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  • Apse, in 7-sided polygonal form, and ambulatory, with Transparent (window glass illuminating and decorating the background of an altar) by Ventura Rodriguez of the Burial of St Julian, 18th century, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The sculptures are by Franciscoi Vergara in Cuenca marble and Italian Carrara stone. In the silver urn are the remains of the body of the second bishop of Cuenca, St Julian, the patron of the diocese. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse, in 7-sided polygonal form, and ambulatory, with Transparent (window glass illuminating and decorating the background of an altar) by Ventura Rodriguez of the Burial of St Julian, 18th century, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The sculptures are by Francisco Vergara in Cuenca marble and Italian Carrara stone. In the silver urn are the remains of the body of the second bishop of Cuenca, St Julian, the patron of the diocese. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The facade was rebuilt after 1902 under Vicente Lamperez, when it was destroyed by lightning. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colourful buildings of the Plaza Mayor and the facade of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The facade was rebuilt after 1902 under Vicente Lamperez, when it was destroyed by lightning. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. In the centre is the tower of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of the Virgin, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo or Martin Gomez the Elder, 16th century, originally from Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The painting depicts the Virgin escorted to heaven by angels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the altarpiece in the Chapel of St Martin, with gilded polychrome high relief of St Martin of Tours offering half of his cloak to a beggar, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Virgin breastfeeding the Christ child, on the wooden armorial plaques in the Sacristy, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. In the centre is the tower of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir with 2 pulpits, looking towards the altar, with huge 15th century iron grilles, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The facade was rebuilt after 1902 under Vicente Lamperez, when it was destroyed by lightning. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rib-vaulted ceiling with decorative bosses in the Sacristy or Chapterhouse, built in the mid 15th century under Bishop Lopez Barrientos, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. In the centre is the tower of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the altarpiece in the Capilla de los Caballeros or Knights' Chapel, with Christ blessing surrounded by saints, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi, detail, painting by Hernando Yanez de Almedina, 1505-37, commissioned in 1520 by Don Gomez Corrillo de Albornoz, in the Capilla de los Caballeros or Knights' Chapel, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. In the centre is the tower of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. On the bottom left is the Convent of St Paul, built 16th century, now the Hotel Parador de Cuenca. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of the Virgin, oil painting on wood, by Gonzalo de Castro, 16th century, originally from the Capilla del Pozo in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The painting depicts the Virgin standing on a moon, escorted to heaven by angels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi, painting by Hernando Yanez de Almedina, 1505-37, commissioned in 1520 by Don Gomez Corrillo de Albornoz, in the Capilla de los Caballeros or Knights' Chapel, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion's head in the sculpted foliage on the left facade of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. In the centre is Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montemayor family tomb, 16th century Gothic, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Virgin breastfeeding the Christ child, detail, on the wooden armorial plaques in the Sacristy, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. In the centre is Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. In the centre is Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casas Colgadas or Hanging Houses, built in the 14th century overhanging the gorge of the river Huecar and now housing the Museo de Arte Abstracto Espanol de Cuenca, part of the Fundacion Juan March, Cuenca, Spain. The houses are built over the edge of the cliff with wooden balconies on up to 3 levels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The facade was rebuilt after 1902 under Vicente Lamperez, when it was destroyed by lightning. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the altarpiece in the Capilla de los Caballeros or Knights' Chapel, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The altarpiece features a polychrome statue of the Virgin and Child in a niche, with statues of saints either side and a relief of the body of Christ below. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacristy or Chapterhouse, built in the mid 15th century under Bishop Lopez Barrientos, in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, built 1182-1270 in Gothic style, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nacimiento de Jesus, or Nativity, detail of Joseph and a donkey, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nacimiento de Jesus, or Nativity, detail of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desposorios de la Virgen, or the Betrothal of the Virgin, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nacimiento de Jesus, or Nativity, detail of the Virgin, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. On the bottom left is the Convent of St Paul, built 16th century, now the Hotel Parador de Cuenca. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, detail of the Virgin embracing the dead Christ, oil painting on wood by unknown artist, 15th century, depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ, originally from the Parish of El Salvador, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, detail, oil painting on wood, attributed to Antonio de Comontes, 16th century, originally from the parish of El Peral, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, oil painting on wood, attributed to Antonio de Comontes, 16th century, originally from the parish of El Peral, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Sagrada Familia, or the Holy Family, detail of the Virgin and Christ child, oil painting, c. 1535, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desposorios de la Virgen, or the Betrothal of the Virgin, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casas Colgadas or Hanging Houses, built in the 14th century overhanging the gorge of the river Huecar and now housing the Museo de Arte Abstracto Espanol de Cuenca, part of the Fundacion Juan March, Cuenca, Spain. The houses are built over the edge of the cliff with wooden balconies on up to 3 levels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. On the left is the Puente de San Pablo or St Paul's Bridge, also known as the Iron Bridge, built 1533-89 and rebuilt in 1902, linking the old town with the Convent of St Paul. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, detail of the Virgin embracing the dead Christ, oil painting on wood by unknown artist, 15th century, depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ, originally from the Parish of El Salvador, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, oil painting on wood by unknown artist, 15th century, depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ, originally from the Parish of El Salvador, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desposorios de la Virgen, or the Betrothal of the Virgin, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the Last Supper, detail of Christ, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo and Gonzalo Gomez, c. 1554-56, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the Last Supper, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo and Gonzalo Gomez, c. 1554-56, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the Last Supper, detail, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo and Gonzalo Gomez, c. 1554-56, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casas Colgadas or Hanging Houses, built in the 14th century overhanging the gorge of the river Huecar and now housing the Museo de Arte Abstracto Espanol de Cuenca, part of the Fundacion Juan March, Cuenca, Spain. The houses are built over the edge of the cliff with wooden balconies on up to 3 levels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casas Colgadas or Hanging Houses, built in the 14th century overhanging the gorge of the river Huecar and now housing the Museo de Arte Abstracto Espanol de Cuenca, part of the Fundacion Juan March, Cuenca, Spain. The houses are built over the edge of the cliff with wooden balconies on up to 3 levels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation del Nino en el Templo, or Presentation of the Child in the Temple, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nacimiento de Jesus, or Nativity, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. On the left is the Puente de San Pablo or St Paul's Bridge, also known as the Iron Bridge, built 1533-89 and rebuilt in 1902, linking the old town with the Convent of St Paul. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, detail, oil painting on wood by unknown artist, 15th century, depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ, originally from the Parish of El Salvador, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Cuenca, Spain, atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar. On the left is the Puente de San Pablo or St Paul's Bridge, also known as the Iron Bridge, built 1533-89 and rebuilt in 1902, linking the old town with the Convent of St Paul. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the relief from the pedestal of the equestrian statue of King Alfonso VIII by Javier Barrios, showing the original cathedral building with its towers, in Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Sagrada Familia, or the Holy Family, oil painting, c. 1535, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Cuenca atop the cliffs of the gorge of the river Huecar, seen from the Puente de San Pablo or St Paul's Bridge, also known as the Iron Bridge, built 1533-89 and rebuilt in 1902, linking the old town with the Convent of St Paul, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief from the pedestal of the equestrian statue of King Alfonso VIII by Javier Barrios, showing the original cathedral building with its towers, in Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian statue of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, 1155-1214, detail, by Javier Barrios, in Cuenca, Spain. Alfonso reconquered Cuenca in 1177 during the Reconquista. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Convent of St Paul, built 16th century, now the Hotel Parador de Cuenca (left), beside the gorge of the river Huecar, looking across to the old town of Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Convent of St Paul, built 16th century, now the Hotel Parador de Cuenca (right), beside the gorge of the river Huecar, looking across to the old town of Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Convent of St Paul, built 16th century, now the Hotel Parador de Cuenca, beside the gorge of the river Huecar, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puente de San Pablo or St Paul's Bridge, also known as the Iron Bridge, built 1533-89 and rebuilt in 1902, across the gorge of the river Huecar, linking the old town with the Convent of St Paul, Cuenca, Spain. The bridge is made of wood and iron and is 40m above the river. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puente de San Pablo or St Paul's Bridge illuminated in the evening, also known as the Iron Bridge, built 1533-89 and rebuilt in 1902, across the gorge of the river Huecar, linking the old town with the Convent of St Paul, Cuenca, Spain. The bridge is made of wood and iron and is 40m above the river. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colourful houses with iron balconies on the Calle Alfonso VIII, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Juan de Borgoña (circa 1470-1536) : Presentacion del Niño en el Templo (Presentation of Jesus at the Temple), oil on wood panel, circa 1535, Museo Diocesano of Cuenca, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The artwork was formerly belonging to a high altar of the Convento de Carboneras (Carboneras convent) of Guadazaon and has been restored when moved to the Museo Diocesano of Cuenca. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column bases at the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Excavations at the site have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, aerial view, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Excavations at the site have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, aerial view, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Top right, basilica and curia, centre fascinum, top left South forum, far left central forum, centre cisterns (covered), bottom mynphaeum. Excavations at the site have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum, a monument consecrated to the nymphs, 1st century AD, aerial view, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The decorative fountains of the nymphaeum feed the forum, the tabernae (shops or workshops) and the main street. This is the largest nymphaeum in Roman Spain and is 105m long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agricultural land in the countryside around the village and Roman archaeological site of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Roman settlement was founded 93-82 BC and excavations have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cistern, reservoirs built underneath the main forum, to collect and store rainwater for the city, 1st century AD, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agricultural land in the countryside around the village and Roman archaeological site of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Roman settlement was founded 93-82 BC and excavations have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Basilica at the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The basilica has 3 layers - an older public building from the time of the founding of the city, then a basilica destroyed in the 1st century AD, then an Imperial basilica with existing column supports. The basilica was used for trade, justice and economic activities, as well as worship of the Emperor. Excavations at the site have also revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Curia, the meeting place of the Ordo Decurionum, local council and legislative body, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Decurions who met here controlled all the public services, taxes and maintenance in the city. Baby skeletons were found in the foundations of the building, as an offering. Excavations at the site have also revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Southern forum area, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. This area consists of a large rectangular exedra and monumental staircase leading to the main forum square beside the decumanus. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum, a monument consecrated to the nymphs, 1st century AD, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The decorative fountains of the nymphaeum feed the forum, the tabernae (shops or workshops) and the main street. This is the largest nymphaeum in Roman Spain and is 105m long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum, a monument consecrated to the nymphs, 1st century AD, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The decorative fountains of the nymphaeum feed the forum, the tabernae (shops or workshops) and the main street. This is the largest nymphaeum in Roman Spain and is 105m long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum, a monument consecrated to the nymphs, 1st century AD, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The decorative fountains of the nymphaeum feed the forum, the tabernae (shops or workshops) and the main street. This is the largest nymphaeum in Roman Spain and is 105m long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agricultural land in the countryside around the village and Roman archaeological site of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Roman settlement was founded 93-82 BC and excavations have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum, a monument consecrated to the nymphs, 1st century AD, aerial view, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The decorative fountains of the nymphaeum feed the forum, the tabernae (shops or workshops) and the main street. This is the largest nymphaeum in Roman Spain and is 105m long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Valeria, aerial view, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Nearby are the ruins of the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, where excavations have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fascinum, cult of the divine phallus, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The phallus represents the  creativity of fertility but also wards off evil, especially from children. Excavations at the site have also revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum, a monument consecrated to the nymphs, 1st century AD, in the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The decorative fountains of the nymphaeum feed the forum, the tabernae (shops or workshops) and the main street. This is the largest nymphaeum in Roman Spain and is 105m long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walled cemetery near the village and Roman archaeological site of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Roman settlement was founded 93-82 BC and excavations have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windmill, Mota del Cuervo, South East of Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha, Spain;  immortalised in Miguel Cervantes? Don Quixote; Their building is attributed to the Knights of Malta in the XVI Century when Spain was suffering a terrible drought; the windmill was used in Jerusalem and they proposed it as an alternative energy to the waterwheel to save the population from famine and recover the necessary resources to feed their own soldiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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