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  • Ceiling fresco of Dawn, in the central Oval Room, with a figure of Twilight with 2 torches pointing to night and dawn, with the moon on a cart pulled by oxen, and Mercury holding the Caduceus, in the Villa Farnese or Villa Caprarola, a 16th century Renaissance and Mannerist fortified villa designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and built 1559-73 for the Farnese family under Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, in Caprarola, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The fresco was probably painted by Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66, following an iconographic programme by Annibale Caro. The Villa Farnese is now owned by the state and run by the Polo Museale del Lazio. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Alamo, detail of Susana Dickinson holding a baby, 1905, by Henry McArdle, 1836-1908, in the Senate, in the Texas State Capitol, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo marked a turning point in the Texas Revolution, inspiring many more Texans to join up to defeat Santa Anna. The original painting by McArdle, completed in 1875, was destroyed in a fire in 1881. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Alamo, detail of William Travis (top), David Crockett (bottom left) and Susana Dickinson (lower right with baby), 1905, by Henry McArdle, 1836-1908, in the Senate, in the Texas State Capitol, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo marked a turning point in the Texas Revolution, inspiring many more Texans to join up to defeat Santa Anna. The original painting by McArdle, completed in 1875, was destroyed in a fire in 1881. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Alamo, detail of the burning chapel, 1905, by Henry McArdle, 1836-1908, in the Senate, in the Texas State Capitol, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo marked a turning point in the Texas Revolution, inspiring many more Texans to join up to defeat Santa Anna. The original painting by McArdle, completed in 1875, was destroyed in a fire in 1881. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Alamo, detail of David Crockett fighting (centre) and Susana Dickinson (right with baby), 1905, by Henry McArdle, 1836-1908, in the Senate, in the Texas State Capitol, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo marked a turning point in the Texas Revolution, inspiring many more Texans to join up to defeat Santa Anna. The original painting by McArdle, completed in 1875, was destroyed in a fire in 1881. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) at dawn, 18th century,  Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini, largest Baroque fountain in Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) at dawn, 18th century,  Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini, largest Baroque fountain in Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) at dawn, 18th century,  Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini, largest Baroque fountain in Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) at dawn, 18th century,  Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini, largest Baroque fountain in Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza Navona at dawn showing Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers), 1651, Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X, and 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza Navona at dawn showing Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers), 1651, Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X, and 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza Navona at dawn showing Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) in the distance and 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone on the left, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza della Rotonda at dawn showing the Rameses II Obelisk and the Pantheon, ancient temple in Rome dating from 125 AD by Emperor Hadrian (reconstruction), later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza Navona at dawn showing Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers), 1651, Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X, and 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view along the rue Gabrielle, Montmartre, Paris at sunrise. The typical Parisian street appears timeless in the shadows at dawn. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view along the rue Gabrielle, Montmartre, Paris at sunrise. The typical Parisian street is timeless as a lone pedestrian walks in the shadows at dawn. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Suleymaniye Mosque or Mosque of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (Suleymaniye Camii) 1550-58, by Mimar Sinan, Istanbul, Turkey, at dawn from the Golden Horn. Commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent, and located on Istanbul's Third Hill, Suleymaniye Mosque was restored in 1665 after a fire, in 1766 due to an earthquake and in 1956 after damage in World War I. The historical areas were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Arab Muhammad Khan (Arabkhan) Madrasah, 1616-1838), Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 06, 2010, at dawn. The one-yard, two storey Madrasah has a main entrance marked by a strict portal with cylinder-shaped guldasta towers with arched lanterns at the corner. