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  • Antique shop window display, in the Passage Verdeau, a covered shopping arcade built in 1847, with a Neoclassical high glazed roof in fishbone design and many antique shops, in the Grands Boulevards district of the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is a continuation of the Jouffroy and des Panoramas arcades, with entrances at the Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre and Rue de la Grange-Bateliere. The arcade is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Window display of a book shop on Oranienstrasse, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pop Art window display, More London Place, Greater London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Window display of books sold at Kafka House, no. 22 Golden Lane, within the northern bailey area of Prague Castle, which was inhabited 1916-17 by Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Czech writer and philosopher, Prague, Czech Republic. The Golden Lane contained modest dwellings, which are now the last remains of the small-scale architecture of Prague Castle. They were inhabited by the castle servants, perhaps goldsmiths (hence the name) and the castle marksmen. The tiny houses were occupied until World War II, and have been preserved since then. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of the Madonna's jewels and statue of Virgin and child with base of blue and gold glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Display of the Madonna's jewels and statue of Virgin and child with base of blue and gold glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Display of chisels and files in the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, a museum created by Paul Feller, displaying handmade tools from 17th - 19th centuries, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum displays over 12,000 tools and celebrates apprenticeships of many kinds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of hammers in the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, a museum created by Paul Feller, displaying handmade tools from 17th - 19th centuries, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum displays over 12,000 tools and celebrates apprenticeships of many kinds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of axes in the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, a museum created by Paul Feller, displaying handmade tools from 17th - 19th centuries, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum displays over 12,000 tools and celebrates apprenticeships of many kinds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Antique shop window display in the Passage des Panoramas, a covered shopping arcade opened in 1800, the oldest covered commercial street in Paris, in the Grands Boulevards district, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is a continuation of the Verdeau and Jouffroy arcades, with entrances at the Boulevard Montmartre and Rue Saint-Marc. It contains the Theatre des Varietes, many cafes and specialist shops. The arcade was restored by Jean-Louis Victor Grisart in the 1830s and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Audiovisual production relating the Battle of Gergovie between Vercingetorix and the Romans, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Military treasures including weapons and a helmet, and a model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Audiovisual production relating the Battle of Gergovie between Vercingetorix and the Romans, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red London bus passing through the TEA building with white display advertising for TEA, Shoreditch, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel, built c. 1780 in Neoclassical style, designed by Louis-Francois Trouard, 1729–1804, <br />
commissioned by Monsignor Louis Sextius Jarente de La Bruyere, in the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. The chapel is dedicated to the Virgin and has a star-shaped parquet floor. It houses a display of bishops' robes. The chateau was home to the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel, built c. 1780 in Neoclassical style, designed by Louis-Francois Trouard, 1729–1804, <br />
commissioned by Monsignor Louis Sextius Jarente de La Bruyere, in the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. The chapel is dedicated to the Virgin and has a star-shaped parquet floor. It houses a display of bishops' robes. The chateau was home to the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Preux, with display of 7 of a series of 9 tapestries of heroic figures entitled Suite des Preux, 1525-40, from Aubusson and Felletin, made for Pierre Paien lord of Chauray, depicting scenes of chivalry, under a beamed roof, in the Chateau de Langeais, a Renaissance castle built 1465-69 by king Louis XI, on the river Loire in Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally built in the 10th century by Foulques Nerra, it was rebuilt in the 15th century by Jean Bourre and Jean Briconnet. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Military uniforms on display at the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guns and uniforms on display at the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of champagne bottles holding from 20 bottles to 1/2 bottle, in the Gallo-Roman crayeres or chalk wine cellars, 4th century AD, at the Chateau de la Marquetterie, Maison Taittinger, Pierry, Epernay, near Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The cellars were originally chalk quarries 18m underground, and became cellars for Saint-Nicaise abbey before being used by champagne houses for wine storage. This Champagne area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Paintings on display in the Musee Saint-Loup, or Musee des Beaux-Arts et d'Archeologie, housed since 1831 in the Abbaye de Saint-Loup, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone architectural fragments on display in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, originally the Dominican Convent of St Mark in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance paintings on display in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, originally the Dominican Convent of St Mark in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Picasso paintings on display in the Palau Aguilar, part of the Museu Picasso, an art gallery featuring over 4000 works by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in La Ribera, in the Old City of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum opened in 1963 and is housed in 5 adjoining medieval palaces on the Carrer de Montcada. The Palau Aguilar is a 13th century medieval mansion, reworked in the 15th and 18th centuries. It contains a central courtyard, Gothic sculptures, coffered ceilings and 13th century frescoes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Picasso paintings on display in the Palau