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  • Le Volcan or the Volcano, auditorium opened 1982, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012, and Jean-Maur Lyonnet, at the Maison de la Culture du Havre, Le Havre, Normandy, France. Behind are apartment buildings designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The large volcano contains a 1200 seat theatre and 350 seat cinema, while the small volcano (right) has a 500 seat hall and 80 seat auditorium and is now used as a reference library. The forum is built from concrete and the buildings are linked and accessed via ramps. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Volcan or the Volcano at night, illuminated in pink, auditorium opened 1982, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012, and Jean-Maur Lyonnet, at the Maison de la Culture du Havre, Le Havre, Normandy, France. Behind are apartment buildings designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The large volcano shown here contains a 1200 seat theatre and 350 seat cinema, while the small volcano (behind, left) has a 500 seat hall and 80 seat auditorium and is now used as a reference library. The forum is built from concrete and the buildings are linked and accessed via ramps. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reinforced concrete frame of the roof structure of the 'berne' of the West Saltworks or Batiment des Sels Ouest, an 80m long space where water was evaporated from the brine in huge iron basins, strengthened with concrete by the architect Julien Polti, 1877-1953, in the 1930s, part of the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The building is now used for exhibitions, shows, conventions and seminars. The saltworks site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers' accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reinforced concrete frame of the roof structure of the 'berne' of the West Saltworks or Batiment des Sels Ouest, an 80m long space where water was evaporated from the brine in huge iron basins, strengthened with concrete by the architect Julien Polti, 1877-1953, in the 1930s, part of the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The building is now used for exhibitions, shows, conventions and seminars. The saltworks site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers' accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden confessional with lattice in the shape of a cross, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square nave of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall octagonal tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar beneath the octagonal tower in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass by Marguerite Hure in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows in vertical strips, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar beneath the octagonal tower in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel with crucifix sculpture in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spiral staircase leading to the organ on the first floor, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner of the apartment blocks on the Boulevard Clemenceau (left), and the tower of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with tall thin stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square nave of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall octagonal tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reinforced concrete frame of the roof structure of the 'berne' of the West Saltworks or Batiment des Sels Ouest, an 80m long space where water was evaporated from the brine in huge iron basins, strengthened with concrete by the architect Julien Polti, 1877-1953, in the 1930s, part of the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The building is now used for exhibitions, shows, conventions and seminars. The saltworks site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers' accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with tall thin stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the tower of Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with tall thin stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with tall thin stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church at night, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with tall thin stained glass windows by Marguerite Hure, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • New Caledonia Glasshouse (formerly The Mexican Hothouse), 1830s, Charles Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view showing a concrete mixer in front of the glass and metal structure which is reflecting the late afternoon light. The New Caledonia Glasshouse, or Hothouse, was the first French glass and iron building.
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  • Reinforced concrete frame, designed by Henri Deneux in 1919, of the roof of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims, built 1211-1345 in High Gothic style, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. A church was founded here in the 5th century and Clovis was baptised here. The current building was built 13th - 15th centuries and restored in the 19th century. The cathedral was used for royal coronations and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roof structure in reinforced concrete, built 1930s after bomb damage during WWI, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old posters in the Salle de spectacles, built 1932, used for theatre performances, concerts and cinema screenings, in the former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Poster for the film Le Masque d'Or, in the Salle de spectacles, built 1932, used for theatre performances, concerts and cinema screenings, in the former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original record player in the lounge area of the former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Harbour and village of Cerbere, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the right is the Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reservoirs, large underground water storage tanks, at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition in an old reservoir, or large underground water storage tank, at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water channels, in an underground tunnel at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. Seen here is the upper area of the first elevation tank with outer fence and guardhouse, above the gauging room. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roof structure in reinforced concrete, built 1930s after bomb damage during WWI, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lounge area on the 2nd floor with bedroom doors, in the former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de spectacles, built 1932, used for theatre performances, concerts and cinema screenings, in the former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de spectacles, built 1932, used for theatre performances, concerts and cinema screenings, in the former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cerbere on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the centre beside the railway tracks is the former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, built 1928-32 in art deco style by Leon Baille, beside the train tracks in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This was the first building in the world to be constructed from reinforced concrete and its design was inspired by ocean liners. The hotel closed in 1983 and is now apartments, and is listed as a historic monument. