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  • Sacrifice, Roman relief, marble, detail, 1st century AD, from the Ara Providentiae in the Merida Forum, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The scene depicts a veiled man thought to be Marco Agrippa behind a 3-legged table with children and a priest or camillus, who is opening an incense box, assistants and a double flute player. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Verraco, Celtic statue of a boar, stone, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. The first known inhabitants of Avila, the Vettones, a Celtic tribe, arrived c.700 BC. Verracos, stone boars or bulls, appear across the West of the central Iberian plane and date from mid 4th-1st centuries BC. Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion sculpture, in front of Avila Cathedral (12th-14th centuries), Avila, Spain Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northern City Walls, 11th-14th century, Avila, Spain. The Old Town has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Retable of main Altar, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36,  Avila, Spain, built in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). The altar depicts Santa Teresa (1515-82), Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Retable of main Altar, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36,  Avila, Spain, built in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). The altar depicts Santa Teresa (1515-82), Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Western facade, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Spain Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of cornice, South facade, Museo Catedratico y Diocesano (Cathedral and Diocesian Museum), Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts), 16th century; City Walls, 11th-14th century, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. This simple shrine, a cross covered by a canopy supported by 4 Doric columns, marks the place where St Theresa's uncle prevented her and her brother from seeking martyrdom in battle with the Moors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief sculpture, South facade, Museo Catedratico y Diocesano (Cathedral and Diocesian Museum), Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief sculptures, South facade, Museo Catedratico y Diocesano (Cathedral and Diocesian Museum), Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of sculpture on portal under the arches, South West facade, Basilica de San Vicente (St Vincent's Basilica), 12th century, attributed to Giral Fruchel, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Located just outside the city walls on the site of the martyrdom of St Vincent. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South West side of Basilica de San Vicente (St Vincent's Basilica), 12th century, attributed to Giral Fruchel, with the city in the background, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Located just outside the city walls on the site of the martyrdom of St Vincent, this Romanesque Basilica of cruciform plan has three naves and three apses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capital with animal sculptures, Basilica de San Vicente (St Vincent's Basilica), 12th century, attributed to Giral Fruchel, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain.  Located just outside the city walls on the site of the martyrdom of St Vincent. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted sacristy ceiling with gilded decoration and transept, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Romanesque Transept, red and white stone, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of small stained glass window showing Santa Teresa praying, left side of central nave, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36, Avila, Spain, built in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). Santa Teresa (1515-82), was a Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Portrait of St Teresa, Retable of main Altar, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36, Avila, Spain, built in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). Santa Teresa (1515-82), was a Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Central nave and dome, Convento de Santa Teresa (Convent of St Theresa), 1636, by architect and monk  Alonso de san Jose, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain.  Built over the birthplace of  St Theresa (1515-82). Contains her relics, and those of St John of the Cross. Major pilgrimage destination. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Statue of St Teresa, in the Chapel built over the room where she was born, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36, Avila, Spain, constructed in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). Santa Teresa (1515-82), was a Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Statue of St Teresa, in the Chapel built over the room where she was born, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36, Avila, Spain, constructed in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). Santa Teresa (1515-82), was a Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Cathedral of San Salvador, 12th-14th century, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Avila Cathedral is a strong, fortress-like cathedral adjoining the famous medieval city walls. The presbytery located in the wall and part of the walls oriented to the transept are Late Romanesque style. The development of the naves, its vaults and the two towers (one of them unfinished) are in first Gothic style. Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Teresa de Avila "transverberada", San Blass Chaptel (Capilla de san Blas), Cathedral, Avila, Spain. Avila Cathedral, 11th-15th century, is regarded as the first Spanish Gothic Cathedral and its style is French influenced. Santa Teresa (1515-82), was a Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Romulus and Remus statue, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cruciform window in deep recess, Castillo de Coca (Coca Castle), 1473-493 by Alarife Ali Caro, Coca,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Commissioned by the Archbishop of Seville and Don Alonso de Fonseca, Lord of Coca and Alaejos, the Mudejar style brick Castle is a combination of Western and Moorish military architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jewish cross carved in the Torre de Pedro Mata (Pedro Mata Tower), Castillo de Coca (Coca Castle), 1473-493 by Alarife Ali Caro, Coca,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Commissioned by the Archbishop of Seville and Don Alonso de Fonseca, Lord of Coca and Alaejos, the Mudejar style brick Castle is a combination of Western and Moorish military architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of wall decoration, Castillo de Coca (Coca Castle), 1473-493 by Alarife Ali Caro, Coca,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Commissioned by the Archbishop of Seville and Don Alonso de Fonseca, Lord of Coca and Alaejos, the Mudejar style brick Castle is a combination of Western and Moorish military architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of mural, Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar  to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barrell-vaulted ambulatory with twelve sections, separated by