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  • Coloured Triclinium, 200 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Situated opposite the Roman Soldier's Tomb, this is the only room in a funeral complex at Petra with carved architectural decoration in its interior. The Nabatean funerary banqueting hall is decorated with engaged columns and niches and was originally covered with painted stucco. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coloured Triclinium, 200 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Situated opposite the Roman Soldier's Tomb, this is the only room in a funeral complex at Petra with carved architectural decoration in its interior. The Nabatean funerary banqueting hall is decorated with engaged columns and niches and was originally covered with painted stucco. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coloured Triclinium, 200 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Situated opposite the Roman Soldier's Tomb, this is the only room in a funeral complex at Petra with carved architectural decoration in its interior. The Nabatean funerary banqueting hall is decorated with engaged columns and niches and was originally covered with painted stucco. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coloured houses, rue Bellevue, Collioure, France. Collioure has always been a source of inspiration for artists. Picasso, Matisse, Derain, Dufy, Chagall, Marquet, and many others immortalized the small Catalan harbour in their works. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Stage curtain design, painting, 1945, for l'Oiseau de Feu or The Firebird, in gouache, ink, pastel, coloured pencils and gold paper, on board, by Marc Chagall, 1887-1985, in a private collection, copyright ADAGP. Chagall was a Russian-French artist of Jewish heritage. Throughout his career he designed many sets for theatres and opera houses, and music is a major theme in his work. In 1945 he was asked to create sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet's production of Firebird, a ballet and orchestral concert work by Stravinsky, originally written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - Please contact ADAGP Paris for Artist's reproduction right - Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965)  and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Grand Salon of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument and was renovated 1999-2000 by Bernard Bauchet and Hubert Rio. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Coloured glass room in the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Inside the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Inside the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, with reflections from the coloured glass windows, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Section of floor in floral pattern using coloured marble and glass, in the Triclinium, probably used for lunches, a large room open to the garden, with walls painted on a white background with figures and plants and ornamental borders and floating figures of the seasons, in the Casa dell Efebo, or House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy. This is a large, sumptuously decorated house probably owned by a rich family, and named after the statue of the Ephebus found here. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by Rene Billa in the dormitory of the lay brothers at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. The artist Rene Billa, 1875-1944, created 4 windows in this room, using fragments of broken coloured glass from church or cathedral windows which had been bombed in World War One. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by Rene Billa in the dormitory of the lay brothers at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. The artist Rene Billa, 1875-1944, created 4 windows in this room, using fragments of broken coloured glass from church or cathedral windows which had been bombed in World War One. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by Rene Billa in the dormitory of the lay brothers at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. The artist Rene Billa, 1875-1944, created 4 windows in this room, using fragments of broken coloured glass from church or cathedral windows which had been bombed in World War One. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by Rene Billa in the dormitory of the lay brothers at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. The artist Rene Billa, 1875-1944, created 4 windows in this room, using fragments of broken coloured glass from church or cathedral windows which had been bombed in World War One. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jeanne Bourgeois, known as Mistinguett, 1875-1956, French actress and singer, photograph, c. 1910, retouched with gouache and watercolour paint. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Brightly coloured chairs hanging on railings in Brick Lane area, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman selecting coloured wool samples from NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman selecting coloured wool samples from NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coloured wool samples in NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_277.jpg
  • Coloured wool samples in NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red coloured wool sample in NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_280.jpg
  • Green coloured wool samples in NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coloured pigments used to mix dyes on the windowsill of the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shelf of bottles of coloured pigments used to mix dyes, in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Diana goddess of hunting with a stag, from a large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. In the background are the decorative painted wall panels of the Guard Room. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. In the background are the decorative painted wall panels of the Guard Room. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of Benvenuto Cellini with a sculpture of Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, from a large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. In the background are the decorative painted wall panels of the Guard Room. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of Benvenuto Cellini with Diane de Poitiers, from a large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of satyrs holding the handles of a large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Leonardo da Vinci painting the Mona Lisa, from a large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Concrete wall of the Maison du Bresil or Brazil House, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Lucio Costa, 1902-1998, and inaugurated in 1954, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette œuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Hand-tinted engraving of the Chateau de Germolles at the time of the Dukes of Burgundy, in the collection of the Chateau de Germolles, built 1385-1400, Burgundy, France. The chateau de Germolles was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic medallion with a circle of rare patterned marble, 1st century AD, on the floor of the tablinum of the Casa di Paquio Proculo, or House of Paquius Proculus, Pompeii, Italy. Surrounding this marble disc are mosaics of wildlife. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand-tinted engraving of the Chateau de Germolles at the time of the Dukes of Burgundy, in the collection of the Chateau de Germolles, built 1385-1400, Burgundy, France. The chateau de Germolles was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Multi-coloured umbrellas hanging, London Bridge, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman wooden stylus tablet with recessed surfaces to hold coloured wax, and metal stylus pen with a sharp tip for writing in the wax, in the Vindolanda Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. 2 or 3 of these wooden trays were bound together with leather thongs through holes bored through the raised edges, then coloured wax filled the tray, to be written into and then reused. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Vindolanda Museum is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tubs of coloured earth at the Moulin a Couleurs or Colour Mill, at Ecordal, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The Colour Mill was built in 1866, and dries and grinds clay soil to create a range of nearly 80 natural pigments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High angle view of a tanner, climbing from a pit; his legs and arms are still dripping with poppy flower dye whose colour blends with the sunlight, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a man removing a dry skin from a terrace; its bright yellow colour shines against the ancient walls, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of brightly coloured auditorium ceiling, 1964, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Palais Garnier, 1860-75, Paris, France. The ceiling, commissioned by Culture Minister Andre Malraux (1901-76), represents scenes from ballets and operas which might be performed at the Opera House. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of brightly coloured auditorium ceiling, 1964, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Palais Garnier, 1860-75, Paris, France. The ceiling, commissioned by Culture Minister Andre Malraux (1901-76), represents scenes from ballets and operas which might be performed at the Opera House. Mozart La Flute Enchantee is visible on this fragment. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of brightly coloured auditorium ceiling, 1964, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Palais Garnier, 1860-75, Paris, France. The ceiling, commissioned by Culture Minister Andre Malraux (1901-76), represents scenes from ballets and operas which might be performed at the Opera House. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of brightly coloured auditorium ceiling, 1964, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Palais Garnier, 1860-75, Paris, France. The ceiling, commissioned by Culture Minister Andre Malraux (1901-76), represents scenes from ballets and operas which might be performed at the Opera House. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of brightly coloured auditorium ceiling, 1964, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Palais Garnier, 1860-75, Paris, France. The ceiling, commissioned by Culture Minister Andre Malraux (1901-76), represents scenes from ballets and operas which might be performed at the Opera House. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Narrow stepped street painted blue with coloured plant pots decorating the walls of the houses, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brightly coloured modernist shop window display in the Galerie Vero-Dodat, covered shopping arcade built 1826 between the Rue de Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Rue de Croix-des-Petits-Champs, 1st arrondissement, Paris, France. The arcade is Neoclassical in style, with a tiled floor and wooden shop fronts. It was restored in 1997 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brightly coloured modernist shop window display in the Galerie Vero-Dodat, covered shopping arcade built 1826 between the Rue de Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Rue de Croix-des-Petits-Champs, 1st arrondissement, Paris, France. The arcade is Neoclassical in style, with a tiled floor and wooden shop fronts. It was restored in 1997 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A plan of the Mesolithic clay platform on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The plan shows the stakes of the dwellings. Pits have been cut into this feature and those coloured in pink have been emptied in antiquity leaving just a few feathers or fur to indicate their previous contents. Excavations here are led by archaeologist Jacqui Wood. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • High angle view from behind of a tanner standing by the pits with a dry skin whose stiffness almost suggests movement, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Finished and unfinished coloured wood and laminate shapes to be assembled into jewellery, in the studio of Emily Kidson, a jewellery designer who works with wood, laminate and silver to create colourful pieces, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Emily is inspired by urban architectural forms and cuts and finishes each piece by hand. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Finished and unfinished coloured wood and laminate shapes to be assembled into jewellery, in the studio of Emily Kidson, a jewellery designer who works with wood, laminate and silver to create colourful pieces, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Emily is inspired by urban architectural forms and cuts and finishes each piece by hand. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Box of coloured laminate samples in the studio of Emily Kidson, a jewellery designer who works with wood, laminate and silver to create colourful pieces, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Emily is inspired by urban architectural forms and cuts and finishes each piece by hand. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Basha Ahmed Ben Ali fountain, a recessed horseshoe arch in the whitewashed wall lined in coloured zellige tiles, with water trough below. The fountain was restored by the Basha Ahmed El-Rifi in 1721-1722, near Bab Saida in the medina or old town of Tetouan on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gardens' lights, Quai Branly Museum, 2007, by architect Jean Nouvel, Paris, France, reflecting the coloured lights of the garden and showing the glass palissade in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • White oval-shaped public foyer, Quai Branly Museum, 2007, by architect Jean Nouvel, Paris, France, reflecting the coloured lights of the garden. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Bridge-like long gallery and Southern facade, Quai Branly Museum, 2007, by architect Jean Nouvel, Paris, France, reflecting the coloured lights of the garden. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Quai Branly Museum, 2007, by architect Jean Nouvel, Paris, France. View from bridge-like long gallery to Eiffel Tower reflecting the coloured lights of the garden and showing surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Southern facade, along Rue de l'Universite, Quai Branly Museum, 2007, by architect Jean Nouvel, Paris, France, reflecting the coloured lights of the garden. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Quai Branly Museum, 2007, by architect Jean Nouvel, Paris, France. View From bridge-like long gallery to Eiffel Tower reflecting the coloured lights in the garden and showing surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a man covering the wool for the night, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of dyeing pits, Chourara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. Arms and legs working together to remove skins from the dyeing pit at the Chouara tannery which is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of dye pits, Chouara tannery Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a tanner working in a pit chatting with a supervisor, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of worker in dye pit, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from above showing a young boy's legs reflected in the dying pits; beside him a pile of skins resembles a mummy, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of corner with raw skins, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of worker, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. As in olden times, no one is rushing home after work. A tanner sitting on the stairs, waiting for a colleague, is enjoying the last rays of sunshine. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from above of a young boy sharpening his knife, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from behind of a tanner lifting heavy wet skins from a pit, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of dyeing pits with a young boy in the background by the stone stairway, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from behind of worker with bucket amongst the dyeing pits, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of workers in the dyeing pits, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of tanners in the dyeing pits, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. Arms and legs are working together to remove the skins from the dyeing pit. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of tanners, one with a knife, in the dyeing pits, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • A view from behind of a young man throwing wool, shaven from the skins, from the terrace to the ground, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. Behind him the walls of the city rise in layers of sun and shade. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of barefoot worker in vats, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. Skins still dripping with red dye are draped over a wooden beam. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from behind of a tanner in pits of red dye, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of the pits used for the first treatment of the raw skins, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. These white pits are filled with ammonia water made from pigeon droppings. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of young boy carrying dry skins and guiding a donkey towards the store, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. The long sides of the pits are full of boys in their first year of studying at the tannery school. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of reflections in the dyeing pits where men are working, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 at sunset. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. A lone tanner works in the shade; behind him the crumbling stuccoed walls soak up the sun. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of a tanner working in a pit constructed above a small store overlooking the large square of dyeing pits, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening sunshine whose low rays are lighting a cramped shed equipped with a washing wheel for the raw skins. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a teenager working and learning, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. Behind him a young boy is running between the pits. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of the Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 22, 2009 in the morning. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of worker in vat, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009 in the morning. A meeting of light, colors, material, animal and human life as a young boy learns the tanning tradition. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 22, 2009 in the morning. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of vats, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 22, 2009 in the morning. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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