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  • Coloured threads and loom in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, seen from under the warp threads, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women weaving a tapestry on a loom in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women weaving a tapestry on a loom, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women weaving a tapestry on a loom, seen reflected in mirrors used to check the front (underside), in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aegean ordered Andrew to be crucified and tied to the cross with ropes to prolong his suffering. The cross here is horizontal and guards tie intricate knots in the ropes. Section of Andrew being attached to the cross, from the Life of St Andrew stained glass window, 1210-25, in the Apostles chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window has been altered many times, significantly in 1872 but also previously. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King David, detail from the monumental catalan Romanesque portal, 12th century, at Santa Maria de Ripoll, or Ripoll monastery, a Benedictine monastery built in Romanesque style, founded by Guifre el Pilos, or count Wilfred the Hairy, in 888, and built 9th - 12th century mainly under the abbots Arnulfo and Oliva, in Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The frontal relief, 13th century, with 7 horizontal bands, depicts God enthroned with Evangelists, angels and Elders; David and Solomon and Moses, and mythical animals from the visions of Daniel. It is flanked by 2 statues of St Peter and St Paul. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God enthroned, on the monumental catalan Romanesque portal, 12th century, at Santa Maria de Ripoll, or Ripoll monastery, a Benedictine monastery built in Romanesque style, founded by Guifre el Pilos, or count Wilfred the Hairy, in 888, and built 9th - 12th century mainly under the abbots Arnulfo and Oliva, in Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The frontal relief, 13th century, with 7 horizontal bands, depicts God enthroned with Evangelists, angels and Elders; David and Solomon and Moses, and mythical animals from the visions of Daniel. It is flanked by 2 statues of St Peter and St Paul. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0593.jpg
  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, seen reflected in a mirror used to check the front (underside), in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, seen reflected in a mirror used to check the front (underside), in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, with traced design under threads, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women weaving a tapestry on a loom, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women weaving a tapestry on a loom, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, using a mirror to check the front which is underneath the warp threads, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_179.jpg
  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, passing the wooden flute with thread under the warp threads, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, with traced design underneath, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peas & Love urban farm on the roof of Hotel Yooma at Beaugrenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The rooftop garden was planted in spring 2017 and then extended in winter 2017-18, and now contains 250 cultivation plots. The planters use techniques inspired by permaculture with both horizontal and vertical beds, producing organic seasonal fruits and vegetables. Customers rent plots which are tended by community gardeners, and have access to the food grown throughout the year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trepuco archaeological site, a talayotic settlement situated near Mahon, Southwest of Es Castell, in Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Trepuco was a large village of around 50,000 square metres, and its remains include talayots or watchtowers, a perimeter wall, two square towers and a taula. The taula, with vertical stone pillars and a horizontal stone table on top, was built 800-450 BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gray Rock (left) and South Gateway Rock (right), with the Manitou Springs incline behind and Pikes Peak above, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of  sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gray Rock (left) and South Gateway Rock (right), with the Manitou Springs incline behind and Pikes Peak above, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gray Rock (left) and South Gateway Rock (right), with the Manitou Springs incline behind and Pikes Peak above, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow vertical fin formations with rock climbers, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fin formations in Cathedral Valley, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fin formations at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pinnacles of the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden of The Gods, with the Three Graces formation (left), an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief, detail from the monumental catalan Romanesque portal, 12th century, at Santa Maria de Ripoll, or Ripoll monastery, a Benedictine monastery built in Romanesque style, founded by Guifre el Pilos, or count Wilfred the Hairy, in 888, and built 9th - 12th century mainly under the abbots Arnulfo and Oliva, in Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The frontal relief, 13th century, with 7 horizontal bands, depicts God enthroned with Evangelists, angels and Elders; David and Solomon and Moses, and mythical animals from the visions of Daniel. It is flanked by 2 statues of St Peter and St Paul. