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  • Light resembling dragon, in the entrance hall on the ground floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The entrance hall is in a central courtyard, lit from above with natural light from a glass skylight. Behind is the stone noble staircase carved with a floral design, leading up to the first floor. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Light resembling dragon, in the entrance hall on the ground floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The entrance hall is in a central courtyard, lit from above with natural light from a glass skylight. Behind is the stone noble staircase carved with a floral design, leading up to the first floor. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Victory, wall light, resin cast of the bronze original excavated 1843 at the amphitheatre at Grohan, or Juliomagus, the Gallo-Roman site in modern day Angers, in the Musee des Beaux Arts, opened 2004 on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Light wells in the ceiling of the Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, the main lobby, in the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Light well providing a view of the building's exterior, in the ceiling of the Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, the main lobby, in the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Light, in metalwork and stained glass, including a dragon and acanthus leaves, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God separating light and dark, from an illustrated bible, 1763, in 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 engravings are after drawings by Raphael and other masters, with words by Claude Hernissant and printed by Guillaume Deprez. 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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  • Pendant light by Escofet and tiled decorative ceiling with oranges and ribs with floral sculptures, in the kitchen and dining room, in Pavilion no. 6 'dels distingits' of the Institut Pere Mata, a psychiatric hospital built 1897-1912 in Modernist style by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, Catalan Modernist architect, in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Pavilion no. 6 was used to house wealthy patients in great comfort and modernity, and was in use until 1986. It is now open to the public as part of Reus' Modernist Route and run by the town of Reus, whereas the rest of the building remains a hospital. The building is listed as a Cultural Asset of National Interest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skylight above the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles graded from dark to light, and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light and fresh air to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Descending the building, tile colours lighten and window sizes increase so as to ensure an even distribution of light throughout. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles graded from dark to light, and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light and fresh air to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Descending the building, tile colours lighten and window sizes increase so as to ensure an even distribution of light throughout. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siegessaule or Berlin Victory Column, with light display during the Festival of Lights, at the Grosser Stern, Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The monument was designed by Heinrich Strack and inaugurated 1873 to celebrate the victories of the Prussian army in the Danish-Prussian war, Austro-Prussian war and Franco-Prussian war. It takes the form of a column topped by a giant gilded bronze statue of Victoria by Friedrich Drake and a hall of red granite pillars below. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siegessaule or Berlin Victory Column, with light display during the Festival of Lights, at the Grosser Stern, Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The monument was designed by Heinrich Strack and inaugurated 1873 to celebrate the victories of the Prussian army in the Danish-Prussian war, Austro-Prussian war and Franco-Prussian war. It takes the form of a column topped by a giant gilded bronze statue of Victoria by Friedrich Drake and a hall of red granite pillars below. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative light, and names of musicians in mosaic, in the Concert Hall, at 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 hall seats 2015 people, has a Walcker pipe organ and stepped stage and is illuminated entirely during the day by windows and a huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia. 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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  • Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, the main lobby, in the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the roof are light wells, allowing natural light to flood the building. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, the main lobby, in the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the roof are light wells, allowing natural light to flood the building. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Place du Tertre and Sacré-Coeur Basilica, Paris, France. A low angle view of the Basilica, 1884-1914, designed by Paul Abadie, seen through the deserted Place du Tertre in the blue light of an early morning in winter. Built in white travertine on the top of the Butte de Montmartre, the Romano-Byzantine style Sacré-Coeur was designed as a monument to those who died in the Paris Commune during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Place du Tertre and Sacré-Coeur Basilica, Paris, France. A low angle view of the Basilica, 1884-1914, designed by Paul Abadie, seen through the deserted Place du Tertre in the blue light of an early morning in winter. Built in white travertine on the top of the Butte de Montmartre, the Romano-Byzantine style Sacré-Coeur was designed as a monument to those who died in the Paris Commune during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Place du Tertre and Sacré-Coeur Basilica, Paris, France. A low angle view of the Basilica, 1884-1914, designed by Paul Abadie, seen through the deserted Place du Tertre in the blue light of an early morning in winter. Built in white travertine on the top of the Butte de Montmartre, the Romano-Byzantine style Sacré-Coeur was designed as a monument to those who died in the Paris Commune during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lighting installation made from champagne bottles, in the shop of the Club Tresors de Champagne, created in 1971 as an association of 28 artisan champagne makers, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, Franc. