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  • Sculptural detail of angel with trumpet from the Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, with chinoiserie elements painted by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, in Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of angel with trumpet from the Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, with chinoiserie elements painted by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, in Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of angels with trumpets from the Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, with chinoiserie elements painted by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, in Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail of a sculpted portrait medallion next to a curtain in the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical figures holding wreaths, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical symbols, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical figure holding a wreath, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative stucco detail with classical figure holding a wheat sheaf and scythe, in the Galerie Vivienne, a covered shopping arcade built in 1823 for Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, designed by Francois Jean Delannoy, between the Rue des Petits-Champs, Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is decorated in Neoclassical Pompeian style. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cursive Koranic inscriptions and patterned zellige tilework from the internal courtyard of the Bou Inania Madrasa or religious school, founded in 1350 by the Marinid ruler Abu Inan Faris, Meknes, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco. The courtyard with its central fountain is decorated with zellige tiles in geometric patterns, carved stucco and cedar wood and is flanked by carved screens. Meknes is a fortified Imperial city redeveloped under Sultan Moulay Ismail, 1634-1727, as Morocco's political capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cursive Koranic inscriptions and patterned zellige tilework from the internal courtyard of the Bou Inania Madrasa or religious school, founded in 1350 by the Marinid ruler Abu Inan Faris, Meknes, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco. The courtyard with its central fountain is decorated with zellige tiles in geometric patterns, carved stucco and cedar wood and is flanked by carved screens. Meknes is a fortified Imperial city redeveloped under Sultan Moulay Ismail, 1634-1727, as Morocco's political capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cross and geometric patterns, decorative detail in the entrance gates, 11th century, to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cross, decorative detail in the entrance gates, 11th century, to the Hanging Church, or St Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church, founded in the 3rd century and built here in 7th century and rebuilt 10th century, sits above the gatehouse to the Babylon Fortress, seemingly suspended above a passage. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail of a classical scene by Raoul Barbin, inspired by William S Maxwell, in the Vercheres Room, originally a tea room then renamed Le Vercheres in 1949 in honour of Madeleine de Vercheres, and used for cocktails, registration and meetings, in the Chateau Frontenac, opened 1893, designed by Bruce Price as a chateau style hotel for the Canadian Pacific Railway company or CPR, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The building was extended and the central tower added in 1924, by William Sutherland Maxwell. The building is now a hotel, the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, and is listed as a National Historic Site of Canada. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail of shells (coquilles Saint-Jacques) and hearts (coeurs) representing the name Jacques Coeur, on the balustrade of the musicians' lodge in the Salle des Festins or Hall of Feasts, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The Salle des Festins was used for receptions. It has a monumental fireplace, a high lodge for musicians and a hatch enabling dishes to be brought quickly to the table. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a woman wearing a bonnet, painted carved wooden decorative detail in the Chapelle Saint Louis, in the ambulatory of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a man, painted carved wooden decorative detail in the Chapelle Saint Louis, in the ambulatory of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A detail of a window and a turret on the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The window, lit by the morning sun and covered by decorative wrought iron shutters.  The turret is on a corner of the square tower of the 18th century Skala of the Port. In the background waves are  breaking on the shore. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Decorative detail of sculpted griffons on a sofa in the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of decorative tiling, Mausoleum, 1361, Shah-I Zinda Complex,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, in the morning. 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. This mausoleum is trimmed with carved slip terracota. One of Timur's wives might have been buried 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 decorative Lombard arches and narrow window of a semicircular apse of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The building was constructed from granite blocks, the decorative elements and windows were carved in pumice. The church of Sant Climent is the largest; its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of musicians in a garden, detail, 18th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Roman decorative architectural element, Antonine Baths Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 28, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. Founded in the 2nd Century by the Emperor Hadrian and completed by Antoninus Pius, the Antonine Baths were the largest outside the ancient city of Rome. Today, the basement, furnaces and fragments of carved and inscribed masonry remain of the highly complex structure, which included the Caldaria and Frigidarium (hot and cold baths). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Trompe l'oeil painting of flying birds, detail, in the cupola of the first floor sitting room, at Casa Vicens, a Catalan Modernist and Art Nouveau style house designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883, on the Carrer de les Carolines in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence and contains many references to mudejar architecture. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trompe l'oeil painting of flying birds, detail, in the cupola of the first floor sitting room, at Casa Vicens, a Catalan Modernist and Art Nouveau style house designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883, on the Carrer de les Carolines in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence and contains many references to mudejar architecture. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trompe l'oeil painting of flying birds, detail, in the cupola of the first floor sitting room, at Casa Vicens, a Catalan Modernist and Art Nouveau style house designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883, on the Carrer de les Carolines in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence and contains many references to mudejar architecture. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of female sculpture and decorative window surrounds, Art Nouveau building, 19th century, Riga, Latvia. Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of decorative tiles,  Royal Palace, 17th century, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 24, 2009 in the evening. The Royal Palace compound in Fes-el-Jedid covers 80 hectares and contains gardens, mosques and a 14th century Madrasa. As a residence of the king of Morocco it is closed to the public but is impressive even from the outside being especially famed for its golden doors. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of decorative tiles and wooden carvings, Royal Palace, 17th century, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 24, 2009 in the evening. The Royal Palace compound in Fes-el-Jedid covers 80 hectares and contains gardens, mosques and a 14th century Madrasa. As a residence of the king of Morocco it is closed to the public but is impressive even from the outside being especially famed for its golden doors. