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  • Hungerford Bridge with floodlit Charing Cross station in the background, 1990, Terry Farrell and Partners, seen from the South Bank of the river Thames, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hungerford Bridge with floodlit Charing Cross station in the background, 1990, Terry Farrell and Partners, London, UK. The railway bridge often called Charing Cross Bridge, is a steel bridge with two more recent pedestrian bridges on either side. The first version of the bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and opened in 1845. 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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  • 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 Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II (Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) at night. Rome, Italy. Designed in 1885 by Giuseppe Sacconi (1854-1905), the monument was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935. It is built on the side of the Capitoline Hill and commemorates Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-78), the first King to rule a united 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, 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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  • 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 logotype and Security SAS of a COMMERZBANK Branch in Berlin at night, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Arch of Janus Quadrifrons (Arcus Constantini) at night, a quadrifrons triumphal arch, 4th century, on top of the Cloaca Maxima, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Arch of Janus Quadrifrons (Arcus Constantini) at night, a quadrifrons triumphal arch, 4th century, on top of the Cloaca Maxima, Forum Boarium, 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 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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  • Parisian cityscape from Pont Alexandre III showing the river Seine, floodlit Pont des Invalides and Eiffel Tower at twilight, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musée d'Orsay at night with floodlit Eiffel Tower in the distance, left bank of La Seine, Paris, France. Housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, by Victor Laloux, Lucien Magne and Émile Bénard, it was classified as Monuments Historiques in 1978 and was converted to a museum by Gae Aulenti in December 1986 (opening). 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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  • Low angle view of  monumental arch, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 14, 2010, floodlit at night. Gur-Emir Mausoleum, or Tomb of the Ruler, was built by Timur in 1404 for his favourite grandson, Mohammed Sultan, and became the mausoleum for the Timurid dynasty. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • 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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  • 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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  • General view of Sultan Ahmed Mosque, or Blue Mosque, 1609-16, by Mehmet Aga,  Istanbul, Turkey, floodlit at night. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I, dominates the Istanbul skyline with its cascading domes and six minarets. Built near the Hagia Sophia, it combines Byzantine style with Islamic architecture. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of the Tillyah-Kori Madrasah, 1646-60, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 16, 2010, dramatically floodlit at night. The Tillyah-Kori (gilded) Madrasah is part of the Registan Ensemble, surrounding a magnificent square. Commissioned by Yalangtush Bakhadur it is not only a school but also the grand mosque whose lavishly gilded main hall in Kundal style justifies the name. The 75 metre main facade is two-storied with corner turrets and  decorated in brilliant mosaic. Around the courtyard are the dormitory cells.  The dome was only completed during the 20th century Soviet restoration. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Golden Jubilee Bridge, cable-stayed, pedestrian bridge, Hungerford Bridge and floodlit Charing Cross station in the background, 1990, Terry Farrell and Partners, London, UK. The railway bridge often called Charing Cross Bridge, is a steel bridge which first version was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and opened in 1845. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • General view of Hagia Sophia, 532-37, by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles, Istanbul, Turkey, floodlit in the evening. Hagia Sophia, The Church of the Holy Wisdom, has been a  Byzantine church and an Ottoman mosque and is now a museum. The current building, the third on the site, commissioned by Emperor Justinian I, is a very fine example of Byzantine architecture. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Golden Jubilee Bridge, cable-stayed, pedestrian bridge, Hungerford Bridge and floodlit Charing Cross station in the background, 1990, Terry Farrell and Partners, London, UK. The railway bridge often called Charing Cross Bridge, is a steel bridge which first version was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and opened in 1845. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Low angle view of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1417-20,  framed by the monumental entrance arch, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 14, 2010, floodlit at night. Gur-Emir Mausoleum, or Tomb of the Ruler, was built by Timur in 1404 for his favourite grandson, Mohammed Sultan, and became the mausoleum for the Timurid dynasty. The simply formed building is an octagonal drum beneath an azure fluted dome (diameter: 15m, height: 12.5m). Its walls are tiled in blue and white geometric and epigraphic patterns including the words 'God is Immortal' in 3m. high white Kufic script around the top of the drum. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Convent of St. Stephen, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit. Commissioned by order Juan Alvarez de Toledo, Bishop of Cordoba, and designed by Juan de Alava, the church was built 1525-1618. The main portal, c.1660, has a row of decorated arches and a tympanum with a relief of the "Martyrdom of St. Stephen", by Juan Antonio Ceroni. Above it is a frieze in Italian style, depicting Calvary crowned by the Eternal Father. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, floodlit at night. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of columns, Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c.450 BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, floodlit against a dramatic evening sky. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. Today, 30 columns are standing but only sixteen with their capitals. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Patio de Escuelas, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010 in the evening. This Renaissance courtyard, its elaborate carvings beautifully floodlit, is the entrance to the University. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view, Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit with the Roman bridge in the foreground. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view, Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II, or Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, floodlit in the evening, Rome, Italy. Designed in 1885 by Giuseppe Sacconi, 1854-1905, inaugurated 1911 and completed 1935. The monument is built on the Capitoline Hill and commemorates Vittorio Emanuele II, 1820-78, the first King of a united Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II, or Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, floodlit at  night, Rome, Italy. Designed in 1885 by Giuseppe Sacconi, 1854-1905, inaugurated 1911 and completed 1935. The monument is built on the Capitoline Hill and commemorates Vittorio Emanuele II,1820-78, the first King of a united Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capileira (above) and Bubion, with floodlit mudejar style Church of La Virgen del Rosari, 16th century (below), gorge of the Poqueira river, Alpujarra, Andalucia, Southern Spain. Moorish influence is seen in the distinctive cubic architecture of the Sierra Nevada's Alpujarra region, reminiscent of Berber architecture in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.)
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  • General view of the Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c.450 BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, floodlit against a dramatic evening sky. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. Today, 30 columns are standing but only sixteen with their capitals. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Cloister, Escuelas Menores (Minor Schools), 1428, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010 in the evening, floodlit. Elegant arches surround a grassy quadrangle. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of statue of Padre Vitoria, outside the Convent of St. Stephen, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit. Commissioned by order Juan Alvarez de Toledo, Bishop of Cordoba, and designed by Juan de Alava, the church was built 1525-1618. The main portal, c.1660, has a row of decorated arches and a tympanum with a relief of the "Martyrdom of St. Stephen", by Juan Antonio Ceroni. Above it is a frieze in Italian style, depicting Calvary crowned by the Eternal Father. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Church of Santiago, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit. Near the Roman bridge is the plain Romanesque church of Santiago, a modern reproduction (1980) of the original church. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view, Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Juviles, with floodlit Church, 16th century, Alpujarra, Andalucia, Southern Spain. Moorish influence is seen in the distinctive cubic architecture of the Sierra Nevada's Alpujarra region, reminiscent of Berber architecture in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Juviles, with floodlit Church, 16th century, Alpujarra, Andalucia, Southern Spain. Moorish influence is seen in the distinctive cubic architecture of the Sierra Nevada's Alpujarra region, reminiscent of Berber architecture in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Bubion, with floodlit mudejar style Church of La Virgen del Rosari, 16th century, gorge of the Poqueira river, Alpujarra, Andalucia, Southern Spain. Moorish influence is seen in the distinctive cubic architecture of the Sierra Nevada's Alpujarra region, reminiscent of Berber architecture in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • South Bank Book Market, under the Waterloo Bridge, with Golden Jubilee Bridge, cable-stayed, pedestrian bridge, Hungerford Bridge and floodlit Charing Cross station in the background, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Clerecia Church,  Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night floodlit. The wall of the Casa de las Conchas iis visble on the right. The Baroque style Clerecia Church, originally the Royal College of the Company of Jesus, was commissioned in the 17th century, from architect Juan Gomez de Mora, by Queen Margarita of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain. It comprises two sections: the Jesuit school and church, with its three-storey Baroque cloister, and private living quarters for the monks and now houses the Salamanca Pontificia University. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Convent of St. Stephen, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit.  Commissioned by order Juan Alvarez de Toledo, Bishop of Cordoba, and designed by Juan de Alava, the church was built 1525-1618. The main portal, c.1660, has a row of decorated arches and a tympanum with a relief of the "Martyrdom of St. Stephen", by Juan Antonio Ceroni. Above it is a frieze in Italian style, depicting Calvary crowned by the Eternal Father. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the front of South Transept Portal, New Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured at night, floodlit, on December 17, 2010, with its Cupola and pinnacles above. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Zeus, built 162 AD, Jerash, Jordan. The temple is surrounded by 15m high Corinthian columns and is here seen floodlit in the evening. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view, Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit, showing the Cupola and buttresses. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured at night, floodlit, on December 17, 2010. Features visble are the Torrre de Gallo and the Cupola. The scallop-tiled  Torre del Gallo (Cock Tower) is a ribbed umbrella lantern in the Byzantine style. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cityscape from Palau de les Arts (The Arts Palace), Majectic building created to receive operas and major musical and theatrical productions. Last element of the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Communitat Valenciana, Spain ; , it covers and area of approx 40,000 square meters and is 75 meters high ; 2004 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aude Gate, Citadel of Carcassonne, Aude, France. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vucciria at night, oldest market of Palermo, Piazza Caracciolo, Sicily, Italy. The name probably derives from the word ?Bucceria?, which in turn comes from the French "boucherie", which means butcher. The Vucciria originally was dedicated primarily to the sale of meat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The London Eye, London, UK, designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield, opened 2000 to celebrate the Millenium, stands 135 metres high on the banks of the River Thames, London Aquarium, County Hall, 1922, by Ralph Knott, built by Holland, Hannen and Cubitts on the right. The rim of the London Eye is supported by tie rods; each of the 32 capsules represents a London borough. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museum of Sciences Principe Felipe, Eye of Wisdom , The Hemisphere, 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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  • Aude Gate and Comtal Castle, with square Pinte Tower on the left, Justice Tower on the right, Citadel of Carcassonne, Aude, France. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aude Gate and Comtal Castle, with square Pinte Tower on the left, Justice Tower on the right, Citadel of Carcassonne, Aude, France. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Big Ben and Palace of Westminster, 1858, clock tower of Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament, London, UK, 1840-60, by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, seen from South Bank Millenium Bridge Pier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir (Bercy-Tolbiac), 2006, by Dietmar Feichtingher, Paris, France. Footbridge across the Seine River, the lenticular truss bridge with penticular web links the esplanade of the Bibliotheque de France to the park of Bercy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low colonnade supporting the round barrel vaults of the upper church, dedicated to St. Martin, Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Abbey church of Saint Martin du Canigou), Romanesque treasure from the early 11th century, Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Communitat Valenciana, Spain ; , it covers and area of approx 40,000 square meters and is 75 meters high ; 1998 - 2000 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951) Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cityscape from Palau de les Arts (The Arts Palace), Majectic building created to receive operas and major musical and theatrical productions. Last element of the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Communitat Valenciana, Spain ; , it covers and area of approx 40,000 square meters and is 75 meters high ; 2004 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museum of Sciences Principe Felipe, Eye of Wisdom , The Hemisphere, City of Arts and Sciences ; 1998 - 2000 ; 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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  • Palau de les Arts (The Arts Palace), Majectic building created to receive operas and major musical and theatrical productions. Last element of the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Communitat Valenciana, Spain ; , it covers and area of approx 40,000 square meters and is 75 meters high ; 2004 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadel of Carcassonne at twilight, 13th century, Carcassonne, Aude, France. The two outer walls of the concentric fortified city are defended by towers and barbicans, and a draw bridge across a moat leads to the keep of the castle. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress was restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Le Moulin Rouge, founded in 1889 by Joseph Oller et Charles Zidler, Boulevard de Clichy, 18e arrondissement, Paris, France. After WWII, Henri Mahe designed again the sets and interior decoration of the famous cabaret. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required / Autorisation necessaire
