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  • Renaissance monumental fireplace in the Ceremonial Hall or guardroom of the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The abbey's origins date from the 7th century, although the French-style beamed ceiling and huge fireplace in this hall were added in the 16th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge dormitory built in the late 13th century at the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The room, on the first floor, measures 500m2 and its wooden ceiling beams are held in place with stone arches along its length. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Maximin places the body of Mary Magdalene in a tomb, from the death of Mary, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Maximin reads prayers over the body of Mary, the death of Mary Magdalene, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin Mary in the garden of the House of the Virgin Mary near Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The house is on Bulbul Hill 9km from the site of Ephesus. It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. She may have come to the area with St John, who spent several years in the area spreading Christianity. The house of the Virgin Mary is typically Roman, made of stones. In the 4th century AD, a church, combining her house and grave, was built. Today, only the central part and a room on the right of the altar are open to visitors. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small statue of the Virgin Mary in the garden of the House of the Virgin Mary near Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The house is on Bulbul Hill 9km from the site of Ephesus. It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. She may have come to the area with St John, who spent several years in the area spreading Christianity. The house of the Virgin Mary is typically Roman, made of stones. In the 4th century AD, a church, combining her house and grave, was built. Today, only the central part and a room on the right of the altar are open to visitors. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary stepping off the boat on arrival in Marseilles, according to the Golden Legend, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Santa Maria del Pino, St. Mary of the Pine Tree), 14th century Gothic church, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House of the Virgin Mary on Bulbul Hill, 9km from Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. She may have come to the area with St John, who spent several years in the area spreading Christianity. The house of the Virgin Mary is typically Roman, made of stones. In the 4th century AD, a church, combining her house and grave, was built. Today, only the central part and a room on the right of the altar are open to visitors. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors entering the House of the Virgin Mary on Bulbul Hill, 9km from Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. She may have come to the area with St John, who spent several years in the area spreading Christianity. The house of the Virgin Mary is typically Roman, made of stones. In the 4th century AD, a church, combining her house and grave, was built. Today, only the central part and a room on the right of the altar are open to visitors. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pilgrim at the Wishing Wall at the House of the Virgin Mary on Bulbul Hill, 9km from Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Pilgrims, who believe the wall to be miraculous, attach their wishes to the wall. This is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. She may have come to the area with St John, who spent several years in the area spreading Christianity. The house of the Virgin Mary is typically Roman, made of stones. In the 4th century AD, a church, combining her house and grave, was built. Today, only the central part and a room on the right of the altar are open to visitors. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scraps of paper and fabric with written wishes attached to the Wishing Wall at the House of the Virgin Mary on Bulbul Hill, 9km from Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Pilgrims, who believe the wall to be miraculous, attach their wishes to the wall. This is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. She may have come to the area with St John, who spent several years in the area spreading Christianity. The house of the Virgin Mary is typically Roman, made of stones. In the 4th century AD, a church, combining her house and grave, was built. Today, only the central part and a room on the right of the altar are open to visitors. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots or Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland and France, 1542-87, in mourning clothes, oil painting on wood, early 17th century, after Francois Clouet, 1515-72, in the Garde-robe de la Reine, or Queen's Dressing Room, in the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban 1861-66, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin in heaven taking off her girdle, probably by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Burial of Christ, painting on wood, by an unknown artist, on a 14th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen del Carmen with the Christ child, painting by Vicente Lopez, 1772-1850, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Ascension of the Mare de Deu de la Cinta to heaven, with the people of Tortosa, attributed to Pasqual Neltespera, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ child and saving souls in purgatory, from the Baroque altarpiece dedicated to the Verge del Carme and the Souls of Purgatory, in the Capelle de la Verge del Carme o de les Animes, 16th century, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Mare Deu de la Cinta, patron of the city, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Ascension of the Mare de Deu de la Cinta to heaven, with the people of Tortosa, attributed to Pasqual Neltespera, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece dedicated to the Verge del Carme and the Souls of Purgatory, with painting of the Virgin holding the Christ child and saving souls in purgatory, in the Capelle de la Verge del Carme o de les Animes,  