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  • Statue of a classical female figure holding an olive branch (right), sculptural detail from the monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior South East facade of the Francois I wing, in Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard of the chateau. On the left is a roof detail from the 17th century Gaston d'Orleans wing, designed by Francois Mansart, 1598-1666. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Job, old testament prophet, detail from the border with prophets and sibyls with phylacteries predicting the death and resurrection of the Christ, detail from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning, and beneath, medallion portraits of Dominican saints, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, Fra Angelico's assistant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sybil Eritrea, classical prophetess, detail from the border with prophets and sibyls with phylacteries predicting the death and resurrection of the Christ, detail from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning, and beneath, medallion portraits of Dominican saints, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, Fra Angelico's assistant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a winged mythical figure, possibly a dragon, above the door of the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of 2 mythical beasts, possibly dragons, and tilework in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a hooded woman's face above a door, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monster and roses, detail of the tympanum by Pau Gargallo, 1881-1934, above a door in the entrance to the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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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  • 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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  • Door, in wood with iron rivets and handle, detail, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Star shaped knocker on a wooden door, detail, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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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  • 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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  • Sculptural detail with armorial shield and classical figure, from the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with armorial shield and classical figures, from the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with armorial shield and classical figure, from the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a wreath and pair of griffons, in the Petit Salon, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female head, in the Petit Salon, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with armorial shield and classical figure, from the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sword handle, detail from the effigy of Bertrand Du Gesclin, 1320-80, Constable of France 1370-80, commissioned by Charles V, made in 1397 in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of hand holding a bag, indicating that the entrails of the deceased are buried here, from the effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of hand holding a bag, indicating that the entrails of the deceased are buried here, from the effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of shield and armour, from the effigy of Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sword handle, detail from the effigy of Bertrand Du Gesclin, 1320-80, Constable of France 1370-80, commissioned by Charles V, made in 1397 in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fleur de lys design on a pouch, detail of the marble effigy of Charles I of Anjou, 1226-85, king of Naples and Sicily 1266-85, son of Louis VII and Blanche of Castile, dressed in chainmail as a knight and holding a heart and a broken sword, commissioned c. 1326 by Queen Clementia of Hungary, his great-granddaughter, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Only his heart is buried here. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with a lion's head, from the funerary monument of Louis XVI, 1754-93, and Marie Antoinette, 1755-92, made 1830, in the Chapelle Saint-Louis, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The ashes of the king were transferred here in 1815. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the lace trim and brooch on the dress of Marie Antoinette, from the funerary monument of Louis XVI, 1754-93, and Marie Antoinette, 1755-92, made 1830, in the Chapelle Saint-Louis, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The ashes of the king were transferred here in 1815. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a classical female figure holding an olive branch, sculptural detail from the monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior South East facade of the Francois I wing, in Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard of the chateau. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arches, caryatid with mournful expression and sibyls holding tablets, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arches, atlante and sibyls holding tablets, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a cherub on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of men holding the coat of arms of Cobos with 5 lions, topped by a helmet and winged lion, carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, on the main portal of the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of men holding the coat of arms of Cobos with 5 lions, topped by a helmet and winged lion, carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, on the main portal of the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a frieze with scenes from Exodus and corinthian capital with figures, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a frieze and column with corinthian capital with figures, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female figure and cherub and column with corinthian capital with figures, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the birth of the Virgin, from scenes from the Life of the Virgin, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the birth of the Virgin, from scenes from the Life of the Virgin, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the birth of the Virgin, from scenes from the Life of the Virgin, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of Joachim and Anne embracing, from scenes from the Life of the Virgin, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of Joachim and Anne embracing, from scenes from the Life of the Virgin, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Caryatid with mournful expression and sibyl holding tablet, sculptural detail from the Sacristy,  designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a caryatid with mournful expression, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arch and atlante, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of an atlante, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Caryatid and sibyls holding tablets, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure in a medallion holding a coat of arms, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Intrados with cherub heads and skulls, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlante and sibyls holding tablets, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female figure and cherub and column with corinthian capital with figures, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with naked figures around window surround, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with naked figures around window surround, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with pinnacles and flowers, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with mocarabe capital, pinnacles, flowers and heraldic shields, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with mocarabe capital, pinnacles, flowers and heraldic shields, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with mocarabe capital, pinnacles, flowers and heraldic shields, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_SPAIN_MC272.jpg
