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  • Architectural detail of the Baroque facade of an apartment building with pillars and Ionic capitals on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Much of Noto was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. Noto is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque cupola with plaster mouldings and a lantern, 18th century, in the altar area of the church, in a small room flanking the tabernacle, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque fresco decoration with vegetal scrolls and medallions, 18th century, in the nave of the church, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reflection of the Dome of 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen .
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  • Ionic style capitals of the baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel with lit candles and baroque altarpiece dedicated to St Foy, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Niche and ornamentation of the baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a painted statue on the baroque altarpiece dedicated to St Foy, in a chapel in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ornamentation of the baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque chapel to the right of the choir, in the Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figures of a horn player and 2 putti beneath 1 of the 8 balconies on the Baroque Palazzo la Rocca, built 1760-80 for the Baron of Sant'Ippolito, Don Saverio la Rocca, on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figure of a man carrying a barrel on his shoulder, beneath 1 of the 8 balconies on the Baroque Palazzo la Rocca, built 1760-80 for the Baron of Sant'Ippolito, Don Saverio la Rocca, on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir of the Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The choir holds an altar, carved wooden choir stalls and is decorated with scarlet walls with surrounding sculptural work produced 1779-81 by Giambattista Muccio and Giorgio Nobile. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figure of a bearded man beneath 1 of the 8 balconies on the Baroque Palazzo la Rocca, built 1760-80 for the Baron of Sant'Ippolito, Don Saverio la Rocca, on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza Duomo in the evening, and the Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Itria, rebuilt in 1740 in Baroque style, with side aisles and columns with Corinthian capitals, in Ragusa, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figures of a couple embracing and 2 children cuddling, beneath 1 of the 8 balconies on the Baroque Palazzo la Rocca, built 1760-80 for the Baron of Sant'Ippolito, Don Saverio la Rocca, on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted atlas figure beneath 1 of the 8 balconies on the Baroque Palazzo la Rocca, built 1760-80 for the Baron of Sant'Ippolito, Don Saverio la Rocca, on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figures of 2 children cuddling, beneath 1 of the 8 balconies on the Baroque Palazzo la Rocca, built 1760-80 for the Baron of Sant'Ippolito, Don Saverio la Rocca, on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figure playing the guitar beneath 1 of the 8 balconies on the Baroque Palazzo la Rocca, built 1760-80 for the Baron of Sant'Ippolito, Don Saverio la Rocca, on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figure wearing glasses beneath a balcony on the Baroque Palazzo Cosentini, a 3-storey palace built for the baron Raffaele Cosentini in the 1770s, in the hill town of Ragusa, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. The yellow facade is the Palazzo Distefano Sortino Trono, built 1778-93, and the blue dome is the church of Santa Maria dell'Itria, rebuilt in 1740. Ragusa is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. The yellow facade is the Palazzo Distefano Sortino Trono, built 1778-93, and the blue dome is the church of Santa Maria dell'Itria, rebuilt in 1740. Ragusa is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Nicholas of Bari, oil painting on canvas, 1767, by Vito d’Anna, 1718-69, in the Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The saint is depicted dressed as a bishop, seated on a cloud and surrounded by putti, one of whom holds the 3 golden balls representing the 3 dowries. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the baroque main entrance to the church, 16th century, of the Monestir de Poblet, 1151, Vimbodi, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 20, 2006, in the evening. The Monastery of Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Order and was founded by French monks. Originally, Cistercian architecture, like the rules of the order, was frugal. But continuous additions  including late Gothic and Baroque, eventually made Poblet one of the largest monasteries in Spain which was later used as a fortress and royal palace. It was closed in 1835 by the Spanish State but refounded in 1940 by Italian Cistercians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of the baroque main entrance to the church, 16th century, of the Monestir de Poblet, 1151, Vimbodi, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 20, 2006, in the evening. The Monastery of Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Order and was founded by French monks. Originally, Cistercian architecture, like the rules of the order, was frugal. But continuous additions  including late Gothic and Baroque, eventually made Poblet one of the largest monasteries in Spain which was later used as a fortress and royal palace. The steeple on the right is of the sacristy. It was closed in 1835 by the Spanish State but refounded in 1940 by Italian Cistercians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Statue of Philip IV on a Baroque building in Quattro Canti, or Piazza Vigliena, a Baroque square in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The octagonal square is at the crossroads of Via Maqueda and the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, with 4 Baroque buildings, built 1608-20 by Giulio Lasso and Mariano Smiriglio. Palermo's Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St George and the dragon, Neoclassical oil painting on canvas, 1866, by Dario Querci, 1831-1918, in the Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St George and the dragon, detail of the saint in armour on horseback holding his spear, Neoclassical oil painting on canvas, 1866, by Dario Querci, 1831-1918, in the Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High angle view of the Cistercian abbey, Monestir de Poblet, 1151, with the baroque facade of the entrance to the church, 16th century, Vimbodi, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 20, 2006, in the warm evening light. The church and sacristy with their steeple can be seen behind the wall, applied with baroque decoration. The Monastery of Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Order and was founded by French monks. Originally, Cistercian architecture, like the rules of the order, was frugal. But continuous additions  including late Gothic and Baroque, eventually made Poblet one of the largest monasteries in Spain which was later used as a fortress and royal palace. It was closed in 1835 by the Spanish State but refounded