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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • W Barcelona (Hotel Vela) at dusk, 2009, Ricardo Bofill, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • W Barcelona (Hotel Vela) at dusk, 2009, Ricardo Bofill, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • W Barcelona (Hotel Vela) at dusk, 2009, Ricardo Bofill, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • W Barcelona (Hotel Vela) at dusk, 2009, Ricardo Bofill, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Casa Battlo at twilight, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house. Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eye of Wisdom , The Hemisphere, at dusk, City of Arts and Sciences ; 1998 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951) ; Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain ; First area of the City of Arts and Sciences covering 14,000 square meters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eye of Wisdom , The Hemisphere, at dusk, City of Arts and Sciences ; 1998 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951) ; Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain ; First area of the City of Arts and Sciences covering 14,000 square meters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre at dusk, c70-82 AD, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre at dusk, c70-82 AD, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre at dusk, c70-82 AD, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre at dusk, c70-82 AD, Arch of Titus (70 AD) in the background, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • London rush hour, traffic jam with London buses waiting in line, at dusk, beneath a rainy sky, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parisian rooftop view at dusk with Montmartre Hill and Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a stormy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 11 : A low angle view of the Skala of the Port at dusk on May 11, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The walls and tower of the 18th century Skala are silhouetted against the evening sky. In the foreground the sea glimmers faintly on the darkened beach. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 11: A general view of an evening by the sea on May 11, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. Mogador Island is silhouetted against the sky as dusk falls over the sea. On the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco,  Essaouira was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. This island protects the harbour from storms. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Floodlit Temple of Hercules Victor at dusk, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Temple of Hercules Victor at dusk, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Temple of Hercules Victor at dusk, 2nd century BC, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Earliest surviving marble building in Rome, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre at dusk, c70-82 AD, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre at dusk, c70-82 AD, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre at dusk, c70-82 AD, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (Ministere de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie) at dusk, called the Minister of Finance for short or simply "Bercy", 1988, Paul Chemetov and Borja Huidobro, 139 rue de Bercy, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Pont de Bercy, 19th century in the foreground with railway viaduct with a train passing the camera in a streak of light. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (Ministere de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie) at dusk, called the Minister of Finance for short or simply "Bercy", 1988, Paul Chemetov and Borja Huidobro, 139 rue de Bercy, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Pont de Bercy, 19th century in the foreground with railway viaduct, the only one of the Parisian system to be made of stone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (Ministere de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie) at dusk, called the Minister of Finance for short or simply "Bercy", 1988, Paul Chemetov and Borja Huidobro, 139 rue de Bercy, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Pont de Bercy, 19th century in the foreground with railway viaduct with a train passing the camera in a streak of light. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parisian rooftop view at dusk with Montmartre Hill and Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a stormy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Golden Jubilee Bridge at dusk, London, UK. Named in honor of the Queen's fiftieth anniversary as monarch, the cable-stayed pedestrian bridge of the Hungerford Bridge was inaugurated in 2002, designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (architects) and WSP Group plc (engineering). Picture by Manuel Cohen.The use of this image may require further clearance / Merci de vous assurer que l'utilisation finale de l'image ne necessite pas d'autorisation supplementaire.
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  • Golden Jubilee Bridge at dusk, London, UK. Named in honor of the Queen's fiftieth anniversary as monarch, the cable-stayed pedestrian bridge of the Hungerford Bridge was inaugurated in 2002, designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (architects) and WSP Group plc (engineering). Picture by Manuel Cohen.The use of this image may require further clearance / Merci de vous assurer que l'utilisation finale de l'image ne necessite pas d'autorisation supplementaire.
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 11 : A general view of Mogador Island on May 11, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. Mogador Island is silhouetted against the sky as dusk falls over the sea. On the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco,  Essaouira was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. This island protects the harbour from storms. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 8 : A low angle view of an evening by the sea on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. Taken from the Skala Medina it shows the rocky coast and  cloudy sky as dusk falls over the sea. Three people are watching as the sky darkens into night. On the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco,  Essaouira was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Arts (left), seafront luxury hotel, 1994, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Torre Mapfre (right), Mapfre insurance skyscraper, 1992, Inigo Ortiz y Enrique de Leon, and The Fish (middle), 1992, Frank Gehry, seen from the Barceloneta beach at dusk, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Tilla-Kari (Gold-covered) madrasah, 17th century, on the Registan square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, showing small cylindrical corner towers crowned by cupolas and the huge monochrome blue dome, on July 16, 2010 at dusk. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries.
