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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (left) and Companion Rock (right), with a full moon rising, at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. Every 18.6 years, the moon pauses and rises in the same place for 3 years, between Chimney Rock and Companion Rock as viewed from the Great House Pueblo, in a Major Lunar Standstill. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Howard Rowe / Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left) in the evening, at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man taking a photograph on the ridge with Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_101.jpg
  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (left) and Companion Rock (right), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Howard Rowe / Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Great House Pueblo at the Chaco Pueblo site at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Kiva, built c. 1084, a large round ceremonial room with central fire pit, diverting stone and ventilation shaft, rebuilt in 1972, at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_093.jpg
  • Ruins of the Great House Pueblo and kiva at the Chaco Pueblo site at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Great House Pueblo and kiva at the Chaco Pueblo site at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA, and smoke from a wildfire. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_078.jpg
  • The Great Kiva, built c. 1084, a large round ceremonial room with central fire pit, diverting stone and ventilation shaft, rebuilt in 1972, at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_099.jpg
  • Ruins of the Great House Pueblo and kiva at the Chaco Pueblo site at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_080.jpg
  • Chimney stacks covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles, on the roof of the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chimney stacks are crooked to prevent backdraughts. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney stacks covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles, on the roof of the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney Wall of the Ballroom or Galerie Henri II, with frescoes of allegories of Diana and hunting painted c. 1552 by Niccolo dell'Abatte after drawings by Primaticcio, including Sebastine de Rabutin killing a lynx (top left), Diana with Cerberus and Cupid (below left), Hercules and a wild boar of Erymanthus (top right), and Diana in a chariot pulled by dragons (bottom left), Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The ballroom was started by Gilles le Breton under Francois I, completed by Philibert Delorme under Henri II. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Twisted, organic chimney on the undulating roof of La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney of the dining room and attic window, decorated with sunflower ceramic tiles, at the El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney on the upper part of the Tour Thibaud or Thibaud tower, built in the 12th century under Thibaud II count of Champagne (the rest of the tower was destroyed in the 15th century), on a misty day at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney of the dining room and attic window, decorated with sunflower ceramic tiles, at the El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimney at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimneys covered in mosaic, on the roof terrace of Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brick chimneys on the roof terrace of Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the right is the Edificio Colon, an office skyscraper built in 1970. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimneys covered in mosaic, on the roof terrace of Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Organic forms of the chimneys and staircase openings on the undulating roof of La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chimney here is thought to represent a soldier guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Twin fairy chimneys above the town of Urgup, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The chimneys were formed by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and have caps of basalt on top which is slower to erode. Many of the chimneys have been hollowed out to form dwellings. Urgup was one of the first areas to be settled in the region and is now a tourist centre and home to the Cappadocian wine trade. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Twin fairy chimneys in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The chimneys were formed by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and have caps of basalt on top which is slower to erode. Many of the chimneys have been hollowed out to form dwellings. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Twin fairy chimneys in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The chimneys were formed by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and have caps of basalt on top which is slower to erode. Many of the chimneys have been hollowed out to form dwellings. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brick chimney folly in the vineyard in the Jardin Romantique area of the Parc de Bercy, a public park along the banks of the Seine in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The chimney is a reminder of the area's industrial heritage as a wine depot. The park was commissioned in 1993 by President Francois Mitterand and is comprised of 3 gardens designed by Bernard Huet, Madeleine Ferrand, Jean-Pierre Feugas, Bernard Leroy, and by landscapers Ian Le Caisne and Philippe Raguin. The gardens are the Romantic Garden, with fishponds and dunes, the Flowerbeds and the Meadows, open lawns shaded by tall trees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Troglodyte hermit house within a fairy chimney, in Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The chimneys were formed by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and have caps of basalt on top which is slower to erode. Many of the chimneys have been hollowed out to form dwellings. