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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles,<br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles, <br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles,<br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • America First poster by the National Americanization Committee and the US Bureau of Education, encouraging immigrants to learn English, attend night school and become a US citizen, 1919, displayed in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. In 1910, the YWCA established its first International Institute providing English classes, an employment bureau and citizenship assistance. By 1919, 62 Institutes covering 36 languages had been established. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Departure of SS Stavangerfjord, Norwegian-America Line, from Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, with immigrants headed for America, photograph by Anders B Wilse, Norse Folkemuseum, Oslo, displayed in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan in section of the SS Deutschland, detail, a four-funnel ocean liner of the German Hamburg America Line carrying 2050 passengers, 1906, from an advertising brochure, from the National Archives, displayed in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan in section of the SS Deutschland, a four-funnel ocean liner of the German Hamburg America Line carrying 2050 passengers, 1906, from an advertising brochure, from the National Archives, displayed in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Jose gristmill, a water powered mill used to grind wheat to make bread for the Mission, at the acequia of the Mission San Jose, or Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church originally established in 1720 and completed in 1782, to spread Christianity among Native Americans, the largest of 4 missions in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. This is the oldest mill in Texas and was restored by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas, to commemorate the centennial of Texas Independence in 1936. The mission was restored in the 1930s and again in 2011. It forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mon-Chonsia or White Plume, a Native American chief from present-day Kansas, hand-coloured lithograph, 1836, by Cephas G Childs, 1793-1871, American artist, after an original painting by Charles Bird King, 1785-1862, American artist, as copied by Henry Inma, from the collection of Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. Mon-Chonsia formed part of a delegation to Washington DC in 1821-22 asking for peace on the Western borders. White Plume wears earrings of wampum and hair pipes, trade objects made from shell. The lithograph was published in History of the Indian Tribes of North America, published 1844. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade in Plateresque style, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, on the Plaza de Colon in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. On the left is a bust of Pope John Paul II, commemorating his first visit to the Americas in 1979. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eagle of Delight, or Hayne Hudjihini, 1795-1822, 1 of the 5 wives of Chief Shaumonekusse of the Otoe tribe in present-day Nebraska, hand-coloured lithograph, 1833, by Cephas G Childs, 1793-1871, American artist, after an original painting by Charles Bird King, 1785-1862, American artist, from the William Sr and Dorothy Harmsen Collection, in the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. The original painting was commissioned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs after Eagle of Delight accompanied her husband and other Indian chiefs to Washington DC to meet with President James Monroe. The lithograph was published in History of the Indian Tribes of North America, published 1844. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Immigrants arriving in America, photograph, 1908, by Lewis Hine, displayed in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of postcards depicting ships used to transport immigrants to America, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'The Fool Pied Piper' cartoon in Puck, 1909, featuring Uncle Sam merrily leading Europe's criminals into America, while European leaders cheer, displayed in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Justo Serra (right) and statue of Francisco Miranda (left), on the Square de l’Amerique-Latine, created 1931, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France.  Around the bronze statue of general Francisco Miranda are 9 busts of heroes, writers and patriots of South America. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer, 1871-1917, in the Square de l’Amerique-Latine, created 1931, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the bronze statue of general Francisco Miranda are 9 busts of heroes, writers and patriots of South America. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Ricardo Palma, author of Tradiciones Peruanas, 1833-1919, in the Square de l’Amerique-Latine, created 1931, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the bronze statue of general Francisco Miranda are 9 busts of heroes, writers and patriots of South America. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by Rincon Mora of the Baptism of Christ, detail, from the Chapel of Life and Death next to the baptismal font, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Discovery of the remains of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral, painting, 1988, by Juan Medina Ramirez, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window, 1523-41, of the Agony in the Garden, depicting Jesus in the Garden of Olives with sleeping disciples and an angel holding a chalice, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capilla del Cristo de la Agonia, or Chapel of Christ of Agony, built by order of Canon Diego Del Rio, d. 1558, with a stone dome decorated with garlands of fruits and leaves, and the funerary monument of Alejandro Geraldini, first bishop in Santo Domingo and initiator of the building works of the cathedral, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The cathedral is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua, 17th century, between the choir (left) and the Chapel of Santa Ana or the Bishop of Bastidas (right), in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir, with