16th century, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin in heaven taking off her girdle, probably by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin descending to Tortosa with St Peter and St Paul to give her girdle to the town, by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin descending to Tortosa with St Peter and St Paul to give her girdle to the town, by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Burial of Christ, painting on wood, by an unknown artist, on a 14th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary Magdalene arrives at Christ's tomb to find just a shroud and an angel tells her of His resurrection, the Resurrection of Christ, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A resurrected Christ appears before Mary Magdalene in a garden, holding a cross and speaking Noli me tangere, the Resurrection of Christ, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Martha and Mary mourn the death of their brother Lazarus, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Star of the Virgin Mary, installed 29th November 2021 atop the Tower of the Virgin Mary, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave with cross vaulted ceiling, looking towards the altar, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse, with surrounding ambulatory, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Last Supper, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory surrounding the apse, with cross vaulted ceiling and carved keystones, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The decorative keystone of 1440 of the Coronation of the Virgin is seen through the arch. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of St Llucia, commissioned in 1796 by the Brotherhood of Ironworkers of St Elegius, the lower section of an altarpiece in the Chapel of Santa Llucia, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory surrounding the apse, with cross vaulted ceiling and carved keystones, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Piety and the Holy Sepulchre, built late 14th century under the patronage of San Pau, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of Jesus in Hell offering redemption to Adam and Eve, from the altarpiece of the Virgin of the Stars, on the main altar, 1351, by an unknown artist, with Italian influence, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Joseph and St Joachim, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of cherubs holding back curtains, detail from the altarpiece, 1731, by Cristofor Cros, commissioned by canon Pere Vidal, in the Capella de San Pere, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Joseph and St Joachim, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Barbara holding a palm frond and a 3-windowed tower, on the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Jesus holding the bread and wine with 2 apostles, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory surrounding the apse, with cross vaulted ceiling and carved keystones, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The decorative keystone of 1440 of the Coronation of the Virgin is seen through the arch. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the head of a cherub, from the Baroque altarpiece dedicated to the Verge del Carme and the Souls of Purgatory, in the Capelle de la Verge del Carme o de les Animes, 16th century, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail on one of the two stone pulpits, with an Evangelist at his desk speaking to an angel, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling frescoes on the cupola, with Deborah as Mater in Israel, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital from the South gallery of the Cloister, with Christ entering Jerusalem, at the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cloister is on the South side of the cathedral, with a Gothic arched colonnade and central fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Moses, old testament Hebrew prophet, in the alcoves of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sinners climbing out of Hell to appeal to Jesus, detail from The Last Judgement, on the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elias pleading for the Gentiles, detail, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Last Judgement, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Agony in the Garden, with Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and Peter, John and James asleep, from the left of the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of St Mary Magdalene, painting, early 16th century, by M N, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Star of the Virgin Mary, installed 29th November and first illuminated 8th December 2021, atop the Tower of the Virgin Mary, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Star of the Virgin Mary, installed 29th November 2021 atop the Tower of the Virgin Mary, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave with cross vaulted ceiling, looking towards the altar, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archangel St Michael killing the devil with a spear, on the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Ruf of Avignon, first Bishop of Tortosa 64-90 AD, painting by Vicente Lopez, 1772-1850, from the Altarpiece of St Ruf of Avignon, in the Chapel of St Ruf or Capella na Justa, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a cherub holding a sacred book, detail from the altarpiece, 1731, by Cristofor Cros, commissioned by canon Pere Vidal, in the Capella de San Pere, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and apse with cross vaulted ceiling and decorative keystones, including the Coronation of the Virgin of 1440, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse with vaulted ceiling and decorative keystone of the Coronation of the Virgin of 1440, surrounded by the ambulatory with cross vaulted ceiling, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone of the apse, 1440, with the Coronation of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of an apostle drinking wine, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of food and wine, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Death of St Joachim, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural details on one of the two stone pulpits, including St Mark the Evangelist at his desk, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Isaiah, old testament Hebrew prophet, in the alcoves of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital from the South gallery of the Cloister, with soldiers wearing chainmail armour, at the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cloister is on the South side of the cathedral, with a Gothic arched colonnade and central fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Ezekiel, old testament Hebrew prophet, in the alcoves of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alabaster relief of knights, late 12th century, from the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ the Redeemer, saving sinners from the jaws of Hell, from a 15th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ of Sorrows, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, detail, from the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ of Sorrows, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, from the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elias pleading for the Gentiles, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, from the right of the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Last Supper, detail, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alabaster sarcophagus of Sever Tomas i Auter, Bishop of Tortosa 1685-1700, early 18th century, gift of the Roser Dominican Convent, in the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Star of the Virgin Mary, installed 29th November and first illuminated 8th December 2021, atop the Tower of the Virgin Mary, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Star of the Virgin Mary, installed 29th November 2021 atop the Tower of the Virgin Mary, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Star of the Virgin Mary, installed 29th November 2021 atop the Tower of the Virgin Mary, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jews witnessing the resurrection of Lazarus, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men at the city gates, probably people listening to the preaching of Saint Maximin in Provence, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Maximin as bishop of Provence with his crozier, converting people with his preaching, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ raises the stone from the tomb and Lazarus is resurrected, still wrapped in his shroud, the Resurrection of Lazarus, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A man taking water from the river with a jug, from the donor window of the water sellers, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The body of Lazarus is wrapped in a shroud and a bishop and cleric preside over the ceremony, from the funeral of Lazarus, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. The cathedral is seen here across the rooftops of the old town of Tortosa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. The cathedral is seen here across the rooftops of the old town of Tortosa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade, shown here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-87, detail, a cast of the original in Westminster Abbey, London, made 1606-12 by Cornelius and William Cure, in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The effigy depicts the queen wearing a coif and a ruff with her cloak fastened by a brooch and the lion of Scotland at her feet. The tomb was commissioned by her son, king James VI, and was a symbol of rehabilitation many years after her execution in 1587. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rapture of Mary Magdalene, statue in polychrome and gilded wood, 15th century, in the chapel of the Couvent des Benedictines du Calvaire d'Angers, a Benedictine convent built 1620-23 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The statue was originally in the convent of La Baumette. It was thrown in the Maine during the French Revolution, saved and given to the Sisters of Calvary in 1820. The convent was founded by the prince of Guemene Pierre Rohan and his wife Antoinette de Bretagne and built by Vincent Camus. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rapture of Mary Magdalene, statue in polychrome and gilded wood, 15th century, in the chapel of the Couvent des Benedictines du Calvaire d'Angers, a Benedictine convent built 1620-23 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The statue was originally in the convent of La Baumette. It was thrown in the Maine during the French Revolution, saved and given to the Sisters of Calvary in 1820. The convent was founded by the prince of Guemene Pierre Rohan and his wife Antoinette de Bretagne and built by Vincent Camus. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-87, detail, a cast of the original in Westminster Abbey, London, made 1606-12 by Cornelius and William Cure, in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The effigy depicts the queen wearing a coif and a ruff with her cloak fastened by a brooch and the lion of Scotland at her feet. The tomb was commissioned by her son, king James VI, and was a symbol of rehabilitation many years after her execution in 1587. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-87, a cast of the original in Westminster Abbey, London, made 1606-12 by Cornelius and William Cure, in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The effigy depicts the queen wearing a coif and a ruff with her cloak fastened by a brooch and the lion of Scotland at her feet. The tomb was commissioned by her son, king James VI, and was a symbol of rehabilitation many years after her execution in 1587. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_SCOTLAND_MC_056.jpg
  • Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-87, detail, a cast of the original in Westminster Abbey, London, made 1606-12 by Cornelius and William Cure, in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The effigy depicts the queen wearing a coif and a ruff with her cloak fastened by a brooch and the lion of Scotland at her feet. The tomb was commissioned by her son, king James VI, and was a symbol of rehabilitation many years after her execution in 1587. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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