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  • Pont Cochinchinois or Cochinchinese bridge (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954), with Indochinese pagoda and Cambodian idols behind, in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Wounded Algerian soldier receiving a medal from Gaston Doumergue, Minister for Colonies, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Wounded Annamite (Vietnamese) soldiers injured in the Battle of Annam, visited by Officer Dai Bieu from the government of Indochina, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • One of the main wards in the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Wounded soldier receiving a medal, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Visitors at the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the First World War, the building was used as a hospital for colonial troops. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the First World War, the building was used as a hospital for colonial troops. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Visitors on the terrace of the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the First World War, the building was used as a hospital for colonial troops. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Maison du Notable, or Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the First World War, the building was used as a hospital for colonial troops. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Laotian village and people, from the Cochinchina section of the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954), held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Indochinese pagoda and Cambodian idols in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Indochinese pagoda surrounded by Laotian worshippers in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Pont Tonkinois and Laotian man sitting by the stream, in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Pont Indochinois and Laotian people, in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Laotian people and traditional huts in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Tonkin lookout tower in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Men with a Cambodian idol, in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Tonkin lookout tower in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Traditional hut and people from Upper Tonkin, Vietnam, in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Laotian people with giant basket and canoe in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Laotian people and a traditional hut and waterwheel in the Indochinese Village (French Indochina was a colony 1887-1954), at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural group of the Holy Family, 1945, by Josep Maria Jujol, in the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of a cross with infilled floral design resembling butterflies' wings, in the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars and catenary arches supporting the structure. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic above the main entrance to the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars and catenary arches supporting the structure. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ca l'Ordal, built 1894 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, inspired by the architecture of Catalan country houses, as a residence for farmers, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building has a stone facade with brick filigree work and window surrounds, and is a detached dwelling comprising 3 townhouses. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brick rib vaults supporting the paraboloid walls of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars and catenary arches supporting the structure. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars and catenary arches supporting the structure. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ca l'Espinal, built 1900 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, as the residence of Mr Espinal the factory manager and company administrator, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building has a stone and brick facade with brick lattice work and a medieval style corner turret. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural group of the Holy Family, 1945, by Josep Maria Jujol, in the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. To the left is the sculptural group of the Holy Family, 1945, by Josep Maria Jujol. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. To the left is the sculptural group of the Holy Family, 1945, by Josep Maria Jujol. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars and catenary arches supporting the structure. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase and brick columns resembling trees, reflecting the wooded setting of the church, inside the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ca l'Espinal, built 1900 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, as the residence of Mr Espinal the factory manager and company administrator, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building has a stone and brick facade with brick lattice work and a medieval style corner turret. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-98, copy of a painting by A Sanchez Coello, 1531-88, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Ferdinand VI, King of Spain, 1713-59, copy of a painting by L M Van Loo, 1707-71, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala de Audiencias of the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jose Solano y Bote Carrasco y Diaz, marquis of Socorro, 1726-1806, officer in the Spanish Royal Marines, painting, in the Office of the Captain General, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chest of drawers with painted scenes, detail, in the Pharmacy of the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pharmacy, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Litter in the transport room of the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pharmacy, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Door and window in the facade of the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dahomey Greenhouse, used to display plants from India, China or America, such as coffee, tea, rubber, cocoa and benzoin, which were acclimatised and destined to settle in another colony, in the Dahomey (now Benin) enclosure of the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, which was held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • 'Jesus pacientisimo', wooden painted statue, late baroque, of Jesus sitting on a rock before the crucifixion, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-88,<br />
copy of a painting by Francisco de Goya, 1746-1828, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-88,<br />
detail, copy of a painting by Francisco de Goya, 1746-1828, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Juana I of Castile, 1479-1555, copy by M Vittoz, Flemish painter, of an original painting, in the Sala de Audiencias of the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Hall of the Governors, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This room served as a throne room and reception room. It has a gilded wooden ceiling and is lined with portraits of the governors. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Hall of the Governors, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This room served as a throne room and reception room. It has a gilded wooden ceiling and is lined with portraits of the governors. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genius of the Colony de Emerita Augusta, marble androgynous head, early 2nd century AD, found near the Temple of Diana, possibly imported, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genius of the Colony of Emerita Augusta, marble androgynous head, early 2nd century AD, found near the Temple of Diana, possibly imported, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Roman colony of Emerita Augusta, scale 1:1000, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genius of the Colony de Emerita Augusta, marble androgynous head, early 2nd century AD, found near the Temple of Diana, possibly imported, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ca l'Ordal, a Catalan Modernist house built 1894 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, and Francesc Berenguer, 1866-1914, on the Plaza Anselm Clave at Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ca l'Espinal, built 1900 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, as the residence of Mr Espinal the factory manager and company administrator, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building has a stone and brick facade with brick lattice work and a medieval style corner turret. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catalan Modernist house, built 1890 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, and Francesc Berenguer, 1866-1914, at Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is in Art Deco style and its facade is made from exposed brick, with many perforations to allow light to flow through the building. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ca l'Espinal, built 1900 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, as the residence of Mr Espinal the factory manager and company administrator, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building has a stone and brick facade with brick lattice work and a medieval style corner turret. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the overgrown ruins of houses. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cast of the Stone of D'Iberville, 1981, originally made as a commemoration of the New France colony in Mississippi in 1699, discovered by Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, in the Musee du Nouveau Monde, or New World Museum, opened 1982 in the Hotel Fleuriau, an 18th century mansion home to merchant Aime-Benjamin Fleuriau, 1707-1877, in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The stone, carved in a blast cobblestone, was buried near the beach and rediscovered in the 1920s at Fort Maurepas. The museum explores links between France and the Americas, including the slave trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone basin of an olive oil press, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. In the distance is Temple C, built 550 BC, with a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortifications of the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. In the distance is Temple E or Temple of Hera, on the East Hill, built 460-450 BC. Its peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple A, built 490-460 BC, which had a peristyle of 6 x 14 Doric columns, 2 spiral staircases leading to a gallery floor and a mosaic pavement, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. In the distance is Temple C, built 550 BC, with a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Graduated defensive wall on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The acropolis was surrounded by a wall made from cut stone blocks with a rubble core, with 5 towers and 4 entrance gates. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of houses on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The urban plan of the city dates to the 4th century BC, with 2 main roads intersecting and minor roads in between, forming a grid plan. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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