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  • Circular minaret of a mosque in Moulay Idriss, dated 1939, decorated with green and white tiles with Koranic inscriptions, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. This is the only circular minaret in Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular minaret of a mosque in Moulay Idriss, dated 1939, decorated with green and white tiles with Koranic inscriptions, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. This is the only circular minaret in Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular minaret of a mosque in Moulay Idriss, dated 1939, decorated with green and white tiles with Koranic inscriptions, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. This is the only circular minaret in Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Morocco_MC189.jpg
  • Large circular counter known as 'the cheese', seen from above, in the Hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SOCIETEGENERALE_MC_060.jpg
  • The Patio de Armas, a circular central courtyard at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The courtyard is 2-tiered, the lower tier of Catalan Romanesque arches was for servants and soldiers, and the royal family used the Gothic-arched upper tier. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular woven pieces in the Atelier Veronique de Soultrait, a studio and workshop on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    10042019_VeroniqueDeSoultrait_MC_27.jpg
  • Patio in the Palace of Charles V, designed by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century in Renaissance style as a residence for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The circular patio has 2 levels with a lower Doric colonnade and an upper Ionic colonnade. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Temple of Hercules Victor at dusk, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Artworks, including a large circular piece made from coloured wound string, at the Atelier Veronique de Soultrait, a studio and workshop on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    10042019_VeroniqueDeSoultrait_MC_54.jpg
  • Veronique de Soultrait, with 2 of her circular woven pieces, seen in a mirror reflection, in her studio and workshop, on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    10042019_VeroniqueDeSoultrait_MC_32.jpg
  • Veronique de Soultrait, with 3 of her circular woven pieces, seen in a mirror reflection, in her studio and workshop, on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    10042019_VeroniqueDeSoultrait_MC_30.jpg
  • Circular woven pieces reflected in a mirror, in the Atelier Veronique de Soultrait, a studio and workshop on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    10042019_VeroniqueDeSoultrait_MC_28.jpg
  • Hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Below is 'the cheese', a large circular counter, and behind, the mezzanine office level created in 1919. The steel structure was made by Moysant-Laurent and Savey at the Imphy steelworks. The glazed 18m wide dome was made by Jacques Galand. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_SOCIETEGENERALE_MC_054.jpg
  • Hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Below is 'the cheese', a large circular counter, and behind, the mezzanine office level created in 1919. The steel structure was made by Moysant-Laurent and Savey at the Imphy steelworks. The glazed 18m wide dome was made by Jacques Galand. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_SOCIETEGENERALE_MC_052.jpg
  • Circular stained glass window in blue glass with design of circles, made by Ateliers Loire, Chartres, in the ceiling of the staircase in the Bell tower, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Evry Cathedral of the Resurrection, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, designed by Mario Botta and built 1992-95, Evry, Essonne, France. The building comprises a cylindrical concrete tower, 34.5m high, faced with 840,000 handmade red bricks and crowned by a ring of lime trees symbolising life around the sloping circular roof. The other buildings form a cloister. The cathedral was opened in 1995, and consecrated and dedicated to St Corbinian in 1996. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Julius Caesar, 16th century, after a classical Roman 1st century AD statue, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC077.jpg
  • A whole and half circular counter with carved decorative pattern in bone, 12th century, from the 1995 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area 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
    LC14_France_MC321.jpg
  • A whole and half circular counter with carved decorative pattern in bone, 12th century, from the 1995 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area 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
    LC14_France_MC322.jpg
  • The courtyard and 30m high donjon or keep, a circular tower with 3 storeys and rib-vaulted ceilings, separated by its own dry moat with 2 drawbridges, Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC027.jpg
  • The courtyard and 30m high donjon or keep, a circular tower with 3 storeys and rib-vaulted ceilings, separated by its own dry moat with 2 drawbridges, Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drawbridge of the 30m high donjon or keep, a circular tower with 3 storeys and rib-vaulted ceilings, seen here from its own dry moat with 2 drawbridges (the donjon wall is on the right), Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC010.jpg
  • Floodlit Temple of Hercules Victor at dusk, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Veronique de Soultrait, with 3 of her circular woven pieces, seen in a mirror reflection, in her studio and workshop, on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    10042019_VeroniqueDeSoultrait_MC_31.jpg
  • Veronique de Soultrait, with 3 of her circular woven pieces, seen in a mirror reflection, in her studio and workshop, on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    10042019_VeroniqueDeSoultrait_MC_29.jpg
  • Galerie Colbert, built 1823-26 in Restoration style, a covered arcade with circular rotunda and glass roof, owned by the Bibliotheque Nationale, between the Rue des Petits-Champs and the Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The gallery houses the Institut Nationale d’Histoire de l’Art, the Institut National du Patrimoine and Le Grand Colbert, an art nouveau brasserie. The gallery is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Below is 'the cheese', a large circular counter, and behind, the mezzanine office level created in 1919. The steel structure was made by Moysant-Laurent and Savey at the Imphy steelworks. The glazed 18m wide dome was made by Jacques Galand. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_SOCIETEGENERALE_MC_057.jpg
  • Hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Below is 'the cheese', a large circular counter, and behind, the mezzanine office level created in 1919. The steel structure was made by Moysant-Laurent and Savey at the Imphy steelworks. The glazed 18m wide dome was made by Jacques Galand. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_SOCIETEGENERALE_MC_055.jpg
  • Hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Below is 'the cheese', a large circular counter, and behind, the mezzanine office level created in 1919. The steel structure was made by Moysant-Laurent and Savey at the Imphy steelworks. The glazed 18m wide dome was made by Jacques Galand. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_SOCIETEGENERALE_MC_051.jpg
