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  • Theaterplatz square showing Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri on the left and Dresden Castle with Hausmannsturm tower on the right, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Dresden Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden and has been the residence of the Electors (1547-1806) and Kings (1806-1918) of Saxony. It presents a multitude of architectural styles, from Romanesque to Baroque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades which frame the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades which frame the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Copper onion dome crowning the belltower of the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view from the river Elbe showing the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri on the left and Dresden Castle with Hausmannsturm tower, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen on the right, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Dresden Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden and has been the residence of the Electors (1547-1806) and Kings (1806-1918) of Saxony. It presents a multitude of architectural styles, from Romanesque to Baroque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theaterplatz square showing Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri on the left and Dresden Castle with Hausmannsturm tower on the right, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Dresden Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden and has been the residence of the Electors (1547-1806) and Kings (1806-1918) of Saxony. It presents a multitude of architectural styles, from Romanesque to Baroque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades which frame the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silhouettes of statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades of the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, with the Hausmannsturm tower, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, in the background, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of spire, Virgin of Anguish Roman Catholic Church, 1761, Riga, Latvia, restored 1895. Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Central lancet of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the crucifixion, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Nave and apse with Marc Chagall stained glass windows of the axial chapel in the distance, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of Angel Gabriel, Virgin Mary, her cousin Elysabeth, annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of Elysabeth (cousin of Virgin Mary), annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection) on the central window; the Virgin and the child on the left and the baptism of Clovis and the coronation of Saint Louis on the right, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • View from the side of the apse and southern transept, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the Virgin Coronation sculptures and rose window above the central portal of the western facade  of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Left lancet of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the Virgin and the child, axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • View from the side of Angel Gabriel, Virgin Mary, her cousin Elysabeth, annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the Virgin Coronation sculptures and rose window above the central portal of the western facade  of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the Virgin Coronation sculptures and rose window above the central portal of the western facade  of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of Elysabeth (cousin of Virgin Mary), annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Angel Gabriel, Virgin Mary, her cousin Elysabeth and king David (or Zacharie, Elysabeth's husband), annunciation group, right jamb statues of the central portal of the western facade of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Central window of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection), axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • View from below of the high vaulted Gothic ceiling with clerestories, triforium and tiered arches to the either side, nave, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the high vaulted Gothic ceiling with clerestories, triforium and tiered arches to the either side, nave, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Central window of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection), axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Tombstone of the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, who were buried here until 1521, in the Patio de Isabel la Catolica, a Moorish courtyard within the San Francisco Convent, now the Parador de San Francisco hotel, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The convent was built by the Catholic monarchs on the site of a Nasrid palace, remains of which were incorporated into the building. On their deaths, Ferdinand and Isabella were temporarily buried here. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Teresa of Avila, 1515-82, Carmelite nun and Roman Catholic saint, in wood, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi at the birth of Christ, with Mary and Joseph holding the baby Jesus below, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman, possibly allegorical figure of Victory, holding the tower of Castile, fresco medallion, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ with the crown of thorns, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the vaults and bosses painted with cherubs and angels, in the upper choir of the nave, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a lansquenet or foot soldier, in the side chapel at the junction of the transept, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Incarnation, with the Virgin Mary, holy ghost and hand of God, and the Annunciation by the Angel Gabriel, polychrome high relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mary of Egypt, naked and praying in the wilderness, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity, with Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus in the stable, with an angel worshipping and a shepherd, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Jerome and the doctors of the Church, painting attributed to Juan de Sevilla, 1643-95, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms and foot soldiers or lansquenets in niches, with the door to the sacristry below, in the Renaissance side chapel by Diego Siloe, 1495-1563, at the junction with the transept, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the nave and windows of the clerestory, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Michael the archangel, 17th century, dressed as a soldier in armour and about to kill the devil Lucifer, in the side chapel of St Michael, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen de Belen, 18th century Baroque sculpture by Jose de Mora, on the wooden altarpiece in the side chapel, Capilla de la Virgen de Belen, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua, the family chapel of Don Gines de Garranza, a knight from Santiago who is buried here, designed by Pedro de Mena, 1628-88, son of Alonso de Mena, with statue of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua dressed in a cape with an aurora halo and a gisant of Christ below by Pablo de Rojas, 1549-1611, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, 1453-1515, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Alexander VI giving Gonzalo de Cordoba, the