in 1940 by Italian Cistercians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of S Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cardinal de Bouillon, 1707-09, detail, oil painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the Salle Rigaud, in the Baroque Perpignan exhibition in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Peter holding a key and a book, in front of the Baroque facade of Syracuse cathedral or Duomo, rebuilt in the 18th century, Ortygia Island, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The island is also known as the Citta Vecchio, as it is the old town of Syracuse and contains many historical buildings. Syracuse was founded in 734 BC and was a thriving city in ancient Greek times, and the birthplace of Archimedes. Much of Syracuse was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. The old town of Syracuse is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the baroque facade, 16th century, of the church of Monestir de Poblet, 1151, Vimbodi, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 20, 2006, in the afternoon. The Monastery of Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Order and was founded by French monks. Originally, Cistercian architecture, like the rules of the order, was frugal. But continuous additions  including late Gothic and Baroque, eventually made Poblet one of the largest monasteries in Spain which was later used as a fortress and royal palace. It was closed in 1835 by the Spanish State but refounded in 1940 by Italian Cistercians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Decorative detail of a sculpted portrait medallion next to a curtain in the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Syracuse cathedral (left) or Duomo, rebuilt in the 18th century and right, the Chiesa di Santa Lucia all Badia, or Church of St Lucy, a Baroque church dedicated to the virgin martyr from Syracuse and patron saint of the city, Ortygia Island, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The statue is of St Peter, holding a key and a book. The island is also known as the Citta Vecchio, as it is the old town of Syracuse and contains many historical buildings. Syracuse was founded in 734 BC and was a thriving city in ancient Greek times, and the birthplace of Archimedes. Much of Syracuse was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. The old town of Syracuse is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco by Bruno Bruni or Bruno d’Arcevia, painted in 2013, in the dome the choir in the Cattedrale di Noto, an 18th century catholic cathedral in Sicilian Baroque style, Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The building was designed by Rosario Gagliardi, and was completed in 1776 under the supervision of Bernardo Labisi. Much of Noto was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. Noto is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cattedrale di Noto, an 18th century catholic cathedral in Sicilian Baroque style, Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The building was designed by Rosario Gagliardi, and was completed in 1776 under the supervision of Bernardo Labisi. Much of Noto was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. Noto is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the baroque facade of the entrance to the church, 16th century, of Monestir de Poblet, 1151, Vimbodi, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 20, 2006, in the evening. The Monastery of Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Order and was founded by French monks. Originally, Cistercian architecture, like the rules of the order, was frugal. But continuous additions  including late Gothic and Baroque, such as this facade, eventually made Poblet one of the largest monasteries in Spain which was later used as a fortress and royal palace. It was closed in 1835 by the Spanish State but refounded in 1940 by Italian Cistercians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • San Francisco de Borja, 1510-72, accompanied by saints linked to his life, flanked by the Virgin and St Michael the archangel, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail of sculpted griffons on a sofa in the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel in gilded boiserie on the wall of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Syracuse cathedral (left) or Duomo, rebuilt in the 18th century and right, the Chiesa di Santa Lucia all Badia, or Church of St Lucy, a Baroque church dedicated to the virgin martyr from Syracuse and patron saint of the city, Ortygia Island, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The statue is of St Peter, holding a key and a book. The island is also known as the Citta Vecchio, as it is the old town of Syracuse and contains many historical buildings. Syracuse was founded in 734 BC and was a thriving city in ancient Greek times, and the birthplace of Archimedes. Much of Syracuse was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. The old town of Syracuse is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Peter holding a key and a book, in front of the Baroque facade of Syracuse cathedral or Duomo, rebuilt in the 18th century, Ortygia Island, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The island is also known as the Citta Vecchio, as it is the old town of Syracuse and contains many historical buildings. Syracuse was founded in 734 BC and was a thriving city in ancient Greek times, and the birthplace of Archimedes. Much of Syracuse was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. The old town of Syracuse is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cattedrale di Noto, an 18th century catholic cathedral in Sicilian Baroque style, Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.  The building was designed by Rosario Gagliardi, and was completed in 1776 under the supervision of Bernardo Labisi. Much of Noto was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. Noto is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the baroque facade of the entrance to the church, 16th century, of Monestir de Poblet, 1151, Vimbodi, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 20, 2006, in the evening. The Monastery of Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Order and was founded by French monks. Originally, Cistercian architecture, like the rules of the order, was frugal. But continuous additions  including late Gothic and Baroque, such as this facade, eventually made Poblet one of the largest monasteries in Spain which was later used as a fortress and royal palace. It was closed in 1835 by the Spanish State but refounded in 1940 by Italian Cistercians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Francisco de Borja, 1510-72, accompanied by saints linked to his life, flanked by the Virgin and St Michael the archangel, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of S Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain.  The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chiesa di Sant'Anna della Misericordia, or Church of St Anne the Mercy, a Baroque church <br />