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  • Montmartre, Paris, France. A high angle view over the city rooftops at dusk. Far below the street lights shine whilst all is quiet at chimney level beneath the pink and blue evening sky. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami seen at dusk behind a busy road, built 1396-99 under the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I by the architect Ali Neccar in the Seljuk style, Bursa, Turkey. It is a large rectangular building with 2 minarets, and 20 domes supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the 20 domes were built instead of the 20 separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The mosque is in the old city centre of Bursa and remains the largest mosque in the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami seen at dusk behind a busy road, built 1396-99 under the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I by the architect Ali Neccar in the Seljuk style, Bursa, Turkey. It is a large rectangular building with 2 minarets, and 20 domes supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the 20 domes were built instead of the 20 separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The mosque is in the old city centre of Bursa and remains the largest mosque in the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) and San Pietro in Vaticano (St Peter's Basilica) at dusk, 16th - 17th century, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The square was designed by Bernini, 1656 - 1667, and is outlined by a monumental colonnade. The current building of St Peter's Basilica began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect, Michelangelo designed the dome which was completed by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • London rush hour at dusk, beneath a rainy sky, UK. The Swiss Re building, known as the Gherkin, 1997 -  2004, Foster and Partners, Arup Engineering in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Frigidarium in the Antonine Baths, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 28, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. Founded in the 2nd Century by the Emperor Hadrian and completed by Antoninus Pius, the Antonine Baths were the largest outside the ancient city of Rome. Today, the basement, furnaces and fragments of carved and inscribed masonry remain of the highly complex structure, which included the Caldaria and Frigidarium (hot and cold baths), photographed here in dramatic sunlight. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the port entrance of the Punic harbour Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 29, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today the site is a UNESCO World Heritage. The enormous circular harbour, known as Kothon, had 140 docks around the perimeter, providing landing places for up to 350 ships at the height of the Punic Era. These docks where extremely productive, making it the most powerful Mediterranean fleet. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the service basements in the Antonine Baths, with a column in the background, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 28, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. Founded in the 2nd Century by the Emperor Hadrian and completed by Antoninus Pius, the Antonine Baths were the largest outside the ancient city of Rome. Today, the basement, furnaces and fragments of carved and inscribed masonry remain of the highly complex structure, which included the Caldaria and Frigidarium (hot and cold baths). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Grand Canal in the evening seen from the Rialto Bridge, Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Rialto Bridge or Ponte di Rialto is a covered stone arch bridge designed by Antonio da Ponte and built 1588-91 over the Grand Canal, connecting San Marco with San Polo. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Giorgio Maggiore at sunset, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gondola on the Grand Canal, in the Rialto Market district, in the evening, in Venice, Veneto, Italy. Many of the houses and palazzos fronting the canals are in Venetian Gothic style, a style originating in the 14th century and combining Gothic lancet arches with Byzantine and Moorish influences. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Canal, Campo San Barnaba (right) and the Chiesa di San Barnaba, built 1776 by Lorenzo Boschetti in Neoclassical style, and its bell tower, in the evening, in Dorsoduro, Venice, Veneto, Italy.  The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gondolas on a canal in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Donjon or keep, and northwest (centre) and southwest (right) corner towers, at the Chateau de Valencay, aerial view, at Valencay, Indre, France. The chateau was built in Renaissance style 1540 - 18th century, owned by the d'Estampes family 1451-1747 and the Talleyrand-Perigord family 1803-1979. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain in the Jardin a la Francaise, or French Garden, and behind, the building housing the ticket office and gift shop, lit by the setting sun, at the entrance to the Chateau de Valencay, aerial view, Valencay, Indre, France. The chateau was built in Renaissance style 1540 - 18th century, owned by the d'Estampes family 1451-1747 and the Talleyrand-Perigord family 1803-1979. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade of the Chateau de Valencay with northwest (left) and southwest (right) corner towers and gardens, aerial view, at Valencay, Indre, France. The chateau was built in Renaissance style 1540 - 18th century, owned by the d'Estampes family 1451-1747 and the Talleyrand-Perigord family 1803-1979. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Storm clouds out to sea off the coast of Castellon, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Storm cloud with lightning over the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. On the left is the Palacio de Justicia de Barcelona, built 1887-1908 by Jose Domenech y Estapa and Enric Sagnier to house the city courts and provincial courts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques at sunset, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques at sunset, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques in the evening, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salvador Dali, bronze statue, silhouette, 1972, by Ros Sabate, b. 1936, and given to the town by John Peter Moore, former secretary to Dali, on the seafront at Platja Gran, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salvador Dali, bronze statue, silhouette, 1972, by Ros Sabate, b. 1936, and given to the town by John Peter Moore, former secretary to Dali, on the seafront at Platja Gran, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Platja Gran, beach in the town of Cadaques, in the evening, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Platja Gran, beach in the town of Cadaques, in the evening, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boat on the beach at Es Pianc, and behind, the town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Platja Gran in the evening, a beach in the town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre of town is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. On the right is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eroded rock at the Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seafront at Cadaques in the evening, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salvador Dali, bronze statue, 1972, by Ros Sabate, b. 1936, and given to the town by John Peter Moore, former secretary to Dali, on the seafront at Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky coastline on a cloudy day, between Es Crostonet and the Far de Cala Nans, a lighthouse built 1864 by J M Faquinetto, aerial view, at Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaques in French and English with statistics about the slave trade, in the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaques in French and English with statistics about the slave trade, in the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blue street sign for the Rue Saint Domingue, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, and shipowners profited greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Totem, 1 of a dozen information panels explaining the historical context of the slave trade on the city of Nantes, on the Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mansion on the Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, now the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, now the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, now the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Mercury, messenger to the gods, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Temple du Gout, a mansion built 1753-54 by Pierre Rousseau 1716-97, for the shipowner Guillaume Grou, on the Ile Feydeau in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building's facade is at 16 Allee Duguay-Trouin, and is pyramidal in design, in a style known as Baroque Nantais, a local Rococo style. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main Grand-Moutier Cloister, illuminated at night, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade of the Abbey Church, Romanesque, built 1105-60, in the evening, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade of the Abbey Church, Romanesque, built 1105-60, in the evening, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dome of San Giuseppe dei Teatini, a Baroque church built 1612-77 by Giacomo Besio, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Palermo was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians, and was settled by the Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans. Its Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop view of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Palermo was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians, and was settled by the Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans. Its Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop view of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Palermo was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians, and was settled by the Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans. Its Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • New law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy, in the Batignolles area of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. It contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Infinity pool at the Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, overlooking the lagoon, in the evening, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Infinity pool at the Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, overlooking the lagoon, in the evening, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunset over the Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, seen from the Fare Pote'e, a reconstruction of a round communal dwelling, built on stilts with a thatched roof, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The Fare Pote'e has been used as a house, meeting room, church, school and museum and has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 2000-01 by the Opu Nui Association. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunset over the archaeological site at Maeva village, seen from the Fare Pote'e, a reconstruction of a round communal dwelling, built on stilts with a thatched roof, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The Fare Pote'e has been used as a house, meeting room, church, school and museum and has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 2000-01 by the Opu Nui Association. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brooklyn Bridge, across the East River, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, designed by John Augustus Roebling and opened in 1883, in New York, New York, USA. It was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed and one of the oldest bridges in the US. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skyscrapers in Downtown Manhattan, and behind, the needle on top of One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13 and opened 2014, on the site of the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the terrorist attack of 11th September 2001, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. The building is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, and the 6th tallest in the world. It forms part of the new World Trade Center complex, which includes 5 skyscrapers and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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