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Mausoleum of the middle group, ("Nameless 1" Mausoleum), 1380s, Shah-I Zindah ensemble, and in the distance the blue cupola of the Bibi-Khanym Madrasah and mausoleum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. The Shah-i-Zinda Complex is a necropolis of mausoleums whose legendary origin dates back to 676 when Kussam-ibn-Abbas arrived to convert the locals to Islam. So successful was he that he was assassinated whilst at prayer. His grave remains the centre of the sacred site which grew over many centuries, especially the 14th and 15th, into an architecturally stunning  exampleof ceramic art. The Mausoleum of the middle group.("Nameless 1" Mausoleum) was created by Usto Alim Nesefi, and is decorated with relief painted majolica. The portal decorations are notable for the symbol of "octagonal stars". Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of dome, Sher-Dor Madrasah, 1619-36, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. The Sher-Dor Madrasah, commissioned by Yalangtush Bakhodur as part of the Registan ensemble, and designed by Abdujabor, takes its name, "Having Tigers", from the double mosaic (restored in the 20th century) on the tympans of the portal arch showing suns and tigers attacking deer. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Ulugh Beg Madradsah, 1417-20, Registan,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. The lancet arched portal of this Madradsah, commissioned by the scholarly Ulugh Beg, faces the square and high well-proportioned minarets flank the corners. Geometrically patterned mosaic surrounds the entrance arch. It was restored in the early twentieth century. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Sunrise at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, the Vltava river and the Bedrich Smetana Museum in Prague, Czech Republic. The bridge's construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parisian cityscape with Notre Dame de Paris and Sainte Chapelle silhouetted  at dawn, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Suleymaniye Mosque or Mosque of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (Suleymaniye Camii) 1550-58, by Mimar Sinan, Istanbul, Turkey, at dawn from the Golden Horn. Commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent, and located on Istanbul's Third Hill, Suleymaniye Mosque was restored in 1665 after a fire, in 1766 due to an earthquake and in 1956 after damage in World War I. The mosque itself is preceded by a monumental courtyard (avlu). At the four corners of the courtyard are the four minarets. The dome is buttressed by two half-domes and two typanum walls. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Kalta Minor, 1855, and detail of the Matniyaz Divan-begi Madrasah (left), 1871, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at dawn. The Kalta Minor or Short Minaret was commissioned by Mohammed Amin Khan in 1852 to stand 70 m. high, but was abandoned when he died in 1855, and remains only 26 m. high. Commissioned by Muhammad Niyaz the rectangular, Madrasah has a traditional main facade, its high portal, decorated with majolica, having a central pentahedral niche and corner guldastas which are geometrically patterned in blue, white and green, with green brick domes. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of the entrance to the Kukhna Ark or fortress, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at dawn. The Kukhna Ark is the original home of the Khans. Although its foundations are 5th century, most of the complex is 19th century. Buildings include the Summer Mosque, 1838, whose beautiful blue and white tiles were made by Ibadullah and Abdullah Jin, the old mint now housing a coin museum, and the Kurinish Khana (throne room), 1804-06, with its arcade or iwan, where audiences were held in the open air in summer and enclosed by a yurt in winter. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of the rear side of the Sher Dor Madrasah, 1619-36, (left) and side of the Tillya-Kori Madrasah, 1646-60, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. The Tillyah-Kori (gilded) Madrasah is part of the Registan Ensemble, surrounding a magnificent square. Commissioned by Yalangtush Bakhadur it is not only a school but also the grand mosque whose lavishly gilded main hall in Kundal style justifies the name. The 75 metre main facade is two-storied with corner turrets and  decorated in brilliant mosaic. The dome was only completed during the 20th century Soviet restoration. The Sher-Dor Madrasah, commissioned by Yalangtush Bakhodur as part of the Registan ensemble, and designed by Abdujabor, takes its name, "Having Tigers", from the double mosaic (restored in the 20th century) on the tympans of the portal arch showing suns and tigers attacking deer. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Registan Square, showing the Sher-Dor, 1619-36, (right), Tillya-Kori, 1646-60, (centre) and Ulugh Beg, 1417-20, (left) Madrasahs, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. The Tillyah-Kori (gilded) Madrasah is part of the Registan Ensemble, surrounding a magnificent square. Commissioned by Yalangtush Bakhadur it is not only a school but also the grand mosque. The Sher-Dor Madrasah, commissioned by Yalangtush Bakhodur as part of the Registan ensemble, and designed by Abdujabor, takes its name, "Having Tigers", from the double mosaic (restored in the 20th century) on the tympans of the portal arch showing suns and tigers attacking deer. The lancet arched portal of the Ulugh Beg Madradsah, commissioned by the scholarly Ulugh Beg, faces the square and high well-proportioned minarets flank the corners. It was restored in the early twentieth century. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Shah-I Zinda Complex showing  Mausoleum of the middle group (right), octagonal pavilion, Mausoleum of the 1380s, (behind on the left), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. The Shah-i-Zinda Complex is a necropolis of mausoleums whose legendary origin dates back to 676 when Kussam-ibn-Abbas arrived to convert the locals to Islam. So successful was he that he was assassinated whilst at prayer. His grave remains the centre of the sacred site which grew over many centuries, especially the 14th and 15th, into an architecturally stunning  example of ceramic art. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of portal of Mausoleum of the middle group, ("Nameless 1" Mausoleum), 1380s, Shah-I Zindah ensemble, and in the distance the blue cupola of the Bibi-Khanym Madrasah and mausoleum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. The Shah-i-Zinda Complex is a necropolis of mausoleums whose legendary origin dates back to 676 when Kussam-ibn-Abbas arrived to convert the locals to Islam. So successful was he that he was assassinated whilst at prayer. His grave remains the centre of the sacred site which grew over many centuries, especially the 14th and 15th, into an architecturally stunning  example of ceramic art. The Mausoleum of the middle group.("Nameless 1" Mausoleum) was created by Usto Alim Nesefi, and is decorated  with relief painted majolica. The portal decorations are notable for the symbol of "octagonal stars". Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Mausoleums of the middle group, Shah-I Zinda Complex, from right to left: Unknown mausoleum, Mausoleum of the 1380s,  Octagonal pavilion, dome of the "double dome mausoleum", Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. The Shah-i-Zinda Complex is a necropolis of mausoleums whose legendary origin dates back to 676 when Kussam-ibn-Abbas arrived to convert the locals to Islam. So successful was he that he was assassinated whilst at prayer. His grave remains the centre of the sacred site which grew over many centuries, especially the 14th and 15th, into an architecturally stunning  example of ceramic art. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Hazrat-Hyzr mosque, known as a "Kadamjoy" (place of a Trace), 19th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn.The Hazrat-Hyzr mosque, built in "ayvan" style, is located on a hill in Tashkent Street on the site of the ancient shrine of the holy elder Hyzr, protector of wanderers, and the 11th century site of Samarkand's first mosque, destroyed in the 1220 invasion of Genghiz-khan. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Bibi-Khanym Madrasah and Mausoleum, 15th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn with mountains in the background. the mausoleum of Timur's wife is located opposite Mosque also named after her. Both have been extensively restored. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of statue of Amir Timur, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. Amir Timur (1336-1405) ruler and warrior founded the Timurid dynasty. He is also known as Tamerlane, or Tamberlaine. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of head and shoulders of statue of Amir Timur, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. Amir Timur (1336-1405) ruler and warrior founded the Timurid dynasty. He is also known as Tamerlane, or Tamberlaine. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of head and shoulders of statue of Amir Timur, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. Amir Timur (1336-1405) ruler and warrior founded the Timurid dynasty. He is also known as Tamerlane, or Tamberlaine. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of statue of Amir Timur, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. Amir Timur (1336-1405) ruler and warrior founded the Timurid dynasty. He is also known as Tamerlane, or Tamberlaine. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of huge lecturn, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. In the middle of the yard there was a pavilion for ritual ablution. Nowadays a marble lectern for the huge Koran stands here. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of huge lecturn, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. In the middle of the yard there was a pavilion for ritual ablution. Nowadays a marble lectern for the huge Koran stands here. