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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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  • 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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  • Platform and tracks at the train station at El Centre del Mon, a complex including TGV 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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  • Main facade and Homage Tower, with moat and crenellated barbican or fortified gateway, 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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  • Galerie de la Reine, an galleried arcade with Gothic arches, 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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  • Great Hall of 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. 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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  • Painted decoration symbolising the clash between the Christian (left) and Muslim (right) worlds, with figures holding bocles or small round Almogavar 14th century shields, in the King's apartments, 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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  • Griffons, carved stone capital, at the entrance to 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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  • Salle de Majorque, where banquets, receptions and parliaments were held, on the south side of the main courtyard, 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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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, 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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  • Main courtyard with the white palace throne room with arcaded gallery, and Homage Tower behind, 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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  • Main courtyard with the white palace throne room with arcaded gallery, and Homage Tower behind, 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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  • Main facade and Homage Tower, with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway, 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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  • Main facade and Homage Tower, with moat and crenellated barbican or fortified gateway, 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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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, 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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  • Serena, bronze statue by Jose Bonhomme, b. 1949, with the Pic du Canigou in the background, in the gardens of 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Liturgical font in wall beside entrance, with semicircular arched design, 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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  • 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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  • Torre Mestre with the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, seen from the Homage Tower, 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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  • Main entrance in the west facade, beneath the Homage Tower, 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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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, 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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  • Main courtyard with the white palace throne room with arcaded gallery, and Homage Tower behind, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Dining hall in the King's apartments, 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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  • Painted decoration symbolising the clash between the Christian (left) and Muslim (right) worlds, with figures holding bocles or small round Almogavar 14th century shields, in the King's apartments, 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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  • Shell-shaped painted decoration resembling Gothic stained glass windows, 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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  • Main courtyard, looking towards the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, and the lower chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine, 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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  • Upper Chapel, or Chapel of the Holy Cross, in 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. 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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  • Courtyard of 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. 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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  • Courtyard of 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. 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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  • Main courtyard, with the Torre Mestre, housing the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, and the lower chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine, 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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  • King's apartments, with painted wall decoration of blue drapery, 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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  • Corbel with painted sculpture of St Paul, 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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  • Corbel with painted sculpture of St Peter, 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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  • Bosse or keystone, with sculpture of Christ and Mary Magdalene in the garden of Olives, late 13th century, in the ceiling. with fresco of stars, 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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  • Ceiling fresco with stars, 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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  • Enormous brick fireplace in the Salle de Majorque, where banquets, receptions and parliaments were held, on the south side of the main courtyard, 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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  • Entrance, built 1956, in the ramparts, with wide arched ramp, leading to the gardens, which were once planted with fig trees, trellises and olive trees, 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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  • Cloister of the Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, in Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cloister was built by Abbot Ramon Desbac, 1261-1303, and is the first Languedoc Gothic cloister to be built in Catalogne du Nord. In the centre is the Creu del Gra or Cross of Grain, 16th century. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arched entrance, built 1959, in the ramparts, leading to the gardens of 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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  • Torre Mestre with the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, seen from the Homage Tower, 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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  • View over Perpignan with the Pic du Canigou behind, seen from the terrace in the gardens of 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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  • Inside 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. 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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  • King's apartments, with painted wall decoration of blue drapery, 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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  • 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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  • Painted sign advertising lessons in sardana, a traditional catalan communal folk dance, on Carrer del Foment de la Sardana, in 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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  • Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, aerial view, in the village of Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cloister was built by Abbot Ramon Desbac, 1261-1303, and is the first Languedoc Gothic cloister to be built in Catalogne du Nord. In the centre is the Creu del Gra or Cross of Grain, 16th century. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tools used for working garnet, bench block, hammers, pliers, anvil, awls, blowtorch and shears, early 20th century, private collection, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted paella dish attached to the wall on Carrer del Foment de la Sardana, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The dish depicts the town and its people on the beach dancing the sardana, a traditional catalan communal folk dance. 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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  • Portrait of Mme Saporte, oil painting on canvas, 1904, by Louis Delfau, private collection, with the woman wearing a necklace and earrings of garnet, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister of the Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, in Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cloister was built by Abbot Ramon Desbac, 1261-1303, and is the first Languedoc Gothic cloister to be built in Catalogne du Nord. In the centre is the Creu del Gra or Cross of Grain, 16th century. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crown of the Virgin, in gilded silver, rock crystal and garnet, by Emmanuel Albert goldsmiths of Perpignan, 1763, stored in Thuir and owned by the commune, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Croix Badine, in gold and garnet, c. 1865, private collection, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garnet at various stages of working, rough, pre-faceted, and cut, private collection, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Croix Badine, in gold and garnet, c. 1960, private collection, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pere Pigne fountain, 1960, by Marcel Chauvenet, of the legendary shepherd from Capcir who founded Perpignan over 1000 years ago, before the entrance to 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. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pere Pigne fountain, 1960, by Marcel Chauvenet, of the legendary shepherd from Capcir who founded Perpignan over 1000 years ago, before the entrance to 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. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pere Pigne fountain, 1960, by Marcel Chauvenet, of the legendary shepherd from Capcir who founded Perpignan over 1000 years ago, before the entrance to 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. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shopfront of the jeweller Jacques Velzy in Perpignan, photograph, early 20th century, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fishermen's hut at the Etang de Canet, Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. There are 10 cabins, originally lived in by fishermen and now used for storage of trabaques or traditional fishing nets. The cabins are made from driftwood and reeds, which grow in the lake and are cut, dried and tied to make waterproof walls. They were traditionally divided into 3 rooms, a store for fishing equipment, a bedroom and a central living room and kitchen. Each hut lasts 18-25 years and the current ones were renovated in 1993. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fishermen's hut and nets drying, at the Etang de Canet, Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. There are 10 cabins, originally lived in by fishermen and now used for storage of trabaques or traditional fishing nets. The cabins are made from driftwood and reeds, which grow in the lake and are cut, dried and tied to make waterproof walls. They were traditionally divided into 3 rooms, a store for fishing equipment, a bedroom and a central living room and kitchen. Each hut lasts 18-25 years and the current ones were renovated in 1993. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Etang de Canet, or Canet pond, at Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. There are 10 traditional fishermen's huts beside the lake originally lived in by fishermen and now used for storage of trabaques or traditional fishing nets. The cabins are made from driftwood and reeds, which grow in the lake and are cut, dried and tied to make waterproof walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fishermen's huts and nets drying at the Etang de Canet, Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. There are 10 cabins, originally lived in by fishermen and now used for storage of trabaques or traditional fishing nets. The cabins are made from driftwood and reeds, which grow in the lake and are cut, dried and tied to make waterproof walls. They were traditionally divided into 3 rooms, a store for fishing equipment, a bedroom and a central living room and kitchen. Each hut lasts 18-25 years and the current ones were renovated in 1993. 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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  • Salle des Moulages or Moulding Room, where moulds and casts are made of fragments excavated at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, at the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP) at the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Art deco mansion, 1940, by Alfred Joffre, at 17 Boulevard Wilson, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. With the demolition of its ramparts in the early 20th century, Perpignan grew and expanded, embracing the art deco style of the 1930s in its new housing estates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musicians in the countryside, oil painting, 1948-49, by Raoul Dufy, 1877-1953, from the Pompidou collection, 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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  • L'Eglise d'Angoustrine, oil painting, 1887, by George-Daniel de Monfreid, 1856-1929, from the Musee D'Orsay collection, 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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  • St Ursula asked to marry, detail, tempera painting with gilt on wood, c. 1400-20, by Maitre d'Albocasser, Valencian School, from the Louvre collection, 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 Racou, oil painting, by Etienne Terrus, 1857-1922, 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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  • Door to the mayor's office (study of Eugene Bardou, mayor of Perpignan 1894-96), and plaster statue of La Paix or Peace, 1945, on the first floor of the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jars of colour pigments used for mixing glazes for ceramics, in the workshop at Ceramiques Saint Vincens, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The ceramics centre was founded in the 1930s by Firmin Bauby, and produces traditional catalan ceramics which are glazed and hand decorated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Haleurs, or Haulers, depicting people pulling boats on to the beach, painting, c. 1926, by Sebastienne Marre, daughter of the painter Henri Marreproche friend of d'Henri Martin, who painted in Collioure in the 1920s, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. 