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  • Tomb of Roi Rene, duc d'Anjou et roi de Sicile, with painted wall with coats of arms and fleurs de lys, in the wall behind the altar in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Roi Rene, duc d'Anjou et roi de Sicile, with painted wall with coats of arms and fleurs de lys, in the wall behind the altar in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its white stone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grande Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, where the king would receive guests, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion sculpture on a stone door frame in the Grande Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, where the king would receive guests, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion sculpture on a stone door frame in the Grande Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, where the king would receive guests, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, engraving, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof framework in a room in the keep, at the Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, model of the chateau in its pre 1847 state, 1996-97, by Alain Brifault, at Ponts-de-Ce, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The 15th century keep on the river Loire was originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Traditions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent from the cross, detail, 16th century fresco by Gilbert Vandellant, a Swiss or German painter who arrived in Anjou with King Rene and is buried at the convent, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, aerial view, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, aerial view, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbelled rampart walk in the Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of King Rene or Rene d'Anjou, 1409-1480, marble, 1819-22, by Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Galerie David D'Angers, a museum dedicated to the works of David d'Angers, situated since 1984 in the former Abbaye Toussaint in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Rene kneeling in prayer before going hunting, the Virgin Mary and King Rene's wife Jeannne de Laval kneeling in prayer, stained glass window, 15th century, painted by Andre Robin, originally in the Abbaye du Louroux-en-Vernantes or Abbaye de Louroux, a Cistercian abbey founded 1121 in Vernantes, then moved to the Eglise Notre-Dame in Vernantes in 1812, then in 1951 to the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone staircase with central column and palm vault, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof structure on the top floor of the  Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone staircase with central column and palm vault, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm vault above a stone staircase with central column, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, aerial view, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of the tomb of King Rene d'Anjou, 1450-80, by Jean and Pons Poncet, marble, from the tomb of Rene his first wife Isabelle of Lorraine in Angers Cathedral, in the Musee des Beaux Arts, opened 2004 on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Roi Rene as an old man, King Rene I of Anjou, 1409-80, oil painting, 19th century, copy of triptych of the burning bush by Nicolas Froment from 1476, in the Musee des Beaux Arts, opened 2004 on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone with the coat of arms of King Rene, duke of Anjou, limestone, c. 1462, from the Cloister at the Couvent des Carmes, rebuilt with funds from Rene d'Anjou c. 1457-62, in the Musee des Beaux Arts, opened 2004 on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Turret at the Manoir de Haute Folie, a country manor house built c. 1476 for King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Jeanne de Laval kneeling in prayer, queen of Sicily, second wife of King Rene duke of Anjou, who died in 1498 at the Chateau de Beaufort, copy after a contemporary marble statue, in the Musee Joseph Denais, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum houses the personal collection of Joseph Denais, humanist, historian and journalist, who created this museum in 1905. The collection covers fine arts, archeology, ethnography and natural history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, aerial view, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original ramp used by mules and carts, carved into the schist, accessing the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original window (centre) in the Cloister, 18th century, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 18th century, with slate courtyard and arcaded galleries, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof structure inside a turret, at the Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof structure inside a turret, with fireplace, at the Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drawing room in the roof space, 15th century, at the Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Italian style gallery, with displays of tools, at the Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel, with stone altar, statues in niches and stained glass windows, at the Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, aerial view, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette beside the Maine river, aerial view, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette beside the Maine river, aerial view, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 18th century, with slate courtyard and arcaded galleries, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Outbuildings adjoining the Cloister, 18th century, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece, 17th century, donated by the Marechal de Brissac in 1616, and chestnut wood vaulted ceiling from 1452, in the 15th century Chapel at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece, 17th century, donated by the Marechal de Brissac in 1616, and chestnut wood vaulted ceiling from 1452, in the 15th century Chapel at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Laundry room, with stone water troughs and original tools and furniture still in place, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, 18th century, with slate courtyard and arcaded galleries, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of King Rene d'Anjou, oil painting, 1841, by Donas, an Angevin artist, in the Musee des Beaux Arts, opened 2004 on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The painting represents the tomb as imagined in its original state in Angers Cathedral. In 1784 it was moved to the nave and it was destroyed in the French Revolution. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Pascal Baylon, lay brother of the order of Saint Francis, Patron of the Eucharistic Works 1540-45, holding the bread and wine of the eucharist, fresco, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Jerome, with a lion and cardinal's hat, holding a rock, 15th century fresco, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Rene kneeling in prayer before going hunting, the Virgin Mary and King Rene's wife Jeannne de Laval kneeling in prayer, stained glass window, 15th century, painted by Andre Robin, originally in the Abbaye du Louroux-en-Vernantes or Abbaye de Louroux, a Cistercian abbey founded 1121 in Vernantes, then moved to the Eglise Notre-Dame in Vernantes in 1812, then in 1951 to the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Rene kneeling in prayer before going hunting, stained glass window, 15th century, painted by Andre Robin, originally in the Abbaye du Louroux-en-Vernantes or Abbaye de Louroux, a Cistercian abbey founded 1121 in Vernantes, then moved to the Eglise Notre-Dame in Vernantes in 1812, then in 1951 to the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of Isabelle de Lorraine, 1400-53, first wife of Rene of Anjou; Jeanne de Laval, 1433-98, second wife of Rene of Anjou, and Marguerite d'Anjou, 1430-82, wife of Henry VI, with Edward Prince of Wales (left-right), by Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Galerie David D'Angers, a museum dedicated to the works of David d'Angers, situated since 1984 in the former Abbaye Toussaint in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Isabelle de Lorraine, 1400-53, first wife of Rene of Anjou, by Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Galerie David D'Angers, a museum dedicated to the works of David d'Angers, situated since 1984 in the former Abbaye Toussaint in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Isabelle de Lorraine, 1400-53, first wife of Rene of Anjou, by Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Galerie David D'Angers, a museum dedicated to the works of David d'Angers, situated since 1984 in the former Abbaye Toussaint in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Jeanne de Laval, 1433-98, second wife of Rene of Anjou, by Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Galerie David D'Angers, a museum dedicated to the works of David d'Angers, situated since 1984 in the former Abbaye Toussaint in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, aerial view, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. In front is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, aerial view, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Rene kneeling in prayer before going hunting, stained glass window, 15th century, painted by Andre Robin, originally in the Abbaye du Louroux-en-Vernantes or Abbaye de Louroux, a Cistercian abbey founded 1121 in Vernantes, then moved to the Eglise Notre-Dame in Vernantes in 1812, then in 1951 to the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fifth Trumpet, the star falls to earth, releasing smoke from which come a plague of locusts emerging as crowned creatures, with winged figure of Abadon depicted as King Edward III of England, riding a human headed horse, and 5th angel and St John, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fifth Trumpet, the star falls to earth, releasing smoke from which come a plague of locusts emerging as crowned creatures, with winged figure of Abadon depicted as King Edward III of England, riding a human headed horse, and 5th angel and St John, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abadon, depicted as a winged crowned King Edward III of England, riding a human headed horse, from the Fifth Trumpet, the star falls to earth, releasing smoke from which come a plague of locusts emerging as crowned creatures, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fifth Trumpet, the star falls to earth, releasing smoke from which come a plague of locusts emerging as crowned creatures, with winged figure of Abadon depicted as King Edward III of England, riding a human headed horse, and 5th angel and St John, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fifth Trumpet, the star falls to earth, releasing smoke from which come a plague of locusts emerging as crowned creatures, with winged figure of Abadon depicted as King Edward III of England, riding a human headed horse, and 5th angel and St John, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abadon, depicted as a winged crowned King Edward III of England, riding a human headed horse, from the Fifth Trumpet, the star falls to earth, releasing smoke from which come a plague of locusts emerging as crowned creatures, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from the front of the main Art Deco style entrance whose glass columns are stunningly floodlit at dawn.
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  • Facade of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. General view of the main Art Deco style entrance consisting of pillars in luminescent glass paste by Auguste Labouret, and wrought iron decoration by raymond Subes seen in the morning light. The lower railings, just visible in the foreground, were also made by Raymond Subes.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, with the  Desert and Arid Lands Glasshouse, 1930s, alongside, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of the illuminated glasshouses at night, showing the main Art Deco style entrance with its pillars in luminescent glass paste by Auguste Labouret in grand style. To the left is a cafe in glasshouse style.
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  • New Caledonia Glasshouse (formerly The Mexican Hothouse), 1830s, Charles Rohault de Fleury,(left) and Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, (right)Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. A Panoramic view of the Glasshouses illuminated at night, with the new stairway leading up to them lit in blue. The New Caledonia Glasshouse, or Hothouse, was the first French glass and iron building.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of the main Art Deco style entrance consisting of pillars in luminescent glass paste by Auguste Labouret, and wrought iron decoration by Raymond Subes seen in the morning light. The lower railings, just visible in the foreground, were also made by Raymond Subes. The glass door is reflecting the rising sun.
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  • View of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the 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.
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  • Facade of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. General view of the main Art Deco style entrance consisting of pillars in luminescent glass paste by Auguste Labouret, and wrought iron decoration by Raymond Subes seen reflecting the sunrise. The lower railings,  were also made by Raymond Subes.
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  • Adoration of the Magi, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the statue called Lion tuant une chevre or Lion et mouflon (Lion killing a goat), created by Paul Jouve circa 1937 and located in front of the Art Deco Fauverie (the big cats building) built by Rene Berger, in the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. The bronze statue of the Lion tuant une chevre was cast by the Fonderie Rudier, a foundry created in 1792 and also producing Auguste Rodin, Aristide Maillol and Antoine Bourdelle master pieces. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the statue called Lion tuant une chevre or Lion et mouflon (Lion killing a goat), created by Paul Jouve circa 1937 and located in front of the Art Deco Fauverie (the big cats building) built by Rene Berger, in the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. The bronze statue of the Lion tuant une chevre was cast by the Fonderie Rudier, a foundry created in 1792 and also producing Auguste Rodin, Aristide Maillol and Antoine Bourdelle master pieces. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the 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 of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the 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 of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the 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 of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the 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 of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the 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 of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the 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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