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of decorative tiles,  Royal Palace, 17th century, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 24, 2009 in the evening. The Royal Palace compound in Fes-el-Jedid covers 80 hectares and contains gardens, mosques and a 14th century Madrasa. As a residence of the king of Morocco it is closed to the public but is impressive even from the outside being especially famed for its golden doors. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Painted panel in gilded boiserie on the wall of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail of the original ceiling, in the Ashkenazi Synagogue, built 1902 by Karel Parik in Neo Moorish style on the banks of the river Miljacka, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ashkenazi Jews arrived in Sarajevo with the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th century. The building is a National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail of the ceiling of the great hall, recently restored, in the Ashkenazi Synagogue, built 1902 by Karel Parik in Neo Moorish style on the banks of the river Miljacka, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ashkenazi Jews arrived in Sarajevo with the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th century. The building is a National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail from the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • TOLEDO, SPAIN - APRIL 12 : An oblique view from below of the cloister ceiling in the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, on April 12, 2006 in Toledo, Spain. The upper part of the cloisters, designed by Enrique Egas, has a polychrome ceiling with a recurring decorative motif of the emblems, arms and initials of Ferdinand and Isabella in the Mudejar style.  The Monastery, in the Gothic-Spanish-Flemish style was founded by King Ferdinand (1452-1516) and Queen Isabella (1451-1504). It was built between 1477 and 1504 by architect Juan Guas, and restored after being damaged in the Napoleonic wars and Notaabandoned in 1835.  Toledo is a former capital of Spain, and cultural centre where Jews, Muslims and Christians co-existed. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Detail of woman's head on a decorative motif from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of woman's head on a decorative motif from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 16 : A detail of a Corinthian capital, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This capital shows the typical acanthus leaf design. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Detail of octagonal star decoration, "Nameless 1" Mausoleum, 1380s, Shah-I Zinda ensemble, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 19, 2010, in the morning. 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. This Mausoleum, created by Usto Alim Nesefi, 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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  • Sunflower ceramic tiles, detail of the rear facade of El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. 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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  • Detail of ceiling decoration, Tillyah-Kori Madrasah, 1646-60, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, in the morning. 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. 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 ceiling decoration, Tillyah-Kori Madrasah, 1646-60,Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, in the morning. 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. 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 ceiling decorations of central hall of the mausoleum which contains several symbolical gravestones of the timurids,  Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 14, 2010. 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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  • Detail of ceiling decorations of central hall of the mausoleum which contains several symbolical gravestones of the timurids,  Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 14, 2010. 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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  • Detail of ceiling decorations of central hall of the mausoleum which contains several symbolical gravestones of the timurids,  Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 14, 2010. 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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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 16 : A detail of a Corinthian capital, on 16 April 2007 in Corinth, Greece. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 16 : A detail of Roman sculpture, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This sculpted profile of a lion's head is seen in the early morning light with the Temple of Apollo in the background. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 16 : A detail of Roman sculpture, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This sculpted lion's head is seen in the early morning light. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Sunflower ceramic tiles, detail of the rear facade of El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of domes and mosaic decoration, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, 14th-15th century, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, in the afternoon. 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 ceiling decorations of central hall of the mausoleum which contains several symbolical gravestones of the timurids,  Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 14, 2010. 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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  • Detail of window, Casa Gasull, 1911, by LLuis Domenech i Montaner, Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Domenech i Montaner was a leading architect of the Catalan Modernist style, the local variation on Art Nouveau or Jugendstil. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of dome and minaret, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1404, Samarkand, Uzbekistan Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 17, 2010, at night, its colours picked out by floodlighting. 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, 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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  • Detail of minaret, Sher-Dor Madrasah, 1619-36, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, in the afternoon. 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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  • 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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  • Detail of ceiling of monumental arch, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 14, 2010, in the afternoon. 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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  • A detail of a Corinthian capital, on 16 April 2007 in Corinth, Greece. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC
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  • Detail of tiles, Eunochs' Courtyard (Harem), Topkapi Palace, 1459, Istanbul, Turkey. The Topkapi Palace, commissioned by Sultan Mehmed II, was the main residence of the Ottoman Sultans in Istanbul. 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 one of the corner minarets, main gate, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, 15th century,  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 17, 2010, in the afternoon. 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 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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  • Detail of niche in courtyard, Sher-Dor Madrasah, 1619-36, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, in the afternoon. 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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  • 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 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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  • Detail of decoration above doorway, Sahrij Medersa, (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Fez, Medersa Sahrij, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the morning.  The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of carved wooden screen around central courtyard, Sahrij Medersa, (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Fez, Medersa Sahrij, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the morning.  The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • A detail of Roman sculpture, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This sculpted profile of a lion's head is seen in the early morning light with the Temple of Apollo in the background. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC.
