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  • Panoramic view from the river Elbe showing the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri on the left and Dresden Castle with Hausmannsturm tower, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen on the right, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Dresden Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden and has been the residence of the Electors (1547-1806) and Kings (1806-1918) of Saxony. It presents a multitude of architectural styles, from Romanesque to Baroque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theaterplatz square showing Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri on the left and Dresden Castle with Hausmannsturm tower on the right, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Dresden Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden and has been the residence of the Electors (1547-1806) and Kings (1806-1918) of Saxony. It presents a multitude of architectural styles, from Romanesque to Baroque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades which frame the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades which frame the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Copper onion dome crowning the belltower of the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theaterplatz square showing Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri on the left and Dresden Castle with Hausmannsturm tower on the right, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Dresden Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden and has been the residence of the Electors (1547-1806) and Kings (1806-1918) of Saxony. It presents a multitude of architectural styles, from Romanesque to Baroque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades which frame the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silhouettes of statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades of the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, with the Hausmannsturm tower, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, in the background, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge (right), built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and (centre), the Puerta del Puente, or Gate of the Bridge, built in Renaissance style with Doric columns and classical entablature by Hernan Ruiz III in 1572 to link the city to the Roman bridge, and behind (left), the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the distance is the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the distance is the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de San Antonio (left), a medieval water mill on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind is the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC, and the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and (right) the reflection of the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and in the distance, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of spire, Virgin of Anguish Roman Catholic Church, 1761, Riga, Latvia, restored 1895. Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Statue of St Teresa of Avila, 1515-82, Carmelite nun and Roman Catholic saint, in wood, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Virgin Coronation sculptures and rose window above the central portal of the western facade  of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • View from the side of Angel Gabriel, Virgin Mary, her cousin Elysabeth, annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the Virgin Coronation sculptures and rose window above the central portal of the western facade  of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the Virgin Coronation sculptures and rose window above the central portal of the western facade  of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of Elysabeth (cousin of Virgin Mary), annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of Elysabeth (cousin of Virgin Mary), annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Angel Gabriel, Virgin Mary, her cousin Elysabeth and king David (or Zacharie, Elysabeth's husband), annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Central lancet of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the crucifixion, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Left lancet of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the Virgin and the child, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Central window of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection), axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Nave and apse with Marc Chagall stained glass windows of the axial chapel in the distance, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • View from below of the high vaulted Gothic ceiling with clerestories, triforium and tiered arches to the either side, nave, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection) on the central window; the Virgin and the child on the left and the baptism of Clovis and the coronation of Saint Louis on the right, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Central window of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection), axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • View from the side of the apse and southern transept, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the high vaulted Gothic ceiling with clerestories, triforium and tiered arches to the either side, nave, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of Angel Gabriel, Virgin Mary, her cousin Elysabeth, annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Roman Emperor Constantine on horseback, trampling a soldier in battle, holding a Christian cross, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Emperor Constantine on horseback, trampling a soldier in battle, holding a Christian cross, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of Cordoba from the  Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, with the Alcazar (right), Roman bridge (far right), built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and (far left), the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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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  • Altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua, the family chapel of Don Gines de Garranza, a knight from Santiago who is buried here, designed by Pedro de Mena, 1628-88, son of Alonso de Mena, with statue of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua dressed in a cape with an aurora halo and a gisant of Christ below by Pablo de Rojas, 1549-1611, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity, with Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus in the stable, with an angel worshipping and a shepherd, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Bartholomew with a demon, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi at the birth of Christ, with Mary and Joseph holding the baby Jesus below, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Jerome and the doctors of the Church, painting attributed to Juan de Sevilla, 1643-95, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of San Juan de Sahagun, 1419-79, Augustinian friar, priest and saint, in wood, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capital of Corinthian column, exterior apse, Pantheon, 126 AD, Rome, Italy. The Pantheon, Temple to all the Gods, is now used as a Roman Catholic Church usually known as Santa Maria della Rotonda. Its dome is still the largest made from unreinforced concrete in the world. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Coat of arms and foot soldiers or lansquenets in niches, with the door to the sacristry below, in the Renaissance side chapel by Diego Siloe, 1495-1563, at the junction with the transept, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the nave, with arches leading to side chapels on either side, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the nave and windows of the clerestory, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Michael the archangel, 17th century, dressed as a soldier in armour and about to kill the devil Lucifer, in the side chapel of St Michael, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen de Belen, 18th century Baroque sculpture by Jose de Mora, on the wooden altarpiece in the side chapel, Capilla de la Virgen de Belen, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a lansquenet or foot soldier, in the side chapel at the junction of the transept, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC285.jpg