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Satyr riding a seahorse sculpted 1555-56 by Pierre Bontemps, part of the marble chimney originally in Henri II's bedchamber in the Stove Pavilion, now in the Guardroom in the Henri II state apartments of the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The chimney has a large frame adorned with allegories of the seasons and the elements carved by Pierre Bontemps and other parts sculpted by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Plantar in 1836. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ortahisar, a town in Trabzon province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey, with Ortahisar Castle, carved from what is known as the 'tallest fairy chimney in Cappadocia'. Surrounding the town are caves cut into the soft volcanic rock, used for storing locally produced fruits and vegetables. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Parterre, the largest formal garden in Europe, created 1660-64 by Andre Le Notre and Louis Le Vau for King Louis XIV, and from left to right, the Fine Chimney Wing, the Golden Gate, the Ballroom, the upper and lower Saint Saturnin Chapels and the Tiber Pavilion, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimney in Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys and cave dwellings in the Goreme Valley, in Goreme National Park, between Goreme and Uchisar, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The Goreme Valley also contains cave dwellings, underground towns and churches, carved out of the rock in the Byzantine period. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ortahisar, a town in Trabzon province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey, with Ortahisar Castle, carved from what is known as the 'tallest fairy chimney in Cappadocia'. Surrounding the town are caves cut into the soft volcanic rock, used for storing locally produced fruits and vegetables. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Cappadocia_MC_100.jpg
  • Ortahisar, a town in Trabzon province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey, with Ortahisar Castle, carved from what is known as the 'tallest fairy chimney in Cappadocia', and rock formations formed by erosion of the tuff. Surrounding the town are caves cut into the soft volcanic rock, used for storing locally produced fruits and vegetables. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Cappadocia_MC_106.jpg
  • The Grand Parterre, the largest formal garden in Europe, created 1660-64 by Andre Le Notre and Louis Le Vau for King Louis XIV, and from left to right, the Fine Chimney Wing, the Golden Gate, the Ballroom, the upper and lower Saint Saturnin Chapels and the Tiber Pavilion, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Remains of the lateral chimneys in the main room of the huge kitchen area to the North of the upper courtyard, 14th - 15th centuries, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ortahisar, a town in Trabzon province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey, with Ortahisar Castle, carved from what is known as the 'tallest fairy chimney in Cappadocia'. Surrounding the town are caves cut into the soft volcanic rock, used for storing locally produced fruits and vegetables. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ortahisar, a town in Trabzon province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey, with Ortahisar Castle, carved from what is known as the 'tallest fairy chimney in Cappadocia'. Surrounding the town are caves cut into the soft volcanic rock, used for storing locally produced fruits and vegetables. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Remains of the lateral chimneys in the main room of the huge kitchen area to the North of the upper courtyard, 14th - 15th centuries, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop with brick chimneys and spire, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Organic forms of the chimneys on the undulating roof of La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_SPAIN_MC473.jpg
  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tunnel on the undulating roof, with mosaic covered staircase opening and chimneys with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_SPAIN_MC457.jpg
  • Rooftop with chimneys and spire, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1105.jpg
  • Rooftop with chimneys covered in mosaic, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1061.jpg
  • Undulating roof, with large mosaic covered staircase opening and chimneys with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_SPAIN_MC476.jpg
  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_SPAIN_MC456.jpg
  • Undulating roof, with skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Some of the chimneys resemble soldiers guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Biencourt Salon, Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, 16th century Renaissance chateau, Loire Valley, Inde-et-Loire, France. The chateau was bought in 1791 by the marquess Charles de Biencourt and his opulent drawing room is of the 19th century. Portraits adorn the walls and a salamander, symbol of King Francois I, is carved into the chimney piece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Hall, Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, 16th century Renaissance chateau, Loire Valley, Inde-et-Loire, France. The Great Hall, on the first floor, was the main public area of the chateau where balls and feasts were held. It has a huge chimney piece carved with a salamander, symbol of King Francois I. The ceiling is in French style with wooden beams and coffers, and the walls are decorated with 17th century tapestries depicting Old Testament scenes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower and chimney, with sunflower ceramic tiles, at the El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimneys and facade, decorated with sunflower ceramic tiles, at the El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Verdun battlefield, with the site of old trenches and Abri 320, an underground shelter built 1889-91 and occupied by both sides during the Battle of Verdun, suffering heavy bombardment, at the national cemetery at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, built to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The small tower is a ventilation chimney for the underground shelter. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, holding 16,142 graves and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A tiled roof with chimney and aerial in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forge, Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, Cote d'Or, France. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, built in the Romanesque style. The abbey itself housed 300 monks from 1200, but was sacked during the French Revolution. The 53m water-powered forge is the oldest metallurgical factory in Europe, dating from 1220. It was recently reconstructed. The monks extracted iron ore from a nearby hill and forged iron tools to sell. The Cistercians were masters of metallurgy and invented the hydraulic hammer on this site.  Here we see the oven, chimney, cupola furnace, bellows, anvil and iron beating trip hammers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salamander sculptures, symbol of Francois I, on the chimneys of the Renaissance Francois I wing, built 1515-18, above the monumental staircase, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop terrace, with a walkway, curved terracotta roof tiles to collect water, and brick chimneys clad in green and white ceramic tiles, at Casa Vicens, a Catalan Modernist and Art Nouveau style house designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883, on the Carrer de les Carolines in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence and contains many references to mudejar architecture. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimneys and facade, decorated with sunflower ceramic tiles, at the El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimneys to aid ventilation, covered with mosaic ceramics, at Los Pabellones de la Finca Guell, or the Finca Guell pavilions, designed 1883-87 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, commissioned by Eusebi Guell, in Pedralbes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The buildings were built during Gaudi's orientalist period, with influences from India, Persia, Japan and Hispanic Islamic art. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimneys to aid ventilation, covered with mosaic ceramics, at Los Pabellones de la Finca Guell, or the Finca Guell pavilions, designed 1883-87 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, commissioned by Eusebi Guell, in Pedralbes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The buildings were built during Gaudi's orientalist period, with influences from India, Persia, Japan and Hispanic Islamic art. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Life of St Nicholas, detail of St Nicholas giving bags of money down a chimney to 3 daughters, late 13th century, by Second Master of Bierge, Gothic, fresco transferred to canvas, from the north wall of the church of Saint Fructuosus in Bierge, Huesca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa del Poble Romani, a square, inaugurated 1993, in the Romani or gypsy area in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chimney was part of the textile factory of Fabrica Vapor Nou. Roma gypsies settled in Gracia over 200 years ago. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castildetierra, a cabezo or fairy chimney, aerial view, in the Parque Natural de Bardenas Reales, an arid region of semi-desert eroded landscape, in the Ebro valley depression, in Navarre, Northern Spain. The area covers 42,000 hectares between Tudela and Carcastillo, featuring badlands created by the erosion of the clay, chalk and sandstone soils by occasional heavy rains and a strong wind called cierzo. The area is listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castildetierra, a cabezo or fairy chimney, aerial view, in the Parque Natural de Bardenas Reales, an arid region of semi-desert eroded landscape, in the Ebro valley depression, in Navarre, Northern Spain. The area covers 42,000 hectares between Tudela and Carcastillo, featuring badlands created by the erosion of the clay, chalk and sandstone soils by occasional heavy rains and a strong wind called cierzo. The area is listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boîte à sable, Sand box, used to store sand used by city road cleaners for spreading on streets affected either by snow and ice, or by manure from horse drawn transport, on the Place Georges Guillaumin, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the arch is the motto of the City of Paris, who paid for the sandbox, and the laurel and oak branches are the emblem of the city. It now serves as a ventilation chimney for the city road menders who have a cloakroom, toilet and kitchen underneath the square. From 1880, sand was replaced by salt. In the background is a statue of Honore Balzac, by Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boîte à sable, Sand box, used to store sand used by city road cleaners for spreading on streets affected either by snow and ice, or by manure from horse drawn transport, on the Place Georges Guillaumin, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the arch is the motto of the City of Paris, who paid for the sandbox, and the laurel and oak branches are the emblem of the city. It now serves as a ventilation chimney for the city road menders who have a cloakroom, toilet and kitchen underneath the square. From 1880, sand was replaced by salt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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