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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner of the sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Michel Blay, philosopher and historian of science at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), specialist in Physics of the Classical Age, pictured at his residence on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France. Author, notably with Efthymios Nicolaidis of "L'Europe des sciences. Constitution d'un espace scientifique" ("The Europe of Sciences. The Establishment of a Scientific Space", Le Seuil, 2001). Director with Robert Hailleux of "Le Dictionnaire critique de la science classique XVe - XVIIIe siècle" ("The Critical Dictionary of Classical Science in the 15th-18th centuries", Flammarion, 1998). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Auditorium with wooden interior used for unamplified classical concerts, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Auditorium with wooden interior used for unamplified classical concerts, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Auditorium with wooden interior used for unamplified classical concerts, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terracotta shell with a classical figure, sculptural detail in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. These classical and mythological references are typical of the Renaissance period (others include a faun and a Medusa). The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with lion's heads representing St Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porch of the Caryatids, detail, of the Erechtheion, a classical Greek temple built 421-406 BC, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, on the North side of the Acropolis of Athens, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, in Athens, Greece. The porch consists of 6 female statues acting as supports for the roof. The Erechtheion is thought to have been designed by architect Mnesicles and sculpted and decorated by Phidias. Pericles developed the acropolis in the 5th century BC, adding the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike to the site. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a stone theatre built 161 AD by Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla, on the Southern slopes of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The theatre was renovated with a marble auditorium in the 1950s and many classical concerts are held there. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel site raised above the city, developed by Pericles in the 5th century BC, with the addition of the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis of Athens, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, with the Parthenon, a Classical Greek temple built 447-432 BC dedicated to the goddess Athena, in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates, with sculptural decorated by Phidias. Pericles developed the acropolis in the 5th century BC, adding the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike to the site. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis of Athens, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, with the Parthenon, a Classical Greek temple built 447-432 BC dedicated to the goddess Athena, in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates, with sculptural decorated by Phidias. Pericles developed the acropolis in the 5th century BC, adding the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike to the site. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Hephaestus, or Hephaisteion, an ancient Greek Doric temple built 449-415 BC, on the North West side of the Ancient Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill, in Athens, Greece. From the 7th century AD until 1834, it was used as the Greek Orthodox church of Saint George Akamates. The Agora of Athens is a large area built 6th century BC in the Classical Greek period, used as a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a Roman stone theatre built 161 AD by Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla, on the Southern slopes of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The theatre was renovated with a marble auditorium in the 1950s and many classical concerts are held there. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel site raised above the city, developed by Pericles in the 5th century BC, with the addition of the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porch of the Caryatids of the Erechtheion, a classical Greek temple built 421-406 BC, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, on the North side of the Acropolis of Athens, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, in Athens, Greece. The porch consists of 6 female statues acting as supports for the roof. The Erechtheion is thought to have been designed by architect Mnesicles and sculpted and decorated by Phidias. Pericles developed the acropolis in the 5th century BC, adding the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike to the site. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis of Athens, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, with the Parthenon, a Classical Greek temple built 447-432 BC dedicated to the goddess Athena, in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates, with sculptural decorated by Phidias. Pericles developed the acropolis in the 5th century BC, adding the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike to the site. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Famous Men and Women from Classical and Biblical Antiquity, from the Universal Chronical, also known as the Cockerell Chronicle, c. 1450, pen and ink with watercolour on paper, attributed to Barthelemy D'Eyck, 1420-70, Dutch painter and manuscript illuminator, from the Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York, USA. The figures depicted are Minos, Jephthah sacrificing his daughter, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Priam, Helen of Troy, Paris, Jason with the Golden Fleece, and Hector. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Artemision or Temple of Artemis, centre for the cult of Artemis, with a column recreated from fragments found on site in 1973, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey.<br />
The Artemision was the most important sanctuary of Ephesus, dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Three Artemisions have been built and subsequently destroyed, in the 6th, 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Today only the foundations and a few sculptures remain. This column is an architectural model created from sections of various columns found on the site, standing on an original column base from the last, late classical temple. Beneath this lies a base from the 6th century BC Croesus Temple. Storks now nest on top of the column, as seen here. The site has become overcome with swamp in recent centuries. The temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Artemision or Temple of Artemis, centre for the cult of Artemis, with a column recreated from fragments found on site in 1973, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey.<br />