  • Statue of Christ with the crown of thorns, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC286.jpg
  • Statue of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, 1453-1515, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC284.jpg
  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC283.jpg
  • Pope Alexander VI giving Gonzalo de Cordoba, the Gran Capitan a sword as a reward for defending the Church (although it was Clement VII who actually performed this act), fresco to the upper left of the main chapel, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC280.jpg
  • Immaculate conception, statue of the Virgin Mary with heaven above, from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC281.jpg
  • Allegorical sculpture of a virtue representing power or strength, in the side chapel at the junction of the transept, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC279.jpg
  • Incarnation, with the Virgin Mary, holy ghost and hand of God, and the Annunciation by the Angel Gabriel, polychrome high relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC277.jpg
  • Statue of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua dressed in a cape with an aurora crown, in the Chapel of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua, the family chapel of Don Gines de Garranza, a knight from Santiago who is buried here, designed by Pedro de Mena, 1628-88, son of Alonso de Mena, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC278.jpg
  • St Lawrence and St Stephen, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC274.jpg
  • Statue of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, 1453-1515, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC275.jpg
  • 2 saints holding palm fronds, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC271.jpg
  • St Mary of Egypt, naked and praying in the wilderness, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC272.jpg
  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC270.jpg
  • St Martin of Tours cutting his cloak in half to share with a beggar, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC268.jpg
  • Altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC264.jpg
  • Woman, possibly allegorical figure of Victory, holding the tower of Castile, fresco medallion, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC263.jpg
  • Detail of the vaults and bosses painted with cherubs and angels, in the upper choir of the nave, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC262.jpg
  • St Peter healing an invalid, fresco, 1723-35, by either Martin or Juan de Medina, on the right of the church entrance, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC261.jpg
  • Santi Luca e Martina church at night, rebuilt in the 17th century by Pietro da Cortona, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with animal with human torso and head, 13th century (possibly renovated in the 18th century), in the cloister of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The capitals in the cathedral date from between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, and show Arab and pre-Romanesque influences. They depict mainly vegetal designs with some birds and animals but no humans or biblical scenes, possibly because the artists were mozarabic, Christians who lived in Arab territories where the depiction of people was forbidden under Islam. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_154.jpg
  • Sculptures of Jesus and the apostles in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, 1566, by Jean de Rouen, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The Renaissance chapel was commissioned by the Bishop Count Joao Soares, who attended the Council of Trent. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_151.jpg
  • Sculpture of Christ on the cross, in the nave of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_163.jpg
  • Nave with altar and altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_164.jpg
  • Detail of the Assumption of the Virgin from the main altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_161.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with pairs of birds, 13th century, in the cloister of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The capitals in the cathedral date from between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, and show Arab and pre-Romanesque influences. They depict mainly vegetal designs with some birds and animals but no humans or biblical scenes, possibly because the artists were mozarabic, Christians who lived in Arab territories where the depiction of people was forbidden under Islam. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_159.jpg
  • Carved stone angel in the cloister, built 13th century and renovated 18th century, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_157.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with winged creature, 13th century, in the cloister of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The capitals in the cathedral date from between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, and show Arab and pre-Romanesque influences. They depict mainly vegetal designs with some birds and animals but no humans or biblical scenes, possibly because the artists were mozarabic, Christians who lived in Arab territories where the depiction of people was forbidden under Islam. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_156.jpg
  • Detail of the portrait of Queen St Elizabeth, 1271-1336, Princess of Aragon and Queen of Portugal, canonised in 1625, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_153.jpg
  • Detail of the crucifixion, from the main altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_150.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with creatures with human heads, in the nave of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The capitals in the cathedral date from between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, and show Arab and pre-Romanesque influences. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_152.jpg
  • Painted statue of St Ursula, 17th century, in a niche with gilded columns and walls covered with 16th century Mudejar tiles, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_162.jpg
  • Detail of the main altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_160.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with animal heads, 13th century, in the cloister of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The capitals in the cathedral date from between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, and show Arab and pre-Romanesque influences. They depict mainly vegetal designs with some birds and animals but no humans or biblical scenes, possibly because the artists were mozarabic, Christians who lived in Arab territories where the depiction of people was forbidden under Islam. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_158.jpg
  • Carved stone capital with 2 winged creatures sharing a crowned head, 13th century (possibly renovated in the 18th century), in the cloister of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The capitals in the cathedral date from between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, and show Arab and pre-Romanesque influences. They depict mainly vegetal designs with some birds and animals but no humans or biblical scenes, possibly because the artists were mozarabic, Christians who lived in Arab territories where the depiction of people was forbidden under Islam. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. 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
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_155.jpg
  • Statue of the archangel Gabriel, 17th century, on the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the archangel Gabriel, 17th century, on the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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