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental catalan Romanesque portal, 12th century, at Santa Maria de Ripoll, or Ripoll monastery, a Benedictine monastery built in Romanesque style, founded by Guifre el Pilos, or count Wilfred the Hairy, in 888, and built 9th - 12th century mainly under the abbots Arnulfo and Oliva, in Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The frontal relief, 13th century, with 7 horizontal bands, depicts God enthroned with Evangelists, angels and Elders; David and Solomon and Moses, and mythical animals from the visions of Daniel. It is flanked by 2 statues of St Peter and St Paul. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0595.jpg
  • Women weaving a tapestry on a loom, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_185.jpg
  • Peas & Love urban farm on the roof of Hotel Yooma at Beaugrenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The rooftop garden was planted in spring 2017 and then extended in winter 2017-18, and now contains 250 cultivation plots. The planters use techniques inspired by permaculture with both horizontal and vertical beds, producing organic seasonal fruits and vegetables. Customers rent plots which are tended by community gardeners, and have access to the food grown throughout the year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peas & Love urban farm on the roof of Hotel Yooma at Beaugrenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The rooftop garden was planted in spring 2017 and then extended in winter 2017-18, and now contains 250 cultivation plots. The planters use techniques inspired by permaculture with both horizontal and vertical beds, producing organic seasonal fruits and vegetables. Customers rent plots which are tended by community gardeners, and have access to the food grown throughout the year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peas & Love urban farm on the roof of Hotel Yooma at Beaugrenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The rooftop garden was planted in spring 2017 and then extended in winter 2017-18, and now contains 250 cultivation plots. The planters use techniques inspired by permaculture with both horizontal and vertical beds, producing organic seasonal fruits and vegetables. Customers rent plots which are tended by community gardeners, and have access to the food grown throughout the year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peas & Love urban farm on the roof of Hotel Yooma at Beaugrenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The rooftop garden was planted in spring 2017 and then extended in winter 2017-18, and now contains 250 cultivation plots. The planters use techniques inspired by permaculture with both horizontal and vertical beds, producing organic seasonal fruits and vegetables. Customers rent plots which are tended by community gardeners, and have access to the food grown throughout the year. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trepuco archaeological site, a talayotic settlement situated near Mahon, Southwest of Es Castell, in Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Trepuco was a large village of around 50,000 square metres, and its remains include talayots or watchtowers, a perimeter wall, two square towers and a taula. The taula, with vertical stone pillars and a horizontal stone table on top, was built 800-450 BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gray Rock (left) and South Gateway Rock (right), with the Manitou Springs incline behind and Pikes Peak above, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gray Rock (left) and South Gateway Rock (right), with the Manitou Springs incline behind and Pikes Peak above, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral Valley with hogback formations and sentinels, Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gray Rock (left) and South Gateway Rock (right), with the Manitou Springs incline behind and Pikes Peak above, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pinnacles of the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The formations are the result of vertical tilting due to the uplift forces of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif, of the horizontal layers of sandstones, conglomerates and limestones, resulting after erosion in the formation of fins and pinnacles. Native Americans have visited the area since 1330 BC and camped here since 250 BC, sheltering under the cliffs and producing rock art. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of inscription on the Xanthian Obelisk, 425-400 BC, a large monolithic block on a 2-stepped krepis, with a trilingual inscription on all 4 sides, in Ancient Greek, Lycian and Milyan (the last two are Anatolian languages), giving important information about the period‚??s history. At 250 lines, the Lycian inscription is the longest known. The  monument was erected in memory of the wars fought by the Lycian prince Kherei and originally topped a funerary chamber (now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum), and had a projecting horizontal roof and a crowning. It is behind the north portico of the agora, Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Xanthian Obelisk, 425-400 BC, a large monolithic block on a 2-stepped krepis, with a trilingual inscription on all 4 sides, in Ancient Greek, Lycian and Milyan (the last 2 are Anatolian languages), giving important information