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  • Escalier d'Honneur, or staircase of honour, in the centre of the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The banister features the symbol of the Navy, with an anchor and dolphins. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection, and the apartments of the Intendant of the Garde-Meuble (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, and the concierge's office window on the left, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, and the concierge's office window on the left, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, and the concierge's office on the right, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Escalier d'Honneur, or staircase of honour, in the centre of the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The banister features the symbol of the Navy, with an anchor and dolphins. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection, and the apartments of the Intendant of the Garde-Meuble (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of honour with iron banisters in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, now the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of honour with iron banisters in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, now the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Escalier, built 17th century in Italian style, with wrought iron banisters, in the Chateau d'Usse, built 15th - 17th century in medieval and Renaissance style, in Rigny-Usse, Indre-et-Loire, France. Hanging are a mythological Beauvais tapestry, 18th century, and portrait of king Louis XVIII. An existing ruined castle was rebuilt from 1440s by Jean V de Breuil and later rebuilt by Charles d'Espinay. The chateau is owned by the duc de Blacas and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rotunda, with whispering gallery and portraits of every president of the Republic of Texas and governor of the State of Texas, in the Texas State Capitol, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The building is in Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with both Corinthian and Doric details and a large central dome. The State Capitol houses the Senate, Governor's Office, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silent Music III, temporary sculpture of a seated person in musical staves and notes, 2016, by Jaume Plensa, in the foyer of the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance with staircase, with wrought iron balustrade and yellow ceramic tiles, in the Casa Gasull, built 1910-12 and designed by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, in a mixture of Modernist and Noucentist styles, Calle de Sant Joan, Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Pere Roig Gasull, an olive oil merchant, as the headquarters of his business and home to his 2 children. The basement is a warehouse space used for storing oil and the ground floor is for industrial and commercial use. The architect's son, Pere Domenech Roura, also worked on the building. The building is listed as a Cultural asset of local interest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading from the royal chapel to the Salle des Girondins or Salle des Bordelais, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow stepped streets with new concrete staircases, metal handrails and modern lights in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow street in the Jewish quarter or Call, Girona, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. The narrow cobbled street is stepped up the hillside. The first Jewish community arrived in the city in the 9th century and formed a settlement that was protected by the crown. The rulers of medieval Spain appreciated the Jews' medical and financial skills, especially their willingness to lend money. By the 12th century, the vibrant population numbered 1000, including Rabbi Moses ben Nachman or Nahmanides, one of the early scholars of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah. In 1492 the Catholic Kings of Spain expelled all Jews from Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase, built c. 1618, supported by arches around a central void, leading to the large Protestant temple on the 2nd floor, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Art Deco staircase, in the Bibliotheque Carnegie de Reims, or Carnegie Library of Reims, a public library built on donations by Andrew Carnegie, designed by Max Sainsaulieu and built 1921-27 in Art Deco style, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The library is a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase with curved hardwood handrail, between the first and second floors, in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble art deco staircase in the Palais Consulaire or Consular Palace, built 1937, which houses the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the Quai de Lattre de Tassigny in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone staircase leading to the Synodal Hall, where assemblies of clergymen would take place, in the Palais de Tau, the 12th century Episcopal Palace of Angers and former residence of the bishops of Angers, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The T-shaped palace was built on the site of an earlier 9th century building. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Top of the staircase leading from the internal courtyard to the main entrance, with marble sculptures by Ignazio Marabitti, 1719-97, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading to the first floor, where there is a meeting room for stockbrokers, in the Palais Brongniart, or Palais de la Bourse, built by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart 1808-13 and Eloi Labarre 1813-26, on the Place de la Bourse in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The building housed the Bourse de Paris or Paris Stock Exchange from the late 19th century, and Euronext Paris from 2000, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Defense, 1879, sculpture by Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, remade in bronze in 2017 by the Fonderie de Coubertin in Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, on the staircase of La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. The statue depicts a winged woman with arms raised and fists clenched, leaning on a dying warrior, representing courage and resilience. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peristyle and series of rooms on the landing above the vestibule, at the top of the Escalier d'Honneur, where university and rectorate ceremonies take place, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The space is divided by columns and the walls lined with canvases depicting the history of the University of Paris. The Palais Academique today houses the seat of the chancellery of the universities and the academy of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase with a broken wooden chair and rubble, in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction, in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gothic ceiling vault above the spiral staircase in the tower beside the internal courtyard or Cour d'Honneur, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Green Room, with bookcases with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. Through the archway is the Red Room, then the Black Room, with the portrait of King John V or Joao V, 1689-1750, by Domenico Dupra, 1725, in the distance. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the bookcases with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Black Room, and of a gilded bird and garland from the archway between the Black and Red rooms, in the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gilded sculptural crown and angels, exalting the King and Portugal, above a portrait of King John V or Joao V, 1689-1750, by Domenico Dupra, 1725, and bookshelves with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase and brick columns resembling trees, reflecting the wooded setting of the church, inside the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase around the outer wall of an inner courtyard, with columns supporting the building and colourful floral oil paintings on the plaster walls and ceilings, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen Joan Beltran as a plaster. One of the main Gaudi residential buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase around the outer wall of an inner courtyard, with columns supporting the building and colourful floral oil paintings on the plaster walls and ceilings, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio of an inner courtyard, with staircase around the outer wall, columns supporting the building and colourful floral oil paintings on the plaster walls and ceilings, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Semi-vault ceiling panels with floral design, in the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The hall seats 2015 people and is illuminated entirely during the day by stained glass windows with a garland design and a huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with marble work by Alfons Juyol and mosaics by Lluis Bru, in the Casa Navas, built 1902-7 in Modernist style by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, Catalan Modernist architect, on the Plaza del Mercadal or Market Square in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The house was built for Joaquim Navas Padro. The interiors were completed by Alfons Juyol i Bach (marble), Tomas Bergada (paintings), Gaspar Homar (furniture) and Hipolit Montseny (ceramics). The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase, with wrought iron balustrade and yellow ceramic tiles, in the Casa Gasull, built 1910-12 and designed by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, in a mixture of Modernist and Noucentist styles, Calle de Sant Joan, Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Pere Roig Gasull, an olive oil merchant, as the headquarters of his business and home to his 2 children. The basement is a warehouse space used for storing oil and the ground floor is for industrial and commercial use. The architect's son, Pere Domenech Roura, also worked on the building. The building is listed as a Cultural asset of local interest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking down at the Salle du Contrepoids, with pulley, patterned marble floor and spiral staircase, built by Joseph Teulere in the 18th century, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Romanesque doorway to the Abbey Church at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. This door was the main entrance to the monastery. The tympanum with crucifixion relief is supported by a lintel and topped by a plain double arch. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brilhac staircase, a spiral staircase built 1478 by Francois de Brilhac, in the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. The chateau was home to the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It 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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  • Staircase, built c. 1618, supported by arches around a central void, leading to the large Protestant temple on the 2nd floor, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of honour, leading from the vestibule or hall to the first floor, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical statue with lyre on the staircase of honour, leading from the vestibule or hall to the first floor, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone noble staircase decorated with floral design, leading from the entrance hall to the first floor, in the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The entrance hall is in a central courtyard, lit from above with natural light from a glass skylight. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Young girl sitting amongst drying laundry on a terrace in the streets of the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wood resembling vertebrae on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the window of Josep Batllo's study on the first floor. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, and skylight, on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal, and the lower walls have wavy oak panelling. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Helena, 1902, by Raymond Sudre, 1870-1962, from the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, beneath the onyx and stucco staircase with paintings by Paul Gervais, in the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The house was built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone staircase leading to the Synodal Hall, where assemblies of clergymen would take place, in the Palais de Tau, the 12th century Episcopal Palace of Angers and former residence of the bishops of Angers, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The T-shaped palace was built on the site of an earlier 9th century building. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blue and gold mosaics by Isidore Odorico, 1893-1945, made using the arivoltatura or Facchina technique, in the staircase of the art deco Hotel d'Anjou, built in 1857 and designed by Alexandre Richard-Delalande, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.  The building was remodelled in 1913 by Gustave Gasnier and then again in the 1920s by Roger Jusserand, who also built the Maison Bleue in Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Top of the staircase leading from the internal courtyard to the main entrance, with marble sculptures by Ignazio Marabitti, 1719-97, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading from the internal courtyard to the main entrance, with marble sculptures by Ignazio Marabitti, 1719-97, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Defense, 1879, sculpture by Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, remade in bronze in 2017 by the Fonderie de Coubertin in Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, on the staircase of La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. The statue depicts a winged woman with arms raised and fists clenched, leaning on a dying warrior, representing courage and resilience. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peristyle and series of rooms on the landing above the vestibule, at the top of the Escalier d'Honneur, where university and rectorate ceremonies take place, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The space is divided by columns and the walls lined with canvases depicting the history of the University of Paris. The Palais Academique today houses the seat of the chancellery of the universities and the academy of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peristyle and series of rooms on the landing above the vestibule, at the top of the Escalier d'Honneur, where university and rectorate ceremonies take place, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. On the right is a statue of the Republic by Leon Alexandre Delhomme, 1889. The space is divided by columns and the walls lined with canvases depicting the history of the University of Paris. The Palais Academique today houses the seat of the chancellery of the universities and the academy of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase off the vestibule, in yellow onyx, with monumental bronze lamppost, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The staircase is decorated with life-size marble statues of Dante, Petrarch and Virgil, 1865, by Barrias, and in the 4 medallions, murals representing Rome, Florence, Venice and Naples. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase off the vestibule, in yellow onyx, with monumental bronze lamppost, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Organic shaped balconies over 5 floors of the private banking offices of the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. 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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  • Bookshelves with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, seen from the balcony, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. In the chancel is the Mannerist altarpiece, designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with Manuel Ramos making the pulpit in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento (right), and Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha painting chinoiserie elements in 1737. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bookcases with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bookshelves with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bookshelves with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Black Room (left), looking through to the Red Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Volcan or the Volcano, auditorium opened 1982, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012, and Jean-Maur Lyonnet, at the Maison de la Culture du Havre, Le Havre, Normandy, France. Behind are apartment buildings designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The large volcano shown here contains a 1200 seat theatre and 350 seat cinema, while the small volcano has a 500 seat hall and 80 seat auditorium and is now used as a reference library. The forum is built from concrete and the buildings are linked and accessed via ramps. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio of an inner courtyard, with staircase around the outer wall, columns supporting the building and colourful floral oil paintings on the plaster walls and ceilings, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase surrounding an inner courtyard, with wrought iron balconies and balustrades, plants in organic shaped containers and colourful floral oil paintings on the plaster walls and ceilings, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tunnel on the undulating roof, with mosaic covered staircase opening and chimneys with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Ludwig van Beethoven, by Pau Gargallo, around the stage in the Concert Hall, and behind, stained glass windows with garland design by Rigalt Granell & Cia, at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The hall seats 2015 people, has a Walcker pipe organ and stepped stage and is illuminated entirely during the day by windows and a huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircases and view through to orchestra area in the Concert Hall, from the Lluis Millet Room, a lounge area on the first floor, in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The large lamp posts are sculpted with floral and vegetal motifs. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircases leading to the first and second floor balconies of the Concert Hall, in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The large lamp posts are sculpted with floral and vegetal motifs. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seats on the first floor balcony in the Concert Hall, seating 2015 people and illuminated entirely during the day by windows and a huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircases leading to the first and second floor balconies of the Concert Hall, in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The large lamp posts are sculpted with floral and vegetal motifs. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, with heraldic motifs in the vaults, including the coat of arms of the Holy Cross and of Barcelona, and sculptures of angels by Pau Gargallo, 1881-1934, and on the staircase balustrade, the Holy Cross and initial G for Pau Gil, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription carved in stone on the balustrade, and mosaic details, in the Domenech i Montaner Room, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the entrance hall, with the Holy Cross and initial G for Pau Gil on the staircase balustrade, and with mosaics by Mario Maragliano, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the entrance hall, with the Holy Cross and initial G for Pau Gil on the staircase balustrade, and with mosaics by Mario Maragliano, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, with heraldic motifs in the vaults, including the coat of arms of the Holy Cross and of Barcelona, and sculptures of angels by Pau Gargallo, 1881-1934, and on the staircase balustrade, the Holy Cross and initial G for Pau Gil, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking down the spiral staircase of the bell tower of the Prioral de Sant Pere, a priory church built 1512-69 by Benet Otger in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was baptised in this church, and it is thought that this staircase was the inspiration for that at La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First floor of the main entrance hall with marble work by Alfons Juyol and mosaic of a garden scene with fountain and blossom trees by Lluis Bru, in the Casa Navas, built 1902-7 in Modernist style by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, Catalan Modernist architect, on the Plaza del Mercadal or Market Square in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The house was built for Joaquim Navas Padro. The interiors were completed by Alfons Juyol i Bach (marble), Tomas Bergada (paintings), Gaspar Homar (furniture) and Hipolit Montseny (ceramics). The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of the Salle des Girondins or Salle des Bordelais, built by Joseph Teulere in the 18th century, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boy walking in a narrow street painted blue with steps leading up to the door of a house, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking up a narrow street in the Jewish quarter or Call, Girona, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. The narrow cobbled street is stepped up the hillside. The first Jewish community arrived in the city in the 9th century and formed a settlement that was protected by the crown. The rulers of medieval Spain appreciated the Jews' medical and financial skills, especially their willingness to lend money. By the 12th century, the vibrant population numbered 1000, including Rabbi Moses ben Nachman or Nahmanides, one of the early scholars of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah. In 1492 the Catholic Kings of Spain expelled all Jews from Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of honour on first floor, with classical statues and door to the library, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel du Lion Noir, a Renaissance mansion built late 16th century for the Huez family, with wooden spiral staircase in the courtyard, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Eusebi Guell in the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1078.jpg
  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, at the top of the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1234.jpg
  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal, and the lower walls have wavy oak panelling. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1214.jpg
  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the window of Josep Batllo's study on the first floor. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1256.jpg
  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, and skylight, on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1230.jpg
  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1222.jpg
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