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  • Ore park, with displays of large forged pieces from the foundries of the Haute-Marne, at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corydalis, a duplex cabin in larch wood offering luxury accommodation in the forest, in the Domaine du Moulin de Trimeule, Marnay-sur-Marne, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corydalis, a duplex cabin in larch wood offering luxury accommodation in the forest, in the Domaine du Moulin de Trimeule, Marnay-sur-Marne, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin statues, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Studiolo of Claude Begat, squire and king's lieutenant guarding the gates to the city, with arches and fluted corinthian pilasters, in the Renaissance house, built 1540-50, with 2 buildings linked by a stone balustraded terrace, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. It also flourished during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ statues, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man bearing his buttocks, sculpted stone corbel in the Navarre and Orval Towers, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city, at Champ de Navarre, Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The artillery tower is large with 4 storeys and walls up to 7m thick. It was used as a powder stores from 1825. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. The tower is listed as a historic monument and now houses an Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance house, built 1540-50, with 2 buildings linked by a stone balustraded terrace, with Ionic columns and friezes, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. It also flourished during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doorway with sculpted garland and window with pediment, from a Renaissance house, built 1540-50, with 2 buildings linked by a stone balustraded terrace, with Ionic columns and friezes, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. It also flourished during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece, reconstructed from Renaissance decoration, with (left-right) Martin bishop of Langres, St John the Evangelist, Gregorius bishop of Langres, in the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Cathedral of St Mammes, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Mammes of Caesarea, a 3rd century martyr. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space in the Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blast furnace built 1834 by Jean-Baptiste Le Bachelle, at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bat, sculpted stone corbel in the Navarre and Orval Towers, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city, at Champ de Navarre, Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The artillery tower is large with 4 storeys and walls up to 7m thick. It was used as a powder stores from 1825. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. The tower is listed as a historic monument and now houses an Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lithography stones of plans for metalwork, used for printing, exhibited at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Emile's forge, donated by Maurice Bernard from Eurville, with hearths, bellows, tools, power hammers, anvils and stamping machines, at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old blast furnaces, at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Owl, sculpted stone corbel in the Navarre and Orval Towers, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city, at Champ de Navarre, Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The artillery tower is large with 4 storeys and walls up to 7m thick. It was used as a powder stores from 1825. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. The tower is listed as a historic monument and now houses an Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space on Diderot's life in Paris, in the Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transept, in the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Cathedral of St Mammes, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Mammes of Caesarea, a 3rd century martyr. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casemate, a fortified armoured gun emplacement at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptismal font, 13th century, with Carolingian chancel slab with relief of interlacing foliage, in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Holy Twins with their grandmother St Leonine, on the base of the Virgin and child statue in polychrome wood, 14th century in Burgundian style, in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West front of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade rebuilt 1761-86 designed by Claude-Louis D'Aviler, aerial view, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porte de l'Hotel de Ville or Town Hall Gate, also called Porte du Marche or Market Gate, built 16th century and enlarged 18th century and 1854, a city gate in the ramparts of Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The gate is listed as a historic monument. The town's ramparts were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Langres, aerial view, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. In the centre is the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Poster of Jeanne Manse, 1606-73, French nurse born in Langres, settler of New France or Quebec, Canada, on the Place Diderot, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a tiger, oil painting by Eugene Delacroix, 1798-1863, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole (Fra Angelico), early Renaissance painter and monk, detail, oil painting, 1844, by Michel Dumas, 1812-85, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blast furnace built 1834 by Jean-Baptiste Le Bachelle, at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Joan of Arc, cast iron statue, late 19th century, by Felix Charpentier, 1858-1924, made at the Capitain-Geny art foundry at Bussy-Vecqueville, exhibited at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace surrounds, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin statues, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ronot press, reconstructed, and statue of Allegory of Industry, at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The Ronot press is a huge 8m tall stamping press weighing 150 tons, used in the Bragarde Ronot company 1931-2014, built by Delattre and Frouard in Dammarie-les-Lys. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait busts, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Langres, aerial view, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. In the centre is the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Denis Diderot, 1713-84, French philosopher from Langres, bronze, 1884, by Auguste Bartholdi, aerial view, on the Place Diderot in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oak frame of the roof of the Navarre and Orval Towers, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city, at Champ de Navarre, Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The artillery tower is large with 4 storeys and walls up to 7m thick. It was used as a powder stores from 1825. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. The tower is listed as a historic monument and now houses an Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance house, built 1540-50, with 2 buildings linked by a stone balustraded terrace, with Ionic and Corinthian columns and friezes, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. It also flourished during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Mammes of Caesarea, d. 275, patron saint of the cathedral, whose relics were brought here in 750, 814 and 1204, in the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Cathedral of St Mammes, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Poster of Jeanne Manse, 1606-73, French nurse born in Langres, settler of New France or Quebec, Canada, on the Place Diderot, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rue Denfer Rocheraud, which follows the defensive city walls, which encircle the town and include 12 towers and 9 gates, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mammes holding his entrails, oil painting on wood, c. 1600, by unknown artist, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be Denise Diderot (sister of Diderot), late 18th century by unknown artist, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin statue, detail, from the rood screen of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, Renaissance sculpture, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Joan of Arc, cast iron statue, late 19th century, by Felix Charpentier, 1858-1924, made at the Capitain-Geny art foundry at Bussy-Vecqueville, exhibited at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance across the gorge to the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cast iron counter-model of the work of Charles Breton, 1878, made at the Val d'Osne art foundry c. 1920, exhibited at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Almee, or Egyptian dancer, cast iron statue, late 19th century, unknown sculptor, made at the Capitain-Geny art foundry at Bussy-Vecqueville, exhibited at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stoves and ovens, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Holy Trinity statue, late 15th - early 16th century, in the Eglise Saint-Martin, built 13th - 18th centuries in Gothic and Classical styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church is a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joseph and Jesus as a boy, polychrome, in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Delivrance, aerial view, built in Neo Gothic style in 1873, crowned with a statue of the Virgin, on Fourches Hill in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The chapel houses a series of stained glass windows depicting the vow of the city of Langres to the Virgin. The hill was originally an execution site but the gallows were replaced with the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Langres, aerial view, with its ramparts first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The defensive town walls are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour Piquante, a watchtower built 16th century and restored 1850, on the ramparts of Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The tower is listed as a historic monument. The town's ramparts were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western ramparts of the town of Langres, aerial view, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The town's ramparts were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Denis Diderot, 1713-84, French philosopher from Langres, bronze, 1884, by Auguste Bartholdi, aerial view, on the Place Diderot in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Langres, aerial view, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. In the centre is the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Travel books in the 18th century library in the Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted room in the Navarre and Orval Towers, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city, at Champ de Navarre, Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The artillery tower is large with 4 storeys and walls up to 7m thick. It was used as a powder stores from 1825. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. The tower is listed as a historic monument and now houses an Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance house, built 1540-50, with 2  buildings linked by a stone balustraded terrace, with Ionic and Corinthian columns and friezes, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. It also flourished during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir and ambulatory, 12th century, in the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Cathedral of St Mammes, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Mammes of Caesarea, a 3rd century martyr. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Houses inside the defensive city walls, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin statue from the rood screen of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, Renaissance sculpture, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer from Langres, 1713-84, bronze, 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer from Langres, 1713-84, c. 