  • Circular stained glass window in blue glass with design of circles, made by Ateliers Loire, Chartres, in the ceiling of the staircase in the Bell tower, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0370.jpg
  • Looking down into a kiva, a sunken circular ceremonial room in a Puebloan settlement, photograph by Carl T Lloyd, from the Paul Martin Collection, Field Museum of Natural History, at the Anasazi Heritage Center, an archaeological museum of Native American pueblo and hunter-gatherer cultures, Dolores, Colorado, USA. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evry Cathedral of the Resurrection, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, designed by Mario Botta and built 1992-95, Evry, Essonne, France. The building comprises a cylindrical concrete tower, 34.5m high, faced with 840,000 handmade red bricks and crowned by a ring of lime trees symbolising life around the sloping circular roof. The other buildings form a cloister. The cathedral was opened in 1995, and consecrated and dedicated to St Corbinian in 1996. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0648.jpg
  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC080.jpg
  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC083.jpg
  • Round tower on San Cristobal Hill or Monte Laham (1 of 7 towers, 3 of square Moorish design and 4 or circular Christian design), and on the right, the 15th century Christian castle of the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Christian towers were built by the Templars who converted it into a fortress-chapel after they conquered the City commanded by Alfonso VII in 1147. The Alcazaba itself was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Odalisca Tower or Torre de la Odalisca and a circular Christian-era tower on the left, in the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. To the right of the Odalisca Tower are the oldest 11th century remains of this section, in front is a reservoir with boundary limits, and a garden below. The Alcazaba was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Colonnade in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, built 1684-85 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, a circular double arched peristyle originally with 32 arches and 31 fountains, and a statue of the Abduction of Persephone in the centre, placed there in 1696, in a late 17th century engraving. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • A whole and half circular counter with carved decorative pattern in bone, 12th century, from the 1995 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area 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
    LC14_France_MC320.jpg
  • A circular counter with carved decorative pattern in bone, 12th century, from the 1995 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area 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
    LC14_France_MC318.jpg
  • A circular counter with carved decorative pattern in bone, 12th century, from the 1995 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area 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
    LC14_France_MC319.jpg
  • Entrance to the 30m high donjon or keep, a circular tower with 3 storeys and rib-vaulted ceilings, separated by its own dry moat with 2 drawbridges (one seen here on the right), Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the 30m high donjon or keep, a circular tower with 3 storeys and rib-vaulted ceilings, separated by its own dry moat, seen across one of its drawbridges, Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC026.jpg
  • The courtyard on the right and in the distance, the 30m high donjon or keep, a circular tower with 3 storeys and rib-vaulted ceilings, separated by its own dry moat with 2 drawbridges, Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC028.jpg
  • The courtyard and 30m high donjon or keep, a circular tower with 3 storeys and rib-vaulted ceilings, separated by its own dry moat with 2 drawbridges, Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular treatment centre also known as the Temple of Telesphorus, 2nd century AD, at the Asclepium or Sanctuary of Asclepius, 3km from the acropolis of Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. This was a 2 storey building, although only the ground floor remains. It consists of 6 rooms where patients could rest, and doctors would interpret their dreams and diagnose their ailments. The Asclepium is named after the god of healing and housed a sacred spring where people could bathe and cure their illnesses. Galen, the most famous doctor in the Roman Empire and physician of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, worked in the Asclepium for many years. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular treatment centre also known as the Temple of Telesphorus, 2nd century AD, at the Asclepium or Sanctuary of Asclepius, 3km from the acropolis of Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. This was a 2 storey building, although only the ground floor remains. It consists of 6 rooms where patients could rest, and doctors would interpret their dreams and diagnose their ailments. The Asclepium is named after the god of healing and housed a sacred spring where people could bathe and cure their illnesses. Galen, the most famous doctor in the Roman Empire and physician of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, worked in the Asclepium for many years. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular foundations of an unidentified building above the South Gate of Troia VI, probably the principal entrance to the citadel, in the ruins of the Homeric city of Troy, Hill of Hissarlik, Turkey. Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, in northwest Anatolia and was the setting of the Trojan Wars described in Homer's Iliad. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Temple of Hercules Victor at dusk, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corinthian capitals, Temple of Hercules Victor, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Hercules Victor, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Circular Altar, Sanctuary of Chthonian Gods (Chthonic Deities, the gods of the underworld), 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. This round altar with a sacred well in the centre was probably the place where the rite of the Thesmophoria, a festival held in honour of Demeter, was celebrated by married women. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A circular counter with carved decorative pattern in bone, 12th century, from the 1995 excavations led by Francois Blary, from the North section of the upper courtyard in the kitchen area 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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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Talia, muse of comedy, 18th century, inspired by classical 6th century statues, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Julius Caesar, 16th century, after a classical Roman 1st century AD statue, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View through an arch at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Clio, muse of history, neoclassical style, inspired by classical statues, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio in the Palace of Charles V, designed by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century in Renaissance style as a residence for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The circular patio has 2 levels with a lower Doric colonnade and an upper Ionic colonnade. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio in the Palace of Charles V, designed by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century in Renaissance style as a residence for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The circular patio has 2 levels with a lower Doric colonnade and an upper Ionic colonnade. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular millstone, situated near the Twin Churches at Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. 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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  • Patio in the Palace of Charles V, designed by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century in Renaissance style as a residence for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The circular patio has 2 levels with a lower Doric colonnade and an upper Ionic colonnade. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of the seating in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the early morning. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of Diazomas cutting through the seating in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the early morning light with the entrance to one of the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra; the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the early morning light, with the entrance to one of the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A view from the side of the Orchestra and Cavea of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage on which someone is standing; the skene, a raised rectangular stage beyond the orchestra; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, which nestles in the wooded hills, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene, and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of the Cavea and paved drainage depression of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A general view of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. To the right are the entrances to the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage beyond the orchestra; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A view from the side of the Cavea and Orchestra of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage beyond the orchestra; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. To the right is the entrance to one of the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A view from the side of the Cavea and Orchestra of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage beyond the orchestra; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. To the right is the entrance to one of the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A low angle view of the seating in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. Between the cavea and the orchestra is a paved drainage depression. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here half in shadow from the early morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A panoramic view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen in the early morning light, with shadows cast across the theatre. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of Diazomas cutting through the seating in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the early morning. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of a Diazoma cutting through the seating in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene, and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the early morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A detail of the Orchestra and Cavea of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage surrounded by a paved drainage depression; the skene, and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the evening light and shadow. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas, or aisles, one of which is central to this image. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the late afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the late afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A low angle view of the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage beyond the orchestra; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium, in which a woman is sitting, divided by radiating diazomas. Between the cavea and orchestra may be seen a paved depression for drainage. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A low angle view of the Orchestra and Cavea of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage on which someone is standing; the skene, a raised rectangular stage beyond the orchestra; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, which nestles in the wooded hills, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A narrow angle view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the afternoon light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of the cavea, the orchestra and the two paradoi of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. To the right are the entrances to the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A view from above of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. To the right is the entrance to one of the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene, and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the shade from the early morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of a Diazoma in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the early morning sunshine. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of a seat in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here partly in shadow from the early morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A detail of a seat in the Cavea of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, the skene and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas, one of which is seen behind this seat. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the early morning sunshine. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • "Le Triomphe de l'Art", 1894, Léon Bonnat, painting of the ceiling of the Salon des Arts (Arts Room) in the Salon des Arcades (Arcades Room), Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre, along the Decumanus, 12BC, Ostia Antica, Italy. It is one of the earliest building complitely made of bricks. Its present aspect refers to 1940 after the reconstruction by the archeologist Calza and the architect Gismondi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre (left), c70-82 AD, Basilica di Santa Francesca Romana (right), 10th century, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre (left), c70-82 AD, Basilica di Santa Francesca Romana (right), 10th century, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 17th century statues of angels designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), Ponte Sant'Angelo, the bridge over the Tiber, which links the Castel Sant'angelo (in the background) to the Vatican City, 134 AD, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ponte Sant'Angelo; 134 AD and Castel Sant'Angelo (Mausoleum of Hadrian); 135-39 on the right bank of the Tiber by Roman Emperor Hadrian (76-138); Rome; Italy. The Castel Sant'Angelo later became a Papal fortress and is now a museum. The Ponte Sant'Angelo links the Castel Sant'Angelo to the Vatican City and was decorated with statues of angels designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors walking on Ponte Sant'Angelo; 134 AD and Castel Sant'Angelo (Mausoleum of Hadrian); 135-39 on the right bank of the Tiber by Roman Emperor Hadrian (76-138); Rome; Italy. The Castel Sant'Angelo later became a Papal fortress and is now a museum. The Ponte Sant'Angelo links the Castel Sant'Angelo to the Vatican City and was decorated with statues of angels designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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