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of dome, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of the external wall of the Sher-Dor Madrasah, 1619-36, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. The Sher-Dor Madrasah, commissioned by Yalangtush Bakhodur as part of the Registan ensemble, and designed by Abdujabor, takes its name, "Having Tigers", from the double mosaic (restored in the 20th century) on the tympans of the portal arch showing suns and tigers attacking deer. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Ulugh Beg Madradsah, 1417-20, Registan,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. The lancet arched portal of this Madradsah, commissioned by the scholarly Ulugh Beg, faces the square and high well-proportioned minarets flank the corners. Geometrically patterned mosaic surrounds the entrance arch. It was restored in the early twentieth century. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of dome and minaret, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1404, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, at dawn. Gur-Emir Mausoleum, or Tomb of the Ruler, was built by Timur in 1404 for his favourite grandson, Mohammed Sultan, and became the mausoleum for the Timurid dynasty. The simply formed building is an octagonal drum beneath an azure fluted dome (diameter: 15m, height: 12.5m). Its walls are tiled in blue and white geometric and epigraphic patterns including the words 'God is Immortal' in 3m. high white Kufic script around the top of the drum. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of dome and minaret, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, at dawn. Gur-Emir Mausoleum, or Tomb of the Ruler, was built by Timur in 1404 for his favourite grandson, Mohammed Sultan, and became the mausoleum for the Timurid dynasty. The simply formed building is an octagonal drum beneath an azure fluted dome (diameter: 15m, height: 12.5m). Its walls are tiled in blue and white geometric and epigraphic patterns including the words 'God is Immortal' in 3m. high white Kufic script around the top of the drum. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20,Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, at dawn. Gur-Emir Mausoleum, or Tomb of the Ruler, was built by Timur in 1404 for his favourite grandson, Mohammed Sultan, and became the mausoleum for the Timurid dynasty. The simply formed building is an octagonal drum beneath an azure fluted dome (diameter: 15m, height: 12.5m). Its walls are tiled in blue and white geometric and epigraphic patterns including the words 'God is Immortal' in 3m. high white Kufic script around the top of the drum. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Lungomare d'Ortigia and Santo Spirito Church, Syracuse, Sicily,  pictured on September 14, 2009, at dawn. The island Ortigia is the historic centre of Syracuse. Today the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Lungomare d'Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily,  with Castello Maniace in the distance, pictured on September 14, 2009, glowing in the dawn light which casts reflections in the sea. The island Ortigia is the historic centre of Syracuse. Today the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Lungomare d'Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily,  with Castello Maniace in the distance, pictured on September 14, 2009, at dawn. The island Ortigia is the historic centre of Syracuse. Today the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Lungomare di Levante Elio Vittorini waterfront, Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, pictured on September 14, 2009, at dawn. The island Ortigia is the historic centre of Syracuse. Today the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of The New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Yeni Cami, Yeni Valide Camii), 1597-1663, by Davut Aga, Dalgic Ahmed Cavus, and Mustafa Aga, Istanbul, Turkey, at dawn, from the sea. This Ottoman Imperial mosque stands on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. Originally commissioned by Safiye Sultan the project was finished after many delays by another valide Sultan, Turhan Hadice. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Monumental arch, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, at dawn. Gur-Emir Mausoleum, or Tomb of the Ruler, was built by Timur in 1404 for his favourite grandson, Mohammed Sultan, and became the mausoleum for the Timurid dynasty. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • L'Aurore, or Dawn, main model in bronze, c. 1900, cast by E Blot, 1908, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Paths leading to the Grande Voliere or new aviary and the Grand Rocher or Great Rock, at dawn in the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allee de Buffon (Buffon Alley), at dawn, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. Picture shows main entrance gate (left), main building (a huge Mihrab), dome of one of three domed buildings, and 3 minarets. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Bir Gumbazli mosque (right), Matniyaz Divanbegi Madrasah (left), Kalta Minar in the background and Ata-Davarza in the distance, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010 at dawn.