Aguilar, part of the Museu Picasso, an art gallery featuring over 4000 works by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in La Ribera, in the Old City of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum opened in 1963 and is housed in 5 adjoining medieval palaces on the Carrer de Montcada. The Palau Aguilar is a 13th century medieval mansion, reworked in the 15th and 18th centuries. It contains a central courtyard, Gothic sculptures, coffered ceilings and 13th century frescoes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave presenting a cigar tray, 18th century cigar display stand from Nantes, late 18th century, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of black and white photographs of immigrants and their families, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of postcards depicting ships used to transport immigrants to America, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of posters and information on transport, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transport display in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Plan in section of the SS President Lincoln, an immigration ship, with 200 1st class cabins, 150 second class cabins, and space for 3000 3rd class travellers (left). Photograph of the ship's inauguration (right). Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of passports belonging to immigrants, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of posters and information on transport, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silent Voices, a display of furnishings used in the processing of immigrants, left abandoned <br />
after the closure of Ellis Island in 1954 until restoration work began in the 1980s, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of black and white photographs of immigrants and their families, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of religious art, including paintings and crucifixes, in a first floor room of the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of religious art, including paintings and crucifixes, in a first floor room of the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of religious art, including paintings and crucifixes, in a first floor room of the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture display with statue and reliefs, in a ground floor room of the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture display with statues, capitals and a tondo relief, in a ground floor room of the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture display with statues the Virgin and child, in a ground floor room of the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Celtic World display in the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Gallic settlement in Gergovia was at its height in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millstone, 2nd century BC, excavated 1986 from a pasture site at Clermont-Ferrand, on loan from the Service Regional de l’Archeologie, in the Celtic World display in the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Gallic settlement in Gergovia was at its height in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. Reflected in the glass case is the Vercingetorix Monument, 1903, by Jean Teillard, made from volcanic stone from Volvic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphoras used to store wine, olive oils or condiments, suggesting trade with Roman provinces, in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibitions in the Celtic World display in the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Gallic settlement in Gergovia was at its height in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. In the centre is a millstone, 2nd century BC, excavated 1986 from a pasture site at Clermont-Ferrand, on loan from the Service Regional de l’Archeologie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Celtic World display in the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Gallic settlement in Gergovia was at its height in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. In the foreground is a millstone, 2nd century BC, excavated 1986 from a pasture site at Clermont-Ferrand, on loan from the Service Regional de l’Archeologie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daily life in Gergovie illustrated through  ceramics (used to store, prepare, serve and consume food); fibulae and jewels (domestic use); craftsmanship through iron metallurgy, bronze, tabletting or woodworking; coins (trade with other Gallic peoples); glass, ceramic and metallic dishes (trade of manufactured objects from the Mediterranean); wine amphoras, olive oils or condiments (trade from Roman provinces), in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millstone, 2nd century BC, excavated 1986 from a pasture site at Clermont-Ferrand, on loan from the Service Regional de l’Archeologie, in the Celtic World display in the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Gallic settlement in Gergovia was at its height in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. Reflected in the glass case is the Vercingetorix Monument, 1903, by Jean Teillard, made from volcanic stone from Volvic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daily life in Gergovie illustrated through ceramics (used to store, prepare, serve and consume food); fibulae and jewels (domestic use); craftsmanship through iron metallurgy, bronze, tabletting or woodworking; coins (trade with other Gallic peoples); glass, ceramic and metallic dishes (trade of manufactured objects from the Mediterranean); wine amphoras, olive oils or condiments (trade from Roman provinces), in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pottery display, in the section on life in an oppidum and the Iron Age, on the first floor of the Musee de la Civilisation Celtique, or Museum of Celtic Civilisation, designed by Pierre-Louis Faloci, opened 1996, at Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, once the capital of the Aedui, at Mont Beuvray near Autun in Burgundy, France. Discarded pottery teaches archaeologists about what and how people ate, and the changing tastes and availability of foods. The museum explores the discovery and excavation of the site of Bibracte, its context within the Celtic period, and the life of the Aedui at Bibracte. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Window display in a book shop in the Passage Verdeau, a covered shopping arcade built in 1847, with a Neoclassical high glazed roof in fishbone design and many antique shops, in the Grands Boulevards district of the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is a continuation of the Jouffroy and des Panoramas arcades, with entrances at the Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre and Rue de la Grange-Bateliere. The arcade is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Window display in an antique book shop in the Passage Verdeau, a covered shopping arcade built in 1847, with a Neoclassical high glazed roof in fishbone design and many antique shops, in the Grands Boulevards district of the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The arcade is a continuation of the Jouffroy and des Panoramas arcades, with entrances at the Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre and Rue de la Grange-Bateliere. The arcade is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of coins and ingots, in the Salle du Tresor, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of stuffed birds for sale in the Design et Nature shop on Rue d'Aboukir, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The shop specialises in entomology, osteology and taxidermy and sells to collectors and designers worldwide. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of birds, butterflies and beetles in the Design et Nature shop on Rue d'Aboukir, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The shop specialises in entomology, osteology and taxidermy and sells to collectors and designers worldwide. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of models of traditional historic buildings in Muharraq which are being conserved and adapted by architects Studio Anne Holtrop, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. 16 properties along the Pearling Path or Route de le Perle are being restored, including houses, a mosque and a museum. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of pottery vessels in the Museo Storico Archeologico, or Museo Castelgrande, in Castelgrande, a large defensive medieval castle in the Old Town of Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. A fortification has been in place here since the 1st century BC, although the current buildings date from the 12th and 15th centuries. The castle is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of painted plates in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamb of God, detail of a tapestry hung above the tabernacle on the high altar at the Benedictine Abbey at Ypres, in the Community Room, used to display items from the history of the Benedictine order, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, polyptych altarpiece, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, 15th century, Northern Renaissance, in the Community Room, used to display items from the history of the Benedictine order, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The original painting is the altarpiece of the St Bravo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of an Irish Benedictine Nun, painting by<br />
E Cracco, 1931, in the Community Room, used to display items from the history of the Benedictine order, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Lady Mary Percy, 1570-1642, founder of the Irish Benedictine nuns, in the Community Room, used to display items from the history of the Benedictine order, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of indigenous artefacts, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cambodian village display at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Display of a limestone brine tank and sections of pipe from the dual pipeline system used from 1780 until 1895  to pipe brine to the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale at Arc-et-Senans, in the Museum of Salt or Musee du Sel, designed by architects Malcotti-Roussey and opened May 2009, in the Great Saltworks at Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. 15th century saltworks were replaced by these industrial buildings in the 18th century, where saline water was pumped from underground wells and evaporated using huge furnaces in the stove room to form salt. The saltworks at Salins-les-Bains ceased production in 1962 and are now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of old wooden pipes from the dual pipeline system used from 1780 until 1895 to pipe brine to the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale at Arc-et-Senans, in the Museum of Salt or Musee du Sel, designed by architects Malcotti-Roussey and opened May 2009, in the Great Saltworks at Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. 15th century saltworks were replaced by these industrial buildings in the 18th century, where saline water was pumped from underground wells and evaporated using huge furnaces in the stove room to form salt. The saltworks at Salins-les-Bains ceased production in 1962 and are now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of old wooden pipes from the dual pipeline system used from 1780 until 1895 to pipe brine to the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale at Arc-et-Senans, in the Museum of Salt or Musee du Sel, designed by architects Malcotti-Roussey and opened May 2009, in the Great Saltworks at Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. 15th century saltworks were replaced by these industrial buildings in the 18th century, where saline water was pumped from underground wells and evaporated using huge furnaces in the stove room to form salt. The saltworks at Salins-les-Bains ceased production in 1962 and are now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window with cross design and interlacing lead pattern, made by Ateliers Loire, Chartres, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, uses interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Statue reflected in the glass of the cabinet of censers with its gold and blue glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard uses interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Black glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati on the base of the central cabinet in the Upper Chapel, themed as 'L'Engagement' or Commitment, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Cabinet of monstrances and reliquaries, and on the right, the huge aluminium valance made with Arsculpt and Technical Industrie, with glass beads gilded with gold leaf made with Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • The Upper Chapel, themed as 'L'Engagement' or Commitment, with treasures housed in cabinets with bases and legs made from black glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Reflection of a stained glass window in a cabinet with legs of blue and gold glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Looking through the reliquary of Saint Pierre Aumaitre, by Cat-Berro, Orleans, to the cabinet of monstrances in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Cabinets of censers and of monstrances, with blue and gold glass beads made with Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Cabinets of goblets and of monstrances, with blue and gold glass beads made with Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Cabinet of monstrances and reliquaries, and on the right, the huge aluminium valance made with Arsculpt and Technical Industrie, with glass beads gilded with gold leaf made with Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Cabinets of censers and of monstrances, with blue and gold glass beads made with Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Cabinet of monstrances with blue and gold glass beads by Murano glassmaker Salviati, in the Bell tower room themed 'Le Merveilleux' or The Supernatural, first floor, in Le Tresor de la Cathedral d'Angouleme, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. The cement floor tiles made by MiraColour and the hand printed wallpaper by Atelier d’Offard, both use interlacing patterns reminiscent of the Neo-Romanesque period of the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Displays and models, including of a section of La Sagrada Familia, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Gaudi developed innovative interactive models to explore shapes and movements from the natural world. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays and models, including the upside down force model of the Colonia Guell, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Gaudi developed innovative interactive models to explore shapes and movements from the natural world. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays and models, including the upside down force model of the Colonia Guell, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Gaudi developed innovative interactive models to explore shapes and movements from the natural world. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays and models, including of a section of La Sagrada Familia, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Gaudi developed innovative interactive models to explore shapes and movements from the natural world. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of the kitchen of a house at the Centro de Interpretacion Cuevas de Guadix, in the Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of the bedroom of a house at the Centro de Interpretacion Cuevas de Guadix, in the Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Light display during the Festival of Lights, at the Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban,<br />
Dieffenbachstrasse, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Window display of a vintage clothes shop on Oranienstrasse, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siegessaule or Berlin Victory Column, with light display during the Festival of Lights, at the Grosser Stern, Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The monument was designed by Heinrich Strack and inaugurated 1873 to celebrate the victories of the Prussian army in the Danish-Prussian war, Austro-Prussian war and Franco-Prussian war. It takes the form of a column topped by a giant gilded bronze statue of Victoria by Friedrich Drake and a hall of red granite pillars below. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siegessaule or Berlin Victory Column, with light display during the Festival of Lights, at the Grosser Stern, Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The monument was designed by Heinrich Strack and inaugurated 1873 to celebrate the victories of the Prussian army in the Danish-Prussian war, Austro-Prussian war and Franco-Prussian war. It takes the form of a column topped by a giant gilded bronze statue of Victoria by Friedrich Drake and a hall of red granite pillars below. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Window display with angels in a vintage shop  on Am Nussbaum Strasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, with display of suits of armour from the 14th century, with removable visors and jointed plates, in the Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. The chateau was home to the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display on social integration of immigrants, in the National Immigration Museum, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Ellis Island and its Immigration Museum are part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and are managed by the National Park Authority. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays and models, including of a section of La Sagrada Familia, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Gaudi developed innovative interactive models to explore shapes and movements from the natural world. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, a museum created by Paul Feller, displaying handmade tools from 17th - 19th centuries, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum displays over 12,000 tools and celebrates apprenticeships of many kinds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, a museum created by Paul Feller, displaying handmade tools from 17th - 19th centuries, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum displays over 12,000 tools and celebrates apprenticeships of many kinds. It also houses a library of 32,000 reference and technical books. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cooper page from the Encyclopaedia of Diderot and Alembert, first edition, in the library of over 32,000 reference and technical books, at the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, a museum created by Paul Feller, displaying handmade tools from 17th - 19th centuries, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum displays over 12,000 tools and celebrates apprenticeships of many kinds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Encyclopaedia of Diderot and Alembert, first edition, in the library of over 32,000 reference and technical books, at the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, a museum created by Paul Feller, displaying handmade tools from 17th - 19th centuries, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum displays over 12,000 tools and celebrates apprenticeships of many kinds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays of pottery and a dhow in the Qal'at Al-Bahrain Site Museum, opened 2008, displaying artefacts of the history and archaeology of the Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele with relief of a veiled woman praying, 2nd-3rd century AD, 1 of 15 found in 1991 buried in a garden in Qal’at al Bahrain, displayed in the Qal'at Al-Bahrain Site Museum, near Manama in Bahrain. These stelae may have been buried during the islamic period, or placed in graves during the Tylos phase, but their purpose remains unclear. The museum was opened in 2008, displaying artefacts of the history and archaeology of the Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele with relief of a man wearing a long cloak, 2nd-3rd century AD, 1 of 15 found in 1991 buried in a garden in Qal’at al Bahrain, displayed in the Qal'at Al-Bahrain Site Museum, near Manama in Bahrain. These stelae may have been buried during the islamic period, or placed in graves during the Tylos phase, but their purpose remains unclear. The museum was opened in 2008, displaying artefacts of the history and archaeology of the Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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