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  • Trees damaged by wildfires, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. In 1996-2003 after a long period of drought, wildfires destroyed more than half of the area of the park, including buildings and archaeological sites. Despite the damage, the destruction of vegetation also meant that many more sites were revealed. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trees damaged by wildfires, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. In 1996-2003 after a long period of drought, wildfires destroyed more than half of the area of the park, including buildings and archaeological sites. Despite the damage, the destruction of vegetation also meant that many more sites were revealed. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 6th February 2020 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 30th November 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 30th November 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place on these and roof of the nave, photographed on 23rd October 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside of the Jesuits' Church after the renovations of 1666, with damage to the ceiling, engraving by Anthony Walker after a drawing by Richard Short, published in 1761 as a collection of Views of Quebec in the 18th century, by Thomas Jefferys in London, in the collection of the Musees du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 30th November 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South tower of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place on the roof of the nave, photographed on 23rd October 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place on these and roof of the nave, photographed on 23rd October 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed in July 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 12th May 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. In the foreground is the Fountain of the Virgin in the cathedral gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 12th May 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Zodiac fresco on domed ceiling of caldarium or hot room, Qasr Amra, Jordan. This detail is of a centaur representing Sagittarius. The fresco is an accurate representation of the heavens and the zodiac, with 35 identifiable constellations. It is the earliest painted image of the night sky on a dome. Here we can see evidence of graffiti damage. The original castle complex was built in 723-743 by Walid Ibn Yazid, the future Umayyad Caliph Walid II. It was a fortress with military garrison and residence of the Umayyad Caliphs. Today only the royal pleasure cabin remains, with reception hall and hammam or bath house. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at a beautiful decorated ceiling badly damaged with damp patches and a hole, in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at a beautiful decorated ceiling badly damaged with damp patches and a hole, in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent from the Cross, mural, 1490-1500, late Gothic, in oil paint by an unknown artist, in the Capilla de la Piedad, now a baptismal chapel, in the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The mural painting is badly damaged and is being restored. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thief crucified at Golgotha, detail, mural, 1490-1500, late Gothic, in oil paint by an unknown artist, in the Capilla de la Piedad, now a baptismal chapel, in the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The mural painting is badly damaged and is being restored. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent from the Cross, detail, mural, 1490-1500, late Gothic, in oil paint by an unknown artist, in the Capilla de la Piedad, now a baptismal chapel, in the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The mural painting is badly damaged and is being restored. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside of the Recollect Friars' Church, or Eglise des Recollets, with damaged roof, on the Place des Armes, engraving by C Grignion after a drawing by Richard Short, published in 1761 as a collection of Views of Quebec in the 18th century, by Thomas Jefferys in London, in the collection of the Musees du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower and facade of the upper church of the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The motto of Philippe Pot, Tant LVault, painted in foliage letters on a red and black striped background above the fireplace in La Grande Salle, a ceremonial room used for public meetings, receptions and banquets, in the main 15th century building of the Chateau de Chateauneuf, or Chateauneuf-en-Auxois, a 12th and 15th century castle, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The original painted coat of arms of Philippe Pot on the ceremonial fireplace (right) was damaged in the French Revolution. Originally built in 1132 by Jean de Chaudenay, the castle was modified from a medieval fortress to a residence from 1457 under Philippe le Bon, Duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, who gave the castle to his advisor Philippe Pot, 1428-93. The castle sits on an outcrop overlooking the valley of the Canal de Bourgogne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of emperor Heinrich I on his throne, with the imperial orb and sceptre, in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Many of the artworks are now damaged by graffiti. In the background is the Fernsehturm or TV Tower near Alexanderplatz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail from Touch The Wall by Christine Kuhn, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Die Tanzenden or the Dancers by Sabine Kunz, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a yellow East German Trabant car, detail of a painting entitled Mauern International by Alexej Taranin, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of fresco depicting a Knight presented by St George to the Virgin, by Badile Bartolomeo, 14th Century, in the Chiesa S. Giorgetto dei Domenicani, also known as S. Pietro Martire, 1283, Verona, Italy. The Church, built by the Dominicans, contains 14th century frescoes which were covered over during the 19th century and damaged when the layer of plaster was later removed. They depict the Brandenburg Knights who arrived in Verona in 1354 to work with Cangrande II. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of fresco depicting a Knight presented by St George to the Virgin, by Badile Bartolomeo, 14th Century, in the Chiesa S. Giorgetto dei Domenicani, also known as S. Pietro Martire, 1283, Verona, Italy. The Church, built by the Dominicans, contains 14th century frescoes which were covered over during the 19th century and damaged when the layer of plaster was later removed. They depict the Brandenburg Knights who arrived in Verona in 1354 to work with Cangrande II. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Bell tower and facade of the upper church of the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower and facade of the upper church of the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, in the evening, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower and facade of the upper church of the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, in the evening, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower and facade of the upper church of the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower and facade of the upper church of the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, in the evening, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower and facade of the upper church of the Basilica Papale di San Francesco or Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, built 1228-53 and enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries, sitting above the Sacro Convento or Franciscan friary, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The basilica consists of an upper and lower church (Basilica inferiore and Basilica superiore), both containing important fresco cycles. St Francis was born and died in Assisi and his remains are in the crypt of the basilica. The building was damaged in 1997 by an earthquake and has undergone a 2 year restoration programme. Assisi and its basilica and friary are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaque at the entrance to the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, commemorating the fire in 1992 during the Siege of Sarajevo in the Yugoslav War, when the building and over 2 million books and documents were damaged or destroyed, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This national library, designed in 1891 by the Czech architect Karel Parik as the City Hall, reopened as a library in 2014. This building, on the banks of the Miljacka river, is from the Austro-Hungarian period of the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall including Flucht wie Tornado by Kasra Alavi, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Many of the artworks are now damaged by graffiti. In the background is a new high-rise building under construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting an untitled work by Karin Velmanns damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting an untitled work by Andrej Smolak depicting a dove holding a ball and chain transforming into a rose, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Big Kremlin's Wind by Theodor Tehzik, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking past a section of the Berlin Wall painted by Jolly Kunjappu entitled Dancing to Freedom, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Many of the artworks are now damaged by graffiti. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail of an untitled painting by Jens Hubner and Andreas Kamper of a man trying to escape over the Wall with a hand grabbing his foot, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Der Morgen by Dieter Wien, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail from Doin It Cool For The East Side by Jim Avignon, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking past a section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Doin It Cool For The East Side by Jim Avignon, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall including Touch The Wall by Christine Kuhn (left) and Vorsicht by Rodolfo Ricalo (right), part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Many of the artworks are now damaged by graffiti. In the background is a new high-rise building under construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a painting by Stephen Jaeger entitled Buerlinica, a parody of Picasso's Guernica, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Justitia by Klaus Niethardt, with Justice balanced against Schiller, Goethe and Einstein, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking past a section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Die Tanzenden or the Dancers by Sabine Kunz, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Mauerspringer by Gabriel Heimler of a man jumping over the Berlin Wall, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail of people crowded onto a boat from the painting Wir Sind Ein Volk or The World's People by Schamil Gimajew, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail of people crowded onto a boat from the painting Wir Sind Ein Volk or The World's People by Schamil Gimajew, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a painting by Michail Serebrjakow entitled Diagonale Losung, with a raised thumb chained to a wrist, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a painting by Rosemarie Schinzler entitled Alles Offen, with 2 doves lifting the Brandenburg Gate and a cross, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail from the painting Mauern International by Alexej Taranin with a yellow Trabant car driving alongside the Berlin Wall, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a painting by Muriel Raoux and Kani Alavi entitled Afrikanischer Weisheit, with the slogan 'Many small people who in many small places do many small things that can alter the face of the world', damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting an untitled painting of shrouded figures by Ana Leonor Madeira Rodrigues, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail of the painting Ode An Die Freude or Ode to Joy by Fulvio Pinna, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail of the painting Big Kremlin's Wind by Theodor Tehzik, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting a detail of the painting Die Geburt des Kachinas by Jurden Grosse (Indiano), with the words Get Human, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of camel on vaulted ceiling of hall, Qasr Amra, Jordan. This fresco is divided into squares and depicts various forms of work, maybe relating to the building of the castle. Here we see a camel, used for transportation of materials. The fresco is badly damaged by graffiti. These early Islamic frescoes have strong Persian and Byzantine influences. The original castle complex was built in 723-743 by Walid Ibn Yazid, the future Umayyad Caliph Walid II. It was a fortress with military garrison and residence of the Umayyad Caliphs. Today only the royal pleasure cabin remains, with reception hall and hammam or bath house. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of wall with frescoes, 14th century, and doorway,  Chiesa S. Giorgetto dei Domenicani, also known as S. Pietro Martire, 1283, Verona, Italy. The Church, built by the Dominicans, contains  14th century frescoes which were covered over during the 19th century and damaged when the layer of plaster was later removed. They depict the Brandenburg Knights who arrived in Verona in 1354 to work with Cangrande II. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of fresco depicting a Knight presented by St George to the Virgin, by Badile Bartolomeo, 14th Century, in the Chiesa S. Giorgetto dei Domenicani, also known as S. Pietro Martire, 1283, Verona, Italy. The Church, built by the Dominicans, contains 14th century frescoes which were covered over during the 19th century and damaged when the layer of plaster was later removed. They depict the Brandenburg Knights who arrived in Verona in 1354 to work with Cangrande II. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of fresco depicting a Knight presented by St George to the Virgin, by Badile Bartolomeo, 14th Century, in the Chiesa S. Giorgetto dei Domenicani, also known as S. Pietro Martire, 1283, Verona, Italy. The Church, built by the Dominicans, contains 14th century frescoes which were covered over during the 19th century and damaged when the layer of plaster was later removed. They depict the Brandenburg Knights who arrived in Verona in 1354 to work with Cangrande II. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Man walking past a section of the Berlin Wall painted by Jolly Kunjappu entitled Dancing to Freedom, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Many of the artworks are now damaged by graffiti. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph of the Grand-Rue bridge at Sable-sur-Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, destroyed in a bombing raid on 7th August 1944 by the German Luftwaffe, during the Second World War. The bridge was bombed in order to slow down the advance of the Allies into the town. Collection G Cherrier. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances required
