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  • Low angle view of corner tower on an Art Nouveau style building, 19th century, Riga, Latvia. 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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  • Detail of female sculpture and decorative window surrounds, Art Nouveau building, 19th century, Riga, Latvia. 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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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Some buildings and the Hotel of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region on the banks of the Lez river, by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1988, in the Europe Esplanade, located at the end of Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of decorative Lombard arches and narrow window of a semicircular apse of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The building was constructed from granite blocks, the decorative elements and windows were carved in pumice. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church at sunrise against the massive slopes of the Pyrenees mountains, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda in 1123, the church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Hotel of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region on the banks of the Lez river, by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1988, in the Europa Esplanade, located at Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Facade of the semicircular neoclassical building in the Europe Square near the banks of the Lez river, located at Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Facade of the semicircular neoclassical building in the Europe Square near the banks of the Lez river, located at Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Hotel of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region on the banks of the Lez river, by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1988, in the Europe Square, located at the end of Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Hotel of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region on the banks of the Lez river, by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1988, in the Europe Square, located at the end of Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Some buildings and the Hotel of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region on the banks of the Lez river, by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1988, in the Europe Square, located at the end of Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Hotel of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region on the banks of the Lez river, by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1988, in the Europe Square, located at the end of Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Hotel of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region on the banks of the Lez river, by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, completed in 1988, in the Europe Square, located at the end of Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Huge semicircular neoclassical building in the Europe Square near the banks of the Lez river, located at Antigone district in Montpellier, France. At its center stands a copy of the famous Greco-Roman sculpture Winged Victory of Samothrace. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Facade of the semicircular neoclassical building in the Europe Square near the banks of the Lez river, located at Antigone district in Montpellier, France. At its center stands a copy of the famous Greco-Roman sculpture Winged Victory of Samothrace. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of the huge semicircular neoclassical building in the Europe Square near the banks of the Lez river, located at Antigone district in Montpellier, France. The district was built under the leadership of mayor of Montpellier Georges Freche, from 1983. All of the architecture of the district was a project by the architect Ricardo Bofill, on a style inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The Gandesa Cooperative Wine Cellar (Bodega Cooperativa Gandesa), 1919, Cesar Martinell i Brunet (1888 - 1973), Gandesa, Priorat, Tarragona, Spain. The main part of the building consists of three rectangular naves, which are parallel to each other. The roof is made with architecture more characteristic of Modernist cellars: bricks and a Catalan vault. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the central apse with mural painting of Christ Pantocrator (replica), Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by bishop of Roda, Taull, province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture, known for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922. Sant Climent de Taull is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of the portal of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The upper chapel portal is protected by a porch. Its tympanum represents the Last Judgement. The trumeau is decorated by a statue of the Christ blessing the crowds. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of columns decorated with golden Castilian castles with red background, lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The Castilian castles symbolize Blanche de Castille, Saint Louis' mother. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house Saint Louis' collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the side of pillar made of three small columns on each side of a larger central column decorated with golden Castilian castles and flanked by a statue of apostle, nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of pillar made of three small columns on each side of a larger central column decorated with golden French Fleur de lys and flanked by a statue of apostle, nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the reliquary adorned with angels, built on the pattern of the chapel, Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the reliquary adorned with angels, built on the pattern of the chapel, Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_PARIS_11_MC047.jpg
  • View from below of the portal of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The upper chapel portal is protected by a porch. Its tympanum represents the Last Judgement. Christ in majesty is surrounded by angels holding torture instruments. On the lintel, angels call dead souls to rise from their graves. In the middle, Archangel Michael proceeds to the weighing of the souls while a devil is trying to cheat. The trumeau is decorated by a statue of the Christ blessing the crowds. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the ceiling in the choir of the lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The ribs are underlined with red strips and golden L on the vaults decorated with fleur de lys. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of a street of Brick Lane area from the interior of a restaurant creating an optical effect of unstable architecture, Brick Lane area, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gandesa Cooperative Wine Cellar (Bodega Cooperativa Gandesa), 1919, Cesar Martinell i Brunet (1888 - 1973), Gandesa, Priorat, Tarragona, Spain. The main part of the building consists of three rectangular naves, which are parallel to each other. The roof is made with architecture more characteristic of Modernist cellars: bricks and a Catalan vault. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gandesa Cooperative Wine Cellar (Bodega Cooperativa Gandesa), 1919, Cesar Martinell i Brunet (1888 - 1973), Gandesa, Priorat, Tarragona, Spain. The main part of the building consists of three rectangular naves, which are parallel to each other. The roof is made with architecture more characteristic of Modernist cellars: bricks and a Catalan vault. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gandesa Cooperative Wine Cellar (Bodega Cooperativa Gandesa), 1919, Cesar Martinell i Brunet (1888 - 1973), Gandesa, Priorat, Tarragona, Spain. The main part of the building consists of three rectangular naves, which are parallel to each other. The roof is made with architecture more characteristic of Modernist cellars: bricks and a Catalan vault. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gandesa Cooperative Wine Cellar (Bodega Cooperativa Gandesa), 1919, Cesar Martinell i Brunet (1888 - 1973), Gandesa, Priorat, Tarragona, Spain. The main part of the building consists of three rectangular naves, which are parallel to each other. The roof is made with architecture more characteristic of Modernist cellars: bricks and a Catalan vault. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gandesa Cooperative Wine Cellar (Bodega Cooperativa Gandesa), 1919, Cesar Martinell i Brunet (1888 - 1973), Gandesa, Priorat, Tarragona, Spain. The main part of the building consists of three rectangular naves, which are parallel to each other. The roof is made with architecture more characteristic of Modernist cellars: bricks and a Catalan vault. