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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of St Symphorian, in St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. St Symphorian was an early Christian martyr of the 5th century who is said to have links with King Arthur. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the sculpted head of Christ, 1150-80, from the tympanum attributed to the Master of Cabestany at the parish church of Notre-Dame in Cabestany, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, displayed at the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse. This Romanesque sculpted marble portal is thought to be carved by the unidentified Master of Cabestany who was active in the Roussillon area in the late 12th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Steps at the entrance to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, and on the right, the Coptic Church of St George, originally built 10th century and rebuilt 1904-09, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with iconostasis and 5th century marble pulpit, in the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Geometric patterns in 1 of the 3 wooden inlaid entrance doors to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman praying before lighted candles in the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with iconostasis and 5th century marble pulpit, in the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with iconostasis and 5th century marble pulpit, in the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Icons and robes in the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iconostasis in the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cross, decorative detail in the entrance gates, 11th century, to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cross and geometric patterns, decorative detail in the entrance gates, 11th century, to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Niche (originally for statue) between the entrance gates, 11th century, to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gates, 11th century, to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worshippers attending mass, and 5th century marble pulpit, in the nave of the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worshippers attending mass, in the nave of the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and iconostasis, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone altar with candles and a crucifixion sculpture in an apse of St Mary's Church or lower church, built partly underground, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trajan's Column, completed in 113 AD, probably by Apollodorus of Damascus, (right) the Baroque church of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum), 1741 by Antoine Derizet, and (left) the church of Santa Maria di Loreto, 16th century, by Antonio da Sangallo the younger, Trajan's Forum, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden tower and courtyard of the Church of the Ascension of Jesus, or St Saviour's Church, an eastern orthodox church built mid 16th century and rebuilt 17th - 18th century after a fire, in Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. The church was restored in 19th century and its iconostasis and icons were installed. In the centre is the tomb of Gotse Delchev, 1872-1903, Bulgarian revolutionary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Icon of St Barbara, pointing at tower where she was locked by her father, in the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and wooden rood screen with painted icons, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Icon of St Barbara, pointing at tower where she was locked by her father, in the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and wooden rood screen with painted icons, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iconostasis in the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and iconostasis, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of proscomidium or prosthesis, one of the sanctuaries behind the iconostasis, in the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and wooden rood screen with painted icons, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble pulpit in the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and iconostasis, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and iconostasis, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The nave is divided by rows of marble columns with corinthian capitals topped with a wooden architrave. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iconostasis, detail of inlaid geometric patterns in ebony and ivory, 13th century, in the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Icon of the Virgin Mary with Christ child and angels, in the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Pantocrator with evangelists and angels, fresco on the wooden canopy above the altar, in the sanctuary of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar under a wooden canopy in the sanctuary of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. On the right is the apse, decorated with coloured marble and mosaics. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Barbara, painting, next to the entrance door in the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and wooden rood screen with painted icons, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Barbara, with marble pulpit and iconostasis, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The original church here was founded in the 5th century and dedicated to St Cyrus and St John (Abu Kir and Yohanna). The Church of St Barbara was founded by Athanasius of Edessa, scribe of amir Abdel-Aziz Ibn Marwan, 685-705 AD, to house her relics, then was reworked in 1072-73. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mary's Church or lower church, built partly underground, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sant Climent de Taull, or Church of St Clement of Tahull, a Romanesque catholic church consecrated 1123, in La Vall de Boi, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Attached to the church is a 6 storey square bell tower. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of Sant Feliu de Barruera, or Esglesia de Sant Feliu, an 11th century early Romanesque church in the La Vall de Boi region, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church has a single barrel vaulted nave, a semicircular apse and a lateral chapel. The church forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sant Climent de Taull, or Church of St Clement of Tahull, a Romanesque catholic church consecrated 1123, in the evening, in La Vall de Boi, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Attached to the church is a 6 storey square bell tower. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two figures with haloes, possibly a saint standing on the body of a chained devil, fresco in the nave of the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Virgin Mary in majesty with the Christ child on her lap with hand raised in a gesture of blessing, ceiling fresco from the cupola of the choir in the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a carved capital atop a circular striped pillar in the nave of the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two frescoes, possibly of saints, above the arched doorway to the nave of the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico and bell tower of the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Inside, the iconostasis is made of wood and covers the whole length in front of the entrance to the altar area. The portico is an arcade supported by 9 stone pillars on simple square bases. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Here we see the wooden iconostasis covering the whole length in front of the entrance to the altar area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church medallion, Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church. This carved medallion depicts a crowned woman holding a church and a standard. The latin inscription quotes the Song of Songs and refers to the fire in 1120 which damaged the church and led to the construction of the present nave. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trajan's Column, completed in 113 AD, probably by Apollodorus of Damascus, (right) the Baroque church of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum), 1741 by Antoine Derizet, and (left) the church of Santa Maria di Loreto, 16th century, by Antonio da Sangallo the younger, Trajan's Forum, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trajan's Column, completed in 113 AD, probably by Apollodorus of Damascus, (right) the Baroque church of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum), 1741 by Antoine Derizet, and (left) the church of Santa Maria di Loreto, 16th century, by Antonio da Sangallo the younger, Trajan's Forum, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trajan's Column, completed in 113 AD, probably by Apollodorus of Damascus, (right) the Baroque church of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum), 1741 by Antoine Derizet, and (left) the church of Santa Maria di Loreto, 16th century, by Antonio da Sangallo the younger, Trajan's Forum, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Santa Maria de Taull Church at night, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church was built with three naves, each ending with an apse which cornice is decorated with Lombard arches. The square bell tower is the oldest part of the church. The church was heavily renovated in the 18th century. Santa Maria de Taull Church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kotor Lapidarium, a museum of stone sculptures and artefacts, in the Church of St Michael, a Romanesque and Gothic church built late 13th - early 14th century on the site of an earlier pre-Romanesque church, in the old town of Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. In the apse of the church are frescoes of Deisis - Christ Pantocrator, the Assumption of Christ and St Tryphon, 15th century, attributed to Lovro Dobricevic from Kotor. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parish church of San Miguel, a Romanesque church with square tower, in the village of Peramola, Alt Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. The church has a single nave with barrel vaulted ceiling and an apse with Lombard arches. It was restored in the 1990s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt, stone relief at the entrance to the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sant Climent de Taull, or Church of St Clement of Tahull, a Romanesque catholic church consecrated 1123, in La Vall de Boi, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Attached to the church is a 6 storey square bell tower. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of St John the Baptist, built in the 5th century and divided into 3 rooms in the 10th century, the largest cave church in Cappadocia, at Cavusin, a village between Avanos and Goreme, in Goreme National Park, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The church is cut into the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. 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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  • Central statue of the Virgin of the Assumption, standing on the moon surrounded by angels, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central statue of the Virgin of the Assumption, standing on the moon surrounded by angels, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of Christ wearing the crown of thorns, from the altarpiece of St Sebastian, 1503, in Gothic Flemish style, with paintings by Pedro de Aponte and Pedro de Dezpiota and statuettes by Flemish master Gil de Brabante, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Augustine of Hippo, by the Master of Bolea, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of Labova e Kryqit, or church of the Holy Cross, dedicated to St Mary, one of the oldest churches in Albania, mainly 13th century although with Byzantine foundations of 527-565 AD in the time of Emperor Justinian, Labova e Kryqit, Gjirokastra, Albania. The nave and aisle form a cruciform plan and the high central cupola is typically Byzantine. A narthex added later provides the principal entrance. The interior walls are covered with 9 levels of frescoes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden iconostasis with painted icons in the nave of the Church of Labova e Kryqit, or church of the Holy Cross, dedicated to St Mary, one of the oldest churches in Albania, mainly 13th century although with Byzantine foundations of 527-565 AD in the time of Emperor Justinian, Labova e Kryqit, Gjirokastra, Albania. The nave and aisle form a cruciform plan and the high central cupola is typically Byzantine. The interior walls are covered with 9 levels of frescoes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden seats and pulpit in the nave of the Church of St Spiridon, 18th - 19th centuries, completed 1864, in the Gorica quarter of Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The church is a 3-nave basilica with two lower side naves and a bell tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, 12th century, with its rib-vaulted ceiling and Gothic arches, looking towards the Chapel of the Virgin, in Dourdan, Essonne, France. The church was begun in 1150 and was badly damaged in the Hundred Years War and Wars of Religion, but restored in the 17th century. It is dedicated to Saint Germain, bishop of Auxerre 418-448 AD. In 1648 Anne of Austria donated 4 columns which were incorporated into the Chapel of the Virgin, built 1689 and forming the chevet of the church, increasing its length to 50m. The church was listed as a Historic Monument in 1967. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, 12th century, with its rib-vaulted ceiling and Gothic arches, looking towards the Chapel of the Virgin, in Dourdan, Essonne, France. The church was begun in 1150 and was badly damaged in the Hundred Years War and Wars of Religion, but restored in the 17th century. It is dedicated to Saint Germain, bishop of Auxerre 418-448 AD. In 1648 Anne of Austria donated 4 columns which were incorporated into the Chapel of the Virgin, built 1689 and forming the chevet of the church, increasing its length to 50m. The church was listed as a Historic Monument in 1967. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and organ of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church is 70m long and the nave is 24m high with a rib-vaulted ceiling. The organ was built in 1580 by Nicolas Barbier. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance spiral staircase leading to the organ in the nave of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The staircase was built by Jean Grappin in the 16th century. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church is 70m long and the nave is 24m high with a rib-vaulted ceiling. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted pillar supporting rib vaults in the nave of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church is 70m long and the nave is 24m high with a rib-vaulted ceiling. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church is 70m long and the nave is 24m high with a rib-vaulted ceiling. Here we look East towards the altar, chevet and rose window. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The procession of the Brotherhood of the Visitation of Our Lady, mural painting, c. 1558, in the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The royal brotherhood, created in 1360 by Charles V, funded the chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption in the chancel of the church. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted pillar supporting rib vaults in the nave of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church is 70m long and the nave is 24m high with a rib-vaulted ceiling. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Clotilde, 475-545 AD, holding a model of a church, stained glass window by Romain Buron of Gisors, 1530, restored c. 1950, in the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Liberation of St Peter, showing St Peter being freed from prison by an angel prior to his crucifixion, from the main altarpiece by Lluis Borrassa, 1411, in the Church of Sant Pere, or Church of St Peter, churches of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The Church of Sant Pere has a 12th century nave, but the transept and apse date back to the 10th century. The church contains floor mosaics, a stone altarpiece and Gothic frescoes. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Neapolis (modern day Nablus), possibly with the Theotokos church on Mount Gerizim, from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by John Hayward, St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London, England. This is the East window above the altar in the nave of the church and depicts Christ in Majesty with the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit. This window dates from 1963 and was part of the restoration of the church after it was damaged in the Blitz of 1941. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this church after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. True cockneys are said to be born within the sound of its Bow bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by John Hayward, St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London, England. This is the East window above the altar in the nave of the church and depicts Christ in Majesty with the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit. This window dates from 1963 and was part of the restoration of the church after it was damaged in the Blitz of 1941. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this church after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. True cockneys are said to be born within the sound of its Bow bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by John Hayward, St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London, England. This is the East window above the altar in the nave of the church and depicts Christ in Majesty with the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit. This window dates from 1963 and was part of the restoration of the church after it was damaged in the Blitz of 1941. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this church after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. True cockneys are said to be born within the sound of its Bow bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by John Hayward, St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London, England. This window shows the church with St Paul, patron saint of the City of London. The windows were commissioned in the 1960s as part of the restoration of the church after it was damaged in the Blitz of 1941. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this church after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. True cockneys are said to be born within the sound of its Bow bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by John Hayward, St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London, England. This window shows the church with St Paul, patron saint of the City of London. The windows were commissioned in the 1960s as part of the restoration of the church after it was damaged in the Blitz of 1941. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this church after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. True cockneys are said to be born within the sound of its Bow bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Santa Maria de Taull Church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church was built with three naves, each ending with an apse which cornice is decorated with Lombard arches. The four storeys bell tower is the oldest part and it is also decorated with Lombard arches and mullioned windows. The church was heavily renovated in the 18th century. Santa Maria de Taull Church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Santa Maria de Taull Church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church was built with three naves, each ending with an apse which cornice is decorated with Lombard arches. The four storeys bell tower is the oldest part and it is also decorated with Lombard arches and mullioned windows. The church was heavily renovated in the 18th century. Santa Maria de Taull Church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Santa Maria de Taull Church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church was built with three naves, each ending with an apse which cornice is decorated with Lombard arches. The four storeys bell tower is the oldest part and it is also decorated with Lombard arches and mullioned windows. The church was heavily renovated in the 18th century. Santa Maria de Taull Church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of a semi-circular apse with the four storeys bell tower in the background, Santa Maria de Taull Church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church was built with three naves, each ending with an apse which cornice is decorated with Lombard arches. The bell tower is the oldest part and it is also decorated with Lombard arches and mullioned windows. The church was heavily renovated in the 18th century, its frescoes were moved to MNAC in around 1918. Santa Maria de Taull Church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the bell tower of Santa Maria de Taull Church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The bell tower is the oldest part of the church. Its four storeys are decorated with Lombard arches and mullioned windows. The church was heavily renovated in the 18th century. Santa Maria de Taull Church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the bell tower of Santa Maria de Taull Church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The bell tower is the oldest part of the church. Its four storeys are decorated with Lombard arches and mullioned windows. The church was heavily renovated in the 18th century. Santa Maria de Taull Church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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