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  • Neptune battling an octopus, Fontana del Nettuno, originaly fontana dei Calderari (fountain of Neptune, originally called the fountain of the kettle makers), 1576, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain remained uncomplete until the 19th century when a few marine deities were added along with the statue of the god of the sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune battling an octopus, Fontana del Nettuno, originaly fontana dei Calderari (fountain of Neptune, originally called the fountain of the kettle makers), 1576, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain remained uncomplete until the 19th century when a few marine deities were added along with the statue of the god of the sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune battling an octopus, Fontana del Nettuno, originaly fontana dei Calderari (fountain of Neptune, originally called the fountain of the kettle makers), 1576, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy, 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone in the background. The fountain remained uncomplete until the 19th century when a few marine deities were added along with the statue of the god of the sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, with the god Neptune holding his trident, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church (whose spire can be seen behind) and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Neptune, from the Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church (whose spire can be seen in the distance) and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures holding Neptune's shell, from the Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts the god Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, with the god Neptune holding his trident and a woman in the foreground, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church (whose spire can be seen behind) and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical figure of a woman representing a Prussian river, from the Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, with the god Neptune holding his trident, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune fountain, 1565-68, by Stoldo Lorenzi, in the Giardino di Boboli or Boboli Gardens, a park opened to the public in 1766, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The sculpture depicts Neptune striking the ground with his trident to bring forth water, with a grotto of nymphs beneath. The Boboli Gardens were designed and built for the Medici family and are next to the Pitti Palace, their family home. They were begun in the mid 16th century and made by Niccolo Tribolo, Bartolomeo Ammanati, Giorgio Vasari and Bernardo Buontalenti. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mermaid (detail), Fontana del Nettuno, originaly fontana dei Calderari (fountain of Neptune, originally called the fountain of the kettle makers), 1576, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain remained uncomplete until the 19th century when a few marine deities were added along with the statue of the god of the sea battling an octopus. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cherub and horse (detail), Fontana del Nettuno, originaly fontana dei Calderari (fountain of Neptune, originally called the fountain of the kettle makers), 1576, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain remained uncomplete until the 19th century when a few marine deities were added along with the statue of the god of the sea battling an octopus. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horse and boy (detail), Fontana del Nettuno, originaly fontana dei Calderari (fountain of Neptune, originally called the fountain of the kettle makers), 1576, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain remained uncomplete until the 19th century when a few marine deities were added along with the statue of the god of the sea battling an octopus. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated statue of Neptune, Roman god of the sea, with dolphins in his hands, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523–1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Row of large stone urns, and behind, the seated statue of Neptune, Roman god of the sea, with dolphins in his hands, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523–1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated statue of Neptune, Roman god of the sea, with dolphins in his hands, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523–1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Neptune holding his trident and riding a dolphin by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune statue on the Teatro Maximo in the Italianate gardens on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The island houses the Palazzo Borromeo, begun 1632, designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. The gardens were completed 1671 by Carlo IV Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated statue of Neptune, Roman god of the sea, with dolphins in his hands, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523–1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated statue of Neptune, Roman god of the sea, with dolphins in his hands, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523–1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, with the god Neptune holding his trident surrounded by putti on top of his shell, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. In the distance is the dome of the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, built 1905. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Neptune Fountain, 1563-65, by Ammannati, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 9, 2007, in the afternoon with the Palazzo Vecchio tower in the background. The Fountain of Neptune by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511-92) was commissioned for the wedding of Francesco I de' Medici in 1565. The nymphs and satyrs were carved by Giambologna (1529-1608). The figure of Neptune is a 19th century copy whose original is in the National Museum. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Neptune Fountain, 1563-65, by Ammannati Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the afternoon with the Palazzo Vecchio in the background. The Fountain of Neptune by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511-92) was commissioned for the wedding of Francesco I de' Medici in 1565. The nymphs and satyrs were carved by Giambologna (1529-1608). The statue of Neptune is a 19th century copy whose original is in the National Museum. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, with a woman representing the river Rhine, one of the 4 main rivers in Prussia, and the god Neptune behind, Berlin, Germany. The fountain is between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of mosaic in the House of Neptune, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. The mosaic depicts a hunter with a large wading bird. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The House of Neptune is named for its central mosiac showing the God of the Sea with his trident surrounded by sea creatures. The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Head of an allegorical figure representing a river, from the Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High angle view of mosaic in the House of Neptune, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. The House of Neptune is named for its central mosiac showing the God of the Sea with his trident surrounded by sea creatures. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Neptune and Apollo presiding over the building of Troy, with Neptune seated and holding his trident and Apollo crowned with laurel and holding a lyre, fresco, on the West wall of the exedra in the House of Siricus, with architectural motifs and friezes, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Labyrinth mosaic in the House of Neptune, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. This mosaic depicts a labyrinth with geometric pattern decoration. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Neptune sculpture, The Cascada, Parc de la Ciutadella, 1888, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The flamboyant baroque style triumphal arch with waterfall and fountain known as the Cascada was designed by Josep Fontsere i Mestres (1829-97), assisted by a student, Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), whose later works are some of Barcelona's most famous landmarks. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, bronze statue, originally holding a dolphin and trident, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Neptune, god of the sea and protector of navigators, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 2nd century AD with inscription added in 3rd century AD dedicating it to the Renunclarii, an association of boat traders, from excavations in the river Rhone, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of an 18th century mansion, on the Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of Neptune, god of the sea, fighting a sea monster with his trident, from a series of reliefs of classical Greek gods on the intrados (underside of the arch) of the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, detail from a sculpture at the Spanische Hofreitschule or Spanish Riding School, where classical dressage is taught and Lipizzaner horses are trained, in the 18th century baroque Hofburg Palace, designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, in Vienna, Austria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, bronze statue, originally holding a dolphin and trident, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, bronze statue, originally holding a dolphin and trident, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, detail, bronze statue, originally holding a dolphin and trident, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, detail, bronze statue, originally holding a dolphin and trident, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, bronze statue, originally holding a dolphin and trident, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neptune, detail, bronze statue, originally holding a dolphin and trident, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Neptune on the Teatro Massimo, in the Italianate gardens on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The island houses the Palazzo Borromeo, begun 1632, designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. The gardens were completed 1671 by Carlo IV Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Neptune, god of the sea and protector of navigators, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 2nd century AD with inscription added in 3rd century AD dedicating it to the Renunclarii, an association of boat traders, from excavations in the river Rhone, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Neptune, god of the sea and protector of navigators, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 2nd century AD with inscription added in 3rd century AD dedicating it to the Renunclarii, an association of boat traders, from excavations in the river Rhone, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hercules antechamber, 1 of 4 rooms in Nicolas Fouquet's private apartment, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated on the theme of Hercules, symbolising the power and success of Fouquet. The bronze sculpture is by Antoine-Louis Barye and the marble sculpture of Neptune by Michel Anguier, 1612-95. The walls are decorated with tapestries and paintings and the painted ceiling tells stories of Hercules. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Leucothea welcomed by the Nereids, oil painting on canvas, by Sebastien Leclerc II, 1676-1763, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The scene depicts Ino, daughter of Cadmus, who threw herself into the sea and was transformed into a Nereid and renamed by Neptune. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon, on Omaha Beach, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon, on Omaha Beach, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tank and monument at Koufra Beach, marking the starting point of the Way of the 2nd Armoured Division, inaugurated July 25th 2004 at the site of the landing of the Leclerc Division on French soil on August 1st, 1944, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. This forms part of the Liberty Road, or Voie de la Liberte, linking Utah beach to Sainte-Mere l'Eglise and then to Bastogne in Belgium, celebrating the Liberation of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 90th Infantry Division Monument, dedicated in 1969 then again in 1987 after its renovation, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument is made from granite from Flossenburg German concentration camp in Bavaria, liberated by the Division near the end of the war. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • US Navy Monument, detail, featuring leadership, combat units and sailors, and the names of the Operation Overlord ships, by Steven Spears, inaugurated 2008, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker used by the US Naval Operational Intelligence Centre after it was taken from the Germans on 6th June, from 8th June until 31st October 1944, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The 41 men working here led to the success of the landings of 836 000 men, 220 000 vehicles and 725 000 tons of equipment. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldier sculpture from the Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France, aerial view of the waves lapping the orange sand. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. In the centre is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Utah Beach Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach, aerial view, in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon, on Omaha Beach, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker, with entrance and ladder rungs to roof, at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 1st Engineer Special Brigade Monument, inaugurated November 11th 1944 by Colonel Caffey, the brigade’s commanding officer, and again with the French authorities on June 6th 1945, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the Higgins boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day, part of the Higgins Boat Monument, inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Submachine gun on a boat used in the landings, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sign in the bunker used by the US Naval Operational Intelligence Centre after it was taken from the Germans on 6th June, from 8th June until 31st October 1944, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The 41 men working here led to the success of the landings of 836 000 men, 220 000 vehicles and 725 000 tons of equipment. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. On the right is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. At the bottom is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Utah Beach Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach, aerial view, in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach, aerial view, in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a relief in the Forum depicting a male, Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Barbed wire fence surrounding a bunker at the North end of Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. On the right is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Utah Beach Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach, aerial view, in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Utah Beach Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach, aerial view, in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Utah Beach Bunker at the North end of Utah Beach, aerial view, in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War, at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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