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in plaster with terracotta style patina, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corridor between the casemates of the barracks at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Powder magazine, used to store gunpowder, at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition of manufactured metalwork, at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy, formerly the upper factory at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphs, lions and decorative sculpture from parks and gardens, stored at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Jeanne Mance, 1606-73, detail, native of Langres and co-founder of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1642, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Jeanne Mance was a nurse and a settler of New France who founded the first hospital in Montreal, the Hotel-Dieu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Langres, aerial view, with the Tour Saint-Ferjeux and the ramparts first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The Tour Saint-Ferjeux or Tower of St Ferjoux was rebuilt in 1883 as a military pigeon loft for message-carrying homing pigeons. The defensive town walls are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Smiling face, sculpted stone corbel in the Navarre and Orval Towers, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city, at Champ de Navarre, Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The artillery tower is large with 4 storeys and walls up to 7m thick. It was used as a powder stores from 1825. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. The tower is listed as a historic monument and now houses an Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Petit-Sault Tower or Market Tower, an artillery tower built early 16th century to defend the road to Paris, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The tower is U-shaped with walls up to 7m thick, with 2 vaulted rooms linked by a staircase and an artillery terrace above. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Agatha holding pliers, in the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Cathedral of St Mammes, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Mammes of Caesarea, a 3rd century martyr. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porte des Moulins or Gate of the Windmills, a city gate built 1642-47, the main entrance to the town in the ramparts, Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The gate is a historic monument. On the left is the bust of Auguste Laurent, 1807-53, chemist from near Langres. The defensive town walls are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child statue in polychrome wood, 14th century, in Burgundian style, in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. On the base is St Benigne baptising the Holy Twins, their grandmother St Leonine and St Ceofilde. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Three boys in the furnace, bas-relief fragment, alabaster, 17th century, from the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes in Langres, now housed in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Langres, aerial view, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. In the centre is the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western ramparts of the town of Langres, aerial view, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. On the right is the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade. It is listed as a historic monument. The town's ramparts were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole (Fra Angelico), early Renaissance painter and monk, oil painting, 1844, by Michel Dumas, 1812-85, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bread oven in the bakery, used during the First World War to make 300 rations per day, at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Jeanne Mance, 1606-73, native of Langres and co-founder of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1642, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Jeanne Mance was a nurse and a settler of New France who founded the first hospital in Montreal, the Hotel-Dieu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stela, originally a Gallo-Roman funerary stela with 2 heads and a 16th century cross with Virgin and child from a Calvary sculpture, beside the steps to the crypt in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joseph and Jesus as a boy, polychrome, in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Three boys in the furnace, bas-relief fragment, alabaster, 17th century, from the Cathedral St Mammes in Langres, in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sun beams breaking through clouds over the plains to the east of Langres, seen from the town ramparts, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Navarre and Orval Tower, aerial view, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city of Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The tower became a powder store in 1825 and now houses the Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. It is listed as a historic monument. The town's ramparts were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of the Feast of the Holy Sacrament in Langres, oil painting, 1925, by Jules Rene Herve, 1887-1981, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi, late 16th - early 17th century limestone relief by unknown sculptor, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Auguste Laurent, 1807-53, chemist from near Langres who created atomic notation, beside the Porte des Moulins or Gate of the Windmills, a city gate built 1642-47, the main entrance to the town in the ramparts, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The defensive town walls are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Martyrdom of St Catherine of Siena, painted high relief panel from an altarpiece by Antoine Besancon, 1734-1811, in the right transept of the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child statue in polychrome wood, 14th century, in Burgundian style, in the Eglise des Saints-Jumeaux, built 13th century, in Saints-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. On the base is St Benigne baptising the Holy Twins, their grandmother St Leonine and St Ceofilde. The church replaced a 5th century building made to house the relics of the Holy Twins, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rue Denfer Rochereau along the eastern town ramparts in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The town's defensive wals were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade, aerial view, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Langres, aerial view, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. In the centre is the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Nicolas Rene Berryer, 1703-62, police lieutenant, painting, by Jacques Francois Delyen, 1684-1761, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of the Virgin, oil painting, mid 17th century, by Jean Tassel, 1608-67, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Nicolas Rene Berryer, 1703-62, police lieutenant, detail, painting, by Jacques Francois Delyen, 1684-1761, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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