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  • Musical instruments in the window of the education centre for children and families at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Philippe Debouche, assistant maintenance manager, repairing musical instruments in the workshop in the education centre for children and families at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. He repairs and maintains the collection of 5200 instruments from throughout the world, stored in the basement of the Philharmonie. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musical instruments in the window of the education centre for children and families at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musical instruments in the education centre for children and families at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drumming workshop in the education centre for children and families at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stringed musical instruments in the education centre for children and families at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • National Education Museum or Muzeu i Arsimit, housed in the first officially recognised Albanian school in modern Albania or Mesonjetorja e Pare Shqipe, which taught in the Abanian language, Korce, Albania. The school was opened in 1887 and became a museum in 1960. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 1 of the 6 basement store rooms for musical instruments at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The collection of 5200 instruments from throughout the world are maintained so they can be used and heard by the public. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 1 of the 6 basement store rooms for musical instruments at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The collection of 5200 instruments from throughout the world are maintained so they can be used and heard by the public. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Philippe Debouche, assistant maintenance manager, storing musical instruments in 1 of the 6 basement store rooms at the Philarmonie de Paris, or Philharmonie 1, in the Cite de la Musique in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. He repairs and maintains the collection of 5200 instruments from throughout the world, so they can be used and heard by the public. The building houses a symphony hall by Jean Nouvel, opened in 2015, home of the Orchestre de Paris, and concert halls, exhibition spaces, rehearsal rooms, educational services, restaurant and bars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thomas Grenon, Directeur General du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), looking at the first plantations in the Great Glasshouse of Madagascar, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thomas Grenon, Directeur General du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), looking at the first plantations in the Great Glasshouse of Madagascar, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), blessing the first tree with earth, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), blessing the first tree with earth, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), blessing the first tree with earth, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), blessing the first tree with earth, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • (left) Allain Bougrain Dubourg, (centre) Thomas Grenon, Directeur General du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, (right) Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Thomas Grenon, Directeur General du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Journalists, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • (left) Allain Bougrain-Dubourg, (background right) Bernard Tschumi, Bernard Tschumi urbanistes Architectes (BtuA), (right)a journalist, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photographers shooting the giraffes, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thomas Grenon, Directeur General du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Bernard Tschumi, Bernard Tschumi urbanistes Architectes (BtuA), Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), Grand Rocher (Great Rock) in the background, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), smiling for photographers with the Grand Rocher (Great Rock) in the background, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Journalist in front of the Great Aviary (La Grande Voliere), D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genevieve Fioraso, Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (Research and higher education minister), blessing the first tree with earth, D-1 year (J-1 an) for the new Parc Zoologique de Paris opening. On May 14, 2013, Le Museum national d'Histoire naturelle invited the journalists and photographers to check the work in progress and attend the first tree of the new zoo blessed by Genevieve Fioraso, Paris 12, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The education of Saint Louis by his mother Blanche of Castile, stained glass window, 1939, by Hollart and Provenzano, surrounding the baptismal fonts in the Chapelle Saint Louis in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. The chapel windows illustrate the baptism, education and coronation of Saint Louis, or King Louis IX of France, born in Poissy in 1214. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Education of Achilles, showing the centaur Chiron instructing Achilles in sword fighting, fresco by Rosso Fiorentino, 1535-37, in the Galerie Francois I, begun 1528, the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Education of Achilles, showing the centaur Chiron instructing Achilles in various skills, fresco by Rosso Fiorentino, 1535-37, in the Galerie Francois I, begun 1528, the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Education of the Virgin, detail, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Saint Louis as a boy from the Education of Saint Louis by his mother Blanche of Castile, stained glass window, 1939, by Hollart and Provenzano, surrounding the baptismal fonts in the Chapelle Saint Louis in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. The chapel windows illustrate the baptism, education and coronation of Saint Louis, or King Louis IX of France, born in Poissy in 1214. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, with 16th century Flemish tapestries of the life of Samson, canopy bed and Renaissance fireplace and tiled floor, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. On the wall is the Education of Cupid, 1525, by Antonio da Correggio. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. 