arches, Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central apse with christ from the 13th century, Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central apse with christ from the 13th century, Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Tower rebuilt, 1614; Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Tower rebuilt, 1614; Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Tower rebuilt, 1614; Dome c.1630 by Pedro de Brizuela (1555-1631); Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Tower rebuilt, 1614; Dome c.1630 by Pedro de Brizuela (1555-1631); Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Tower rebuilt, 1614; Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Door of San Frutos (St Fructus, 8th century), Hermit and Patron Saint of Segovia, by Pedro de Brizuela, (1555-1631),  Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Tower rebuilt, 1614; Dome c.1630 by Pedro de Brizuela (1555-1631); Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The towers of the Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, (left) and Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577) (right), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain, with the  mountainous winter landscape in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column meets Ceiling, Gothic choir, 15th century, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Ground plan has three naves surrounded by chapels. The interior is lit by Flemish windows, 16th-17th century, and centres on Gothic choir (15th century). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of Gothic choir, 15th century, with tracery and high columns, and High Altarpiece, 18th century, by Sabatini, with statue of the Virgen de la Paz, 12th century, in the centre, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Ground plan has three naves surrounded by chapels. The interior is lit by Flemish windows, 16th-17th century, and centres on Gothic choir (15th century). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 15th century, remnant of the earlier cathedral, designed by Juan Guas, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Juan and Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon are buried beneath the cloister. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of Gothic choir, 15th century, with tracery and high columns, and High Altarpiece, 18th century, by Sabatini, with statue of the Virgen de la Paz, 12th century, in the centre, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Ground plan has three naves surrounded by chapels. The interior is lit by Flemish windows, 16th-17th century, and centres on Gothic choir (15th century). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Organ by Pedro and Jose de Echavarria, 1769, Choir, 15th century, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. The de Echavarria family were organ makers to the King of Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retroquire (retro-choir or retrochoir or Back-Choir) with central altarpiece by Humbert Dumandre, 1758, lateral pieces by Ventura Rodriguez and Juan de la Torre, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of Gothic choir, 15th century, with tracery and high columns, Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Ground plan has three naves surrounded by chapels. The interior is lit by Flemish windows, 16th-17th century, and centres on Gothic choir (15th century). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Aqueduct, late 1st century - early 2nd century AD, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. This aqueduct stretches from the walls of the old town to the edges of Sierra de Guadarrama (about 18km long). It is made of rough-hewn massive granite blocks, joined without mortar or clamps. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Aqueduct, late 1st century - early 2nd century AD, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. This aqueduct stretches from the walls of the old town to the edges of Sierra de Guadarrama (about 18km long). It is made of rough-hewn massive granite blocks, joined without mortar or clamps. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Aqueduct, late 1st century - early 2nd century AD, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. This aqueduct stretches from the walls of the old town to the edges of Sierra de Guadarrama (about 18km long). It is made of rough-hewn massive granite blocks, joined without mortar or clamps. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic rooftop view of Segovia crossed by the Roman Aqueduct, late 1st century - early 2nd century AD, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. This aqueduct stretches from the walls of the old town to the edges of Sierra de Guadarrama (about 18km long). It is made of rough-hewn massive granite blocks, joined without mortar or clamps. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Aqueduct, late 1st century - early 2nd century AD, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. This aqueduct stretches from the walls of the old town to the edges of Sierra de Guadarrama (about 18km long). It is made of rough-hewn massive granite blocks, joined without mortar or clamps. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casa de la Quimica (Chemistry house), 18th century, possibly by Sabatini, left, and Great Tower of John II, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, right, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the great Tower. The House of Chemistry, formerly a College of Chemistry now houses the Military Archives. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casa de la Quimica (Chemistry house), 18th century, possibly by Sabatini, left, and Great Tower of John II, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, right, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the great Tower. The House of Chemistry, formerly a College of Chemistry now houses the Military Archives. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palau Nacional, flagship of the 1929 Exhibition, by Enric Catala and Pedro Cendoya, Barcelona, Spain. The Palau Nacional hosts the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) since 1934. The Palau Nacional was originally designed by the Modernist architect Josep Puig i Cadalfach but dictator Primo de Rivera took him off. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hwang Young-cho, winner of the marathon race at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, commemorative sculpture located in the Olympic Ring of Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of St George and the dragon, facade of the North Gate (Calle de los Condes), Barcelona Cathedral or Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia, (Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia, Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia), 13th-15th centuries, with 19th century facade, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, also known as la Seu, seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona. St Eulalia, a young martyr, is entombed in the crypt of this Gothic style Cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street Marlet (Carrer Marlet) and Street San Domenec (Carrer San Domenec), The synagogue in on the right corner.  Jewish quarter of Barcelona called "the Call"
