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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. Sunlit sculptures seem to play in the strong blue sky of midwinter. Behind and above the fountain this sculpture crowns the triumphal arch in the centre of the facade of the Palazzo Poli. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it  was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of sculpture on pediment, St Peter's Cathedral, Vatican City, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 13, 2010 in the morning against the deep blue winter sky. The Vatican City, centre of the Roman Catholic Church, is an independent state, founded in 1929. St Peter's Basilica was rebuilt during the Renaissance period. Its first architect was Donato Bramante (1444-1514), and the dome was designed by Michelangelo (1475-1564) and completed by Giacomo della Porta (c.1533-1602). The Piazza di San Pietro with its magnificent Baroque colonnades was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Facade overlooking Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. This pediment, catching the winter light, features Putti blowing trumpets on either side of a heraldic device. A cross surmounting the pediment is silhouetted against the deep blue winter sky. The capitals of Corinthian columns are visible at the bottom of the image. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Facade overlooking Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. This pediment, catching the winter light, features Putti blowing trumpets on either side of a heraldic device. A cross surmounting the pediment is silhouetted against the deep blue winter sky. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Monde, or the World, card no. 21, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. A blue woman dances on an egg surrounded by a snake that recalls the uroborus, symbol of infinity, the snake biting its tail. The world is the splendour of interior life. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Abdullah I Mosque, 1982-1989, Amman, Jordan. Memorial by the late King Hussein to his grandfather, it is a major landmark in Amman with its blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail with Venus tiles from L'Imperatrice, or the Empress, card no 3, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The Empress, in the form of a sphinx, is the great goddess, mother, queen of the sky. The artist lived inside the Empress for years during the construction of the garden. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Imperatrice, or the Empress, card no. 3, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The Empress, in the form of a sphinx, is the great goddess, mother, queen of the sky. The artist lived inside the Empress for years during the construction of the garden. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Heraion on September 18, 2008, Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple c. 8th century BC. The remaining columns stand  against a background of sea, hills and sky on a sunny late summer afternoon. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the Heraion on September 18, 2008, Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple c. 8th century BC. The remaining columns stand  against a background of sea, hills and sky on a sunny late summer afternoon. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the columns of the Heraion on September 18, 2008 in Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple built in the 8th century BC. The remaining columns stand proudly against a background of sea and sky on a sunny late summer morning. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the columns of the Heraion on September 18, 2008, Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple c. 8th century BC. Three columns still stand  against a background of sea, hills and sky on a sunny late summer afternoon. In the foreground the remains of other columns are laid out on the ground. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the Heraion on September 18, 2008 Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple c. 8th century BC. The remaining columns stand surrounded by the sea against the hills and sky on a sunny late summer afternoon. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the columns of the Heraion on September 18, 2008, Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple c. 8th century BC. The remaining columns stand  against a background of sea, hills and sky on a sunny late summer afternoon. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the columns of the Heraion on September 18, 2008, Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple c. 8th century BC. The remaining columns stand  against a background of sea, hills and sky on a sunny late summer afternoon. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the columns of the Heraion on September 18, 2008, Delos, Greece. The temple of Hera was built c.500 BC on the site of an earlier temple c. 8th century BC. The remaining columns stand  against a background of sea, hills and sky on a sunny late summer afternoon. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Last Gothic Cathedral in Spain, commissioned by Carlos V (1500-58), after an earlier cathedral was damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros, 1520. Tower rebuilt, 1614; Dome c.1630 by Pedro de Brizuela (1555-1631); Cathedral consecrated, 1768. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coastal village of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Temple E, with Doric columns, dedicated to Hera or Dionysus, 6th-5th century BC Greek, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the colossal Temple G, begun around 550 BC. The temple was still unfinished when Selinunte was destroyed in 409 BC., Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the colossal Temple G, begun around 550 BC. The temple was still unfinished when Selinunte was destroyed in 409 BC., Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the colossal Temple G, begun around 550 BC. The temple was still unfinished when Selinunte was destroyed in 409 BC., Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the colossal Temple G, begun around 550 BC. The temple was still unfinished when Selinunte was destroyed in 409 BC., Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Temple E, with Doric columns, dedicated to Hera or Dionysus, 6th-5th century BC Greek, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, 6th-5th century BC, on the acropolis of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Temple E, with Doric columns, dedicated to Hera or Dionysus, 6th-5th century BC Greek, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 3 fluted columns of Eastern Temple E, with Doric columns, dedicated to Hera or Dionysus, 6th-5th century BC