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  • Niche for an oil lantern, carved in a stone wall between 8 and 10 Rue des Grands-Augustins, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The niche is bottle shaped and has a groove extended upwards where the lamp was hung. Originally the niche would have had a cast iron lockable door. The lamplighter came twice a day - in early afternoon to maintain the lamp and lantern windows, and at dusk to light the lamp. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Niche for an oil lantern, carved in a stone wall between 8 and 10 Rue des Grands-Augustins, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The niche is bottle shaped and has a groove extended upwards where the lamp was hung. Originally the niche would have had a cast iron lockable door. The lamplighter came twice a day - in early afternoon to maintain the lamp and lantern windows, and at dusk to light the lamp. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A terracotta oil lamp, 12th century, from the 2009-10 excavations led by Sebastien Ziegler, from the Fosse Depotoir F250, rue de la Madeleine, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A terracotta oil lamp, 12th century, from the 2009-10 excavations led by Sebastien Ziegler, from the Fosse Depotoir F250, rue de la Madeleine, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A terracotta oil lamp, 12th century, from the 2009-10 excavations led by Sebastien Ziegler, from the Fosse Depotoir F250, rue de la Madeleine, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Italian style oil lamp, 70 - 30 BC excavated by Jud in 2015 at the South gate of Gergovie, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall lamp in carved stucco, Kasbah of the Glaoua family, Telouet, High Atlas, Morocco. The fortress was begun in the 19th century as the residence Thami el Glaoui, 1879-1956, who was Pasha of Marrakech 1912-56. It sits at 1800m in the Atlas mountains on an ancient caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion sculpture on iron lamp hanging in Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Bishop of Majorca, Pere Campins, asked the architect Antoni Gaudi in 1899 to help in the restoration of the Cathedral. Gaudi was involved from 1903 to 1914 and installed several forged iron lamps and candelabra. The Roman Catholic cathedral was originally built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron lamps hanging in Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Bishop of Majorca, Pere Campins, asked the architect Antoni Gaudi in 1899 to help in the restoration of the Cathedral. Gaudi was involved from 1903 to 1914 and installed several forged iron lamps and candelabra. The Roman Catholic cathedral was originally built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oil lamp carved on a grave in the Capuchin cemetery, or Cimetiere des Capucins, founded in 1792, the oldest cemetery in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. This columnar gravestone is carved with mysterious symbols, including an oil lamp, hourglass and skull with bat's wings, representing the passing of time and death. One theory is that it relates to freemasonry but no theory has been proved. It is probably the tomb of a soldier and member of the Parnajon family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A room in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction with a floor lamp, double doors with shutters and a tiled floor, in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a rusty bicycle lamp against a differentiated turquoise background in Via Roma in Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, pictured on September 14, 2009, in the morning. The 2,700 year old Syracuse is a province and a city in southern Italy on the Island of Sicily. The island Ortigia is the historic centre of Syracuse. Today the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded by Ancient Greek Corinthians and allied with Sparta and Corinth, it was a very powerful city-state and one of the major powers of the Mediterranean.  In the 17th century it was heavily destroyed by an earthquake. Many buildings date back to the  19th century when it regained importance. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a rusty bicycle lamp against a differentiated turquoise background in Via Roma in Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, pictured on September 14, 2009, in the morning. The 2,700 year old Syracuse is a province and a city in southern Italy on the Island of Sicily. The island Ortigia is the historic centre of Syracuse. Today the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded by Ancient Greek Corinthians and allied with Sparta and Corinth, it was a very powerful city-state and one of the major powers of the Mediterranean.  In the 17th century it was heavily destroyed by an earthquake. Many buildings date back to the  19th century when it regained importance. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a figure holding a lamp, in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamp by Pere Domenech i Roura, 1930s, and the decorative ceiling and cupola above the main staircase, with decorated ribs and bosses, stained glass by Rigalt, Granell & Cia and mosaics by Mario Maragliano, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow stepped street painted blue with an overhead archway and a decorative hanging lamp, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The tiled wainscot is by Domingo Sugranes, with dragons and roosters representing the coat of arms of Margarita de Prades. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The tiled wainscot is by Domingo Sugranes, with dragons and roosters representing the coat of arms of Margarita de Prades. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The tiled wainscot is by Domingo Sugranes, with dragons and roosters representing the coat of arms of Margarita de Prades. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bear Hall, with a stuffed polar bear, in the entrance hall of the Salvador Dali House Museum in Portlligat, Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. The bear is decorated with jewellery, walking sticks, rifles and it holds a lamp. Salvador Dali, 1904-89, Spanish Surrealist painter, lived and worked here from 1930 to 1982, when his partner and muse Gala died. The building was originally several fisherman's cottages which the couple bought and developed, with windows overlooking the bay, a swimming pool and garden studio. The house became a museum in 1997, run by the Dali Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bear Hall, with a stuffed polar bear, in the entrance hall of the Salvador Dali House Museum in Portlligat, Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. The bear is decorated with jewellery, walking sticks, rifles and it holds a lamp. Salvador Dali, 1904-89, Spanish Surrealist painter, lived and worked here from 1930 to 1982, when his partner and muse Gala died. The building was originally several fisherman's cottages which the couple bought and developed, with windows overlooking the bay, a swimming pool and garden studio. The house became a museum in 1997, run by the Dali Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel on a cloud holding a silver lamp, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel on a cloud holding a silver lamp and behind, Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shadow of a street lamp along the Canal Saint-Martin, and a cyclist passing, on the Quai de Jemmapes, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.6km long waterway between the Canal de l'Ourcq and river Seine, built 1802-25 to provide a fresh water source to the city and provide a trade route for canal barges. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a figure holding a lamp, in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamp base sculpted in the form of a figure pouring from a vessel, from the furnace room of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Fulcanelli stated that Jacques Coeur was an alchemist and it is believed that this figure may also be interpreted as a hermetic symbol. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted lamp base in the form of a woman holding a scroll, beside the chariot entrance on the main facade of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircases and view through to orchestra area in the Concert Hall, from the Lluis Millet Room, a lounge area on the first floor, in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The large lamp posts are sculpted with floral and vegetal motifs. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircases leading to the first and second floor balconies of the Concert Hall, in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The large lamp posts are sculpted with floral and vegetal motifs. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircases leading to the first and second floor balconies of the Concert Hall, in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The large lamp posts are sculpted with floral and vegetal motifs. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamp by Pere Domenech i Roura, 1930s, and the decorative ceiling and cupola above the main staircase, with decorated ribs and bosses, stained glass by Rigalt, Granell & Cia and mosaics by Mario Maragliano, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamp by Pere Domenech i Roura, 1930s, and the decorative ceiling and cupola above the main staircase, with decorated ribs and bosses, stained glass by Rigalt, Granell & Cia and mosaics by Mario Maragliano, in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doors with stained glass by Rigalt Granell & Cia and lamp by Pere Domenech i Roura, in the Domenech i Montaner Room in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The tiled wainscot is by Domingo Sugranes, with dragons and roosters representing the coat of arms of Margarita de Prades. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The tiled wainscot is by Domingo Sugranes, with dragons and roosters representing the coat of arms of Margarita de Prades. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, 10m high, with a false vault with lobed arches and a suspended polyhedral stained glass lamp, at Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The tiled wainscot is by Domingo Sugranes, with dragons and roosters representing the coat of arms of Margarita de Prades. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamps in the Central Hall at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a man with a key and an oil lamp, from the stained glass window of The Search for Knowledge, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical figure of Prudence, one of the Virtues of Good Government, holding a lamp and pointing to show people the way, detail from the fresco of the Allegory of Good Government (Allegoria del Buon Governo), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamp base sculpted in the form of a figure holding bellows, from the furnace room of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Fulcanelli stated that Jacques Coeur was an alchemist and it is believed that this figure may also be interpreted as a hermetic symbol, bellows being a traditional tool of alchemy. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grave in the Capuchin cemetery, or Cimetiere des Capucins, founded in 1792, the oldest cemetery in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. This columnar gravestone is carved with mysterious symbols, including an oil lamp, hourglass and skull with bat's wings, representing the passing of time and death. One theory is that it relates to freemasonry but no theory has been proved. It is probably the tomb of a soldier and member of the Parnajon family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted lamp base in the form of a woman holding a scroll, beside the chariot entrance on the main facade of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted lamp base in the form of a figure holding a scroll, beside the chariot entrance on the main facade of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doors with stained glass by Rigalt Granell & Cia and lamp by Pere Domenech i Roura, in the Domenech i Montaner Room in the Administration Pavilion, built 1905-10, at the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street corner with lamp in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron lamppost with a 'barre d'appui', or leaning bar, which was used by the lamplighter to lean his ladder against, when he was lighting or extinguishing the gas lamps each evening and early morning, in Le Square Aristide-Cavaille-Coll, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. Only a few of the lamps still retain their leaning bar. The square itself, built in 1862, is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron lamppost with a 'barre d'appui', or leaning bar, which was used by the lamplighter to lean his ladder against, when he was lighting or extinguishing the gas lamps each evening and early morning, in Le Square Aristide-Cavaille-Coll, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. Only a few of the lamps still retain their leaning bar. The square itself, built in 1862, is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron lamppost with a 'barre d'appui', or leaning bar, which was used by the lamplighter to lean his ladder against, when he was lighting or extinguishing the gas lamps each evening and early morning, in Le Square Aristide-Cavaille-Coll, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. Only a few of the lamps still retain their leaning bar. The square itself, built in 1862, is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skyline from Montmartre, Paris, France. A general view across the park around Sacré-Coeur Basilica showing the Paris skyline on a winter morning, with a lamp-post, tree and shelter silhouetted in the foreground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 20: A general view of the city from the Sacré-Coeur Basilica, on January 20, 2009, in Montmartre, Paris, France. On a winter morning, in low light, the skyline is seen from the park around Sacré-Coeur Basilica, with a lamp-post, tree and shelter silhouetted in the foreground. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Dining Room, with mid 19th century furniture and lamps and Ginori porcelain on console tables, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The carpet was made in 1860 by Girolamo Podesta. 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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  • Water fountain, tiles and ceramic chinoiserie lamps, in the Parloir or parlour, a 24m long room used as the monks' refectory from the 18th century, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. In 1908 the abbey was bought by Gustave Fayet, an art collector and wine grower, who renovated many of the rooms and commissioned artworks. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God in Majesty, with God in a mandorla with hanging oil lamps, the 4 evangelist symbols, and the 24 Elders, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God in Majesty, with God in a mandorla with hanging oil lamps, holding a bible, with the evangelist symbols of St Mathew and St John, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The elected in Paradise, in the Celestial Jerusalem, with Abraham in the centre holding the Holy Innocents, the Wise Virgins with their lamps, the martyrs with their palm leaves, the prophets with their parchment scrolls and the apostles with their books, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Watchman'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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  • God in Majesty, with God in a mandorla with hanging oil lamps, holding a bible, with the evangelist symbols of St Mathew and St John, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God in Majesty, with God in a mandorla with hanging oil lamps, the 4 evangelist symbols, and the 24 Elders, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking down the steps of a steep narrow street strewn with lamps in the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The city developed as an important port in the 15th and 16th centuries and has had a multicultural history, allied to the Romans, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Ancona, Hungary and the Ottomans. In 1979 the city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cafe area with a mural, key mobile and missing ceiling, in the Pavillon des Canaux, a coffee shop, cafe and meeting place on the Quai de la Loire, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Pavillon des Canaux provides an inspiring interior with original furniture and decor to relax, eat, drink, work and pass the time. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco detail in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 20: A high angle view of the Montmartre hill staircase on January 20, 2009, in Montmartre, Paris, France. On a cold winter morning the  staircase, bordered by trees and streetlights, descends the hill. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Reception room with carved stucco decoration and zellige tiles, Kasbah of the Glaoua family, Telouet, High Atlas, Morocco. Zellige tiles are terracotta tiles covered with 5 colours of enamel and set into plaster in decorative patterns. The fortress was begun in the 19th century as the residence Thami el Glaoui, 1879-1956, who was Pasha of Marrakech 1912-56. It sits at 1800m in the Atlas mountains on an ancient caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Hill of Castel San Pietro from the bank of the Adige river, Verona, Italy. High above the city is perched this barracks dating from the Austrian period of Veronas's history, 1798-1866. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Institut de France, 1660, Le Vau, Quai de Conti, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France, seen at night from Quai du Louvre, with the Ponts des Arts which connects Le Louvre to the Institut de France. The Institut de France, founded in 1795, is an amalgamation of 5 learned societies: Academie Francaise, Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Medailles, Academie royale des Sciences and the Academie royale d'Architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Institut de France, 1660, Le Vau, Quai de Conti, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France, seen at night from Quai du Louvre, with the Ponts des Arts which connects Le Louvre to the Institut de France. The Institut de France, founded in 1795, is an amalgamation of 5 learned societies: Academie Francaise, Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Medailles, Academie royale des Sciences and the Academie royale d'Architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Institut de France, 1660, Le Vau, Quai de Conti, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France, seen at night from Quai du Louvre, with the Ponts des Arts which connects Le Louvre to the Institut de France. The Institut de France, founded in 1795, is an amalgamation of 5 learned societies: Academie Francaise, Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Medailles, Academie royale des Sciences and the Academie royale d'Architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Institut de France, 1660, Le Vau, Quai de Conti, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France, seen at night from Quai du Louvre. The Institut de France, founded in 1795, is an amalgamation of 5 learned societies: Academie Francaise, Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Medailles, Academie royale des Sciences and the Academie royale d'Architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Institut de France, 1660, Le Vau, Quai de Conti, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France, seen at night from Quai du Louvre. The Institut de France, founded in 1795, is an amalgamation of 5 learned societies: Academie Francaise, Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Medailles, Academie royale des Sciences and the Academie royale d'Architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Above is the pipe organ, by Aquilino Amezua, 1888, and below, the double doors leading to the closet-chapel. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden pillars in the Ladies' Powder Room, used by women attending evening concerts and entertainment, with the Hall of Lost Steps behind, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Open double doors leading to the closet-chapel, in the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Emily Kidson, a jewellery designer who works with wood, laminate and silver to create colourful pieces, seen from above at work in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Emily is inspired by urban architectural forms and cuts and finishes each piece by hand. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Veronique de Soultrait at work in her studio and workshop, on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atelier Veronique de Soultrait, studio and workshop, on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading to the first floor, where there is a meeting room for stockbrokers, in the Palais Brongniart, or Palais de la Bourse, built by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart 1808-13 and Eloi Labarre 1813-26, on the Place de la Bourse in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The building housed the Bourse de Paris or Paris Stock Exchange from the late 19th century, and Euronext Paris from 2000, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Escalier d'Honneur or Staircase of Honour in the Grand Vestibule or entrance hall, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The staircase's balustrades are in bronze and wrought iron, with the emblems of French cities who had a university in 1884. The staircase evokes the Palais Garnier, as it was designed by a student of Garnier. The peristyle space on the floor above is divided by columns and the walls lined with canvases depicting the history of the University of Paris. The Palais Academique today houses the seat of the chancellery of the universities and the academy of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peace, Fortitude and Prudence, Virtues of Good Government, and on the right, the personification of the Commune of Siena, detail from the fresco of the Allegory of Good Government (Allegoria del Buon Governo), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The figure of the Commune holds an orb and sceptre and is dressed in the black and white colours of the city. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre in the evening, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shops and cafes in the Passage des Panoramas, a covered shopping arcade between the Boulevard Montmartre and the Rue Saint-Marc, built 1799-1800 in the 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. The engraver Henri Stern set up shop in the arcade in the 19th century, encouraging print shops and stamp and postcard sellers to open here. The arcade was listed as a historical monument in 1974. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden iconostasis with painted icons in the nave of the Church of Labova e Kryqit, or church of the Holy Cross, dedicated to St Mary, one of the oldest churches in Albania, mainly 13th century although with Byzantine foundations of 527-565 AD in the time of Emperor Justinian, Labova e Kryqit, Gjirokastra, Albania. The nave and aisle form a cruciform plan and the high central cupola is typically Byzantine. The interior walls are covered with 9 levels of frescoes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main Hall of the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The hall is decorated with marquetry and trencadis mosaics. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main prayer room of the Slat Al Fassiyine Synagogue or Synagogue of the Prayers of the Fesians, with horseshoe arch niche housing the Torah scroll, built in the 17th century in the medina of Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. The synagogue was built by Jews expelled from Andalusia who were not welcomed at other synagogues in Fes. The synagogue was closed in the 1960s but reopened in 2013 after restoration led by Simon Levy of the Judeo-Moroccan Cultural Society, with funding from Moroccoís Jewish community and the Federal Republic of Germany. The medina of Fes was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man passing under the barrier beyond which non-muslims are not permitted, in the access corridor to the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss I, running alongside a courtyard (through the horseshoe arches) and with the minaret above, Moulay Idriss, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. The mausoleum was rebuilt by Moulay Ismail, 1672-1727, in the 17th century and is the site of an important moussem or pilgrimage festival each summer. The town was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. His body was moved to a tomb in the mausoleum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Access corridor to the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss I, running alongside a courtyard (through the horseshoe arches) and with the minaret above, Moulay Idriss, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. The mausoleum was rebuilt by Moulay Ismail, 1672-1727, in the 17th century and is the site of an important moussem or pilgrimage festival each summer. The town was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. His body was moved to a tomb in the mausoleum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tour Thibaud or Thibaud tower, built in the 12th century under Thibaud II count of Champagne (the rest of the tower was destroyed in the 15th century), at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow streets and archways of the medina or old town of Tetouan on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A narrow street with closed shops in the medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A narrow street in the medina or old town, with the minaret of the 18th century Zaouiat Sidi ali Benraisoun or Octagonal Mosque in the distance, Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow street in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street scene with with mountainous background, Capileira, Poqueira gorge, Alpujarra, Andalucia, Southern Spain. Moorish influence is seen in the distinctive cubic architecture of the Sierra Nevada's Alpujarra region, reminiscent of Berber architecture in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Pont Neuf, 1607, Paris, France, silhouetted against the sky at sunset. The Pont Neuf, or new bridge, is the oldest bridge in Paris and consists of two spans linking the Ile de la Cite to the two banks of the River Seine, with 7 arches in the span to the Right Bank, and 5 to the Left Bank. The pink glow of the sunset is reflected in the river, contrasting with the dark arches. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Horse and carriage in the arcaded tunnels at the Spanische Hofreitschule or Spanish Riding School, where classical dressage is taught and Lipizzaner horses are trained, in the 18th century baroque Hofburg Palace, designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, in Vienna, Austria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ministere des Finances Bercy, new Ministry of Finance building inaugurated 1989, seen through an arch of the Pont de Bercy, on the rue de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Colbert building, seen here, resembles a huge viaduct between the river Seine and the Gare de Lyon, with 2 70m long arches. The headquarters consists of 3 buildings (Colbert, Vauban and Necker), designed by Paul Chemetov, Borja Huidobro, Louis Arretche and Roman Karasinsky, and is the workplace of 6,000 civil servants. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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