility, with inscription, 1st - 3rd century AD, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), North African oryx now extinct in the wild, with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman carving of Aulisua, the African and Mauretanian god of fertility, with inscription, 1st - 3rd century AD, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Africans attacking a slave ship in canoes and repelled with cannon fire, on the African coast, watercolour painting, late 18th century, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King of Monomotapa, engraving, late 17th century, by Francois Gerard Jollain, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Monomotapa is on the coast of present-day Mozambique, trading since the 10th century with the Middle East and India, and in the 16th century with the Portuguese. French slave traders came here after 1693 when the West coast kingdoms no longer supplied so many slaves. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alkemy, king of Adrat in Guinea, engraving, late 17th century, by Francois Gerard Jollain, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In 1670 Alkemy sent an ambassador, Mateo Lopes, to France to agree a trade agreement with king Louis XIV. French ships were protected in Adrat (along the current coast of Benin and Togo) and Nantes slave ships profited hugely until 1724, when the kingdom of Adrat became part of Dahomey. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medallion mosaic of African man holding a jug surrounded by grapes and vine leaves, Byzantine church, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Petra church was rebuilt in 450 AD over Nabatean and Roman ruins and the mosaics date from the 6th century. This man is from the Northern Aisle. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A family viewing the West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), ostriches (Struthio camelus) and Greater kudus (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in their enclosures, with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background and the giraffe indoor enclosure building on the right, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing the African continent, on the facade of the Hotel des Freres Raimbaud, an 18th century mansion on the Quai Turenne on Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century, although the Rimbaud brothers were wood merchants. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing an African woman, on the facade of a building on the Allee Brancas in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century, and houses many large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing an African woman, on the facade of a building on the Allee Brancas in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century, and houses many large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map and nautical chart of the coast of Guinea from the Sierra Leonz river to Cape Lopes Consalvo, for use by a French slave ship, 1750, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. By the 18th century, Guinea was no longer used for slave sales, but remained a stop off point for slave ships off the African coast. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Congo Pavilion and West African people at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Saharan African woman from the Ouled Nail tribe on a Mehari dromedary at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Fight between an Arab and a Sudanese, with the Tuareg camp of Berber Saharan Africans behind, at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • African man named Samba with a baby elephant called Lambarene, at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Staircase and pebble mosaic floor resembling fabric design, in the hall of the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Reliefs by Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, on the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Sculpted pillar by Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, on the facade of the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Reliefs by Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, on the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Main entrance with pillars by Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, and reliefs by Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Reliefs by Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, on the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Main entrance with relief carvings on the pillars by Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, of the Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat, 1868-1950, and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe, 1847-1924, to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandée auprès de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Visitors watching West African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in their open outdoor enclosure with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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