altar and Gothic vaulted ceiling, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with Gothic vaulted ceiling, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Our Lady of Antigua, oil painting on wood, detail, in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Old, or Chapel of Jesus Preacher, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The painting was brought to the cathedral in 1520, moved to Spain in 1857 by order of General Pedro Santana, and returned here by Queen Isabel II in 1862. The cathedral is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with Gothic vaulted ceiling, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window, possibly the Annunciation, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unfinished bell tower and West facade in Plateresque style, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, on the Plaza de Colon in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, high angle view towards the apse, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. The bust is of Fernando Arturo de Merino, 1833-1906, who became archbishop here in 1885. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. The bust is of Fernando Arturo de Merino, 1833-1906, who became archbishop here in 1885. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unfinished bell tower, West facade and crenelated wall of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, on the Plaza de Colon in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail from the Renaissance frieze on the main facade, Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail from the main facade, part of a cycle representing the seasons, on the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Double headed eagle, coat of arms of Charles V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor, on the main facade of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of the Baptism of Christ, from the Tomb of the Bishop of Bastidas, 1465-1527, in the Chapel of Santa Ana or the Bishop of Bastidas, built 1535-40 by Master Rodrigo de Liendo, by order of the Dean Rodrigo de Bastidas, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The cathedral is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade in Plateresque style, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, on the Plaza de Colon in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mudejar style tiles from Triana in Spain on the walls of the Chapel of Santa Ana or the Bishop of Bastidas, built 1535-40 by Master Rodrigo de Liendo, by order of the Dean Rodrigo de Bastidas, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The cathedral is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Bishop of Bastidas, 1465-1527, in the Chapel of Santa Ana or the Bishop of Bastidas, built 1535-40 by Master Rodrigo de Liendo, by order of the Dean Rodrigo de Bastidas, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The cathedral is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of Alejandro Geraldini, first bishop in Santo Domingo and initiator of the building works of the cathedral, in the Capilla del Cristo de la Agonia, or Chapel of Christ of Agony, built by order of Canon Diego Del Rio, d. 1558, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The cathedral is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window, 1523-41, detail, of the Agony in the Garden, depicting Jesus in the Garden of Olives with sleeping disciples and an angel holding a chalice, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Discovery of the remains of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral, painting, 1988, detail, by Juan Medina Ramirez, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window, 1523-41, of the Agony in the Garden, depicting Jesus in the Garden of Olives with sleeping disciples and an angel holding a chalice, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Discovery of the remains of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral, painting, 1988, detail, by Juan Medina Ramirez, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North facade of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Zona Colonial or Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph of Jefferson Davis, 1808-89, after whom Fort Davis was named in 1854, Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce and president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, exhibited at the Fort Davis National Historic Site, a US army fort established 1854, in a canyon in the Davis Mountains in West Texas, USA. The fort was built to protect emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons on the trails through the State from Comanche and Apache Indians. After the Civil War, several African-American regiments were stationed here. By the 1880s, the fort consisted of one 100 buildings, housing over 400 soldiers. It was abandoned in 1891, but many buildings have been restored and the compound now operates as a historical site and museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Strengthen the Arm of Liberty, copper statue erected 1951 by the Boy Scouts of America, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, on the lawn 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 building is in Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with both Corinthian and Doric details and a large central dome. The State Capitol houses the Senate, Governor's Office, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Strengthen the Arm of Liberty, copper statue erected 1951 by the Boy Scouts of America, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, on the lawn 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 building is in Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with both Corinthian and Doric details and a large central dome. The State Capitol houses the Senate, Governor's Office, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oraibi, Arizona, possibly the oldest inhabited village in America, with classic Pueblo architecture with plaster over stone and a central plaza for religious and social gatherings and rooftops serving as upper patios reached by exterior stairs and ladders, photograph by Adam Clark Vroman, 1898, in the Anasazi Heritage Center, an archaeological museum of Native American pueblo and hunter-gatherer cultures, Dolores, Colorado, USA. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original panoramic wallpaper painted by Jean Zuber et Cie in Rixheim, Alsace, France, in 1834, entitled The Wars of Independence, in the Independence Room (used as a private dining room) of the Palace Arms restaurant, in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA. This is 1 of only 2 existing original painted wallpapers in America (the other in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington DC). The restaurant retains its historical ambience with leather seating and antique memorabilia and is one of the best fine-dining establishments in the city. The hotel itself was designed by Frank Edbrooke and built in 1892, and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original panoramic wallpaper painted by Jean Zuber et Cie in Rixheim, Alsace, France, in 1834, entitled The Wars of Independence, in the Independence Room (used as a private dining room) of the Palace Arms restaurant, in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA. This is 1 of only 2 existing original painted wallpapers in America (the other in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington DC). The restaurant retains its historical ambience with leather seating and antique memorabilia and is one of the best fine-dining establishments in the city. The hotel itself was designed by Frank Edbrooke and built in 1892, and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original panoramic wallpaper painted by Jean Zuber et Cie in Rixheim, Alsace, France, in 1834, entitled The Wars of Independence, in the Independence Room (used as a private dining room) of the Palace Arms restaurant, in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA. This is 1 of only 2 existing original painted wallpapers in America (the other in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington DC). The restaurant retains its historical ambience with leather seating and antique memorabilia and is one of the best fine-dining establishments in the city. The hotel itself was designed by Frank Edbrooke and built in 1892, and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cruise Room Bar of the historic Oxford Hotel, the first bar in America to open after the end of prohibition, Denver, Colorado, USA. The bar opened in 1891 and operated as an illicit speakeasy during prohibition, with secret panels and underground tunnels behind the art deco walls, reopening the day after the end of prohibition. The hotel itself was designed by Frank Edbrooke and built in 1891, and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period (Dakota Group), 100 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Many dinosaurs lived in this area, including the carnivorous Acrocanthosaurs and the herbivorous Iguanodon Theiophytalia Kerri. Gradually, central Colorado became a coastal region as the vast Cretaceous Seaway formed, eventually covering the middle of what is now North America. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period (Dakota Group), 100 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Many dinosaurs lived in this area, including the carnivorous Acrocanthosaurs and the herbivorous Iguanodon Theiophytalia Kerri. Gradually, central Colorado became a coastal region as the vast Cretaceous Seaway formed, eventually covering the middle of what is now North America. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Native American celebration, painting by Romando Vigil or Tse Ye Mu, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Romando Vigil is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and was a contributor to the murals at the Santa Fe Indian School and also painted for Walt Disney studios. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 1898, colour photochrom print, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Cliff Palace, 13th century, is a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, rediscovered in 1888. It is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 1911, photograph, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Cliff Palace, 13th century, is a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, rediscovered in 1888. It is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 1917, photograph, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Cliff Palace, 13th century, is a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, rediscovered in 1888. It is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pottery Making, painting by Romando Vigil or Tse Ye Mu, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Romando Vigil is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and was a contributor to the murals at the Santa Fe Indian School and also painted for Walt Disney studios. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Discovery of the Two Storey Cliff House in Mancos Canyon by the Jackson Party in 1874, painting, 1936, oil on canvas, by William Henry Jackson at the age of 93, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Jackson was a pioneer photographer who was working in the mountains at Mesa Verde when he met John Moss, a rancher and explorer, who showed him the ancient dwellings in the cliffs. Jackson took the first photographs of the ruins in 1874. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dancers, painting by Tomas Vigil or Pan Yo Pin, 1889-1960, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Tomas Vigil is from Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pueblo Dancers, painting, 1917, by Crescendo Martinez, d. 1918, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The dancers are dressed as eagles and the drummers accompanying them played music and sang throughout the public ceremony. Crescendo Martinez is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buffalo dancer following a man in a green shirt carrying a bow, by Alfonso Royal or Awa Tsireh, 1895-1955, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Alfonso Royal is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buffalo Dance, a Pueblo ritual performed in most villages, painting probably by Tomas Vigil or Pan Yo Pin, 1889-1960, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Tomas Vigil is from Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rio Grande Pueblo Indian on horseback, painting by Abel Sanchez or Oqwa Pi, 1899-1971, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Abel Sanchez is from New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA.  