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  • ATHENS, GREECE - APRIL 17 : A general view of the Erechtheum at dawn, on April 17, 2007, in Athens, Greece. The Erechtheum was built on the Acropolis, between 421 and 405 BC, in the Ionic Order. The plan is unusual with West facade having only 4 columns, being overlapped by the North porch. The famous Caryatid porch, with 6 sculptures of maidens replacing the columns, faces South towards the Parthenon. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Aurora, or Dawn, allegorical fresco, 1679, by Thomas Blanchet, on the ceiling of the Italian Bedroom, also called King's Bedroom or Louis XIV Bedroom, at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The 400 hectare estate boasts gardens by Le Notre and Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Aurore, or Dawn, main model in bronze, c. 1900, cast by E Blot, 1908, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Aurore, or Dawn, main model in bronze, c. 1900, cast no. 1 by E Blot, 1908, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona Pavilion, a Modernist building inaugurated 1929 and designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969, and Lilly Reich, 1885-1947, as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Although destroyed in 1930 after the exhibition, the pavilion was rebuilt 1983-86. The sculpture is Alba or Dawn by Georg Kolbe, the walls are lined with red onyx and green travertine and the furniture, including the Barcelona chair, was designed for the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques at dawn, aerial view, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Mare de Deu de l’Alba, or Madonna of the Dawn, a statue of the Virgin and child in the nave, with stained glass window of the choir behind, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. This is a copy of the original statue, which was burned in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from the front of the main Art Deco style entrance whose glass columns are stunningly floodlit at dawn.
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  • Panoramic view of Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. Picture shows main entrance portal, (left), main building which was used as a huge Mihrab, (centre), one of the three domed buildings (right) and the 4 corner minarets. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. Pictured are main building (used as a huge Mihrab), one of the three dome buildings (right) and 2 minarets. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of main building, which was used as a huge Mihrab (left) and one of the three domed buildings (right), Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of main building which was used as a huge Mihrab, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, at dawn. Named after the wife of Amir Timur, 14th century ruler, the mosque was constructed following his 1399 Indian campaign. It collapsed after an earthquake in 1897 and was restored in the late 20th century. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Facade of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from the front of the main Art Deco style entrance whose glass columns are stunningly floodlit at dawn.
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 11 : A general view of the Sanctuary of Apollo overlooking the Treasury of the Boeotians with the slopes of the Mount Parnassus in the distance at dawn, on April 11, 2007 in Delphi, Greece. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Charles Bridge or Karluv most at dawn, built 1357 - 15th century, and the Vtlava river, Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards, seen here. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one in Gothic style on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower and with the Vltava river to the left, Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, with the Crucifix and Calvary sculpture, 1657, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one in Gothic style on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, with the Crucifix and Calvary sculpture, 1657, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one in Gothic style on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, with the Crucifix and Calvary sculpture, 1657, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one in Gothic style on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dawn at the Vltava river and the Bedrich Smetana Museum, seen from the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, 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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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, looking towards the Old Town bridge tower, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one in Gothic style on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Charles Bridge or Karluv most at dawn, built 1357 - 15th century, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, Rene Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from the front of the main Art Deco style entrance whose glass columns are stunningly floodlit at dawn.
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  • Dawn at the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, across the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction began under King Charles IV, replacing the old Judith Bridge built 1158‚??1172 after flood damage in 1342. This new bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenny most) or the Prague Bridge (Prazsky most) but has been the Charles Bridge since 1870. The bridge is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side and one on the Old Town side. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Belltower of the Rosary Church, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The Rosary Church or Parroquia del Rosario was built 1912-14, and its belltower is seen here above the rooftops of the old town of Tortosa with mountains in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Belltower of the Rosary Church, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The Rosary Church or Parroquia del Rosario was built 1912-14, and its belltower is seen here above the rooftops of the old town of Tortosa with mountains in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aguilar Castle, Chateau d'Aguilar, Cathar Castle, Tuchan, Corbieres, Aude, France. The castle consists of an inner keep built in the 12th century, surrounded by an outer pentagonal fortification from the 13th century with semi-circular guard towers, and is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne". It is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queribus Castle or Chateau de Queribus, Cathar Castle, Cucugnan, Corbieres, Aude, France. This view shows the steep rocky cliffs of its hilltop location and Pyrenees in the distance. The castle, built from 13th to 16th centuries, is considered the last Cathar stronghold. It sits on a high peak at 728m. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "Cinq Fils de Carcassonne". It is a listed monument historique and has been fully restored, restoration work being completed in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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