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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Acropolis of Athens, 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, in Athens, Greece. On the right is the Parthenon, a Classical Greek temple built 447-432 BC dedicated to the goddess Athena, designed by Ictinos and Callicrates, with sculptural decorated by Phidias. The Acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted frieze from the rear facade of the Temple of Hephaestus, or Hephaisteion, an ancient Greek Doric temple built 449-415 BC, on the northwest 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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  • Sculpted frieze from the rear facade of the Temple of Hephaestus, or Hephaisteion, an ancient Greek Doric temple built 449-415 BC, on the northwest 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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  • Erechtheion, a classical Greek temple built 421-406 BC, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, on the north side of the Acropolis, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, in Athens, Greece. The Porch of the Caryatids (right) consists of 6 female statues supporting 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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  • Parthenon, a Classical Greek temple built 447-432 BC dedicated to the goddess Athena, designed by Ictinos and Callicrates, with sculptural decorated by Phidias, on the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. 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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  • Parthenon, a Classical Greek temple built 447-432 BC dedicated to the goddess Athena, designed by Ictinos and Callicrates, with sculptural decorated by Phidias, on the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. 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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  • Frieze and pediment of the Parthenon, a Classical Greek temple built 447-432 BC dedicated to the goddess Athena, designed by Ictinos and Callicrates, with sculptural decorated by Phidias, on the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. 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, with 6 female statues supporting the roof, of the Erechtheion, a classical Greek temple built 421-406 BC, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, on the north side of the Acropolis, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, in Athens, Greece. 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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  • Porch of the Caryatids, with 6 female statues supporting the roof, of the Erechtheion, a classical Greek temple built 421-406 BC, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, on the north side of the Acropolis, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, in Athens, Greece. 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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  • Porch of the Caryatids, with 6 female statues supporting the roof, of the Erechtheion, a classical Greek temple built 421-406 BC, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, on the north side of the Acropolis, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, in Athens, Greece. 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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  • 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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  • 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 northwest 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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  • Erechtheion, a classical Greek temple built 421-406 BC, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, on the north side of the Acropolis, an ancient citadel site raised above the city, in Athens, Greece. The Porch of the Caryatids consists of 6 female statues supporting 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Garden facade, rebuilt in classical style 1706-33 by Fleuriau d'Armenonville, at the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. On the right is the Collegiale Saint-Liphard de Meung-sur-Loire, a collegiate church, originally a Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century, built over the tomb of St Liphard d'Orleans. The chateau was the country residence of the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden facade, rebuilt in classical style 1706-33 by Fleuriau d'Armenonville, at the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. On the right is the Collegiale Saint-Liphard de Meung-sur-Loire, a collegiate church, originally a Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century, built over the tomb of St Liphard d'Orleans. The chateau was the country residence of the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden facade, rebuilt in classical style 1706-33 by Fleuriau d'Armenonville, at the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, aerial view, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. On the right is the Collegiale Saint-Liphard de Meung-sur-Loire, a collegiate church, originally a Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century, built over the tomb of St Liphard d'Orleans. The chateau was the country residence of the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceiling with scenes of classical mythology, in the Gabinetto di Apollo, or Apollo Cabinet, designed by Pelagio Palagi, used as the waiting room of Carlo Alberto, in the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gabinetto di Apollo, or Apollo Cabinet, designed in classical style by Pelagio Palagi, used as the waiting room of Carlo Alberto, in the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala dei Dignitari, or Hall of Dignitaries, used as the king's waiting room, designed 1834-39 by Pelagio Palagi and decorated with classical themes by Bellosio, Airaghi, Sala, Cinati and Trefogli, in the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. On plinths are marble busts of princesses Maria Pia and Maria Clotilde, daughters of Vittorio Emanuele II, by Santo Varni. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala Da Pranzo, or Dining Room, by Ernesto Melano and Pelagio Palagi, with decoration following classical mythological themes, used from 1832 by Carlo Alberto as a legislative room, in the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The 4 statues are by Giuseppe Bogliani, Luigi Cauda, Carlo Canigia and Giuseppe Gaggini, fireplace by Gaggini and mosaic floor by Baldassare Macchi. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical ruins, painting in the Sala delle Prospettive, or Hall of Perspectives, decorated with restored trompe l'oeil architectural painted panels, 1751-53, by Giovanni Battista Alberoni, used as a living room, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reclining statue of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, as a classical god, 1923, by Amleto Cataldi, 1886-1930, on the Ile Saint-Jean on the river Loire, opposite the Chateau d'Amboise, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Leonardo da Vinci lived 1517-19 and died in the nearby Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise and later a royal summer residence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical style statue in the window of the Cabinet Vert, the study and library of Catherine de Medici, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514-22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570-76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle Gaston d'Orleans, a reception room with balcony and parquet floor, in the classical wing, built 1635-38 by Francois Mansart, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. On the left is the Chateau de Blois tapestry, 1 of a series of 12 Gobelins tapestries made c. 1730 after designs by Charles Lebrun, 1619-90, representing 12 royal castles in 12 months of the year. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Architectural drawing of facade elevations for the Chateau de Blois, c. 1635, by Francois Mansart, 1598-1666, who reconstructed the north wing in classical style in 1635, commissioned by Gaston d'Orleans, in the collection of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted classical scene on the wall of the Study of the Emperor, in the Emperor's Apartment used by Napoleon, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling painted with classical scenes, in the Study of the Emperor, in the Emperor's Apartment used by Napoleon, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted classical scene on the wall of the Study of the Emperor, in the Emperor's Apartment used by Napoleon, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical style woman with cornucopia in trompe l'oeil frame, wall painting by Pietro Ricchi, 1606-75, in the antechamber to the Chambre de la Parade, or Parade Room, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of honour on first floor, with classical statues and door to the library, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. 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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  • Courthouse, built in classical style with portico and pediment, at Vouziers, Ardennes, Grand Est, France, where Paul Verlaine, French poet, 1844-96, was tried in 1885 and sentenced to prison for a month for drunkenness. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gare de Reims, or Reims train station, opened 1858 by the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer des Ardennes, designed by Felix Langlais, 1827-89, on the Esplanade Francois Mitterrand in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The building is classical in style with pillars and pilasters with capitals between arches, and a clock pediment on the roofline. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Holy Trinity statue, late 15th - early 16th century, in the Eglise Saint-Martin, built 13th - 18th centuries in Gothic and Classical styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The church is a historic monument. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Dali's studio, with a classical male nude statue and other props, in the Salvador Dali House Museum in Portlligat, Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. Salvador Dali, 1904-89, Spanish Surrealist painter, lived and worked here from 1930 to 1982, when his partner and muse Gala died. The building was originally several fisherman's cottages which the couple bought and developed, with windows overlooking the bay, a swimming pool and garden studio. The house became a museum in 1997, run by the Dali Foundation. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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