The Artemision was the most important sanctuary of Ephesus, dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Three Artemisions have been built and subsequently destroyed, in the 6th, 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Today only the foundations and a few sculptures remain. This column is an architectural model created from sections of various columns found on the site, standing on an original column base from the last, late classical temple. Beneath this lies a base from the 6th century BC Croesus Temple. Storks now nest on top of the column, as seen here. The site has become overcome with swamp in recent centuries. The temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical statue in a niche, in the first antechamber of the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West and north galleries of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco detail of a classical tragedy theatre mask and architectural section of the court of Bacchus, in the Triclinium, probably used for lunches, a large room open to the garden, with walls painted on a white background with figures and plants and ornamental borders and floating figures of the seasons, in the Casa dell Efebo, or House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy. This room is decorated in the Fourth Style of Roman wall painting, 60-79 AD, a complex narrative style. This is a large, sumptuously decorated house probably owned by a rich family, and named after the statue of the Ephebus found here. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors looking at examples of architecture from classical antiquity at the Pergamon Museum, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The museum houses the antiquity collection, the Middle East museum, and the museum of Islamic art and is the most visited museum in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of L'Eglise Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, 15th-17th centuries, Paris, France. One of the oldest churches in Paris, Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais has stood on this place since the 4th century. The current building was begun in 1494 in Gothic style, the chapels of the apse were completed in 1530 and the transept in 1578. Its classical doorway  was built 1616-20 by Claude Monnard. The facade includes columns of the 3 orders: Doric at ground level, Ionic on the central storey, and Corinthian at the top.† Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Grand Cloister, built 17th century in classical style, surrounded by the lay brothers' building, kitchen, monks' refectory, boiler room and monks' building, later used as the men's prison, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded 1115 by St Bernard, in Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, Grand Est, France. The abbey became a prison in the 19th century under Napoleon and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala Orientale, with classical landscape wall paintings and displays of objects from around the world, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It is now a museum, the Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio, or Museum of Hunting and Territory, and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chariot of the sun, glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco, detail of classical scene, in the main ground floor room in the Casa Ferrer Bataller, an Indianos mansion in Begur on the Costa Brava, Emporda, Catalonia, Spain. Vicenc Ferrer Bataller emigrated to Cuba in 1856 and worked in the flour and tobacco industries, returning here in 1888 to build his Modernist mansion. There are many of these opulent private homes in the town, built by local people who emigrated to Cuba to escape poverty, then returned with their newly made fortunes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mermaid sculpture by Maria Llimona i Benet, 1894-1985, in the Santa Clotilde Gardens, at Lloret de Mar, on the Costa Brava, in Catalonia, Spain. The garden was commissioned by the Marquis of Roviralta in 1919 and created by Nicolau Maria Rubio i Tuduri. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, Boadella cove and Fenals beach. The garden is planted in catalan noucentisme style, seeking classical symmetry and order in its planting, using pine trees, ivy, lindens, poplars, Japanese mock-orange and cypresses, interspersed with fountains and sculptures. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seating area overlooking the sea, with a neoclassical marble bust, in the Santa Clotilde Gardens, at Lloret de Mar, on the Costa Brava, in Catalonia, Spain. The garden was commissioned by the Marquis of Roviralta in 1919 and created by Nicolau Maria Rubio i Tuduri. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, Boadella cove and Fenals beach. The garden is planted in catalan noucentisme style, seeking classical symmetry and order in its planting, using pine trees, ivy, lindens, poplars, Japanese mock-orange and cypresses, interspersed with fountains and sculptures. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical marble bust, in the Santa Clotilde Gardens, at Lloret de Mar, on the Costa Brava, in Catalonia, Spain. The garden was commissioned by the Marquis of Roviralta in 1919 and created by Nicolau Maria Rubio i Tuduri. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, Boadella cove and Fenals beach. The garden is planted in catalan noucentisme style, seeking classical symmetry and order in its planting, using pine trees, ivy, lindens, poplars, Japanese mock-orange and cypresses, interspersed with fountains and sculptures. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain with classical statues and busts of the composer Richard Wagner, whom Dali greatly admired, mounted on the wall, in the garden of the Castle of Pubol, now the Gala Dali Castle House-Museum, in Pubol, Baix Emporda, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Dali bought the castle in 1969 for his wife Gala, and restored and renovated it. Gala was buried in the crypt in 1982 and Dali lived and worked here 1982-84. The castle was originally built in the 11th century and the Church of Sant Pere de Pubol was built 1327-41 in Gothic style. The site opened as a museum in 1996, managed by the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical sculpture of a nude woman, in the garden of the Castle of Pubol, now the Gala Dali Castle House-Museum, in Pubol, Baix Emporda, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Dali bought the castle in 1969 for his wife Gala, and restored and renovated it. Gala was buried in the crypt in 1982 and Dali lived and worked here 1982-84. The castle was originally built in the 11th century and the Church of Sant Pere de Pubol was built 1327-41 in Gothic style. The site opened as a museum in 1996, managed by the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Clotilde Gardens, aerial view, at Lloret de Mar, on the Costa Brava, in Catalonia, Spain. The garden was commissioned by the Marquis of Roviralta in 1919 and created by Nicolau Maria Rubio i Tuduri. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, Boadella cove and Fenals beach. The garden is planted in catalan noucentisme style, seeking classical symmetry and order in its planting, using pine trees, ivy, lindens, poplars, Japanese mock-orange and cypresses, interspersed with fountains and sculptures. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical mythological scene, fresco, by Paul Gervais, 1859-1944, in the Salon Rose on the first floor of the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The painting depicts Paris as a shepherd with the goddesses Venus, Juno and Minerva. These historical paintings represent the theme of civilisation over barbarism. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical scene with women and water jugs, fresco, by Paul Gervais, 1859-1944, in the gallery above the main onyx and stucco grand staircase, in the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. These historical paintings represent the theme of civilisation over barbarism. The gallery is lit by a large glass lantern and decorated in Art Nouveau style. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central courtyard or Cour Louis XIV, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. In the middle ages this courtyard housed the well, bakery, forge and joinery. It was redesigned in the 18th century in a more classical style. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey is privately owned and its estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sybil Eritrea, classical prophetess, detail from the border with prophets and sibyls with phylacteries predicting the death and resurrection of the Christ, detail from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning, and beneath, medallion portraits of Dominican saints, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, Fra Angelico's assistant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain and west gallery of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North gallery of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Modernist style mosaic of a classical scene with reclining man playing a lyre, on the open air amphitheatre used for musical performances, in the Square Sarah Bernhardt, built 1936, in the Charonne quarter of the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. The square is named after French actress Henriette-Marie-Sarah Bernhardt, known as Sarah Bernhardt, 1844-1923. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical symbols, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical figures holding wreaths, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical figure holding a wreath, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical figure holding a wheat sheaf and scythe, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erotic tile fresco with classical mythological theme at Aux Belles Poules, an art deco style 'maison close' or brothel built in 1904 and opened 1920, with original mirrors and erotic tile frescoes rediscovered in 2014, on the Rue Blondel in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. Caroline Senot discovered the tiles when removing panelling when the building housed her father's technology company, and has restored and reopened the venue as a restaurant and events space, also used for meetings and conferences, sometimes with a burlesque element. Photographed on 11th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erotic tile fresco with classical mythological theme at Aux Belles Poules, an art deco style 'maison close' or brothel built in 1904 and opened 1920, with original mirrors and erotic tile frescoes rediscovered in 2014, on the Rue Blondel in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. Caroline Senot discovered the tiles when removing panelling when the building housed her father's technology company, and has restored and reopened the venue as a restaurant and events space, also used for meetings and conferences, sometimes with a burlesque element. Photographed on 11th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Defense, 1879, sculpture by Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, remade in bronze in 2017 by the Fonderie de Coubertin in Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, on the staircase of La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. The statue depicts a winged woman with arms raised and fists clenched, leaning on a dying warrior, representing courage and resilience. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thumb, 1994, bronze sculpture by Cesar, 1921-98, in the courtyard of La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Event or exhibition space in the La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, aerial view, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, aerial view, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, aerial view, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000 with a rotating solar panel fin, aerial view, at La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Event or exhibition space in the La Seine Musicale, a music and performing arts centre, opened April 2017, on the Ile Seguin in the river Seine, between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sevres, in the Western suburbs of Paris, France. Jean Nouvel was the lead architect from 2009 and the main buildings were designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The complex includes La Grande Seine, a large concert hall seating 6000, an auditorium for unamplified classical music, event or exhibition spaces and the Bellini Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical statue in the arcades at La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical portrait of Mme Recamier in classical dress, leaning against a tree, from a 1930s postcard, published in Historia magazine, a monthly history magazine. Historia was created by Jules Tallandier and published 1909-37 and again from 1945. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with armorial shield and classical figure, from the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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