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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  • 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 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. On the right is the Plage de Bernardi or Bernardi beach. 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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  • Tour de La Madeloc, aerial view, a 13th century watchtower in the Alberes massif of the Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The tower was built under Jaume II King of Majorca as a defence against the Moors and the French, and is one of a network of watchtowers along the coast. In the distance is the seaside town of Port-Vendres. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. 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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  • Village of Collioure from the sea, with houses built right on to the cliffs, aerial view, 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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  • Chateau Royal and harbour, in the village of Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle building contains remnants of castles built by the Templars, the Kings of Majorca, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, from 12th - 17th centuries. In the 20th century it became a prison and a detainment camp. It is now a tourist attraction and historic monument. 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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  • Quo Vadis scene of St Paul on his way to Damascus, represented by the foliage walls and city gate, Romanesque relief, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Scenes from the life of Peter and Paul are depicted in the cloister as the bishop was successor to the apostles. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former water tower, now a viewing tower, at the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. 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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  • Houses on the Plage du Racou beach at Le Racou, or El Racu, at Argeles-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The small former fishing village of Le Racou now forms part of Argeles-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Harbour, beach, rooftops and turret of the Chateau Royal, in the village of Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle building contains remnants of castles built by the Templars, the Kings of Majorca, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, from 12th - 17th centuries. In the 20th century it became a prison and a detainment camp. It is now a tourist attraction and historic monument. 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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  • Sign indicating Banyuls Grand Cru wine, in La Grande Cave, housing huge oak vats for fermenting the wine, 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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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, man side stepping across a monkey bridge and fixed ladder section up the cliff ahead, 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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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, men climbing vertical cliff using fixed ladder, 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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  • Abandoned village of Perillos, aerial view, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The medieval village grew with the adjacent Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regionalist style building at 9 Rue Elie-Delcros, 1938, by Edouard Mas-Chancel, built to house his home and offices, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This Roussillon building uses local materials such as rolled pebbles, brick and granite, and nods to classical details such as semicircular arches falling on capitals and twin bays with thin columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porch, built 1630-31, on the western facade of 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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  • La Maison Rouge, detail, Modernist art deco style house built 1925, by Raoul Castan, as a home and studio for painter Louis Bausil, at 41 rue Francois Rabelais, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The house is made from unadorned geometric blocks, and is now a restaurant. With the demolition of its ramparts in the early 20th century, Perpignan grew and expanded, embracing the art deco style of the 1930s in its new housing estates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Castillet, a fortified building and city gate built 1368-1542, reflected in the Bassa river, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Casa Xanxo, a Gothic mansion built 1506 for Bernat Xanxo, a cloth merchant, on the Rue de la Main de Fer, in the Saint-Jean district of Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Home of the Bardou family, originally used as a factory for the cigarette paper company JOB, opposite the Hotel Pams, on the Rue Emile Zola, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The JOB logo is seen in the metal window grilles and on the stone capital. Pierre Bardou, son of the founder of the JOB company, bought a mansion here in 1852, then other neighbouring properties in 1872, and built workshops lit by natural light from a huge glass canopy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Studio of Gustave Violet at Sant Marti, Prades, oil painting, by Etienne Terrus, 1857-1922, 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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  • Coronation of the Virgin, tempera and gilt on wood, c. 1440, attributed to Juan de Peralta, from the Louvre collection, 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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  • Retable de la Trinite or Trinity altarpiece, 1489, paintings on wood, by Maitre de la Loge de Mer, 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 altarpiece was originally from the Chapelle de la Loge de Mer in Perpignan. The painting represents the commercial power of the city, with the Trinity in a dazzling mandorla surrounded by 12 biblical characters with phylacteries praising justice rendered by the sea consuls. 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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  • Marble art deco staircase in the Palais Consulaire or Consular Palace, built 1937, which houses the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the Quai de Lattre de Tassigny in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The stained glass windows are by Paule and Max Ingrand. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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