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  • Naked man holding a phylactery with the words God Save the King, on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining hall in the King's apartments, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's apartments, with painted wall decoration of blue drapery, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's apartments, with painted wall decoration of blue drapery, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pediment above a door in the King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pediment above the door in the King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a head on a pediment above a door in the King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a head on a pediment above a door in the King's Apartment, designed in 1664 under Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV, on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King John, bronze equestrian statue, 1889, Johannes Schilling, Theaterplatz Square, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Lovers, sitting on the steps of the pedestal, give the scale of the large equestrian statue of king Johann (John), who ruled Saxony from 1854 until 1873. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First Empire bedroom of the King of Rome's apartment, Castle of Compiegne, Oise, France. Marcion's furniture perfectly matches the wall upholstery and the carpet. King of Rome was Napoleon II, Franz Duke of Reichstadt, son of Napoleon I and second wife Marie Louise of Austria. The castle was built in the 18th century in neoclassical style as the Royal residence for the French King Louis XV. It was destroyed during the French Revolution and later restored at the begining of 19th century by Napoléon in First French Emperor style with Louis-Martin Berthault as main architect. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bathroom of the King of Rome's apartment, Castle of Compiegne, Oise, France. The mirrored bathroom has a "lawn in flower" carpet woven from fragments of the original. King of Rome was Napoleon II, Franz Duke of Reichstadt, son of Napoleon I and second wife Marie Louise of Austria. The castle was built in the 18th century in neoclassical style as the Royal residence for the French King Louis XV. It was destroyed during the French Revolution and later restored at the begining of 19th century by Napoléon in First French Emperor style with Louis-Martin Berthault as main architect. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Umberto Salon, with monogram U in stucco above the doorways, and dress belonging to queen Margherita, in the Royal Rooms, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. King Umberto, 1844-1900 and Margherita stayed here for the first Venice Biennale in 1895. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceiling of the King's antechamber, in the Royal Rooms, used by Victor Emmanuel II, king of Italy, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative panel above the door, in the King's antechamber, in the Royal Rooms, used by Victor Emmanuel II, king of Italy, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's antechamber, in the Royal Rooms, used by Victor Emmanuel II, king of Italy, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monogram U with crown and wreath, in stucco above the doorways, in the King Umberto Salon, in the Royal Rooms, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. King Umberto, 1844-1900 and queen Margherita stayed here for the first Venice Biennale in 1895. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Umberto Salon, with monogram U in stucco above the doorways, and dress belonging to queen Margherita, in the Royal Rooms, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. King Umberto, 1844-1900 and Margherita stayed here for the first Venice Biennale in 1895. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Umberto Salon, with monogram U in stucco above the doorways, and dress belonging to queen Margherita, in the Royal Rooms, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. King Umberto, 1844-1900 and Margherita stayed here for the first Venice Biennale in 1895. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drummer on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unicorn on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mermaid with a mirror, brushing her hair, on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mermaid with a mirror, brushing her hair, on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unicorn on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted figure on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water spout in form of head with open mouth, on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mermaid with a mirror, brushing her hair, on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unicorn on the King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's fountain, built 1537, in the inner courtyard of Linlithgow Palace, built 15th century under king James I, and rebuilt 1618-22 by king James VI, a royal palace and residence for Scottish monarchs, in West Lothian, Scotland. The fountain was commissioned by James V and is the oldest fountain in Britain. It was restored in 2005. Mary Queen of Scots was born here. The palace was a resting place for Stuart royalty travelling between Edinburgh and Stirling. The Renaissance style palace was burned in 1746 and has since been restored and is now run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Room, 16th century, used for meals and audiences by Francois I, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Study, used by King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, decorated with French velvet upholstery and wall covering from the Modena Ducal Palace, with an Empire style desk, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Study, used by King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, decorated with French velvet upholstery and wall covering from the Modena Ducal Palace, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. A little window connects the room to the chapel, and on the table is a reproduction of Trajan's Column, 1800-24, in metal. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's antechamber, a room in the State Apartment reserved for the King, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room was converted to a library in the 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Berthier, for Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin. The Louis XVI mahogany bookcases hold 3000 books. The ceiling has stucco decoration by Jean Cotelle and paintings by Charles Le Brun. The oak and ebony writing desk with marquetry was made in 1708 by Andre-Charles Boulle and the walnut armchairs are 17th century, as are the chandeliers. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. Charles Le Brun painted the ceiling, Truth Supported by Time, representing Fouquet's allegiance to the King, with gold plasterwork surrounding the panels. The portrait of Louis XIV is by Rene-Antoine Houasse, 1645-1710. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gold stucco ceiling decoration with lion, caduceus and quiver of arrows, in the King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. Charles Le Brun painted the ceiling, Truth Supported by Time, representing Fouquet's allegiance to the King, with gold plasterwork surrounding the panels. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gold stucco ceiling decoration with lion, lyre, caduceus and shield, in the King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. Charles Le Brun painted the ceiling, Truth Supported by Time, representing Fouquet's allegiance to the King, with gold plasterwork surrounding the panels. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gold stucco ceiling decoration with lion, in the King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. Charles Le Brun painted the ceiling, Truth Supported by Time, representing Fouquet's allegiance to the King, with gold plasterwork surrounding the panels. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portiere des Renommees, a tapestry covering the door, made from wool, silk and gold and silver thread at Maincy in the 17th century, in the King's antechamber, a room in the State Apartment reserved for the King, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room was converted to a library in the 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Berthier, for Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gold stucco ceiling decoration with putto, in the King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. Charles Le Brun painted the ceiling, Truth Supported by Time, representing Fouquet's allegiance to the King, with gold plasterwork surrounding the panels. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis XIV in coronation robes, by Henri Testelin, 1616-95, in the King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. Charles Le Brun painted the ceiling, Truth Supported by Time, representing Fouquet's allegiance to the King, with gold plasterwork surrounding the panels. The portrait of Louis XIV is by Rene-Antoine Houasse, 1645-1710 and of Henriette d'Angleterre is by Jean Nocret, 1615-72. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Henry VIII, 1491-1547, with a lion on his shoulders, 1 of the 37 carved and painted Stirling Heads on the ceiling of the King's Inner Hall, used for audiences with ambassadors, courtiers and nobles, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The heads depict both real and legendary figures. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Charles V, 1500-58, 1 of the 37 carved and painted Stirling Heads on the ceiling of the King's Inner Hall, used for audiences with ambassadors, courtiers and nobles, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The heads depict both real and legendary figures. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King James I, 1566-1625, 1 of the 37 carved and painted Stirling Heads on the ceiling of the King's Inner Hall, used for audiences with ambassadors, courtiers and nobles, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The heads depict both real and legendary figures. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King James II, given by the king in the 1680s to the Benedictine order, in the Dining Room of Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Francis of Assisi de Borbon, 1822-1902, King Consort of Spain during his marriage to Elizabeth II, 1864, by Bernardo Lopez Piquer, 1799-1874, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King John V or Joao V of Portugal, 1689-1750, by Domenico Dupra, 1725, in the Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted angel and portrait of King John V or Joao V of Portugal, 1689-1750, by Domenico Dupra, 1725, in the Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII, 1886-1941, oil painting by Carlos Angel Diaz Huertas, 1866-1937, from the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII, 1886-1941, oil painting by Carlos Angel Diaz Huertas, 1866-1937, from the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of initials LM, for Louis XIV and Queen Marie-Therese, in the King's Apartments on the first floor of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Lieutenant's room in the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Henry the Young King, Junior King of England and Duke of Normandy, died 1183, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Henry the Young King, Junior King of England and Duke of Normandy, died 1183, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its white stone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alkemy, king of Adrat in Guinea, engraving, late 17th century, by Francois Gerard Jollain, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In 1670 Alkemy sent an ambassador, Mateo Lopes, to France to agree a trade agreement with king Louis XIV. French ships were protected in Adrat (along the current coast of Benin and Togo) and Nantes slave ships profited hugely until 1724, when the kingdom of Adrat became part of Dahomey. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The King's Outer Hall, with the royal coat of arms above the fireplace, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. This was a public function room and a waiting chamber for meetings with the king. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Otoo of O-Taheite, or Tahiti, wearing a cloak, engraving, 1776, by John Hall, after a drawing from nature by William Hodges, published in London on July 16th 1776, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Lieutenant's Apartments, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of the King's Lieutenant and machine room, at the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Abdullah I Mosque, 1982-1989, Amman, Jordan. Memorial by the late King Hussein to his grandfather, it is a major landmark in Amman with its blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's antechamber, with displays of armour and swords, in the logis royaux, built c. 1370 by the duc d'Anjou, at the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Study, a waiting room used by Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy as a personal office in the 19th century, with mahogany furniture and walls covered with French wallpaper, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The carpet from the Palazzo Ducale in Parma. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of King Attalos II of Pergamon, or Attalus II Philadelphus, founder of Antalya in the 2nd century BC, on Republic Square in the old town of Antalya, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Antalya was founded c. 150 BC in Hellenistic times, and then thrived under the Romans from 133 BC. It subsequently was populated by the Seljuks, the Ottomans and the Italians before becoming Turkish. This Turkish Riviera town now thrives on tourism. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King David, patriarch and prophet, high relief in plaster, 1858, by J Devers, in the North transept of the Eglise Saint-Eustache or Church of St Eustache, built 1532-1632 at Les Halles, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis-Philippe I, 1773-1850, with his hand resting on the charter of 1830 defining his powers, produced after the July Revolution, detail, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1805-1873, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's bedroom, originally the bedroom of the dukes then used for royal visits, with portrait of Henri IV, blue canopy bed and tapestries depicting the story of Psyche, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. The castle has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's bedroom, originally the bedroom of the dukes then used for royal visits, with portrait of Henri IV, blue canopy bed and tapestries depicting the story of Psyche, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. The castle has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Cartel' clock in tortoiseshell bronze and brass, made c. 1710 by Charles Champion, in the King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Duchess de Villars, allegorical painting by Charles Coypel, 1694-1752, in the King's Sitting Room, a state room in the Royal Apartments which became the study of Marshal de Villars after 1705, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The duchess was Jeanne-Angelique Roque de Varangeville, wife of Claude-Louis Hector, Marshal de Villars. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Sitting Room, a state room in the Royal Apartments which became the study of Marshal de Villars after 1705, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The cabinet is 17th century, made from ebony with pewter and ivory marquetry with pierres paysageres, stone cut to resemble landscapes. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Henry VII of England, 1457-1509, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's bedroom, on the ground floor of the Cross House in the East Range of Falkland Palace, a royal palace built 1501-41 under kings James IV and James V, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. The Golden Bed of Brahan, 16th century, is of Dutch East Indies workmanship. The palace was in use until damaged by fire in the 17th century, and was bought by the marquis of Bute in 1887. It is now owned by the marquess of Bute and run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's bedroom, originally the bedroom of the dukes then used for royal visits, with blue canopy bed and tapestries depicting the story of Psyche, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. The castle has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King of Monomotapa, engraving, late 17th century, by Francois Gerard Jollain, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Monomotapa is on the coast of present-day Mozambique, trading since the 10th century with the Middle East and India, and in the 16th century with the Portuguese. French slave traders came here after 1693 when the West coast kingdoms no longer supplied so many slaves. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Inner Hall, used for audiences with ambassadors, courtiers and nobles, with a frieze of grisaille paintwork, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. In the ceiling are the 37 carved and painted Stirling Heads, of both real and legendary figures. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madeleine de Valois, 1520-37, 1 of the 37 carved and painted Stirling Heads on the ceiling of the King's Inner Hall, used for audiences with ambassadors, courtiers and nobles, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The heads depict both real and legendary figures. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms above the fireplace in the King's Inner Hall, used for audiences with ambassadors, courtiers and nobles, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Inner Hall, used for audiences with ambassadors, courtiers and nobles, with a frieze of grisaille paintwork, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. In the ceiling are the 37 carved and painted Stirling Heads, of both real and legendary figures. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • East side of King's Bench Walk, Georgian terrace, in the Inner Temple, part of the Courts of Justice complex, in Temple, London, England, UK. The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court, or professional associations for barristers and judges. The Inner Temple contains many buildings including the Temple Church, court buildings and chambers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • East side of King's Bench Walk, Georgian terrace, in the Inner Temple, part of the Courts of Justice complex, in Temple, London, England, UK. The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court, or professional associations for barristers and judges. The Inner Temple contains many buildings including the Temple Church, court buildings and chambers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West side of King's Bench Walk, in the Inner Temple, part of the Courts of Justice complex, in Temple, London, England, UK. The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court, or professional associations for barristers and judges. The Inner Temple contains many buildings including the Temple Church, court buildings and chambers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to King's Bench Walk, seen from Middle Temple Lane, in the Inner Temple, part of the Courts of Justice complex, in Temple, London, England, UK. The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court, or professional associations for barristers and judges. The Inner Temple contains many buildings including the Temple Church, court buildings and chambers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian statue of King Louis XII, 1462-1515, 15th century, on the Louis XII wing above the entrance to the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Fernando VII of Spain, 1784-1833, and his family, detail, by Carlos Blanco, 1780-1846, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis XI of France, 1423-83, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eagle of Delight, or Hayne Hudjihini, 1795-1822, 1 of the 5 wives of Chief Shaumonekusse of the Otoe tribe in present-day Nebraska, painting, c. 1822, oil on canvas, by Charles Bird King, 1785-1862, American artist, from the William Sr and Dorothy Harmsen Collection, in the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. This painting was commissioned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs after Eagle of Delight accompanied her husband and other Indian chiefs to Washington DC to meet with President James Monroe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the relief from the pedestal of the equestrian statue of King Alfonso VIII by Javier Barrios, showing the original cathedral building with its towers, in Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian statue of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, 1155-1214, detail, by Javier Barrios, in Cuenca, Spain. Alfonso reconquered Cuenca in 1177 during the Reconquista. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of King John III or Joao III, 1502-57, who based the University permanently in Coimbra in 1537, by Francisco Franco, erected in 1950, on the Paco das Escolas or Palace of the Schools complex at the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The buildings are listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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