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, with cast concrete walls, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, in cast concrete, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, in cast concrete, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, with cast concrete walls, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reservoirs, large underground water storage tanks, at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gauging room, at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water channels, in an underground tunnel at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water channels, in an underground tunnel at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water channels, in an underground tunnel at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rivets on one of the original water channels, in an underground tunnel at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water channels, in an underground tunnel at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Basement levels, with staircases leading to the valves, at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion sculpture, Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade with lion sculpture, Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade with lion sculpture,  Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnade detail of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the designed modernist tower of the church of Notre-Dame du Raincy on May 24, 2009 in Le Raincy, Seine Saint Denis, France. Built in 1922-1923 by the architects and brothers Auguste and Gustave Perret, the cathedral was the first one to be built with reinforced concrete. The stained glass was created by Marguerite Hure based on sketches by Maurice Denis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reinforced concrete frame, designed by Henri Deneux in 1919, of the roof of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims, built 1211-1345 in High Gothic style, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. A church was founded here in the 5th century and Clovis was baptised here. The current building was built 13th - 15th centuries and restored in the 19th century. The cathedral was used for royal coronations and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Immeuble Sabatier, built in 1939 in art deco style, by Julien Charpeil, at 10 Rue de la Barre, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This reinforced concrete building features bow windows, oriel windows, a decorative pergola, and clean lined balconies and cornices. With the demolition of its ramparts in the early 20th century, Perpignan grew and expanded, embracing the art deco style of the 1930s in its new housing estates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, in cast concrete, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water channels, in an underground tunnel at MUHBA Casa de l'Aigua or Water House, a water treatment plant built in 1917 by the Compania de Aguas de Barcelona, the municipal water company, to provide clean water to the city, at Trinitat Nova, Nou Barris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The reinforced concrete building is in catalan Modernist style, designed by Felip Steva i Planas and Joan Sitjes. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, providing leisure and cultural activities for the local communities. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • New Caledonia Glasshouse (formerly The Mexican Hothouse), 1830s, Charles Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view showing a concrete mixer in front of the glass and metal structure which is reflecting the late afternoon light. The New Caledonia Glasshouse, or Hothouse, was the first French glass and iron building.
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  • Halles Centrales, known as the Boulingrin Halls, a covered market designed by Emile Maigrot and built by Eugene Freyssinet in 1927-29, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The building is made from concrete in parabolic arches, a change from the usual iron in market buildings. it closed in 1988 but was restored and reopened 2012. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Halles Centrales, known as the Boulingrin Halls, a covered market designed by Emile Maigrot and built by Eugene Freyssinet in 1927-29, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The building is made from concrete in parabolic arches, a change from the usual iron in market buildings. it closed in 1988 but was restored and reopened 2012. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Halles Centrales, known as the Boulingrin Halls, a covered market designed by Emile Maigrot and built by Eugene Freyssinet in 1927-29, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The building is made from concrete in parabolic arches, a change from the usual iron in market buildings. it closed in 1988 but was restored and reopened 2012. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Halles Centrales, known as the Boulingrin Halls, a covered market designed by Emile Maigrot and built by Eugene Freyssinet in 1927-29, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The building is made from concrete in parabolic arches, a change from the usual iron in market buildings. it closed in 1988 but was restored and reopened 2012. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial and Museum, at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal courtyard at the Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old barracks, Camp de Rivesaltes, aerial view, a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial, aerial view, museum and memorial at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial, aerial view, museum and memorial at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial, aerial view, museum and memorial at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial, aerial view, museum and memorial at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France.  Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camp de Rivesaltes Memorial, aerial view, museum and memorial at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red space rocket, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red space rocket, and behind, the Emperor, card no. 4, and a red space rocket, sculptures in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The Emperor represents masculine power, aggression, organisation, science, weapons and war. He represents the male protector and the desire to control and conquer. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Soleil, or The Sun, card no. 18, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The sun is a life force which lifts our spirits, and is represented as a bird, the closes animal to the sun, in the tradition of Mexican or American Indian legends. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giant snakes sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail with Venus tiles from L'Imperatrice, or the Empress, card no 3, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The Empress, in the form of a sphinx, is the great goddess, mother, queen of the sky. The artist lived inside the Empress for years during the construction of the garden. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skulls detail from the patio of the Gardens of the Emperor, in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Justice, card no. 8, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. A woman with scales in her breasts represents self knowledge and the insight of universality. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic detail and woman's head from the patio of the Gardens of the Emperor, in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giant snake sculpture, detail, in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_ITALY_MC_214.jpg
  • The Magician, card no. 1, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The magician is the great trickster, the creator of the universe. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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