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  • Statue of the Virgin in St Joseph's Chapel, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France, and behind, the 19th century altarpiece in neogothic style with statues of (left-right) St Francis of Assisi, St Augustin and St Joseph holding the Christ child. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lintel, 11th century, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, at the Abbaye Saint-Andre-de-Sorede, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery, rebuilt 1121, in Saint-Andre, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. This lintel is by the same sculptor of that in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines. The lintel is carved in bas-relief with Christ blessing with 4 angels and 4 evangelists. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with snakes entering open mouths of human faces, representing the torments of hell or the corruptions of the body, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1393.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with heads and plants, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1397.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with basilisk and face, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of St Michael, from an 18th century altarpiece dedicated to St Michael, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1400.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with snakes entering open mouths of human faces, representing the torments of hell or the corruptions of the body, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1401.jpg
  • Mystic lamb, from the carved stone capital of the procession of the abbot, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves and local fauna, including trout, owl, rat and tortoise, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1404.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with face, tree and coat of arms, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The goddess Minerva surrounded by cherubs, wall painting in the Third Order Chapel or Temple Decadaire in the Dominican convent, completed 1774 under Louis XVI, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The initial religious theme was painted by Jacques Gamelin, succeeded under the Directoire and again modified by the occupying army during the July Monarchy, when it became a garrison Chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The ceiling features cross vaults with painted borders and polychrome sculpted bosses. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The ceiling features cross vaults with painted borders and polychrome sculpted bosses. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with head and stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves and Christ on the cross, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and Baroque altarpiece, made 1605 and 1638, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Epitaph from tombstone of Raimon, abbot of Saint-Genis, d. 1196, inscribed with latin poem, discovered in 2000, in the Cloister at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cloister was built 1250-71 in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joan of Arc, painted and wearing armour, holding a banner, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Notre Dame de Lourdes, painted, wearing veil in attitude of prayer, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View across the rooftops of the old town of Perpignan, with the cathedral or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, built 1324-15th century in Catalan Gothic style, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Chapel of Our Lady of Mont Carmel, with its early 18th century altarpiece originally from the Church of Grands-Carmes in Perpignan, in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. A statue of the Virgin and child is flanked by statues of the Jesuit saints St Stanislas Kostka, 1550-91 and St Louis de Gonzaue, 1568-91. Below is the coat of arms of the monastic order and statuettes of St Francois Xavier, 1506-52, Jesuit missionary in India, and St Jerome, hermit in Palestine and translator of the bible. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francois de Paule holding the sun and the staff of the founder, from the altarpiece of the St Francois de Paule Chapel, begun 1656 by LLatzer Tremullas and completed 1657 by LLuis Generes, gilded and painted 1666 by Gilles Bedanson, and installed here in 1791, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The reliefs show scenes from the life of the saint. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the St Francois de Paule Chapel, begun 1656 by LLatzer Tremullas and completed 1657 by LLuis Generes, gilded and painted 1666 by Gilles Bedanson, and installed here in 1791, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The central statue depicts St Francois de Paule holding the sun and the staff of the founder. The reliefs show scenes from the life of the saint. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Organ, 14th century, in the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The organ pipes were made by Aristide Cavaille-Coll in 1854-57 and the organ was renovated by Maurice Puget in 1929-30 and again restored 1989-93 by Jean Renaud of Nantes. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France, and the organ itself as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC1113.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with heads and stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1414.jpg
  • The goddess Minerva surrounded by cherubs, wall painting in the Third Order Chapel or Temple Decadaire in the Dominican convent, completed 1774 under Louis XVI, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The initial religious theme was painted by Jacques Gamelin, succeeded under the Directoire and again modified by the occupying army during the July Monarchy, when it became a garrison Chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Perpignan cathedral, with frescoes by Jacques Pauthe, 1866-74, in the side chapels, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC1122.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with serpents, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1398.jpg