Gran Capitan a sword as a reward for defending the Church (although it was Clement VII who actually performed this act), fresco to the upper left of the main chapel, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Immaculate conception, statue of the Virgin Mary with heaven above, from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical sculpture of a virtue representing power or strength, in the side chapel at the junction of the transept, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua dressed in a cape with an aurora crown, in the Chapel of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua, the family chapel of Don Gines de Garranza, a knight from Santiago who is buried here, designed by Pedro de Mena, 1628-88, son of Alonso de Mena, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, 1453-1515, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Bartholomew with a demon, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 2 saints holding palm fronds, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Emperor Constantine on horseback, trampling a soldier in battle, holding a Christian cross, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Martin of Tours cutting his cloak in half to share with a beggar, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Emperor Constantine on horseback, trampling a soldier in battle, holding a Christian cross, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of San Juan de Sahagun, 1419-79, Augustinian friar, priest and saint, in wood, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the nave, with arches leading to side chapels on either side, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Lawrence and St Stephen, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter healing an invalid, fresco, 1723-35, by either Martin or Juan de Medina, on the right of the church entrance, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of Cordoba from the  Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, with the Alcazar (right), Roman bridge (far right), built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and (far left), the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Octagonal Gothic ceiling of the Torre del Homenaje or Tribute Tower in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Torre del Homenaje was renovated by Ferdinand and Isabella and here their knights swore allegiance to the Catholic faith. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, with the Torre de los Leones (left), built 1662 and now the main entrance, and the Torre del Homenaje or Tribute Tower (right), in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Torre del Homenaje was renovated by Ferdinand and Isabella and here their knights swore allegiance to the Catholic faith. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de Isabel la Catolica, a Moorish courtyard within the San Francisco Convent, now the Parador de San Francisco hotel, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The convent was built by the Catholic monarchs on the site of a Nasrid palace, remains of which were incorporated into the building. On their deaths, Ferdinand and Isabella were temporarily buried here. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de Isabel la Catolica, a Moorish courtyard within the San Francisco Convent, now the Parador de San Francisco hotel, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The convent was built by the Catholic monarchs on the site of a Nasrid palace, remains of which were incorporated into the building. On their deaths, Ferdinand and Isabella were temporarily buried here. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Paseo de los Reyes, or Alley of the Kings, with statues of the meeting of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon with Christopher Columbus, in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of the meeting of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon with Christopher Columbus, in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of the meeting of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon with Christopher Columbus, in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de Isabel la Catolica, a Moorish courtyard within the San Francisco Convent, now the Parador de San Francisco hotel, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The convent was built by the Catholic monarchs on the site of a Nasrid palace, remains of which were incorporated into the building. On their deaths, Ferdinand and Isabella were temporarily buried here. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Francisco de Borja before the corpse of Empress Elizabeth, detail, painting, 1787, by Mariano Salvador Maella, 1739-1819, in the Capilla de San Francisco de Borja, in the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Concert of angels, frescoes in the semi-dome ceiling of the choir, originally built in Gothic style in the 13th century but remodeled in the 17th century in Baroque style by the Valencian architect Juan Perez Castiel, in the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. The choir contains an altarpiece of 6 Renaissance paintings, many sculptural works and a semi-dome with frescoes. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Virgen del Buen Parto, or Virgin of Good Childbirth, 1465, by Jose Castellnou, statue in alabaster and gold in Late Gothic style, believed to grant safe childbirth to women who walk 9 times around the cathedral, in the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse stained glass window, detail of Jesse, 16th century, possibly by the workshops of Nijmegen Arnolt (Arnold van Nijmegen), Dutch master glassmaker, in the Chapelle Saint Gilles in the Eglise Notre-Dame de Caudebec-en-Caux, a Flamboyant Gothic catholic church built 15th and 16th centuries, in Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France. This Renaissance window has a remarkable yellow colour, and depicts Jesse seated on his throne (rather than sleeping) and flanked by Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, and above, the kings of Judah. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze effigy of Adolphe Duparc, 1857-1946, Bishop of Quimper, 1946, by Francois Bazin, 1897-1956, in Quimper Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper, a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral founded in 1239 and completed in the 15th century, in Quimper, Finistere, Brittany, France. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with its yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, and the cathedral bell tower (built around the original minaret), at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puerta del Puente, or Gate of the Bridge, built in Renaissance style with Doric columns and classical entablature by Hernan Ruiz III in 1572 to link the city to the Roman bridge, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the left is the Great Mosque of Cordoba, now part of the Cathedral. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The procession of the relics of Sainte Angadreme in Beauvais in 1472, ordered by Louis XI, by Alexandre Grellet, 1869, in the Chapelle Sainte-Angadreme, restored in 2013 and named after the protectress of the town of Beauvais, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais or Cathedral of St Peter of Beauvais, an incomplete Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral consecrated in 1272, Beauvais, Oise, Picardy, France. The cathedral consists only of a transept built in the 16th century and choir, with apse and 7 polygonal apsidal chapels from the 13th century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftops of the city of Valencia, with the bell tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, in the Ciutat Vella or Old Town of Valencia, Spain. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buonomini assisting in a burial, Renaissance fresco, 15th century, from the cycle of the Seven Works of Corporal Mercy, by the workshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio, in the Oratorio dei Buonomini di San Martino, or San Martino del Vescovo, a Roman catholic church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View to Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre from the terrace at Paris Avec Toits, an organisation promoting and teaching beekeeping and managing hives on Paris rooftops, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. The terrace is owned by Diane Jos, who cares for the bees and runs apprenticeships for future beekeepers. The Basilica of Sacre-Cœur is a Roman catholic church designed by Paul Abadie and built 1875-1914. Photographed on 14th May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses crossing the Red Sea, with the sea depicted in the colour red, stained glass window, 16th century, Renaissance, possibly by the workshops of Nijmegen Arnolt (Arnold van Nijmegen), Dutch master glassmaker, in the Chapelle Saint Gilles in the Eglise Notre-Dame de Caudebec-en-Caux, a Flamboyant Gothic catholic church built 15th and 16th centuries, in Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mystery of the Nativity, detail of a fresco by Charles Soulacroix, 1825-99, in the second apse chapel, in the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculee-Conception or Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, a Roman Catholic cathedral built 1827-63 in Neoclassical style by Benoit-Agathon Haffreingue, in Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France. The fresco depicts the child Virgin on a throne with 2 angels celebrating her birth. Charles Soulacroix, a sculptor, was commissioned in 1863-65 by Haffreingue to decorate the 6 apse chapels, these being his first frescoes. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary Monument of Monseigneur Haffreingue, 1785-1871, designed by Monsieur Dutoit and sculpted by Monsieur Cela and Eugene Delaplanche, 1836-91, in the third apse chapel of the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculee-Conception or Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, a Roman Catholic cathedral built 1827-63 in Neoclassical style by Benoit-Agathon Haffreingue, in Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France. The sculpture depicts Haffreingue kneeling and presenting a model of the church to the Virgin. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window depicting the act of perjury before the knight and his wife, a bishop and judges, when the knight's friend denies him and the crucifixion statue leaks 3 drops of blood, 1869, detail, by Emil Hirsch, 1832-1904, in the Chapelle des Trois Gouttes de Sang, in Quimper Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper, a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral founded in 1239 and completed in the 15th century, in Quimper, Finistere, Brittany, France. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with animal heads, 13th century, in the cloister of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The capitals in the cathedral date from between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, and show Arab and pre-Romanesque influences. They depict mainly vegetal designs with some birds and animals but no humans or biblical scenes, possibly because the artists were mozarabic, Christians who lived in Arab territories where the depiction of people was forbidden under Islam. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges and its yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, with the cathedral bell tower (built around the original minaret), at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hypostyle prayer hall, area built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman II, begun 832, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The retroquire of the catholic cathedral is glimpsed through the columns. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and belltower of the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The belltower was converted from the minaret of the mosque after the Reconquista. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper section of the Astronomical Clock with Christ, angels and moving figures, built 1865-68 by clockmaker Auguste Verite, based on a model of the Strasbourg clock, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais or Cathedral of St Peter of Beauvais, an incomplete Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral consecrated in 1272, Beauvais, Oise, Picardy, France. The 52 dials display the times of the rising and setting sun and moon, the position of the planets, the current time in 18 cities around the world, and the tidal times. The clock also displays the epact (age of the moon in days on January 1) and the golden number. The cathedral itself consists only of a transept built in the 16th century and choir, with apse and 7 polygonal apsidal chapels from the 13th century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medieval clock, 14th -15th century, probably the oldest fully preserved and functioning mechanical clock in Europe, near the North entrance of the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais or Cathedral of St Peter of Beauvais, an incomplete Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral consecrated in 1272, Beauvais, Oise, Picardy, France. Painted angels from the 15th century support the clock face which was replaced in the 18th century. The cathedral consists only of a transept built in the 16th century and choir, with apse and 7 polygonal apsidal chapels from the 13th century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doubting Thomas, portrait of St Thomas with the Virgin, painted 15th century by Andres Marzal de Sax, in the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition of sculptures and paintings in the Museu Catedral Valencia, in the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. In the centre are the Apostle statues, 14th century, by Nicolas de Autun, from the Puerta de los Apostoles. The museum houses a collection of Gothic, Renaissance and Mannerist sculptures and paintings, including works by Maella, Goya and Juan de Juanes. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capilla de San Francisco de Borja, a side chapel off the nave of the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. In the chapel is a painting of San Francisco de Borja before the body of Empress Isabel, 1787, by Mariano Salvador Maella, 1739-1819. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Holy Chalice or Santo Caliz, said to be the chalice used at the Last Supper, in the Holy Chalice Chapel or Capilla del Santo Caliz, built under Bishop Vidal de Blanes 1365-69, in the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. The red agate cup, 1st century AD, on a medieval golden stem with handles, is housed in a glass case in an alabaster altarpiece. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cupola of the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculee-Conception or Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, a Roman Catholic cathedral built 1827-63 in Neoclassical style by Benoit-Agathon Haffreingue, in Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France. The dome is over 100m high and was built 1829-63. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir with 7 paintings by Carle van Loo, 1705-65, on the life of St Augustine and the siege of La Rochelle, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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