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  • The Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is decorated in black, red and gold, with a clear South East Asian influence in the lantern, latticed screens and patterns. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is decorated in black, red and gold, with a clear South East Asian influence in the lantern, latticed screens, buddhist statue and patterns. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is decorated in black, red and gold, with a clear South East Asian influence in the lantern, latticed screens and patterns. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buddhist statue in the Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is decorated in black, red and gold, with a clear South East Asian influence in the lantern, latticed screens, buddhist statue and patterns. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buddhist statue in the Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is decorated in black, red and gold, with a clear South East Asian influence in the lantern, latticed screens, buddhist statue and patterns. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is decorated in black, red and gold, with a clear South East Asian influence in the lantern, latticed screens, buddhist statue and patterns. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is decorated in black, red and gold, with a clear South East Asian influence in the lantern, latticed screens, buddhist statue and patterns. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, seen through the windows of the Fondation Rosa Abreu de Grancher, designed by Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated in 1932, to house Cuban students, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio and facade of the grand hall of the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with animals and leaves in brass, in the Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading up from the entrance hall in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading up from the entrance hall in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of a Vietnamese village, oil on canvas, 1929, by Vietnamese artist Le Pho, 1907-2001, in the entrance hall in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Wall painting with dragons in the sky above a mountainous landscape, in the Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0471.jpg
  • Wall painting with dragons in the sky above a mountainous landscape, in the Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buddhist statue in the Grand Salon in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of a Vietnamese village, detail, oil on canvas, 1929, by Vietnamese artist Le Pho, 1907-2001, in the entrance hall in the Maison des Etudiants de l'Asie du Sud Est, or South East Asian House, originally called Maison de l'Indochine, designed by Pierre Martin and Maurice Vieu and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0474.jpg
  • The Elephant Gate, built 1899, with 2 sandstone carved elephants supporting columns and an Oriental roof with East Asian paintings and carvings, at the entrance to Berlin Zoo, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. The zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin was opened in 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany and the most visited zoo in Europe. It houses 16,000 animals of 1,500 species. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elephant Gate, built 1899, with 2 sandstone carved elephants supporting columns and an Oriental roof with East Asian paintings and carvings, at the entrance to Berlin Zoo, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. The zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin was opened in 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany and the most visited zoo in Europe. It houses 16,000 animals of 1,500 species. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elephant Gate, built 1899, with 2 sandstone carved elephants supporting columns and an Oriental roof with East Asian paintings and carvings, at the entrance to Berlin Zoo, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. The zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin was opened in 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany and the most visited zoo in Europe. It houses 16,000 animals of 1,500 species. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elephant Gate, built 1899, with 2 sandstone carved elephants supporting columns and an Oriental roof with East Asian paintings and carvings, at the entrance to Berlin Zoo, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. The zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin was opened in 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany and the most visited zoo in Europe. It houses 16,000 animals of 1,500 species. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elephant Gate, built 1899, with 2 sandstone carved elephants supporting columns and an Oriental roof with East Asian paintings and carvings, at the entrance to Berlin Zoo, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. The zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin was opened in 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany and the most visited zoo in Europe. It houses 16,000 animals of 1,500 species. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elephant Gate, built 1899, with 2 sandstone carved elephants supporting columns and an Oriental roof with East Asian paintings and carvings, at the entrance to Berlin Zoo, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. The zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin was opened in 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany and the most visited zoo in Europe. It houses 16,000 animals of 1,500 species. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Elephant Gate, built 1899, with 2 sandstone carved elephants supporting columns and an Oriental roof with East Asian paintings and carvings, at the entrance to Berlin Zoo, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. The zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin was opened in 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany and the most visited zoo in Europe. It houses 16,000 animals of 1,500 species. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0843.jpg
  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • East Gate, with an arch over the road to the agora, at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya Province, Turkey. Although settled before 1000 BC, Aspendos grew under the Greeks and subsequently the Persians and Romans, before declining in importance from the 4th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists lighting incense during the Khmer New Year celebrations at the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Offerings given by Cambodian buddhists during the Khmer New Year celebrations in the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Offerings given by Cambodian buddhists during the Khmer New Year celebrations in the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. This is the largest buddha statue in Europe at 9m high, and is covered in gold leaf. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Offerings given by Cambodian buddhists during the Khmer New Year celebrations in the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. This is the largest buddha statue in Europe at 9m high, and is covered in gold leaf. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Largest buddha statue in Europe, 9m high, covered in gold leaf, in the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019 during the Khmer New Year celebrations. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists during the Khmer New Year celebrations in the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. This is the largest buddha statue in Europe at 9m high, and is covered in gold leaf. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian buddhists during the Khmer New Year celebrations in the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. This is the largest buddha statue in Europe at 9m high, and is covered in gold leaf. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking to crowds on the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking to crowds on the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Crowd of people listening to Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking at the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking to crowds on the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Cambodian buddhists presenting offerings during the Khmer New Year celebrations in the Great Pagoda of the Bois de Vincennes, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, photographed on 14th April 2019. This is the largest buddha statue in Europe at 9m high, and is covered in gold leaf. Cambodians celebrate the entrance of the sun to the constellation of the ram, marking the beginning of the Buddhist year 2563. Khmer New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey marks the end of the dry season and Cambodians celebrate by bringing offerings to temples or wats. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prunus Serrulata, Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of one of the three smaller domed buildings with one of the corner minarets of the front (east) facade, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, in the morning. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Lotus Gate, with continual flower and petal pattern, representing summer and dedicated to Lord Shiva-Parvati, the South East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock Gate, detail, with motifs of peacocks, representing autumn and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the North East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Gur-Emir Mausoleum with the cupula of the Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace) in the distance (left), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010, in the afternoon. Gur-Emir Mausoleum, or Tomb of the Ruler, was built by Timur in 1404 for his favourite grandson, Mohammed Sultan, and became the mausoleum for the Timurid dynasty. The simply formed building is an octagonal drum beneath an azure fluted dome (diameter: 15m, height: 12.5m). Its walls are tiled in blue and white geometric and epigraphic patterns including the words 'God is Immortal' in 3m. high white Kufic script around the top of the drum. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace) Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010, in the afternoon. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Lotus Gate, with continual flower and petal pattern, representing summer and dedicated to Lord Shiva-Parvati, the South East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lotus Gate, detail, with continual flower and petal pattern, representing summer and dedicated to Lord Shiva-Parvati, the South East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lotus Gate, detail, with continual flower and petal pattern, representing summer and dedicated to Lord Shiva-Parvati, the South East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock Gate, detail, with motifs of peacocks, representing autumn and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the North East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock Gate, detail, with motifs of peacocks, representing autumn and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the North East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock Gate, detail, with motifs of peacocks, representing autumn and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the North East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock Gate, detail, with motifs of peacocks, representing autumn and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the North East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock Gate, detail, with motifs of peacocks, representing autumn and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the North East gate of the Pritam Niwas Chowk or inner courtyard, in the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The building now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madrasah of Ulugbeg, 1420, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July , 2010 in the afternoon. Located east of Po-Kalyan Square, its architect was Ismail ibn Tahir ibn Mahmud Isfakhani. The facade is emphasized by the portal, two-storey loggias and corner towers. In 1586, in the reign of Abdullah-Khan II, the madrasah was reconstructed and its facades were decorated with enameled bricks and majolica. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Historical clock tower in Canakkale town centre, Turkey. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles. The clock tower or Saat Kulesi is a five story Ottoman construction near the harbour and was built in 1897. It was paid for by an Italian consul and Canakkale merchant who left 100,000 gold francs in his will for this purpose. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Bosphorus Bridge at night, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu), Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This bridge is one of 2 suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting Europe and Asia. It is located between Ortakoy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers. It is 1560m long with a deck width of 33.40m. The distance between the towers is 1074m and the total height of the towers is 165m. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and is at present the 21st longest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The harbour at Canakkale, on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles, Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Historical clock tower seen in the evening in Canakkale town centre, Turkey. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles. The clock tower or Saat Kulesi is a five story Ottoman construction near the harbour and was built in 1897. It was paid for by an Italian consul and Canakkale merchant who left 100,000 gold francs in his will for this purpose. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bar in the evening near the port in Canakkale town centre, Turkey. In the distance is the minaret of the Yali Cami mosque. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People on the jetty of Ortakoy and the Bosphorus Bridge at night, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu), Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This bridge is one of 2 suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting Europe and Asia. It is located between Ortakoy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers. It is 1560m long with a deck width of 33.40m. The distance between the towers is 1074m and the total height of the towers is 165m. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and is at present the 21st longest. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Boat passing and The Bosphorus Bridge at night, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu), Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This bridge is one of 2 suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting Europe and Asia. It is located between Ortakoy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers. It is 1560m long with a deck width of 33.40m. The distance between the towers is 1074m and the total height of the towers is 165m. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and is at present the 21st longest. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu), Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This bridge is one of 2 suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting Europe and Asia. It is located between Ortakoy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers. It is 1560m long with a deck width of 33.40m. The distance between the towers is 1074m and the total height of the towers is 165m. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and is at present the 21st longest. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Model of the Trojan horse from the 2004 film Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, preserved on the seafront at Canakkale, Turkey. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles and is the nearest city to the archaeological site of Troy. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Trojan horse from the 2004 film Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, seen at night, preserved on the seafront at Canakkale, Turkey. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles and is the nearest city to the archaeological site of Troy. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening street scene in Canakkale town centre, Turkey. In the distance is the minaret of the Yali Cami mosque. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Bosphorus Bridge at night, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu), Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This bridge is one of 2 suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting Europe and Asia. It is located between Ortakoy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers. It is 1560m long with a deck width of 33.40m. The distance between the towers is 1074m and the total height of the towers is 165m. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and is at present the 21st longest. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Basilica, 6th century AD, next to the Roman city gate, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The basilica is Byzantine and has 3 naves, a narthex and the apse and East walls are still standing. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People on the jetty of Ortakoy and the Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu), Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This bridge is one of 2 suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting Europe and Asia. It is located between Ortakoy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers. It is 1560m long with a deck width of 33.40m. The distance between the towers is 1074m and the total height of the towers is 165m. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and is at present the 21st longest. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Boys fishing on the jetty of Ortakoy and the Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu), Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This bridge is one of 2 suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting Europe and Asia. It is located between Ortakoy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers. It is 1560m long with a deck width of 33.40m. The distance between the towers is 1074m and the total height of the towers is 165m. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and is at present the 21st longest. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Main entrance to the Roman Theatre with cavea in the background, Amman, Jordan. Built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (169-177 AD), the large and steeply raked theatre could seat about 6'000 people. It is built into the hillside, and oriented north to keep the sun off the spectators. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Abdullah I Mosque, 1982-1989, Amman, Jordan. Memorial by the late King Hussein to his grandfather, it is a major landmark in Amman with its blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Al Bashara, Coptic Orthodox Church in Amman, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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