about the period‚??s history. At 250 lines, the Lycian inscription is the longest known. The  monument was erected in memory of the wars fought by the Lycian prince Kherei and originally topped a funerary chamber (now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum), and had a projecting horizontal roof and a crowning. It is behind the north portico of the agora, Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of inscription on the Xanthian Obelisk, 425-400 BC, a large monolithic block on a 2-stepped krepis, with a trilingual inscription on all 4 sides, in Ancient Greek, Lycian and Milyan (the last two are Anatolian languages), giving important information about the period‚??s history. At 250 lines, the Lycian inscription is the longest known. The  monument was erected in memory of the wars fought by the Lycian prince Kherei and originally topped a funerary chamber (now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum), and had a projecting horizontal roof and a crowning. It is behind the north portico of the agora, Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Theatre, built 3rd century BC and rebuilt in the Roman period, Panayir Hill, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The theatre seats 25,000 and is believed to be the largest outdoor theatre in the ancient world. The cavea has 66 rows of seats, divided by 2 diazoma or walkways into 3 horizontal sections. The stage building is 3 storeys and 18m high. The facade facing the audience was ornamented with reliefs, columns with niches, windows and statues. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Theatre, built 3rd century BC and rebuilt in the Roman period, Panayir Hill, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The theatre seats 25,000 and is believed to be the largest outdoor theatre in the ancient world. The cavea has 66 rows of seats, divided by 2 diazoma or walkways into 3 horizontal sections. The stage building is 3 storeys and 18m high. The facade facing the audience was ornamented with reliefs, columns with niches, windows and statues. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seats of the Great Theatre, built 3rd century BC and rebuilt in the Roman period, Panayir Hill, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The theatre seats 25,000 and is believed to be the largest outdoor theatre in the ancient world. The cavea has 66 rows of seats, divided by 2 diazoma or walkways into 3 horizontal sections. The stage building is 3 storeys and 18m high. The facade facing the audience was ornamented with reliefs, columns with niches, windows and statues. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Theatre, built 3rd century BC and rebuilt in the Roman period, Panayir Hill, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The theatre seats 25,000 and is believed to be the largest outdoor theatre in the ancient world. The cavea has 66 rows of seats, divided by 2 diazoma or walkways into 3 horizontal sections. The stage building is 3 storeys and 18m high. The facade facing the audience was ornamented with reliefs, columns with niches, windows and statues. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Theatre, built 2nd century BC under the reign of Attala II, Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey, with mountains in the distance. The theatre seated 10,000 people and would have had a wooden stage which was erected for each performance. It is the steepest theatre of the ancient world and has 78 rows of seats in 3 horizontal sections. The seats are of andesite and trachyte, except for the marble seat of honour above the first diazoma. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Theatre, built 2nd century BC under the reign of Attala II, Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. The theatre seated 10,000 people and would have had a wooden stage which was erected for each performance. It is the steepest theatre of the ancient world and has 78 rows of seats in 3 horizontal sections. The seats are of andesite and trachyte, except for the marble seat of honour above the first diazoma. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Theatre, built 2nd century BC under the reign of Attala II, Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. The theatre seated 10,000 people and would have had a wooden stage which was erected for each performance. It is the steepest theatre of the ancient world and has 78 rows of seats in 3 horizontal sections. The seats are of andesite and trachyte, except for the marble seat of honour above the first diazoma. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Theatre, built 2nd century BC under the reign of Attala II, Pergamon, with view of the modern-day city of Bergama in the distance, Izmir, Turkey. The theatre seated 10,000 people and would have had a wooden stage which was erected for each performance. It is the steepest theatre of the ancient world and has 78 rows of seats in 3 horizontal sections. The seats are of andesite and trachyte, except for the marble seat of honour above the first diazoma. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Waterwheel at the House of the Wells, or Casa de las Norias, Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The wells are run by 2 large wheels, a horizontal one driven by a lever pulled by a horse, and a vertical one linked to it with a rope with clay pots to draw water. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Waterwheel at the House of the Wells, or Casa de las Norias, Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The wells are run by 2 large wheels, a horizontal one driven by a lever pulled by a horse, and a vertical one linked to it with a rope with clay pots to draw water. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Confluences Museum, Lyon, France. It's a science centre and anthropology museum, built between 2010 and 2014 by the cooperative architectural Coophimmelblau as a public gateway to the knowledge of contemporary time. The built has a crystal and a cloud structure, floating on pillars. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Palazzo della Civilita Italiana, 1938-43, designed 1937 by Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano, built as part of the EUR or Expositione Universale di Roma (Rome Universal Exhibition), planned by Marcello Piacentini, Rome, Italy. The exhibition was to take place in 1942 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fascist regime. Fascist architecture developed in the late 1920s and 1930s, as a modernist style in times of nationalism and totalitarianism under Benito Mussolini. It is characterised by large, square, symmetrical buildings with little or no decoration, often inspired by ancient Rome and designed to convey strength and power. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Volcan or the Volcano, auditorium opened 1982, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012, and Jean-Maur Lyonnet, at the Maison de la Culture du Havre, Le Havre, Normandy, France. Behind are apartment buildings designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The large volcano contains a 1200 seat theatre and 350 seat cinema, while the small volcano (right) has a 500 seat hall and 80 seat auditorium and is now used as a reference library. The forum is built from concrete and the buildings are linked and accessed via ramps. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Koules Fortress, or Castello a Mare, built 1523-40 by the Republic of Venice at the entrance of the old port, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The fort was armed with cannons by the Venetians but was taken by the Ottomans in 1669 at the Siege of Candia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Phaistos disc, side B, fired clay with stamped symbols of unknown meaning, 2nd millennium BC, from the Minoan palace of Phaistos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Landscape to the north of Kato Zakros, in eastern Crete, Greece. Kato Zakros is a coastal bay with the Minoan palace of Zakros, as yet not fully excavated, near the beach. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clay hydria with black painting of chariot race, possibly a funerary game, and geometric motifs, detail, Greek, Early Archaic Period, 700–650 BC, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museum of Sciences Principe Felipe and  Hemisphere, first area of the City of Arts and Sciences visible from the walkways of the 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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  • Centre Georges Pompidou, 1971-77, Paris, France. Centre Georges Pompidou, or  Pompidou Centre, is an arts complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The Centre was designed in high tech style by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, the British architect couple Richard Rogers and Su Rogers, Gianfranco Franchini, the British structural engineer Edmund Happold and Irish structural engineer Peter Rice to whom the project was awarded in 1971 after a design competition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of the dolphins, copy, originally painted 1800-1400 BC, in the Queen's Megaron, in the Queen's Apartments, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Leaping Bull fresco on stucco relief, restored, Neopalatial period, c. 1450 BC, from the east wing of the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Athletes leap over the charging bull, in a depiction of this popular Minoan sport. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roof terrace with remains of minaret and crenellated walls, at the Koules Fortress, or Castello a Mare, built 1523-40 by the Republic of Venice at the entrance of the old port, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The fort was armed with cannons by the Venetians but was taken by the Ottomans in 1669 at the Siege of Candia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tripartite Shrine fresco, or Grandstand fresco, detail, restored, with a tripartite building with columns surmounted by horns of consecration, thought to represent the Central Court at Knossos, with females seated on raised platforms talking and gesturing, and crowds below, Neopalatial period, 1600-1450 BC, from the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Sony Center, designed by Helmut Jahn, on Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany. The building complex opened in 2000 and is home to Sony's European headquarters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tripartite Shrine fresco, or Grandstand fresco, restored, with a tripartite building with columns surmounted by horns of consecration, thought to represent the Central Court at Knossos, with females seated on raised platforms talking and gesturing, and crowds below, Neopalatial period, 1600-1450 BC, from the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hagia Triada sarcophagus, detail, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone with frescos of funeral rituals, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The deceased is depicted on the right in front of his tomb, receiving offerings of a boat and animals. On the left, a priestesses pour libations. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horse drawn chariot symbolising the final journey of the deceased, fresco, detail, on the Hagia Triada sarcophagus, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone with frescos of funeral rituals, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priestesses waiting in line to pour libations into a tub, fresco, detail, on the Hagia Triada sarcophagus, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary rites, with a bull sacrifice and bloodless offerings at an altar beside a sacred tree, fresco, detail, on the Hagia Triada sarcophagus, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone with frescos of funeral rituals, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's Megaron, with copy of the fresco of the dolphins, originally painted 1800-1400 BC, and Queen's Bathroom behind, in the Queen's Apartments, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Koules Fortress, or Castello a Mare, built 1523-40 by the Republic of Venice at the entrance of the old port, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The fort was armed with cannons by the Venetians but was taken by the Ottomans in 1669 at the Siege of Candia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The German Chancellery or Bundeskanzleramt in the evening, a federal agency serving the executive office of the Chancellor, the head of the German federal government, opened 2001, with a steel sculpture, 2000, entitled 'Berlin' by Eduardo Chillida, 1924-2002, Willy-Brandt-Strasse, Berlin, Germany. The building was designed by Charlotte Frank and Axel Schultes in post-modernist style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Propylaeum or North Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Phaistos disc, side A, fired clay with stamped symbols of unknown meaning, 2nd millennium BC, from the Minoan palace of Phaistos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medusa, terracotta head used as an antefix, for covering the ends of roof tiles, Greek, Archaic period, 6th century BC, from the Temple of Diktaian Zeus at Palaikastro, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Leaping Bull fresco on stucco relief, detail, restored, Neopalatial period, c. 1450 BC, from the east wing of the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Athletes leap over the charging bull, in a depiction of this popular Minoan sport. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Heri es-Souani, granaries for storing grain and hay, built in the 17th century under Sultan Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif, 1672-1727, Alaouite dynasty, at Meknes, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco. The building has tiny windows, massive walls and a system of underground water channels, which keep the air cool and circulating. Much of the building is now in ruins, although some of the vaults have been restored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Heri es-Souani, granaries for storing grain and hay, built in the 17th century under Sultan Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif, 1672-1727, Alaouite dynasty, at Meknes, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco. The building has tiny windows, massive walls and a system of underground water channels, which keep the air cool and circulating. Much of the building is now in ruins, although some of the vaults have been restored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 16 : A general view of the North Basilica, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece.The North Basilica, a large hall divided by two rows of columns with chambers at each end, may have been used for public meetings. Its ruins, near the Temple of Apollo, are seen here in the early morning light. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A general view of the Fountain of Peirene, on April 15, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. The Fountain of Peirene, seen in the afternoon light, is said to mark the spot where the nymph Peirene was turned into a spring by the tears she shed in mourning for her son. This chief source of water for Ancient Corinth was remodelled by the Romans into a fountain complex, with Corinthian colums which were added in the 3rd century AD. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • CORINTH, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A general view of the Temple of Apollo, on April 15, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. Standing prominently on a knoll the Temple of Apollo was built in the 7th century BC in the Doric Order. Seven of its original 38 columns remain standing and are seen here in the afternoon light. It is one of the oldest temples in Greece. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC. Rebuilt a century later it was destroyed by an earthquake in Byzantine times. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • A detail of Roman sculpture, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. This sculpted profile of a lion's head is seen in the early morning light with the Temple of Apollo in the background. Corinth, founded in Neolithic times, was a major Ancient Greek city, until it was razed by the Romans in 146 BC.
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  • A general view of the Sacred Spring and Temple of Apollo, on April 16, 2007 in Corinth, Greece. From the north side of the Forum stairs led down from the Triglyph Wall, built in the 4th century BC, to the Sacred Spring. Originally in the open it became an underground chamber when the ground around was raised; it was unknown to the Romans. In the background is the Temple of Apollo.
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