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  • Tombstone with Hebrew characters remembering that in that place there had been a heqdes ?a building housing the hospice and the school? founded by Samuel ha-Sardi in the middle of the thirteenth century, Street Marlet, in the Jewish quarter of Barcelona called "the Call", Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombstone with Hebrew characters remembering that in that place there had been a heqdes ?a building housing the hospice and the school? founded by.Samuel ha-Sardi in the middle of the thirteenth century, Street Marlet, in the Jewish quarter of Barcelona called "the Call", Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument (1992), to Romul Bosch i Alsina (1852-1923), President of the Harbour of Barcelona, by Robert Krier (Luxembourg, b.1938), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument (1992), to Romul Bosch i Alsina (1852-1923), President of the Harbour of Barcelona, by Robert Krier (Luxembourg, b.1938), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Palau de Justicia (law courts), 1887-1908, Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia and Josep Domenech i Estapa, Passeig Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Caryatids of a fountain in the style of the Wallace fountains, Paseo Picasso, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olympic Ring (Anella Olimpica) and Montjuic Telecommunications Tower, 1991, Santiago Calatrava, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montjuic Telecommunications Tower, 1991, Santiago Calatrava, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olympic Ring (Anella Olimpica) and Montjuic Telecommunications Tower, 1991, Santiago Calatrava, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurora's chariot, The Cascada, Parc de la Ciutadella, 1888, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The flamboyant baroque style triumphal arch with waterfall and fountain known as the Cascada was designed by Josep Fontsere i Mestres (1829-97), assisted by a student, Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), whose later works are some of Barcelona's most famous landmarks. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castell dels tres dragons, (Castle of three dragons), 1887, by Lluis Domenech i Montaner (1850-1923), became Museum of Zoology, 1920, Parc de la Ciutadella,  Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Red brick example of Modernist Architecture by leading Catalan Art Nouveau architect, served as Exhibition Hall during Universal Exhibiton, 1888.
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  • Roger of Lauria (Roger de Lluria - 1245 - 1305) Sicilian-Aragonese admiral, commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, bronze statue, 1884, by Josep Reynes i Gurgui, Passeig de Lluis Companys with Passeig de Pujades, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Las Arenas shopping mall Barcelona seen from Miro's sculpture Dona i Ocell, (Woman and Bird), visible on the right foreground of the picture. The Cupula de las Arenas is an old bullring renovated and converted into a shopping center in 2011, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortified tower, City Wall, 11th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. The 2.5km wall, with 88 semi-circular towers and nine gates, is one of the most complete city walls in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion sculpture, in front of Avila Cathedral (12th-14th centuries), Avila, Spain Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Armed man, wearing chain mail, 15th century, statue on the left side of the main door and entrance, Cathedral of San Salvador, 12th-14th century, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Avila Cathedral is a strong, fortress-like cathedral adjoining the famous medieval city walls. Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic View of the North West City Walls, 11th-14th century, Avila, Spain, with Cathedral, 11th-15th century, in the distance. Avila has superbly preserved walls built as fortifications against the Moors, an ancient cathedral, Romanesque churches, and is a pilgrimage destination due to its association with Carmelite nun St Teresa (1515-82), canonized 1622. The Old Town has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • City Walls, 11th-14th century, Avila, Spain, with Cathedral, 11th-15th century, in the distance (looking West). Avila has superbly preserved walls built as fortifications against the Moors, an ancient cathedral, Romanesque churches, and is a pilgrimage destination due to its association with Carmelite nun St Teresa (1515-82), canonized 1622. The Old Town has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic View of the North West City Walls, 11th-14th century, Avila, Spain, with Cathedral, 11th-15th century, in the distance. Avila has superbly preserved walls built as fortifications against the Moors, an ancient cathedral, Romanesque churches, and is a pilgrimage destination due to its association with Carmelite nun St Teresa (1515-82), canonized 1622. The Old Town has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic View of the North West City Walls, 11th-14th century, Avila, Spain, with Cathedral, 11th-15th century, in the distance. Avila has superbly preserved walls built as fortifications against the Moors, an ancient cathedral, Romanesque churches, and is a pilgrimage destination due to its association with Carmelite nun St Teresa (1515-82), canonized 1622. The Old Town has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts), 16th century; City Walls, 11th-14th century, with Cathedral, in the distance (looking West), Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. This simple shrine, a cross covered by a canopy supported by 4 Doric columns, marks the place where St Theresa's uncle prevented her and her brother from seeking martyrdom in battle with the Moors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture on portal under the arches, South West facade, Basilica de San Vicente (St Vincent's Basilica), 12th century, attributed to Giral Fruchel, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Located just outside the city walls on the site of the martyrdom of St Vincent. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, nave of Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gothic Tympanum above North Door, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted sacristy ceiling with gilded decoration, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted sacristy ceiling with gilded decoration, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alabaster relief sculpture, tomb of Alonso Fernandez de Madrigal (1410-55), Bishop of Avila, known as El Tostado, retrochoir, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retrochoir with Tomb of Alonso Fernandez de Madrigal (1410-55), Bishop of Avila, known as El Tostado, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain, with elaborate alabaster relief sculpture and soaring columns. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western facade, Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Spain Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Portrait of St Teresa, Retable of main Altar, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36, Avila, Spain, built in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). Santa Teresa (1515-82), was a Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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