designed by Mariano Smiriglio and Giovanni Biagio Amico and built 1609-32, seen from the terrace of the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cattedrale di Noto, an 18th century catholic cathedral in Sicilian Baroque style, Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The building was designed by Rosario Gagliardi, and was completed in 1776 under the supervision of Bernardo Labisi. Much of Noto was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. Noto is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alfonso de Borja, later Pope Calixtus III, 1378-1458, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the wall and the baroque facade, entrance to the church, 16th century, with a cross in the foreground, Monestir de Poblet, 1151, Vimbodi, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 20, 2006, in the afternoon. The Monastery of Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Order and was founded by French monks. Originally, Cistercian architecture, like the rules of the order, was frugal. But continuous additions  including late Gothic and Baroque, eventually made Poblet one of the largest monasteries in Spain which was later used as a fortress and royal palace. It was closed in 1835 by the Spanish State but refounded in 1940 by Italian Cistercians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Baroque portal of the Esglesia de Sant Pere, built late 10th century, in a mixture of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles, in the medieval quarter of Pals, in Catalonia, Spain. Pals is a medieval town on the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the prophet Isaiah, sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco bust of the Erythraean Sibyl, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, from the right column around the Gothic arch in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of angel with trumpet from the Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, with chinoiserie elements painted by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, in Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of angel with trumpet from the Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, with chinoiserie elements painted by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, in Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Sebastian pierced with arrows, from the 18th century Baroque altarpiece of the Capilla de San Sebastian, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of Hope, with hands in gesture of begging for mercy, and large gilt aurora halo, on the 18th century Baroque altarpiece in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This chapel was funded until 1745 by Bishop Andres Lich and Barretas and dedicated to the Virgen de Belen, a sculpture by Risueno which disappeared in 1936. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Clerecia Church,  Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night floodlit. The wall of the Casa de las Conchas iis visble on the right. The Baroque style Clerecia Church, originally the Royal College of the Company of Jesus, was commissioned in the 17th century, from architect Juan Gomez de Mora, by Queen Margarita of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain. It comprises two sections: the Jesuit school and church, with its three-storey Baroque cloister, and private living quarters for the monks and now houses the Salamanca Pontificia University. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Clerecia Church and surrounding buildings,  Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010 at midday. The Baroque style Clerecia Church, originally the Royal College of the Company of Jesus, was commissioned in the 17th century, from architect Juan Gomez de Mora, by Queen Margarita of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain. It comprises two sections: the Jesuit school and church, with its three-storey Baroque cloister, and private living quarters for the monks and now houses the Salamanca Pontificia University. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of baroque altar, New Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 17, 2010. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de las Aguilas or Eagles Hall, a baroque hall built by the Borgia family, with eagles in gold leaf around the frieze, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfixion of the Virgin of Sorrows, detail, painting by Francisco Pancorbo, from the Baroque 18th century altarpiece in the Capilla de la Virgen de los Dolores y Santo Sepulcro, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The painting depicts Mary with Christ and the cross, with her chest pierced by a sword, surrounded by disciples and angels, with God and the Holy Spirit above. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfixion of the Virgin of Sorrows, painting by Francisco Pancorbo, from the Baroque 18th century altarpiece in the Capilla de la Virgen de los Dolores y Santo Sepulcro, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The painting depicts Mary with Christ and the cross, with her chest pierced by a sword, surrounded by disciples and angels, with God and the Holy Spirit above. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church and Convent of the Dominicans, built 1510, the first catholic building in the New World, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. It was inaugurated in 1532 and became the University Santo Tomas de Aquino in 1538, the first university in the Americas. The facade displays Gothic, Baroque and Elizabethan Gothic styles, and was restored in Baroque style in 1746. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church and Convent of the Dominicans, built 1510, the first catholic building in the New World, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. It was inaugurated in 1532 and became the University Santo Tomas de Aquino in 1538, the first university in the Americas. The facade displays Gothic, Baroque and Elizabethan Gothic styles, and was restored in Baroque style in 1746. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary and Jesus with Achaz and Manasse from the upper branch of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece, 18th century, with central statue of the first bishop of Guadix, in the Capilla de San Torcuato, an octagonal chapel designed by Diego de Siloe, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. At the top is a polychrome relief of the baptism of St Luparcia, and at the sides, statues of the 6 apostolic companions of the bishop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece, 18th century, in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora La Antigua, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the centre of the altarpiece is a statue of the Virgin and child under a canopy, and to either side, San Cecilio and San Gregorio Betico. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic rooftop view of Clerecia Church, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 in the afternoon, from the New Cathedral. The Baroque style Clerecia Church, originally the Royal College of the Company of Jesus, was commissioned in the 17th century, from architect Juan Gomez de Mora, by Queen Margarita of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain. It comprises two sections: the Jesuit school and church, with its three-storey Baroque cloister, and private living quarters for the monks and now houses the Salamanca Pontificia University.  Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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