Greek, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Temple E, with Doric columns, dedicated to Hera or Dionysus, 6th-5th century BC Greek, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Temple E, with Doric columns, dedicated to Hera or Dionysus, 6th-5th century BC Greek, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Access ramp to the beach, Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, sea front promenade in the Barceloneta district, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental staircase in the terraces of the gardens, designed by Giovanni Lazzarini, of the Finca Raixa, a farmhouse originally of Arab origin, transformed in the 18th century into an Italian style villa, at the Serra de Tramuntana in Bunola, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. At the top of the staircase are the pond, doll's house, bathhouse, and the upper gardens. Raixa houses the Interpretation Center of the Serra de Tramuntana Natural Area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House of the Two Treasures, an Italic house  built c. 41-54 AD, with impluvinium (sunken floor to collect rainwater), atrium, living rooms and a shop, at Pollentia Roman site, Alcudia, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Two hoards of coins were discovered in the ruins of the house. Pollentia was a Roman city founded 123 BC by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, with a military camp and town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop view of the city of Palermo, with the port in the distance and Monte Pellegrino on the left, Sicily, Italy. The city was founded by the Phoenicians in 734 BC as Sis, and it was subsequently settled by the Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs and Normans. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily 1130-1816. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rear facade of the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was extended by many architects and contains 137 rooms and 17 galleries, and now houses the Museo di Arte e Ammobiliamento. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rear facade of the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was extended by many architects and contains 137 rooms and 17 galleries, and now houses the Museo di Arte e Ammobiliamento. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, north facade, from the Grande Allee entrance road, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, south and east facades, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, east facade, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, east facade, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, east facade, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, north facade, from the Grande Allee entrance road, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, aerial view, south and east facades, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, east facade, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, north facade, aerial view from the Grande Allee entrance road, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, north facade, from the Grande Allee entrance road, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, east facade, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour du Foix, a 13th century watchtower of the original chateau, used in the 17th century as an observatory, on the ramparts of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Royal de Blois, with Louis XII Gothic wing, built 1498-1500, in the foreground, aerial view, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • River Loire and town of Blois, aerial view,<br />
in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Royal de Blois, aerial view, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Royal de Blois, aerial view, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Gothic Louis XII wing, built 1498-1500, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. In the centre is an equestrian statue of Louis XII on a pacing horse, destroyed in 1792 but restored 1857 by Charles Emile Seurre. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior southeast facade of the Renaissance Francois I wing, built 1515-18, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior southeast facade of the Renaissance Francois I wing, built 1515-18, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salamander sculptures, symbol of Francois I, on the chimneys of the Renaissance Francois I wing, built 1515-18, above the monumental staircase, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Langeais, a Renaissance castle built 1465-69 by king Louis XI, on the river Loire in Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally built in the 10th century by Foulques Nerra, it was rebuilt in the 15th century by Jean Bourre and Jean Briconnet. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fort du Coudray, Tour du Coudray and Tour du Moulin (left-right), at the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, aerial view, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts and logis royaux of the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, aerial view, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour de l'Horloge (right) and the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, aerial view, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fort du Coudray, Tour du Coudray and Tour du Moulin (left-right), at the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, aerial view, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats on the Vienne river, and above, the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour de l'Horloge or clock tower, built 1200 by Jean sans Terre as the castle entrance, with 13th century portcullis, at the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Logis royaux or royal apartments, built c. 1370 by the duc d'Anjou, now restored, seen from the keep, at the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. The building consists of 3 enclosures (Coudray, Milieu and Saint-Georges) separated by dry moats, and natural defenses on 3 sides with a ditch dug on the 4th. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North facade and Tour des Marques, the original medieval keep of the Marques family, aerial view, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514-22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570-76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden of Diane de Poitiers, the Tour de Marques, the original medieval keep of the Marques family, and the north east facade of the Chateau de Chenonceau, aerial view, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade, garden of Diane de Poitiers, and Tour des Marques, the original medieval keep of the Marques family, aerial view, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514-22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570-76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514-22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, reflected in the river Cher, near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570-76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden of Catherine de Medici, the Tour de Marques, the original medieval keep of the Marques family, and the south west facade of the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden of Catherine de Medici, the Tour de Marques, the original medieval keep of the Marques family, and the south west facade of the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street with whitewashed apartment buildings in the city of Mahon, capital of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa del Princep, and behind, Placa Espanya<br />