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  • A detail from the side of Roman sculpture, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This sculpted lion's head is seen in the early morning light. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC.
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  • A detail of Roman sculpture, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This sculpted lion's head is seen in the early morning light. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC.
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  • Detail of wall decoration, Castillo de Coca (Coca Castle), 1473-493 by Alarife Ali Caro, Coca,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Commissioned by the Archbishop of Seville and Don Alonso de Fonseca, Lord of Coca and Alaejos, the Mudejar style brick Castle is a combination of Western and Moorish military architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of decoration, Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 24, 2009 in the morning. The Bou Inania Madrasa was founded as a boarding school and mosque in AD 1351-56 by Abu Inan Faris, also the founder of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, and holds the status of Grand Mosque. A fine example of Marenid architecture with its intricate plasterwork, carved cedar and decorated tiles or zellij it is the only mosque in Fez open to non-Muslim visitors. It was renovated in the 18th and 20th centuries. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of carved wooden panels around archway, Sahrij Medersa, (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Fez, Medersa Sahrij, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the morning. The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of first floor window overlooking central courtyard, Sahrij Medersa, (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Fez, Medersa Sahrij, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the morning. The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of decoration, Bou Inania madrasa, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009 in the afternoon. The Bou Inania Madrasa was founded as a boarding school and mosque in AD 1351-56 by Abu Inan Faris, also the founder of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, and holds the status of Grand Mosque. A fine example of Marenid architecture with its intricate plasterwork, carved cedar and decorated tiles or zellij it is the only mosque in Fez open to non-Muslim visitors. It was renovated in the 18th and 20th centuries. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wood carving, central patio, Sahrij Medersa (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009 in the morning. The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of mihrab, Sahrij Medersa (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009 in the morning. The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. The mihrab is a niche indicating the qibla, or direction of Mecca. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of decorated tiles and wooden carving, Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 22, 2009 in the evening. The Bou Inania Madrasa was founded as a boarding school and mosque in AD 1351-56 by Abu Inan Faris, also the founder of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, and holds the status of Grand Mosque. A fine example of Marenid architecture with its intricate plasterwork, carved cedar and decorated tiles or zellij it is the only mosque in Fez open to non-Muslim visitors. It was renovated in the 18th and 20th centuries. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Decorative panels in the vaults with mythical creatures, Renaissance fresco, 1503-8, by Pinturicchio, 1454-1513, after designs by Raphael, in the Piccolomini Library, commissioned c. 1492 by Archbishop Cardinal Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (future Pius III) in memory of his uncle Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), adjacent to the North wall of the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative panels in the vaults, Renaissance fresco, 1503-8, by Pinturicchio, 1454-1513, after designs by Raphael, in the Piccolomini Library, commissioned c. 1492 by Archbishop Cardinal Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (future Pius III) in memory of his uncle Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), adjacent to the North wall of the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted decorative head on a column of the nave of the Dormition of Saint Mary Cathedral Church, or Kisha Katedrale Fjetja e Shen Marise, built 1699, Voskopoje, Korce, Albania. The church contains frescoes by Theodor Anagnost and Sterian from Agrapha in Greece, and the large icons in the iconostasis were painted 1703 by Constantine Lemoronachos. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of fingers opening one of the main doors, central patio, Bou Inania Madrasa,  Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 24, 2009 in the morning. The Bou Inania Madrasa was founded as a boarding school and mosque in AD 1351-56 by Abu Inan Faris, also the founder of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, and holds the status of Grand Mosque. A fine example of Marenid architecture with its intricate plasterwork, carved cedar and decorated tiles or zellij it is the only mosque in Fez open to non-Muslim visitors. It was renovated in the 18th and 20th centuries. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of one of the main  doors, central patio, Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 24, 2009 in the morning. The Bou Inania Madrasa was founded as a boarding school and mosque in AD 1351-56 by Abu Inan Faris, also the founder of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, and holds the status of Grand Mosque. A fine example of Marenid architecture with its intricate plasterwork, carved cedar and decorated tiles or zellij it is the only mosque in Fez open to non-Muslim visitors. It was renovated in the 18th and 20th centuries. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of tiles, Central Patio, Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House), Seville, Spain, pictured on December 30, 2006, in the afternoon. Pilate's House, late 15th century, was built by the Enriquez and Ribera families During the 16th century these families, who had a strong relationship with Italy,  introduced the Renaissance style to Seville. The buildings were further modified according to Romantic taste in the 19th century and now present a combination of Mudejar-Gothic, Renaissance and Romantic styles. Today the Casa de Pilatos belongs to the Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medicaneli and is the residence of the Dukes of Medicaneli. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 16 : A detail of architectural carving from the Temple of Apollo, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. The Temple of Apollo is one of the oldest in Greece, originally built in the 7th century AD. At its entrance is a display of architectural fragments including column capital types; this one is Corinthian. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times.(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 16 : A detail of an Ionic capital, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This Ionic capital amongst the ruins of Corinth is seen in the early morning light with the Temple of Apollo in the background. Standing prominently on a knoll the Temple of Apollo is one of the oldest temples in Greece. It was built in the 7th century BC in the Doric Order and seven of its original 38 columns remain. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Detail of ceramic decoration and iron balustrades, Casa Laguna, 1904, by Pau Monguio i Segura (1865-1956), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. An example of the Catalan Modernist style, the local variation on Art Nouveau or Jugendstil. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a sculpted capital in the cloister of Monestir de Santa Creus, Aiguamurcia, Catalonia, Spain, pictured in May 21, 2006, in the morning. This  capital depicts a craftsman holding a tool and a beautifully carved cow crouching on the capital. The Cistercian Reial Monestir Santa Maria de Santes Creus and its church were built between 1174 and 1225. Following strict Cistercian rule, the Romanesque complex originally featured no architectural embellishments with the exception of ornamented capitals and crenellations on the rooflines. In the 13th century the cloister was converted in Gothic style by James II of Aragon. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a sculpted capital in the cloister of Monestir de Santa Creus, Aiguamurcia, Catalonia, Spain, pictured in May 21, 2006, in the morning. This  capital depicts a lying craftsman holding a tool with the head of a cow and a fabulous creature around him. The Cistercian Reial Monestir Santa Maria de Santes Creus and its church were built between 1174 and 1225. Following strict Cistercian rule, the Romanesque complex originally featured no architectural embellishments with the exception of ornamented capitals and crenellations on the rooflines. In the 13th century the cloister was converted in Gothic style by James II of Aragon. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a corbel with a gargoyle in Monestir de Santes Creus, Aiguamurcia, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on May 21, 2006, in the morning. The Cistercian Reial Monestir Santa Maria de Santes Creus and its church were built between 1174 and 1225. Following strict Cistercian rule, the Romanesque complex originally featured no architectural embellishments with the exception of ornamented capitals and crenellations on the rooflines. In the 13th century parts of the abbey and the cloister were converted in Gothic style by James II of Aragon who also added the dome to the church. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of balconies, Casa Batllo, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on February 20, 2007, in the morning. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house.  Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). The facade is decorated with a mosaic made from broken ceramic tiles (trencadis) in shades ranging from orange to greenish blues. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of chimneys, Casa Batllo, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on January 9, 2007, at sunset. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house.  Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones). It is decorated with a mosaic made from broken ceramic tiles (trencadis) in shades ranging from orange to greenish blues. The roof may be an allegory of the story of St George (patron saint of Catalonia) and the Dragon, its arch representing the dragon's back. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of roof, Casa Batllo, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on January 9, 2007, in the afternoon. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house.  Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and it is decorated with a mosaic made from broken ceramic tiles (trencadis) in shades ranging from orange to greenish blues. The roof may be an allegory of the story of St George (patron saint of Catalonia) and the Dragon, its arch representing the dragon's back. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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