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19: A high angle view of the Funicular Railway on January 19, 2009, in Montmartre, Paris, France. The train passes the camera in a streak of light down the hill beside a staircase bordered by trees and streetlights on a winter evening. The Funicular Railway originally opened in 1900 and was rebuilt in 1990. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Parabolic dome pierced with light holes and an oculus, 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. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room, with tiled floor in geometric pattern and Modernist wooden furniture and pendant light, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room, with tiled floor in geometric pattern and Modernist wooden furniture and pendant light, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View against the light of the statue called Nymphe tourmentant un dauphin (Nymph worrying a dolphin), created by Joseph Felon in 1863 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View against the light of Bastion du St Esprit, southwest corner of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazagão), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 20: A low angle view of Place du Tertre on January 20, 2009, in Montmartre, Paris, France. The tower of the Eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, the oldest church in Paris, consecrated in 1147, may be seen through the deserted Place du Tertre in the blue light of an early morning in winter. This tower was added to the Church in 1794, during the French Revolution, to serve as a semaphore station.(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 20: A low angle view of Place du Tertre and Sacré-Coeur Basilica, on January 20, 2009, in Montmartre, Paris, France. The Sacré-Coeur Basilica, 1884-1914, designed by Paul Abadie, is seen through the deserted Place du Tertre in the blue light of an early morning in winter. Built in white travertine on the top of the Butte de Montmartre, the Romano-Byzantine style Sacré-Coeur was designed as a monument to those who died in the Paris Commune during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Angel statue bathed in light from stained glass windows, in the Stephansdom or St Stephen's Cathedral, catholic cathedral built 14th century under Duke Rudolph IV in Romanesque and Gothic style, on the site of an older church, in Stephansplatz in Vienna, Austria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tower, designed by Frank Gehry, b. 1929, opened in June 2021, at the Luma Arles arts centre, in Arles, France. The 56m high building houses exhibition galleries, archives, a library, offices, seminar rooms and a cafe. It is clad with stainless steel panels which reflect the light and sits on top of a cylindrical glass structure referencing the nearby Roman amphitheatre. The arts centre was established in 2013 by Maja Hoffmann. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Apollo, god of sun and light, protector of music, poetry and the arts, 25-50 AD, marble bust, copy of an original Greek sculpture from 4th century BC, from the area of the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Balconies in the Central Hall, and the parabolic dome pierced with light holes, 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. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase leading from the entrance hall up to the first floor, in the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The entrance hall is in a central courtyard, lit from above with natural light from a glass skylight. The walls are covered with blue and gold Andalusian style ceramic tiles, and the carved stone noble staircase is decorated with a floral design. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parabolic dome pierced with light holes and a central oculus, in the Central Hall of 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. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Art nouveau vegetal decoration in the light well, in the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The internal gallery is lit by a large glass lantern and decorated in Art Nouveau style. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Art nouveau vegetal decoration on the first floor in the light well, in the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The internal gallery is lit by a large glass lantern and decorated in Art Nouveau style. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings  are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aurelien Pasquet, stage manager in charge of sound, light, video, computers and telephones, in the production office in the tribune (first floor gallery of the nave) at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. This is the place where all recordings are controlled, which are regularly broadcast on Radio Notre Dame and KTO Television. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annunciation and Incarnation of Christ, detail of a fresco by Charles Soulacroix, 1825-99, in the fourth apse chapel, in the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculee-Conception or Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, a Roman Catholic cathedral built 1827-63 in Neoclassical style by Benoit-Agathon Haffreingue, in Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France. The fresco depicts an angel before the Virgin, and the Holy Spirit illuminating her with a ray of light. Charles Soulacroix, a sculptor, was commissioned in 1863-65 by Haffreingue to decorate the 6 apse chapels, these being his first frescoes. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Monsieur de Givry, Master of the Light Cavalry and known as Le Brave Givry, wearing armour and a sash, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Statue of Nostra Senhora da Luz, or Our Lady of the Light (patron saint of students and teachers), 1725-30, in the Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. In the chancel is the Mannerist altarpiece, designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with Manuel Ramos making the pulpit in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, and Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha painting chinoiserie elements in 1737. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room with dining table and chairs by the windows, and study behind, in the Historic Show Flat, on the first floor of an ISAI or Immeubles Sans Affectation Individuelle apartment block, designed from 1946 by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The apartment, of early 1950s design, used all modern conveniences, including internal kitchen and bathroom, contemporary mass produced oak furniture, natural light flowing from front and back, children's study bedroom, central heating and domestic appliances such as vacuum cleaners and refrigerators. Rene Gabriel and Marcel Gascoin designed the furniture in Scandinavian style, which came to typify reconstruction design. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of kufic script and vegetal motifs in tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing), in the dome above the maqsura, a richly decorated ribbed vault with small dome in front of the mihrab, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The ceiling is decorated with kufic script, floral motifs, and a sunburst radiating from a tiny central star, with light coming from 8 latticed side windows. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dome above the maqsura, a richly decorated ribbed vault with small dome in front of the mihrab, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Below the dome are intricately carved interlacing fluted arches. The ceiling is decorated with kufic script, floral motifs, and a sunburst radiating from a tiny central star, with light coming from 8 latticed side windows. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by Pierre Soulages, 1987-94, in 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 glass used by Soulages is colourless and translucent, diffusing the light from outside without influencing the natural colours of the stone inside. 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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  • Stained glass windows by Pierre Soulages, 1987-94, seen from the exterior of the North transept, in 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 glass used by Soulages is colourless and translucent, diffusing the light from outside without influencing the natural colours of the stone inside. 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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  • Stained glass window by Pierre Soulages, 1987-94, in 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 glass used by Soulages is colourless and translucent, diffusing the light from outside without influencing the natural colours of the stone inside. 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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  • The Phare de Cordouan, or Cordouan Lighthouse, with light shining beneath a starry sky, 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Phare de Cordouan, or Cordouan Lighthouse, with light shining beneath a starry sky and a man watching the scene, 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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  • The Phare de Cordouan, or Cordouan Lighthouse, with light shining beneath a starry sky, 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top 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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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light and spiralling access ramps in double-helix form to access the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. The debating chamber of the Bundestag can be viewed below the dome, symbolising that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light and view down into the debating chamber of the Bundestag in the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. It is accessed by 2 spiralling access ramps in double-helix form. The dome symbolises that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light (left) and spiralling access ramps in double-helix form to access the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. The debating chamber of the Bundestag can be viewed below the dome, symbolising that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light (top) and view down into the debating chamber of the Bundestag, in the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. It is accessed by 2 spiralling access ramps in double-helix form. The dome symbolises that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light (left) and spiralling access ramps in double-helix form to access the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. The debating chamber of the Bundestag can be viewed below the dome, symbolising that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light (top) and view down into the debating chamber of the Bundestag, in the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. It is accessed by 2 spiralling access ramps in double-helix form. The dome symbolises that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light and spiralling access ramps in double-helix form to access the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. The debating chamber of the Bundestag can be viewed below the dome, symbolising that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored cone reflecting light (left) and spiralling access ramps in double-helix form to access the glass dome of the Reichstag building, seat of the German parliament and meeting place of the Bundestag, originally opened 1894 but refurbished by Norman Foster 1990-99, Berlin, Germany. The dome is open to the public and has panoramic views over the city. The debating chamber of the Bundestag can be viewed below the dome, symbolising that the people of the reunified Germany are above the government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A dove representing the holy spirit shining 3 rays of light onto the Virgin and child below, with an image of the church of Jerusalem in heaven. This upper section was added in the 13th century. The Holy Spirit from the apex of the Our Lady of the stained glass and the public life of Christ stained glass window, 1180, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window was so named in the 15th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The apostle tells the wife of the proconsul to resurrect a child who has been killed by a snake, in the name of God. The parents are full of thanks. God sends beams of light from heaven on to the child. Section of the resurrection of a child, from the Life of St Andrew stained glass window, 1210-25, in the Apostles chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window has been altered many times, significantly in 1872 but also previously. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stephen makes a speech before the Sanhedrin and sees a vision of the son of God standing next to God in heaven. A beam of light from a cloud shines on his face. Section of the vision of St Stephen, 1220-25, from the Life of St Stephen and transferral of his relics window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, unusually dominantly red in colour, tells the story of the life of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, who died c. 36 AD and whose relics are held at Chartres. It is situated in the chapel dedicated to martyrs. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Three executioners hurl rocks at St Stephen and a fourth man, on the right, collects the rocks and hands them to them. St Stephen kneels and prays to God, forgiving his murderers for their sin. A beam of light shines on his bloody face. Section of the stoning of St Stephen, 1220-25, from the Life of St Stephen and transferral of his relics window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, unusually dominantly red in colour, tells the story of the life of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, who died c. 36 AD and whose relics are held at Chartres. It is situated in the chapel dedicated to martyrs. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer hall of the Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami, built 1396-99 under the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I by the architect Ali Neccar in the Seljuk style, Bursa, Turkey. Here we see some of the 192 monumental wall inscriptions written by the famous calligraphers of that period. The mosque is a large rectangular building with 2 minarets, and 20 domes supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the 20 domes were built instead of the 20 separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The dome over the sadirvan is capped by a skylight creating a soft light which illuminates the large building. The mosque is in the old city centre of Bursa and remains the largest mosque in the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer hall of the Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami, built 1396-99 under the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I by the architect Ali Neccar in the Seljuk style, Bursa, Turkey. Here we see some of the 192 monumental wall inscriptions written by the famous calligraphers of that period and the fountain (sadirvan) where worshipers can perform ritual ablutions before prayer. The mosque is a large rectangular building with 2 minarets, and 20 domes supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the 20 domes were built instead of the 20 separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The dome over the sadirvan is capped by a skylight creating a soft light which illuminates the large building. The mosque is in the old city centre of Bursa and remains the largest mosque in the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer hall of the Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami, built 1396-99 under the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I by the architect Ali Neccar in the Seljuk style, Bursa, Turkey. Here we see some of the 192 monumental wall inscriptions written by the famous calligraphers of that period. The mosque is a large rectangular building with 2 minarets, and 20 domes supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the 20 domes were built instead of the 20 separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The dome over the sadirvan is capped by a skylight creating a soft light which illuminates the large building. The mosque is in the old city centre of Bursa and remains the largest mosque in the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer hall of the Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami, built 1396-99 under the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I by the architect Ali Neccar in the Seljuk style, Bursa, Turkey. Here we see some of the 192 monumental wall inscriptions written by the famous calligraphers of that period. The mosque is a large rectangular building with 2 minarets, and 20 domes supported by 12 columns. Supposedly the 20 domes were built instead of the 20 separate mosques which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396. The dome over the sadirvan is capped by a skylight creating a soft light which illuminates the large building. The mosque is in the old city centre of Bursa and remains the largest mosque in the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Installation art project by Claude l'Eveque entitled 'Mort en Ete' or 'Death in Summer', in the grand dormitory of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. This exhibition was coproduced by 'Le Voyage a Nantes' and was displayed during Summer 2012. Visitors were encouraged to lie down in the boats and bask in the red light. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Cactus Garden against the light, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 26, 2010 in the late afternoon. Designed by local artist Cesar Manrique (1919-92), the garden grows over 1000 varieties of cactus selected by botanist Estanislao Gonzales Ferrer. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Cactus Garden against the light, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 26, 2010 in the late afternoon. Designed by local artist Cesar Manrique (1919-92), the garden grows over 1000 varieties of cactus selected by botanist Estanislao Gonzales Ferrer. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Cactus Garden against the light, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 26, 2010 in the late afternoon. Designed by local artist Cesar Manrique (1919-92), the garden grows over 1000 varieties of cactus selected by botanist Estanislao Gonzales Ferrer. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Cactus Garden against the light, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 26, 2010 in the late afternoon. Designed by local artist Cesar Manrique (1919-92), the garden grows over 1000 varieties of cactus selected by botanist Estanislao Gonzales Ferrer. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Streetscene, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. A veiled woman, in a white Djellaba, walks towards a light through the dark streets.  Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening walker, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. In a shady street the long rays of the evening sunshine outline a shadowy figure walking through light towards darkness. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. This 18th century gem is well worth visiting. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening light, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. A man in traditional costume is silhouetted by the long rays of the evening sunlight as he walks through the shadowy street. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of Musa banana plant and Tropical vegetation seen in the mist of the atomisers against the light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of a delicate Alpinia Zerumbet flower surrounded by deep green foliage in the afternoon light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of a delicate Alpinia Zerumbet flower showing the stamen in one of the open blooms, and surrounded by deep green foliage in the afternoon light.
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A general view of the Theatre, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. To the right are the entrances to the two paradoi, or corridors, which gave the actors access to the stage. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, seen here in the morning light. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 14 : A panoramic view from above of the Theatre, on April 14, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. The Theatre, designed by Polykleitos the Younger, was built in the late 4th century BC and extended in the Hellenistic period. It was rediscovered in 1881 and significantly restored in the 1950s.  It has the three main features of a Greek theatre: the orchestra, a sunken round stage; the skene, a raised rectangular stage; and the cavea, a raked semi-circular auditorium with radiating diazomas. The theatre is renowned for its accoustics thanks to the symmetry of the cavea, and for its beautiful mountain view, seen in the early morning light, with shadows cast across the theatre. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 29 : A low angle view of the Institut du Monde Arabe, on June 29, 2008, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built in 1987-88 to designs by Jean Nouvel, an French architect born in 1945, the building of frame and glass curtain wall construction is one of the Grands Projets encouraged by President Mitterand in the 1980s. Its purpose is to foster knowledge of Arab world culture. The main entrance towers are seen towards a cloudy blue sky, and in the background is the South facade whose decorative pierced diaphragms react to sunlight and control the light levels in the building.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 29 : A low angle view of the Institut du Monde Arabe, on June 29, 2008, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built in 1987-88 to designs by Jean Nouvel, an French architect born in 1945, the building of frame and glass curtain wall construction is one of the Grands Projets encouraged by President Mitterand in the 1980s. Its purpose is to foster knowledge of Arab world culture. The main entrance towers are seen towards a cloudy blue sky, and in the background is the South facade whose decorative pierced diaphragms react to sunlight and control the light levels in the building.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • PARIS, FRANCE -JUNE 29 : A detail of the Institut du Monde Arabe, on June 29, 2008, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built in 1987-88 to designs by Jean Nouvel, a French architect born in 1945, the building is one of the Grands Projets encouraged by President Mitterand in the 1980s, whose purpose is to foster knowledge of Arab world culture. Of frame and glass curtain wall construction, a main feature is the South facade, seen here through the main entrance. The decorative pierced diaphragms react to sunlight and control the light levels in the building captured here on a summer evening.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 13 : A detail of a curved tower of the MACBA, the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, on November 13, 2008, at El Raval in Barcelona, Spain. MACBA was designed in the Modern style by American architect Richard Meier and opened to the public in 1995.  Combining curves with straight lines and separating some of the supports from the facade, the gallery uses natural light, filtered through all floors by an atrium, to define its space. It is seen here on a brightening November morning. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 13 : An oblique view of the MACBA, the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, on November 13, 2008, at El Raval in Barcelona, Spain. MACBA was designed in the Modern style by American architect Richard Meier and opened to the public in 1995.  Combining curves with straight lines and separating some of the supports from the facade, the gallery uses natural light, filtered through all floors by an atrium, to define its space. It is seen here on a brightening November morning. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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