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  • Looking up to the sky from the internal octagonal courtyard of the Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up to the sky from the internal octagonal courtyard of the Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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 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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  • 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. 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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  • 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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  • El Charco Azul de Chulilla, a natural blue pool in the Turia river, aerial view, at Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Under Moorish rule in the 12th century, a weir was built to irrigate the orchards of the town, and the pool remains, with a jetty and dilapidated walkway around the cliff. The pool is on a circular walking route around the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Charco Azul de Chulilla, a natural blue pool in the Turia river, aerial view, at Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Under Moorish rule in the 12th century, a weir was built to irrigate the orchards of the town, and the pool remains, with a jetty and dilapidated walkway around the cliff. The pool is on a circular walking route around the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Charco Azul de Chulilla, a natural blue pool in the Turia river, at Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Under Moorish rule in the 12th century, a weir was built to irrigate the orchards of the town, and the pool remains, with a jetty and dilapidated walkway around the cliff. The pool is on a circular walking route around the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water tower, with spire covered in blue mosaic, with viewing platform for visitors, at CaixaForum Barcelona, a cultural centre opened 2002 in the former Casaramona textile factory built 1911, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, in Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The centre was repurposed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, b. 1931. It is sponsored by La Caixa bank, and holds temporary exhibitions, concerts, educational workshops and films, and has a media library, auditorium, classroom, restaurant and children's activity space. 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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  • 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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  • Edificio Veles e Vents, built in 2005 to house guests and spectators at the 32nd America’s Cup, designed by David Chipperfield and Fermin Vazquez, on the canal at the marina in Valencia, Spain. The minimalist modern building houses restaurants, entertainment spaces and viewing platforms. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 Montriou, aerial view, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the grounds is the Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century. The building is privately owned and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montriou, aerial view, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the grounds is the Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century. The building is privately owned and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dog sculpture beside the staircase of honour at the Chateau de Saumur, beside the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. 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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  • 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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  • Man walking up a narrow steep street in 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. On the right is an allegorical statue of Bordeaux, 1838, by Louis-Denis Caillouette. 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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  • 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 Beaufort en Vallee, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century, originally attached to the Chateau de Montriou, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. The chapel contains late 15th century frescoes of the Passion of Christ. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, aerial view, 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 Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of honour at the Chateau de Saumur, beside the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France, seen from the Chateau de Saumur. In the centre is the Pont Cessart, or Pont de Saumur, built 1756-70, designed by Louis-Alexandre de Cessart and built by Jean-Baptiste de Voglie, across the river Loire. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, beside the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, aerial view, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, aerial view, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), low angle view of plants against late afternoon blue sky, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa del Poggio Imperiale, a neoclassical Villa Medicea in Arcetri, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Originally built in the 15th century, the villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century. It was enlarged in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It was the seat of the Educandato Statale della Santissima Annunziata 1865-2015. The villa forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Villa del Poggio Imperiale, a neoclassical Villa Medicea in Arcetri, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The statue on the right plinth is Hercules holding the Celestial Globe, 1568, by Vicenzo de Rossi. Originally built in the 15th century, the villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century. It was enlarged in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It was the seat of the Educandato Statale della Santissima Annunziata 1865-2015. The villa forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa del Trebbio, a Medici villa, and the surrounding countryside, near San Piero a Sieve, Mugello, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, founder of the Medici bank, then by his son, Cosimo de Medici, who had it remodelled by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, as a fortified castle. It was enlarged in the 16th century by Cosimo I de Medici and Ferdinand I de Medici. The villa features a tower, moat, drawbridge, central courtyard with well, walled garden, terraces, woods and agricultural estate. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa del Trebbio, a Medici villa, and the surrounding countryside, near San Piero a Sieve, Mugello, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, founder of the Medici bank, then by his son, Cosimo de Medici, who had it remodelled by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, as a fortified castle. It was enlarged in the 16th century by Cosimo I de Medici and Ferdinand I de Medici. The villa features a tower, moat, drawbridge, central courtyard with well, walled garden, terraces, woods and agricultural estate. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa del Trebbio, a Medici villa, and the surrounding countryside, near San Piero a Sieve, Mugello, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, founder of the Medici bank, then by his son, Cosimo de Medici, who had it remodelled by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, as a fortified castle. It was enlarged in the 16th century by Cosimo I de Medici and Ferdinand I de Medici. The villa features a tower, moat, drawbridge, central courtyard with well, walled garden, terraces, woods and agricultural estate. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti (who designed the ramps and steps known as Medici bridges or scalee medicee), Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It is now a museum, the Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio, or Museum of Hunting and Territory, and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi (right), built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy.  The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It is now a museum, the Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio, or Museum of Hunting and Territory, and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading to the terrace at the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, now the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Villa del Poggio Imperiale, a neoclassical Villa Medicea in Arcetri, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Originally built in the 15th century, the villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century. It was enlarged in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It was the seat of the Educandato Statale della Santissima Annunziata 1865-2015. The villa forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates 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 skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. 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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  • Looking up at the huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates 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 skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. 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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  • Looking up at the huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates 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 skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. 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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  • Detail from huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates 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 skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. 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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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates 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 skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. 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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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates 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 skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. 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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