  • Sculptural detail with pinnacles, flowers and heraldic shields, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with mocarabe capital, pinnacles, flowers and heraldic shields, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man holding a matras, a long necked jar used by alchemists, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terracotta shell with a classical figure, sculptural detail in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. These classical and mythological references are typical of the Renaissance period (others include a faun and a Medusa). The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged beast with a scroll, one of many fantastic creatures decorating the building, sculptural detail flanking a window in the Upper Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man with a bag over his shoulder, thought to possibly represent Jean Lallemant, sculptural detail from the facade of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terracotta shell with a mythological figure, sculptural detail in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. These classical mythological references are typical of the Renaissance period (others include a faun and a Medusa). The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged beast with a scroll, one of many fantastic creatures decorating the building, sculptural detail flanking a window in the Upper Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man, possibly a monk, holding a scroll, sculptural detail on the entrance to the Oratory, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hooded man holding a scroll, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man holding a matras, a long necked jar used by alchemists, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man bearing his thigh, an alchemical symbol, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0646.jpg
  • Hooded man holding a scroll, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man holding a matras, a long necked jar used by alchemists, sculptural detail in the vaulted passageway of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madman with a necklace of bells, sticking out his tongue and wearing the winged helmet of Mercury (mercury is one of the base metals used in alchemy), holding a broken sceptre and a dog. Below the fool is a smaller figure holding a vial, sculptural detail on a corbel below the corner turret in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0635.jpg
  • Madman with a necklace of bells, sticking out his tongue and wearing the winged helmet of Mercury (mercury is one of the base metals used in alchemy), holding a broken sceptre and a dog. Below the fool is a smaller figure holding a vial, sculptural detail on a corbel below the corner turret in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel with a figure holding a vial, situated below a sculpture of a madman with a necklace of bells, sticking out his tongue and wearing the winged helmet of Mercury, holding a broken sceptre and a dog. Sculptural detail below the corner turret in the Upper courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of human figure with a dog amongst the carved foliage, from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, 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. 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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  • Detail of columns, capitals, foliage and crenellated turrets, from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, 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. 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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  • Detail of human figure as column support, holding a shell (a coquille Saint-Jacques), symbol of the name Jacques Coeur, from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, 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. 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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  • Detail of human figure with a dog amongst the carved foliage, from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, 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. 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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  • Detail of figure, possibly holding weaving implements, from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, 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. 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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  • Detail of man amongst the foliage cutting a plant with a curved knife, from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, 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. 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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  • Detail of a sculpted human holding a phylactery as column support from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, 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. 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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  • Sculptural detail of the drapery on the statues on the side columns to the right of the door, on the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adam and Eve driven from the Garden of Eden by an angel with a sword, sculptural detail from a carved capital on the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King David playing a harp, sculptural detail from the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Noah building the Ark, sculptural detail from the frieze on Genesis in the arcature of the West portals, 13th century, restored in the 19th century, on the West facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegory of temptation, with a bird blowing into the ear of a figure's head, sculptural detail from <br />
the Gothic crypt, c. 1200, in Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the marriage of King Louis VII of France, 1120-80, with Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine, in 1137, mocking the King by showing Eleanor holding the sceptre representing power, in the Gothic crypt, built c. 1200, in Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the bases of 3 of the 6 statues on the side columns, on the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Samson killing a lion, sculptural detail of a carved capital from the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A seated queen and on the right, a warrior pushing away a devil in the form of a toad, sculptural detail of a carved capital from the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King David playing a harp, and a dragon with a human head, sculptural detail of a carved capital from the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • David fighting a bear, sculptural detail of a carved capital from the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, sculptural detail of a carved capital from the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adam and Eve driven from the Garden of Eden by an angel with a sword, sculptural detail from a carved capital on the South portal on the South facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The sculptures on the South portal date from c. 1160 and were reused from the earlier Romanesque cathedral, with a tympanum of Christ in Majesty and 4 Evangelists and statues of prophets and kings on the columns. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Architectural detail of the Baroque facade of an apartment building with pillars and Ionic capitals on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Much of Noto was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and the Sicilian Baroque style is therefore prevalent. Noto is listed as 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 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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  • Symbol of justice, detail from the painted ceiling, 17th century, by Francisco F de Araujo, in the 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, 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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  • Detail of angel sculpture from the altarpiece surrounding the painting of the Last Supper, 1615, by Philippe Hodart, in the 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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  • Detail of galleried bay window with sculptural portrait motifs of the Casa Navas, built 1902-7 in Modernist style by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, Catalan Modernist architect, on the Plaza del Mercadal or Market Square in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. This section of the facade shows Modernist Neo-Gothic influence. The house was built for Joaquim Navas Padro and originally also had a tower, which was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War. The interiors were completed by Alfons Juyol i Bach (marble), Tomas Bergada (paintings), Gaspar Homar (furniture) and Hipolit Montseny (ceramics). The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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