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Sant Joan de Boi church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is a basilica with three naves with a central wooden gable roof apse and two small semi-circular apses. Mural paintings decorate the interior of the naves with scenes such as The Stoning of Saint Stephen, The Minstrels and The Bestiary. All paintings were taken to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922. The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture. Sant Joan de Boi church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Sant Joan de Boi church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is a basilica with three naves with a central wooden gable roof apse and two small semi-circular apses. Mural paintings decorate the interior of the naves with scenes such as The Stoning of Saint Stephen, The Minstrels and The Bestiary. All paintings were taken to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922. The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture. Sant Joan de Boi church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a painted wooden chest depicting a pope blessing the crowds at Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The murals, which are frescos, were removed by painting them with horsehide glue and then peeling off the hardened glue, carrying the pigments of the mural with it. Sant Climent de Taull church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of pillar and vaulted ceiling of the central apse of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The murals, which are frescos, were removed by painting them with horsehide glue and then peeling off the hardened glue, carrying the pigments of the mural with it. Among the murals is a striking rendition of Christ Pantocrator visible at the bottom right of the picture. Sant Climent church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the nave and central apse with mural painting of Christ Pantocrator (replica), Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by bishop of Roda, Taull, province of Lleida, Catalonia. The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture, known for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922. This church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of the portal of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The upper chapel portal is protected by a porch. Its tympanum represents the Last Judgement. The trumeau is decorated by a statue of the Christ blessing the crowds. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a tile on the floor with Spanish golden Castilian castle with red background, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The Castilian castles symbolize Blanche de Castille, Saint Louis' mother. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of columns decorated with golden Castilian castles with red background, lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The Castilian castles symbolize Blanche de Castille, Saint Louis' mother. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house Saint Louis' collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of ribs underlined with red strips and golden L on the vaults decorated with fleur de lys in the choir of the lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. It is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the choir with the reliquary in the foreground, clerestories and ceiling of the nave, upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The upper chapel has four bays and a seven section choir. Each window group has four lancets topped by three rose windows. In the choir, the windows have only two lancets. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the choir with the reliquary in the foreground, upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The upper chapel has four bays and a seven section choir. In the choir, the windows have only two lancets. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_PARIS_11_MC080.jpg
  • View from below of the choir of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The upper chapel has four bays and a seven section choir. In the choir, the windows have only two lancets. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the clerestories of the nave in the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. Each window group has four lancets topped by three rose windows. At the bottom, a statue of apostle can be seen. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the ceiling of the nave in the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The ribs are underlined with red strips with golden L. and the vaults are covered by golden stars. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the clerestories, the apse and the ceiling of the nave in the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of stained glass window with Fleur de lys and Castillan castles which symbolize Saint Louis and his mother, Blanche de Castille, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of apostle in the nave of the Upper chapel, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The gothic 16th century rose window shows the Apocalypse around an enthroned Christ in the central oculus. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture, the most famous features are the great stained glass windows. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The gothic 16th century rose window shows the Apocalypse around an enthroned Christ in the central oculus. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture, the most famous features are the great stained glass windows. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the side of the walls of the nave flanked by statues of apostles, Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of rib vault ceiling of the nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The ribs are underlined with red strips with golden L. and the vaults are covered by golden stars. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of a statue of apostle against the stained glass clerestories of the nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse of La Sainte-Chapelle, considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Long side view of the nave with altar and reliquary in the distance, Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a winged angel sculpture decoration on Saint Louis' recess in the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. Saint Louis's recess is decorated with golden fleur de lys on a blue background. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the stained glass clerestories, nave of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. Each window group has four lancets topped by three rose windows. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of pillar made of three small columns on each side of a larger central column decorated with golden Castilian castles and flanked by a statue of apostle, nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Christ blessing the crowds decorating the trumeau of the portal to the Upper Chapel, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. On the lintel above the statue, angels call dead souls to rise from their graves. In the middle, Archangel Michael proceeds to the weighing of the souls while a devil is trying to cheat. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the porch of the portal to the upper chapel, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The tympanum represents the Last Judgement. Christ in majesty is surrounded by angels holding torture instruments. On the lintel, angels call dead souls to rise from their graves. In the middle, Archangel Michael proceeds to the weighing of the souls while a devil is trying to cheat. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_PARIS_11_MC055.jpg
  • Detail of pillar made of three small columns on each side of a larger central column decorated with golden French Fleur de lys and flanked by a statue of apostle, nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_PARIS_11_MC054.jpg
  • Detail of pillar made of three small columns on each side of a larger central column decorated with golden Castilian castles and flanked by a statue of apostle, nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France) in the lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of stained glass window in the bay of the lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. This smaller windows with a distinctive spherical triangle shape pierces the lower walls of the building. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. It is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of pillar made of three small columns on each side of a larger central column decorated with golden French Fleur de lys and flanked by a statue of apostle, nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of rib vault ceiling of the nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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