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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A detail of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A detail of the tissue sampling of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A detail of the head of the Egyptian mummy held by Professor Pomar on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A detail of Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation in the orifice left by the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A detail of the orifice left by the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation in the orifice left by the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A detail of Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation in the orifice left by the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation in the orifice left by the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation of the muscles and tissues from the neck of the cervix of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the table with the head of the Egyptian mummy and the sample bottle prepared for the tissue sampling operation on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from the side of Professor Pomar hands holding the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from the side of Professor Pomar hands holding the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of Professor Pomar hands holding the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from the side of the Egyptian mummy with the hands of the nurses taking her head off with Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation of the muscles and tissues from the neck of the cervix on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the Egyptian mummy encased in a sarcophagus moved by warehousemen that are about to take the cover off on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy has been the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the Egyptian mummy encased in a sarcophagus moved by warehousemen on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy has been the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the Egyptian mummy encased in a sarcophagus moved by warehousemen under the control of the Conservationist on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy has been the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from the top of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the surgery tools with the Egyptian mummy in the background on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the Egyptian mummy encased in a sarcophagus on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A low angle view of the museum entrance on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. Founded by Georges Labit in the 19th century, the museum is housed in a moorish building near the Canal du Midi (French Midi Canal) and preserves the most important collection of Asian Art after the Guimet Museum in Paris. Since 1949, it also preserves an Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. The mysterious mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the Egyptian mummy after the tissue sampling operation on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy has been the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation and is now ready to go back to its sarcophagus.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation in the orifice left by the head of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the table with surgery tools and Professor Pomar holding the head of the Egyptian mummy in hands on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of Professor Pomar executing the tissue sampling operation of the muscles and tissues from the neck of the cervix of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of the beheaded Egyptian mummy with the hands of the nurses showing the orifice on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of the Egyptian mummy with the hands of the nurses taking the bandages off the head with the help of small scissors on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view from behind of the Egyptian mummy on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the Egyptian mummy encased in a sarcophagus moved by warehousemen that are about to take the cover off under the control of the Conservationist on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy has been the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A general view of the Egyptian mummy encased in a sarcophagus moved by warehousemen on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy has been the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of the Egyptian mummy with the hands of the nurses taking the bandages off the head on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of the Egyptian mummy with the hands of the nurses taking her head off with Professor Pomar looking carefully at the operation in the background on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • GEORGES LABIT MUSEUM, TOULOUSE, FRANCE - MARCH 03 - EXCLUSIVE : A view from behind of the Egyptian mummy with the hands of the nurses taking the bandages off the head on March 3, 2009 in the Georges Labit Museum, Toulouse, France. The Egyptian mummy arrived in Toulouse in 1849, encased in a sarcophagus labelled "In-Imen" from the 7th or 8th century BC. It is preserved at the Labit Museum since 1949. The mummy is now the subject of a very rare tissue sampling operation to determine its datation.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Hall, with bronze allegorical medallions and emblem of Toulouse, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The steel structure was made by Moysant-Laurent and Savey at the Imphy steelworks. The glazed 18m wide dome was made by Jacques Galand. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chocolat Dansant, 1896, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, from the Musee Toulouse Lautrec, Albi, France. This sketch shows Rafael Leios, a Cuban slave known as Chocolat, dancing in the Irish and American cabaret bar in Montmartre, Paris, a place often frequented by Toulouse-Lautrec. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official seat (Headquarters) of Banque de France, 1811, 1st Arrondissement, Paris, France. This hotel particulier (mansion) was built in 1635 - 1650, by Francois Mansart for Louis Phelypeaux de la Vrilliere and was then named Hotel de La Vrilliere. In 1712, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, acquired the mansion, commissioned the remodelling of the building to Robert de Cotte, Premier Architecte du Roi, in 1715 and gave it the name of Hotel de Toulouse. The building was confiscated as "bien national" (national property) during the French Revolution and an imperial decree signed by Napoleon I in 1808, authorised the sale of the Hotel de Toulouse to the Banque de France, which made it its official seat in 1811. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official seat (Headquarters) of Banque de France, 1811, 1st Arrondissement, Paris, France. This hotel particulier (mansion) was built in 1635 - 1650, by Francois Mansart for Louis Phelypeaux de la Vrilliere and was then named Hotel de La Vrilliere. In 1712, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, acquired the mansion, commissioned the remodelling of the building to Robert de Cotte, Premier Architecte du Roi, in 1715 and gave it the name of Hotel de Toulouse. The building was confiscated as "bien national" (national property) during the French Revolution and an imperial decree signed by Napoleon I in 1808, authorised the sale of the Hotel de Toulouse to the Banque de France, which made it its official seat in 1811. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical group of sculptures, facade of the official seat (Headquarters) of Banque de France, 1811, 1st Arrondissement, Paris, France. This hotel particulier (mansion) was built in 1635 - 1650, by Francois Mansart for Louis Phelypeaux de la Vrilliere and was then named Hotel de La Vrilliere. In 1712, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, acquired the mansion, commissioned the remodelling of the building to Robert de Cotte, Premier Architecte du Roi, in 1715 and gave it the name of Hotel de Toulouse. The building was confiscated as "bien national" (national property) during the French Revolution and an imperial decree signed by Napoleon I in 1808, authorised the sale of the Hotel de Toulouse to the Banque de France, which made it its official seat in 1811. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical group of sculptures, facade of the official seat (Headquarters) of Banque de France, 1811, 1st Arrondissement, Paris, France. This hotel particulier (mansion) was built in 1635 - 1650, by Francois Mansart for Louis Phelypeaux de la Vrilliere and was then named Hotel de La Vrilliere. In 1712, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, acquired the mansion, commissioned the remodelling of the building to Robert de Cotte, Premier Architecte du Roi, in 1715 and gave it the name of Hotel de Toulouse. The building was confiscated as "bien national" (national property) during the French Revolution and an imperial decree signed by Napoleon I in 1808, authorised the sale of the Hotel de Toulouse to the Banque de France, which made it its official seat in 1811. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official seat (Headquarters) of Banque de France, 1811, 1st Arrondissement, Paris, France. This hotel particulier (mansion) was built in 1635 - 1650, by Francois Mansart for Louis Phelypeaux de la Vrilliere and was then named Hotel de La Vrilliere. In 1712, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, acquired the mansion, commissioned the remodelling of the building to Robert de Cotte, Premier Architecte du Roi, in 1715 and gave it the name of Hotel de Toulouse. The building was confiscated as "bien national" (national property) during the French Revolution and an imperial decree signed by Napoleon I in 1808, authorised the sale of the Hotel de Toulouse to the Banque de France, which made it its official seat in 1811. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official seat (Headquarters) of Banque de France, 1811, 1st Arrondissement, Paris, France. This hotel particulier (mansion) was built in 1635 - 1650, by Francois Mansart for Louis Phelypeaux de la Vrilliere and was then named Hotel de La Vrilliere. In 1712, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, acquired the mansion, commissioned the remodelling of the building to Robert de Cotte, Premier Architecte du Roi, in 1715 and gave it the name of Hotel de Toulouse. The building was confiscated as "bien national" (national property) during the French Revolution and an imperial decree signed by Napoleon I in 1808, authorised the sale of the Hotel de Toulouse to the Banque de France, which made it its official seat in 1811. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin, bishop and martyr of Toulouse is tied to a bull and dragged on the steps of the Capitole of Toulouse, from an altarpiece front, Romanesque, made in Vic in the early 13th century, tempera paint on wood, from the church of Sant Sadurní de Rotgers, Borreda, Bergueda, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin arrested in Toulouse by Roman soldiers (right) and a bull dragging his body through Toulouse (left), on the sarcophagus of St Sernin, by the Master of Cabestany in Romanesque style, mid 12th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The Roman soldiers have monstrous animals between their legs representing evil. People watch the scene from their windows, and on the right an acrobat on his rope stops to look. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century, dedicated to St Sernin. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to St Hilaire. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin of Toulouse dragged on the steps of the Capitol of Toulouse, detail of altar frontal of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, by artist of Vic workshops, early 13th century, Romanesque tempera painting on wood, from the Church of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, Borreda, Bergueda, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The martyrdom of St Sernin, tied by his feet to the hind leg of a bull, being dragged through the streets of Toulouse, blessing women as he passes, at Mas Saintes Puelles, on the sarcophagus of St Sernin, by the Master of Cabestany in Romanesque style, mid 12th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century, dedicated to St Sernin. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to St Hilaire. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin of Toulouse refuses to worship the idol in the form of a small bull, detail, from altar frontal of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, by artist of Vic workshops, early 13th century, Romanesque tempera painting on wood, from the Church of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, Borreda, Bergueda, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Louis of Toulouse, 1274-97, detail, tempera painting on wood, by Antonio Vivarini, c. 1415-76, 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 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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  • Painted wooden box with scenes of the capture of Orange, detail, French, c. 1200-25, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The box depicts the adventures of William, count of Toulouse and a relative of Charlemagne, who became Saint Guilhem, founder of the monastery of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin of Toulouse blessing people he saved from drowning, detail, from altar frontal of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, by artist of Vic workshops, early 13th century, Romanesque tempera painting on wood, from the Church of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, Borreda, Bergueda, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin of Toulouse refuses to worship the idol in the form of a small bull, detail of altar frontal of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, by artist of Vic workshops, early 13th century, Romanesque tempera painting on wood, from the Church of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, Borreda, Bergueda, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wooden box with scenes of the capture of Orange, French, c. 1200-25, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The box depicts the adventures of William, count of Toulouse and a relative of Charlemagne, who became Saint Guilhem, founder of the monastery of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin of Toulouse blessing people he saved from drowning, detail of altar frontal of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, by artist of Vic workshops, early 13th century, Romanesque tempera painting on wood, from the Church of Sant Sadurni de Rotgers, Borreda, Bergueda, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Copy of a sculpted marble reliquary sarcophagus depicting the death and martyrdom of Saint Saturninus of Toulouse, 1150-80, by the Master of Cabestany, from the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, displayed at the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse. The Abbey of Saint-Hilaire is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 8th century and featuring sculpted work by Romanesque craftsmen from the Roussillon area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a copy of a sculpted marble reliquary sarcophagus depicting the death and martyrdom of Saint Saturninus of Toulouse, 1150-80, by the Master of Cabestany, from the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, displayed at the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse. The Abbey of Saint-Hilaire is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 8th century and featuring sculpted work by Romanesque craftsmen from the Roussillon area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a copy of a sculpted marble reliquary sarcophagus depicting the death and martyrdom of Saint Saturninus of Toulouse, 1150-80, by the Master of Cabestany, from the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, displayed at the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse. The Abbey of Saint-Hilaire is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 8th century and featuring sculpted work by Romanesque craftsmen from the Roussillon area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Bernardino of Siena, St Catherine of Alexandria and St Louis of Anjou, painting, early 16th century, Rhenish School, in the Chateau de Langeais, a Renaissance castle built 1465-69 by king Louis XI, on the river Loire in Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally built in the 10th century by Foulques Nerra, it was rebuilt in the 15th century by Jean Bourre and Jean Briconnet. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 842 silver coins decorated with crosses, 2nd century BC, which arrived in Lattara as a transaction payment from the Volques Tectosages Gallic tribe near Toulouse, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arcature with armorial bearing of Marseille, with emblems of Dijon, Toulouse and Nantes, in the hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The steel structure was made by Moysant-Laurent and Savey at the Imphy steelworks. The glazed 18m wide dome was made by Jacques Galand. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stall with a goat's head under the armrest, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls  were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stall with human head under the armrest, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting in Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. This painting is on the wall above the tomb of Raymond VII of Toulouse and shows various coats of arms, golden griffons and crosses. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stall with a goat's head under the armrest, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls with human heads and goats under the armrests, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The 26 choir stalls were acquired in 1804 from Saint-Sernin church, and were built in 1670 for the chapter of Toulouse. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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