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  • Crowd of people listening to Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking at the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd watching St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd waiting to be baptised by St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd watching the arrest of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Saulve praying for the discovery of the tomb of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd watching the arrival of St Firmin to Amiens, welcomed by senator Faustinien, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd watching the arrival of St Firmin to Amiens, welcomed by senator Faustinien, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Saulve praying for the discovery of the tomb of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Saulve praying for the discovery of the tomb of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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heaven indicating the location of the body of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander Kerensky, 1881-1970, Minister of War, and general Aleksei Brusilov leave in a car cheered by the crowd, after having led a meeting of the Congress of Delegates of Front line Troops, on the South West Russian Front in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine. Kerensky is saluting the crowd by raising his hat. Photograph published in L'Illustration no.3878, 30th June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A crowd containing sick and crippled men awaits the arrival of the relics of St Stephen. Pilgrims also came to Chartres to see the Virgin's relics hoping to be cured and the cathedral is here endorsing this act. Section of the crowd gathering around the relics, 1220-25, from the Life of St Stephen and transferral of his relics window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, unusually dominantly red in colour, tells the story of the life of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, who died c. 36 AD and whose relics are held at Chartres. It is situated in the chapel dedicated to martyrs. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowd, with woman with a coconut offering, at the parade celebrating the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha, on the streets of the La Chapelle area of the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France, on Sunday 1st September 2019. The annual religious festivities and parade take place near the Ganesha Temple of Paris, or Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam Temple, the largest Hindu temple in France. Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu God of Beginnings, son of Shiva and Parvati, who represents love and knowledge. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Papal coronation of Pope Pius III, 1439-1503, fresco, detail of crowd, 1504, by Pinturicchio, 1454-1513, in the Piccolomini Library in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ's entry into Jerusalem, with a crowd of people near the city gates greeting Jesus and the apostles, from the stained glass window of the Passion, 1215-25, in bay 6, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the crowd from St John revealing his mission, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Top row l-r; the flight into Egypt with Mary and Jesus riding a donkey led by Joseph, and the journey back to Galilee on the right, with a crowd welcoming the holy family to Nazareth while the Christ child blesses them. Bottom row, the massacre of the innocents, with Herod ordering his soldiers to murder the children, a woman snatching her child back from a soldier and a massacre scene with soldiers killing babies and mothers grieving, from the Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, on the Western facade of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • James preaches to a crowd which has gathered in the temple (he is later told to renounce his teachings and is thrown out of the temple and stoned). Section of James meeting with the Jews, from the Life of St Andrew stained glass window, 1210-25, in the Apostles chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window has been altered many times, significantly in 1872 but also previously. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High Street, Camden Town atmosphere, focussed view of a Tattoo and Piercing red advert held by a young man with the crowd and shops in the background, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jaleo or Fiesta de Caballos, an annual horse festival on the saint's day of St Anthony the Great or San Antoni Abat, at Fornells, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. During the festival, the riders demonstrate their abilities by rearing their Menorcan purebred horses and making them jump and dance to the rhythm of traditional brass band music, while the crowd around tries to touch them. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The arrest of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People of Amiens waiting to be baptised by St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People of Amiens waiting to be baptised by St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People of Amiens waiting to be baptised by St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds and shops at the Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, with crowds on balconies watching the scene below, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of crowds and stalls at Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds marching towards the Duma or parliament building in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, 12th March 1917, photograph by Karl Bulla, 1853-1929, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from the mosaic of the procession of the relics of St Mark to St Mark's Basilica, c. 1270-75, above the St Alipius Gate, a lateral portal of St Mark's Basilica, or Basilica San Marco, Venice. This is the oldest mosaic in the building and the oldest representation of the basilica. It is also thought to represent crowds celebrating the crowning of a new doge. The basilica was consecrated 1084-1117 and was originally the chapel of the Doge, becoming the city's cathedral in 1807. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds waiting to greet Jesus at the gates of Jerusalem, by Thomas Boudin, 1611-12, from the choir screen, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View of the Old Town with crowds of tourists on the Charles Bridge or Karluv most crossing the Vltava river, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds of people listening and discussing, from Angel announces Good News, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds of people listening and discussing, from Angel announces Good News, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco, detail of crowds of onlookers, in Yilanli Kilise or St George's Church, known as Snake Church, originally part of a monastery, at the Goreme Open Air Museum in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The church has a simple low barrel-vaulted nave and many frescoes, including St Theodore and St George slaying the dragon, which is depicted as a snake. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds watching the arrival of the minister at the  inauguration of the Colonial Exhibition on 8th June 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Billboards and evening crowds on Broadway, and statue of George M Cohan, 1878-1942, entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and producer, 1959, by Georg John Lober and architect Otto Langman, on Duffy Square, Times Square, New York, New York, USA. Broadway is the Theater District of Manhattan, with 41 professional theatres. Broadway is the oldest North-South street in New York City, and is 13 miles long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Billboards and evening crowds on Broadway, New York, New York, USA. Broadway is the Theater District of Manhattan, with 41 professional theatres. Broadway is the oldest North-South street in New York City, and is 13 miles long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Billboards and evening crowds on Broadway, New York, New York, USA. Broadway is the Theater District of Manhattan, with 41 professional theatres. Broadway is the oldest North-South street in New York City, and is 13 miles long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds in front of the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution), in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, Russia, during the Russian Revolution, on 14th March 1917, photograph by P Wolkof of Vetchernee Vremia, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, with Christ and an angel visiting St Mark in prison, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of the procession of the relics of St Mark to St Mark's Basilica, c. 1270-75, above the St Alipius Gate, a lateral portal of St Mark's Basilica, or Basilica San Marco, Venice. This is the oldest mosaic in the building and the oldest representation of the basilica. It is also thought to represent crowds celebrating the crowning of a new doge. The basilica was consecrated 1084-1117 and was originally the chapel of the Doge, becoming the city's cathedral in 1807. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. Crowds in traditional dress walk through a keyhole shaped archway into a street in the Medina. The sun catches the different colours of the headdresses. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stalls in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace in the evening, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stalls in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace in the evening, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stalls in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace in the evening, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of stalls at Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque towers over the square. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nighttime view of stalls at Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque towers over the square. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to Djemma el Fna square and marketplace with minaret of Koutoubia mosque in the background, evening, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Open air areas with stalls and customers, Candem Town markets, open-air and indoor markets, London, UK. The wall poster showing a lion with the Union Jack is the emblematic picture of "Camden World Famous Market". Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piccadilly Circus at dusk beneath a rainy day, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Big Ben, 1858, clock tower of Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament, London, UK, 1840-60, by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, seen from Westminster Bridge, road and foot traffic bridge, 1862, Thomas Page and Charles Barry. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old Truman Brewery (former Black Eagle Brewery), 18th century, Brick Lane, Spitalfields area, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Big Ben, 1858, clock tower of Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament, London, UK, 1840-60, by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, seen from Westminster Bridge, road and foot traffic bridge, 1862, Thomas Page and Charles Barry. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Pancras International, beneath iron archways constructed by engineer William Barlow in 1868, railways' terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People waving red and yellow striped Catalan flags for Catalan National Day on September 11, 2012, Barcelona, Spain. The severity of the worst economic crisis has fuelled separatism and highlighted fractures between Spain's northeast and the central government in Madrid. National Day, or Diada, in fact, marks the defeat of Catalan forces on September 11, 1714, at the hands of Philip V of Spain after a 13-month siege of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People waving red and yellow striped Catalan flags for Catalan National Day on September 11, 2012, Barcelona, Spain. The severity of the worst economic crisis has fuelled separatism and highlighted fractures between Spain's northeast and the central government in Madrid. National Day, or Diada, in fact, marks the defeat of Catalan forces on September 11, 1714, at the hands of Philip V of Spain after a 13-month siege of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People waving red and yellow striped Catalan flags for Catalan National Day on September 11, 2012, Barcelona, Spain. The severity of the worst economic crisis has fuelled separatism and highlighted fractures between Spain's northeast and the central government in Madrid. National Day, or Diada, in fact, marks the defeat of Catalan forces on September 11, 1714, at the hands of Philip V of Spain after a 13-month siege of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from behind of people waiting for the ferry across the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. The Galata Tower rises above the skyline on the opposite shore. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Tourists on an guided tour of Ephesus using umbrellas to shade them from the sun, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restaurants in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace at night, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restaurants in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace at night, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restaurants at night in the Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stalls in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace in the evening, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stalls in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace in the evening, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stalls in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace at night, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of stalls at Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque towers over the square. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of stalls at Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque towers over the square. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nighttime view of stalls at Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque towers over the square. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of stalls at Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque towers over the square. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stalls in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace at night, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque can be seen in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restaurants in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace at night, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque can be seen in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restaurants in Djemma el Fna square and marketplace at night, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque can be seen in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of entrance to Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque can be seen in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of entrance to Djemma el Fna square and marketplace, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret of the Koutoubia mosque can be seen in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Open air areas with stalls and customers, Candem Town markets, open-air and indoor markets, London, UK. The wall poster showing a lion with the Union Jack is the emblematic picture of "Camden World Famous Market". Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camden Town High Street's shops and visitors, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Pancras International, beneath iron archways constructed by engineer William Barlow in 1868, railways' terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Teenagers waving red and yellow striped Catalan flags for Catalan National Day on September 11, 2012, Barcelona, Spain. The severity of the worst economic crisis has fuelled separatism and highlighted fractures between Spain's northeast and the central government in Madrid. National Day, or Diada, in fact, marks the defeat of Catalan forces on September 11, 1714, at the hands of Philip V of Spain after a 13-month siege of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People waving red and yellow striped Catalan flags for Catalan National Day on September 11, 2012, Barcelona, Spain. The severity of the worst economic crisis has fuelled separatism and highlighted fractures between Spain's northeast and the central government in Madrid. National Day, or Diada, in fact, marks the defeat of Catalan forces on September 11, 1714, at the hands of Philip V of Spain after a 13-month siege of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vincent de Paul preaching, painting, 18th century, by Jean-Francois de Troy, 1679-1752, in the Eglise Saint-Pierre, built 1859-65 in Neo Romanesque style in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. St Vincent de Paul was a catholic priest who served the poor and was canonised in 1737. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • To arms! We are betrayed!, from Annals of the French Revolution of 1848, lithograph, 1848, by Jules Arnout, 1814-68, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fighting on the Place du Palais Royal, from Annals of the French Revolution of 1848, lithograph, 1848, by Jules Arnout, 1814-68, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cafe during the Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes, a puppet festival held 17th-26th September 2021, in the Place Ducale, designed by Clement Metezeau and built 1606-24, in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The square was commissioned by Charles I Gonzaga and built in Louis XIII style, with 27 pavilions and with arcaded ground floors. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Performance of the Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes, a puppet festival held 17th-26th September 2021, in the Place Ducale, designed by Clement Metezeau and built 1606-24, in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The square was commissioned by Charles I Gonzaga and built in Louis XIII style, with 27 pavilions and with arcaded ground floors. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daniel in the lions' den, detail of the grisaille stained glass window of the Story of Daniel, 1531-36, in the Eglise Saint-Pantaleon, built 16th - 18th century, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC between Ramesses II and the Hittites under Muwatalli II, relief, c. 1265 BC, on the wall of the southern side of the second courtyard behind the figures of Osiris, northern pylon, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC between Ramesses II and the Hittites under Muwatalli II, relief, c. 1265 BC, on the wall of the southern side of the second courtyard behind the figures of Osiris, northern pylon, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worshippers in procession, detail from Adoration of the Magi, Renaissance fresco, 1440-41, by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, a student of Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 39, the private cell of Cosimo de Medici, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Third Angel and the lamb of God, and St John, with the angel explaining the punishment for worshipping the beast and his image, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Dragon, who has given authority to the lion-headed beast, with worshippers and St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Execution of Queen Marie-Antoinette on 16th October 1793, painted by Danish School, 18th century, in the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France. During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette was tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal on 14th October 1793, found guilty, and publicly beheaded by guillotine on the Place de la Revolution 2 days later. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Dragon, who has given authority to the lion-headed beast, with worshippers and St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eleven remaining disciples (after Judas' suicide), detail from Ascension fresco, in the Salle Capitulaire or Chapter House at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Registry Room of the main building, with queueing immigrants waiting to be processed, photograph, c. 1910, displayed in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. The registry hall was designed by William Alciphron Boring and Edward Lippincott Tilton and built early 20th century in French Renaissance style. It measures 61x30m and was used for primary inspections, with adjoining rooms used as dormitories and offices. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women queueing up to visit the Jagdish Temple, a large Hindu temple built 1651 in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Udaipur was the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar and was founded in 1558 by Maharana Udai Singh II. It is known as the City of Lakes as it is surrounded by 7 artificial lakes made to supply irrigation and drinking water to the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christian Bassoul, accordionist, playing traditional French songs at Le Petit Bal de la Rue Mouffetard, a street music session held every Sunday morning, encouraging passersby to sing along and dance, at the Place Georges Moustaki, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Photographed on 17th February 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reliquary of the Crown of Thorns, a tube of crystal and gold, with a perforated frame depicting a branch of zizyphus or Spina Christi, made by silversmith M Poussielgue-Rusand, 1861-1933, after drawings by J-G Astruc, 1862-1950, in the Chapel of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The crown is depicted at the Veneration of the Crown of Thorns, or Veneration de la Sainte Couronne d’Epines, on Friday 29th March 2019, by the Ordre des Chevaliers du Saint Sepulcre, or the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, guardians of the relics of Christ's Passion since 1920. The crown of thorns has been held in Paris since 1239 and at Notre-Dame since 1806, along with a piece of the true cross and a nail from the crucifixion. The veneration ceremony usually takes place on the first Friday of each month, every Friday of Lent, and on Good Friday. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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