  • Statue of the Virgin holding the Christ child and a scapular, symbol of protection, on the early 18th century altarpiece originally from the Church of Grands-Carmes in Perpignan, in the Chapel of Our Lady of Mont Carmel in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with local flora and fauna, and female figure possibly Eve, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 1250-71, in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1412.jpg
  • Statue of St Joan of Arc, painted and wearing armour, holding a banner, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece, made 1605 and 1638, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The painted wood altarpiece houses statues of St Anthony, St George and St Genis, with painted panels of the martyrdom of St Genis. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden pulpit with statue of an angel blowing a trumpet, and the vaulted ceiling of the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The ceiling features cross vaults with painted borders and polychrome sculpted bosses. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Louis Habert de Montmort, 1682ñ95, bishop of Perpignan, with effigy in marble, in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ blessing with angels, detail from a lintel, 11th century, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, at the Abbaye Saint-Andre-de-Sorede, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery, rebuilt 1121, in Saint-Andre, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. This lintel is by the same sculptor of that in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines. The lintel is carved in bas-relief with Christ blessing with 4 angels and 4 evangelists. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with owls, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with basilisk, a 2-headed monster with claws, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm motif and blessing hand, carved into the facade beside the lintel, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mystic lamb, from the carved stone capital of the procession of the abbot, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaves and Christ on the cross, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with 4 sirens, mythical mermaid creatures, holding their double tails, in the Cloister, 1250-71, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Cloister is in late Romanesque style, with capitals in pink, white and black marble, carved with local flora and fauna, allegorical subjects and liturgical scenes. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 1250-71, in late Romanesque style, with arcade and capitals in pink, white and black marble, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cloister Cemetery and Funerary Chapel of St John, or Campo Santo, adjacent to Perpignan cathedral or the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, built 1324-15th century in Catalan Gothic style, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The cloister itself was begun in the early 14th century and is a funeral cloister, with enfeus where tombs are embedded in niches within the cloister walls. The restoration of the Campo Santo was completed in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling painting of heaven with angels, in the Third Order Chapel or Temple Decadaire in the Dominican convent, completed 1774 under Louis XVI, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The initial religious theme was painted by Jacques Gamelin, succeeded under the Directoire and again modified by the occupying army during the July Monarchy, when it became a garrison Chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Camp de Rivesaltes or Camp Joffre, a military camp and detention centre built in 1938 in Rivesaltes near Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The camp was originally used to house Spanish refugees fleeing the Spanish Civil War, but during the Vichy regime was used for Jews and gypsies, some of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The camp became an immigration detention centre, which was closed in 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the high altar dedicated to St John the Baptist, made late 16th and early 17th century in Renaissance style by C Perret from Burgundy, in the choir of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The central niche holds a statue of St John the Baptist backed by a catalan flag, and the relief scenes depict scenes from the life of the saint. The altarpiece is carved from alabaster and marble. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pendent boss in carved wood with a Moorish head, under the Grand Organ, 14th century, in the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The organ pipes were made by Aristide Cavaille-Coll in 1854-57 and the organ was renovated by Maurice Puget in 1929-30 and again restored 1989-93 by Jean Renaud of Nantes. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France, and the organ itself as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The immaculate conception of the Virgin, and her parents Joachim and Anne to either side, from the early 18th century altarpiece by LLatzer Tremullas the younger in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, in Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Virgin is depicted standing on the moon with a cloak of the sun and crowned by a 12-pointed star. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece and pulpit in St Joseph's Chapel, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The 19th century altarpiece is in neogothic style and features statues of clerics and monastic founders including (left-right) St Sebastian, St Francis of Assisi, St Augustin, St Joseph holding the Christ child, St Antony, St Thomas Aquinus, St Germaine. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Jude, painted and wearing medallion, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Genis, from the Baroque altarpiece, made 1605 and 1638, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The painted wood altarpiece houses statues of St Anthony, St George and St Genis, with painted panels of the martyrdom of St Genis. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lintel, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francois de Paule holding the sun and the staff of the founder, from the altarpiece of the St Francois de Paule Chapel, begun 1656 by LLatzer Tremullas and completed 1657 by LLuis Generes, gilded and painted 1666 by Gilles Bedanson, and installed here in 1791, Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The reliefs show scenes from the life of the saint. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dali en Levitation, sculpture, 2000 by Sabine and Eric, known as Les Pritchards, on the Place de Catalogne in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture features a statue of Salvador Dali, arms outstretched, seated on a high red chair, and was inspired by Dali’s 1965 painting Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dali en Levitation, sculpture, 2000 by Sabine and Eric, known as Les Pritchards, on the Place de Catalogne in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture features a statue of Salvador Dali, arms outstretched, seated on a high red chair, and was inspired by Dali’s 1965 painting Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan. Behind is the facade of the Aux Dames de France department store, built early 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dali en Levitation, sculpture, 2000 by Sabine and Eric, known as Les Pritchards, on the Place de Catalogne in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture features a statue of Salvador Dali, arms outstretched, seated on a high red chair, and was inspired by Dali’s 1965 painting Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan. Behind is the facade of the Aux Dames de France department store, built early 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dali en Levitation, sculpture, 2000 by Sabine and Eric, known as Les Pritchards, on the Place de Catalogne in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture features a statue of Salvador Dali, arms outstretched, seated on a high red chair, and was inspired by Dali’s 1965 painting Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dali en Levitation, sculpture, 2000 by Sabine and Eric, known as Les Pritchards, on the Place de Catalogne in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture features a statue of Salvador Dali, arms outstretched, seated on a high red chair, and was inspired by Dali’s 1965 painting Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dali en Levitation, sculpture, 2000 by Sabine and Eric, known as Les Pritchards, on the Place de Catalogne in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture features a statue of Salvador Dali, arms outstretched, seated on a high red chair, and was inspired by Dali’s 1965 painting Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dali en Levitation, sculpture, 2000 by Sabine and Eric, known as Les Pritchards, on the Place de Catalogne in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture features a statue of Salvador Dali, arms outstretched, seated on a high red chair, and was inspired by Dali’s 1965 painting Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Harbour and village of Cerbere, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the right is the Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Contemporary art exhibition in the Salle d'Exposition or exhibition hall in the Chateau de Caladroy, Belesta, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Originally an 11th century fortress protecting the border of the Kingdom of Majorca, today the estate is a casino, olive grove and vineyard, producing olive oils, Cotes du Roussillon Villages and Vin Doux Nature. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gorges du Gouleyrous, aerial view, a 100m long gorge carved by the Verdouble, in the Corbieres Massif, in Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Visitors come here to explore, walk, climb, sunbathe and swim. Also in the gorge is the Caune de l'Arago or Arago Cave, where the remains of Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, was found, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, 15th century, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Self Portrait in front of the Portrait of Francois Castanier, 1674-1759, oil painting, 1730, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, 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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  • Lower chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Thought to be the queen's chapel, the room is decorated with carved and painted flowers, leaves and fruit, with mudejar tiles of Hispano-Moorish design, and stained glass windows which have been restored. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and Child, wooden polychrome statue, 14th century, from a house facade on the corner of Rue de l'Ange and Place Arago, known as 'Vierge Pisseuse' or 'Mare de Deu Pixosa', 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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  • Carved marble capital with a hunting dog catching a deer, 15th century, discovered in 1906 during demolition of the ramparts around the Eglise Saint-Mathieu, 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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  • Painting in the Gothic 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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  • Le Desir, or Desire, bronze relief, 1907, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, 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 - Further clearances required for reproduction (artist's copyright)