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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  • Library with 8,000 books, at the Institut Universitaire Europeen Rachi, or Rachi European University Institute, opened 1989, specialising in Jewish and Hebrew studies, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The institute offers seminars, symposia and conferences as well as higher education courses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 3 rows of 4 goddesses, each holding the baby Hatshepsut, representing her education, relief in the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Pavillon de la Fraternite, a wooden building by Atao, used as an education site for school groups visiting the project to build a replica of the slave ship L'Aurore, inaugurated September 2012 by Francois Bourgeon, sponsor of the 'La Fraternite, Bateau Pedagogique' project, on the Ile de Nantes, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building forms part of the Parc des Chantiers, a 13 hectare public park on the industrial heritage site of the former shipyards, which closed in 1987. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Pavillon de la Fraternite, a wooden building by Atao, used as an education site for school groups visiting the project to build a replica of the slave ship L'Aurore, inaugurated September 2012 by Francois Bourgeon, sponsor of the 'La Fraternite, Bateau Pedagogique' project, on the Ile de Nantes, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building forms part of the Parc des Chantiers, a 13 hectare public park on the industrial heritage site of the former shipyards, which closed in 1987. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • America First poster by the National Americanization Committee and the US Bureau of Education, encouraging immigrants to learn English, attend night school and become a US citizen, 1919, displayed 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. In 1910, the YWCA established its first International Institute providing English classes, an employment bureau and citizenship assistance. By 1919, 62 Institutes covering 36 languages had been established. 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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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 25 and 26, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 22, 23 and 24, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 19 and 20, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 16, 17 and 18, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 14 and 15, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 12 and 13, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 8 and 9, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 10 and 11, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 6 and 7, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 3 and 4, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, page 1, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, page 2, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, page 1, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Marguerite Bourgeoys, 1620-1700, founder of the Congregation des Soeurs de Notre-Dame, meeting Indians, detail, painting in the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal, built in 1823 in Gothic Revival style by James O'Donnell, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Marguerite Bourgeoys arrived in Montreal in 1653 and dedicated her life to the education of girls. The basilica is listed as a National Historic Site of Canada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Education of Love, painting on wood by Antonio da Correggio, 1489-1534, in the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Catherine de Medici at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The four-poster bed is in Renaissance style, with <br />
ornate carving. On the right is a painting of the Education of Love by Correggio, 1489-1534. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The education of Saint Louis by his mother Blanche of Castile, stained glass window, 1871, in the apse of the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. The windows of the apse tell the story of Saint Louis or King Louis IX of France, born in Poissy in 1214. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giant, from the Education of Achilles panel, fresco by Rosso Fiorentino, 1535-37, in a carved stucco frame, in the Galerie Francois I, begun 1528, the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large panel with an illustration of the town and castle of Chateau-Thierry, after a late 16th century drawing, in the education room of the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, with 16th century Flemish tapestries of the life of Samson, canopy bed and Renaissance tiled floor, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. On the wall is the Education of Cupid, 1525, by Antonio da Correggio. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. 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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  • Goddesses each holding the baby Hatshepsut, representing her education, detail from a relief of 3 rows of 4 goddesses, in the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 27 and 28, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, page 21, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Handwritten notes for a speech against the Loi Falloux, pages 5 and 6, 1850, by Victor Hugo, 1802-85, French writer, housed in the Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. In his speech, given to the Assembly on 15th January 1850, Hugo criticises the growing influence of the catholic clergy, which had been granted control of education under the Falloux Law. Hugo calls for a separation of church and state. The Bibliotheque de l'Assemblee Nationale, or Library of the National Assembly, was created in 1796 and is housed in the Assemblee Nationale at the Palais Bourbon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giant, from the Education of Achilles panel, fresco by Rosso Fiorentino, 1535-37, in a carved stucco frame, in the Galerie Francois I, begun 1528, the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Maison d'Education de la Legion d'Honneur, a school for orphans of veterans, inaugurated 1811 by Napoleon I, built alongside the Basilique Saint-Denis, a medieval Gothic abbey church, in Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The education of Saint Louis by his mother Blanche of Castile, stained glass window, 1871, in the apse of the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. The windows of the apse tell the story of Saint Louis or King Louis IX of France, born in Poissy in 1214. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Pony Shelter in the old Educational Area, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on May 3, 2011 in the evening. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of mobile educational panel, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on May 3, 2011 in the evening. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen .
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  • Detail of wooden Ostrich in box, an educational aid for demonstrating restraint systems during animal transport, Japanese Macaques' enclosure,  Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on April 27, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wooden Ostrich in box, an educational aid for demonstrating restraint systems during animal transport, Japanese Macaques' enclosure,  Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on April 27, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Statue of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, 1651- 1719, founder of the Christian Schools and patron saint of educators, who gave his first mass on 10th April 1678 here in the Chapelle du Saint-Sacrement or Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, 1651- 1719, founder of the Christian Schools and patron saint of educators, who gave his first mass on 10th April 1678 here in the Chapelle du Saint-Sacrement or Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, 1651- 1719, founder of the Christian Schools and patron saint of educators, who gave his first mass on 10th April 1678 here in the Chapelle du Saint-Sacrement or Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jean-Yves Goustiaux, guiding a nature walk at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deciduous forest, on a guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deciduous forest, on a guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deciduous forest, on a guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin passager in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. These gardens have a cultural, ecological and social purpose, educating the local community in growing and nurturing food. The Parc de la Villette sits on the site of Paris' old slaughterhouse district and was designed 1984-87 by Bernard Tschumi and Colin Fournier as one of Francois Mitterand's Grands Projets. It has since been developed with cultural venues, musical and science establishments built by many contemporary architects. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin passager in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. These gardens have a cultural, ecological and social purpose, educating the local community in growing and nurturing food. The Parc de la Villette sits on the site of Paris' old slaughterhouse district and was designed 1984-87 by Bernard Tschumi and Colin Fournier as one of Francois Mitterand's Grands Projets. It has since been developed with cultural venues, musical and science establishments built by many contemporary architects. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elodie Michel, ropemaker, at work making a length of rope in the rope makers' workshop at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cart pulled by a horse transporting building materials across a bridge to the building site, and behind, the Great Tower or Tour Maitresse and the North Range or Logis Seigneurial, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone cutter at work carving stone with a hammer and chisel in a workshop at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cart pulled by a horse transporting building materials, and behind, scaffolding on the curtain walls and lifting gear with double drum squirrel cage, an early form of crane, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worker carrying out maintenance on the lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelie Paillard, basketmaker, at work in the basketmakers' workshop at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelie Paillard, basketmaker, at work in the basketmakers' workshop at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Site foreman Florian Renucci with a builder, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Site foreman Florian Renucci talking with a builder, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Behind them is the lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men shovelling sand to make mortar, and behind, the lifting gear with squirrel cage and double drum, an early form of crane, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men breaking rubble with pick axes on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lifting gear with squirrel cage and double drum, an early form of crane, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Builders climbing up the scaffolding erected in the moat trench, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortar from the mixing area being loaded into a cart to be pulled by horse, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking in the squirrel cage of the lifting gear with double drum, an early form of crane, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lifting gear with squirrel cage and double drum, an early form of crane, lifting a palette of stones, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone cutter on the building site in the courtyard, with lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking in the squirrel cage of the lifting gear with double drum, an early form of crane, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work in a carpentry workshop at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mathieu Bonnemaison, a blacksmith, at work at the furnace in the forge at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the forge, the site's blacksmiths repair and manufacture all the metalwork needed for the project, including chisels, axes, adzes, gates and hinges. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mathieu Bonnemaison, a blacksmith, at work at the furnace in the forge at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the forge, the site's blacksmiths repair and manufacture all the metalwork needed for the project, including chisels, axes, adzes, gates and hinges. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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