in Mahon, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. In the distance is the Esglesia de Santa Maria, rebuilt 1748-71 in Neoclassical and Gothic Revival styles, on the ruins of an earlier 14th century Gothic church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Esglesia de Santa Maria, rebuilt 1748-71 in Neoclassical and Gothic Revival styles, on the ruins of an earlier 14th century Gothic church, in Mahon, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parish church of San Miguel, a Romanesque church with square tower, in the village of Peramola, Alt Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. The church has a single nave with barrel vaulted ceiling and an apse with Lombard arches. It was restored in the 1990s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Cloister, with 4 galleries with sculpted capitals, at the Catedral de Santa Maria d'Urgell, built 1116-83, mainly 1175-82 by Ramon Llambard, in Romanesque style, in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. The building is unfinished and has been used as a fortress to withstand sieges. It is protected as a historic landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Cloister, with 4 galleries with sculpted capitals, at the Catedral de Santa Maria d'Urgell, built 1116-83, mainly 1175-82 by Ramon Llambard, in Romanesque style, in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. The building is unfinished and has been used as a fortress to withstand sieges. It is protected as a historic landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ferreres Aqueduct or Aqueducte de les Ferreres, known as the Devil's Bridge or Puente del Diablo, aerial view, a Roman aqueduct built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The arched double-height bridge is 249m long and was built during the reign of Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD. The bridge is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Headquarters of the Bank of Valencia, or Banco de Valencia, founded 1900, which became CaixaBank in 2013, Valencia, Spain. The flatiron-style building was designed in 1935 using marble, brick and limestone, decorated with ceramic tiles in a Modernist influence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa de l'Ajuntament or Town Hall Square, Valencia, Spain. The triangular square houses the Ayuntamiento or City Hall and the Correos or Main Post Office of the city, a fountain, flower stalls plus many shops and restaurants. The square was remodelled by Javier Goerlich 1931-34 and it includes many Modernist buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaza Decimo Junio Bruto, built over the Roman, Islamic and Visigothic ruins of La Almoina, now protected in an underground museum, in Valencia, Spain. The Roman hot springs can be viewed through a skylight in the reflecting pool. The square is named after the Roman consul who founded the city in 138 BC. In the centre is the Palacio de la Marquesa de Colomina. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moorish style entrance gate to the main square in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. Through the arch is the bell tower, rebuilt 1766, of the Iglesia Parroquial de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora, built on the old Moorish castle in 1516. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, near the village of Bocairent, Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The rooms are on around 3 or 4 different levels and are interlinked, although designed to be separated by doors. The purpose of these chambers is unknown, possibly sepulchres, granaries, Visigothic monasteries or more likely, Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period, after a design imported from North Africa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Hotel de la Marine overlooking the Place de la Concorde, in Neoclassical style with corinthian columns, pediment and sculptures, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. 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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  • Facade of the Hotel de la Marine overlooking the Place de la Concorde, in Neoclassical style with corinthian columns, pediment and sculptures, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. 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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  • Facade of the Hotel de la Marine overlooking the Place de la Concorde, in Neoclassical style with corinthian columns, pediment and sculptures, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. 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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  • Rue de Rivoli and the Musee du Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement, seen from the window of the Salon d'Angle, in 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 building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. 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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  • Rue de Rivoli and the Musee du Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement, seen from the window of the Salon d'Angle, in 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 building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. 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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  • La Loggia, a large open sided balcony overlooking the Place de la Concorde, at the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. 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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  • La Loggia, a large open sided balcony overlooking the Place de la Concorde, at the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. 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. In the distance is the Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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