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  • La Grande Arche de la Defense, 1985 - 1989, by Johann Otto von Spreckelsen (1929-1987) with engineer Erik Reitzel, La Defense, Puteaux, France. French architect Paul Andreu completed the construction of the monument with engineer Erik Reitzel after the resignation of the Danish architect in 1986. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Arche de la Defense, 1985 - 1989, by Johann Otto von Spreckelsen (1929-1987) with engineer Erik Reitzel, La Defense, Puteaux, France. French architect Paul Andreu completed the construction of the monument with engineer Erik Reitzel after the resignation of the Danish architect in 1986. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour Coeur Defense (CB11), 2001, by Jean Paul Viguier, La Defense, Courbevoie, France. Coeur Defense replaced the Immeuble Esso, which was the first modern structure demolished at La Defense. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • (Right) Les Quatre Temps shopping center, (left) Tour EDF (PB6), 1999 - 2001, by Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, Roger Saubot and Jean Rouit and, in the background, Tour Ariane, 1975, Jean de Mailly and Robert Zammit, seen from Parvis de la Defense, Puteaux, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Arche de la Defense, 1985 - 1989, by Johann Otto von Spreckelsen (1929-1987) with engineer Erik Reitzel, La Defense, Puteaux, France. French architect Paul Andreu completed the construction of the monument with engineer Erik Reitzel after the resignation of the Danish architect in 1986. Monument to the defenders of Paris in 1870 called La Defense, bronze, 1883, by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905), visible in the middle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Padern Castle or Chateau de Padern, 12th century Cathar castle, Padern, Corbieres, Aude, France. This nighttime view shows the castle illuminated against the night sky. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Big Ben and Palace of Westminster, 1858, clock tower of Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament, London, UK, 1840-60, by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, seen from South Bank Millenium Bridge Pier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vucciria at night, oldest market of Palermo, Piazza Caracciolo, Sicily, Italy. The name probably derives from the word ?Bucceria?, which in turn comes from the French "boucherie", which means butcher. The Vucciria originally was dedicated primarily to the sale of meat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the apse from the nave with spolia columns and Byzantine style arcades, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse topped by the three Saracen-style, bulbous, red "golfball" domes, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of spolia columns with carved capital, intrados of the Byzantine style arcades, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Covent Garden Market seen from the Royal Opera House, London, UK. The man seen from behind, with black suit and top hat is probably an old street artist waiting for the rain to stop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza del Duomo looking towards the Cathedral of the Madonna Assunta (Duomo di Maria Santissima Assunta), Lecce, Apulia, Italy. The 12th century cathedral was rebuilt in 1659 by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower Bridge, 1886-94, by architect Sir Horace Jones, 1819-87, and engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry, 1836-1918, River Thames, London, UK. This bascule bridge has become a symbol of London. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • River Loire and the Quai Aristide Briand at sunrise, in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa de la Mare de Deu in the evening, in the La Seu district of the Ciutat Vella or Old Town of Valencia, Spain. The square is named after the patron saint of Valencia, Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, or Our Lady of the Forsaken. In the centre is the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, or Santa Maria cathedral. On the left is the Basilica de la Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, built 1652-67 in baroque style. On the right is the Casa Vestuario, built 1800 by Jose Garcia as a meeting place for the Magistrates of the Tribunal de las Aguas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, or Santa Maria cathedral, on the Placa de la Mare de Deu, in the La Seu district of the Ciutat Vella or Old Town of Valencia, Spain. The square is named after the patron saint of Valencia, Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, or Our Lady of the Forsaken. On the left is the Basilica de la Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, built 1652-67 in baroque style. On the right is the Casa Vestuario, built 1800 by Jose Garcia as a meeting place for the Magistrates of the Tribunal de las Aguas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa de la Mare de Deu in the evening, in the La Seu district of the Ciutat Vella or Old Town of Valencia, Spain. The square is named after the patron saint of Valencia, Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, or Our Lady of the Forsaken. In the centre is the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, or Santa Maria cathedral. On the left is the Basilica de la Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, built 1652-67 in baroque style. On the right is the Casa Vestuario, built 1800 by Jose Garcia as a meeting place for the Magistrates of the Tribunal de las Aguas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museum of Sciences Principe Felipe, Eye of Wisdom , The Hemisphere, 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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  • City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Communitat Valenciana, Spain ; , it covers and area of approx 40,000 square meters and is 75 meters high ; 1998 - 2000 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951) Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palau de les Arts (The Arts Palace), Majectic building created to receive operas and major musical and theatrical productions. Last element of the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Communitat Valenciana, Spain ; , it covers and area of approx 40,000 square meters and is 75 meters high ; 2004 ; Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, Spain, 1951). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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