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  • Eglise Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle, built 1888, beside the sea in Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Port-Vendres is a fishing port with a deep water harbour on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gildas Giraudou, olive grower and thriller writer, at his olive grove at the Hotel des Mouettes, Argeles-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists sea kayaking, and behind, the Hotel des Elmes and beach or Plage des Elmes, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Banyuls-sur-Mer is a small seaside town first settled by the Greeks in 400 BC, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grapes grown by Bernard Rousseil in his vineyard next to the Centre Equestre or Horse riding centre, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Terres des Templiers vineyards in Languedoc-Roussillon were first planted by the Phoenicians, then revived by the Knights Templar in the 14th century. They incorporate 750 small vignerons over 1150 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beaches, vineyards and rocky coastline of the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles, a protected natural and industrial heritage site, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the centre is the Plage de Bernardi and on the left is the Plage de Paulilles with the old dynamite factory. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats at anchor in the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the left is the Plage del Forat beach, and on the right, the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Vincent, built in 1701 to house the relics of St Vincent, who was martyred here in 303 AD, on a rocky outcrop which was once as island, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barrels of wine in the cellar at the Terres des Templiers vineyard near Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Terres des Templiers vineyards in Languedoc-Roussillon were first planted by the Phoenicians, then revived by the Knights Templar in the 14th century. They incorporate 750 small vignerons over 1150 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone head of Christ above a sator square with a tau cross, representing St Anthony, in the Hermitage of St Anthony of Galamus in the Gorges de Galamus, between Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, and Cubieres sur Cinoble, Aude, Occitanie, France. The hermitage was built in the 14th century as a place of solitude for Franciscan monks, who had originally secluded themselves in caves in the gorge walls. It was then developed further in the 19th century by Pere Marie. The gorge is about 2 miles long and 500m deep, carved by the Agly river through the limestone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, men attached to life line climbing steep rock face, with mountain peak behind, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The via ferrata is a rock climbing course, with participants attached by a harness to a life line, with steps, ladders and stairs in the rock to aid progress. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Centre del Mon, a complex including TGV train station, bus station, shopping centre, offices and hotels, on the Boulevard Saint-Assiscle, in the centre of Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Baigneuse Drapee, bronze sculpture, 1921, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, cast by Emile Godard, on the Allees Maillol, or Esplanade des Platanes, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sculpture represents a Mediterranean woman draped in a robe, fresh from the sea. Maillol was born in Banyuls-sur-Mer and attended school in Perpignan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the rooftops of the Old Town, with the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century Gothic cathedral, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cathedral is also known as Saint-Jean-le-Neuf, and incorporates an earlier Romanesque cathedral, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Turret of Le Castillet, a fortified building and city gate built 1368-1542, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The structure consists of the grand castillet, the petit castillet and a polygonal bastion, now destroyed. The building now houses a museum, the Museu Catala de les Arts i Tradicions Populars, or Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century Gothic cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grape harvest, stained glass window, by Paule and Max Ingrand, in the Palais Consulaire or Consular Palace, built 1937 in art deco style, which houses the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the Quai de Lattre de Tassigny in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, with pink and white marble wall, semicircular portal and Mudejar-style door, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. 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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  • Collection Maitre Rey, a private collection of 211 paintings amassed by a Perpignan notary who knew many famous artists in the early 20th century, exhibited 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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  • Staircase of honour with iron banisters 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, now the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, 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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  • Staircase of honour with iron banisters 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, now the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, 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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  • Niche, with mural painting of blue drapery, and painted frieze inspired by Arabic kufic calligraphy, 14th century, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb effigy of King Sancho, 1274-1324, the only King of Majorca to live in Perpignan, in the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century Gothic cathedral, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cathedral is also known as Saint-Jean-le-Neuf, and incorporates an earlier Romanesque cathedral, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Toiles du Soleil, shop selling traditional catalan artisanal woven cloth, on Place Gambetta, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Sans et Garcerie factory in Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans, founded in 1897, was bought by Francoise and Henri Quinta and they developed a range of traditional fabrics in bold catalan colours, and sell a range of canvas or fabric by the metre, upholstery fabric, household linen, coated fabrics and table linen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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