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  • Train station after it was bombed on 6th June  1944, during the Second World War, in Sable-sur-Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, photograph. Collection G Cherrier. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances required
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  • Photograph of the Grand-Rue bridge at Sable-sur-Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, destroyed in a bombing raid on 7th August 1944 by the German Luftwaffe, during the Second World War. The bridge was bombed in order to slow down the advance of the Allies into the town. Collection G Cherrier. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances required
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  • Photograph of the concrete dam built to allow passage from one bank to the other after the destruction of the Grand-Rue bridge at Sable-sur-Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, in a bombing raid on 7th August 1944 by the German Luftwaffe, during the Second World War. The bridge was bombed in order to slow down the advance of the Allies into the town. Collection G Cherrier. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances required
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  • Section of the city with building being demolished and premises empty of businesses, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Soldier warning a tradesman, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Justice captured and bound at the feet of Tyranny, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Street scene with derelict and demolished buildings, soldiers robbing a woman, dead body, soldier stopping trade and piles of rubble in the street, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Street scene, with soldiers robbing a woman, dead body, soldier stopping trade and piles of rubble in the street, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Section of the city with derelict buildings full of holes, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Section of the city with building being demolished, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Section of the city with armoury, the one business remaining, and piles of rubble from the demolition of others, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Section of the city with building being demolished, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Section of the city with building being demolished, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Soldiers robbing a woman and a dead body, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Dead bodies and townspeople, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Tyranny enthroned with a goat at his feet, with Avarice, Pride and Vainglory above, and Deceit, Fraud, Fury and Division either side, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Justice captured and bound at the feet of Tyranny, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Tyranny enthroned, depicted with horns and fangs and holding a chalice and a dagger, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Tyranny enthroned with a goat at his feet, and Avarice, Pride and Vainglory above, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Justice captured and bound at the feet of Tyranny, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Inscription naming the builder and construction date of the chateau, on a small 19th century loggia holding the entrance with double staircase, on the south facade of the Chateau de Villesavin, built 1527-37 in Renaissance style bu Jean le Breton, lord of Villandry, in Tour-en-Sologne, Loir-et-Cher, France. In the 17th century Jean Phelippeaux extended the chateau and added the chapel ceiling frescoes. The chateau houses the Musee du Mariage and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horus, with falcon head, and Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vases and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amon-Min, god of fertility, with erect phallus, false beard and tall crown, holding hekha (crook) and nekhakha (flail), and hieroglyph inscriptions, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right, an image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horus, with falcon head, blesses Hatshepsut, with vase and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vase and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erasure of Hatshepsut's royal titulary cartouche (left), probably done c. 1433-32 BC, with Thutmosis III's royal titulary on the right, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal titulary cartouche of Thutmosis III, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Vierge a l'Enfant, or Virgin and Child, 19th century Neoclassical oil painting by Pierre Planat, 1792-1866, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Romanesque church consecrated in 1171, in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The painting features a cradle, carpenter's tools in reference to Joseph, a pitcher and a stone stair primer. The village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture on the oldest tympanum in the cloister, built 1644-66, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The cloister is in Tuscan style, with semicircular arcades with folded archivolts and square pillars. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion, fresco, 9th - 11th century, in Karabas Kilise, or the Black Head Church (as the painted figures have been blackened by smoke from oil lamps), in the Soganli Valley in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. 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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  • Apostles, fresco, 9th - 11th century, in Karabas Kilise, or the Black Head Church (as the painted figures have been blackened by smoke from oil lamps), in the Soganli Valley in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. 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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  • Fresco in Pancarlik Kilise or Pancarlik Church, early 11th century, in the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches 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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  • Fresco of apostles, detail, in Pancarlik Kilise or Pancarlik Church, early 11th century, in the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches 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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