The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Part of the Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Part of the Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Long House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan settlement of 150 rooms, kiva, tower, and central plaza, housing 150 people, on the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Long House was built c. 1200 and occupied for 80 years, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Long House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan settlement of 150 rooms, kiva, tower, and central plaza, housing 150 people, on the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Long House was built c. 1200 and occupied for 80 years, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiva, a round sunken ceremonial room, at Long House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan settlement of 150 rooms, kiva, tower, and central plaza, housing 150 people, on the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Long House was built c. 1200 and occupied for 80 years, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Long House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan settlement of 150 rooms, kiva, tower, and central plaza, housing 150 people, on the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Long House was built c. 1200 and occupied for 80 years, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Long House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan settlement of 150 rooms, kiva, tower, and central plaza, housing 150 people, on the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Long House was built c. 1200 and occupied for 80 years, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Long House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan settlement of 150 rooms, kiva, tower, and central plaza, housing 150 people, on the Wetherill Mesa, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Long House was built c. 1200 and occupied for 80 years, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiva, a round ceremonial sunken room, at Balcony House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The house contains 45 rooms and 2 kivas, is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and is well defended due to its only access involving a cliff climb. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom at Balcony House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The house contains 45 rooms and 2 kivas, is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and is well defended due to its only access involving a cliff climb. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spruce Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Petroglyphs, pictures etched into the rock surface, depicting ancestral Puebloans along the bottom, with other clans at the top including (left-right) Mountain Lion clan, Horned Toad clan, Parrot clan, Mountain Sheep clan and Eagle clan, on the Petroglyph Point Trail, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The double spiral is a sipapu, representing the place where Pueblo people believe they emerged from the earth, so the rock face tells the story of various clans, their origins and movements. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of petroglyphs, pictures etched into the rock surface, depicting ancestral Puebloans along the bottom, with other clans at the top including (left-right) Mountain Lion clan, Horned Toad clan, Parrot clan, Mountain Sheep clan and Eagle clan, on the Petroglyph Point Trail, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The double spiral is a sipapu, representing the place where Pueblo people believe they emerged from the earth, so the rock face tells the story of various clans, their origins and movements. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Petroglyphs, pictures etched into the rock surface, depicting ancestral Puebloans along the bottom, with other clans at the top including (left-right) Mountain Lion clan, Horned Toad clan, Parrot clan, Mountain Sheep clan and Eagle clan, on the Petroglyph Point Trail, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The double spiral is a sipapu, representing the place where Pueblo people believe they emerged from the earth, so the rock face tells the story of various clans, their origins and movements. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Square Tower House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling on the East side of Navajo Canyon, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. This is the tallest structure in the park with the tower standing at 28 feet, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Square Tower House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling on the East side of Navajo Canyon, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. This is the tallest structure in the park with the tower standing at 28 feet, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Part of the Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Part of the Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_030.jpg
  • Aerial view of Cliff Palace, 13th century, a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_029.jpg
  • Square Tower House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling on the East side of Navajo Canyon, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. This is the tallest structure in the park with the tower standing at 28 feet, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_028.JPG
  • Balcony House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The house contains 45 rooms and 2 kivas, is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and is well defended due to its only access involving a cliff climb. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kivas at Balcony House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The house contains 45 rooms and 2 kivas, is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and is well defended due to its only access involving a cliff climb. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Balcony House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The house contains 45 rooms and 2 kivas, is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and is well defended due to its only access involving a cliff climb. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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