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  • Model of the facade of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, made c. 1960 by an unknown man, discovered in an attic and restored in 2012 by Georges Burigana, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The model is made of plastic and wood and is 2.35m high, 1.50m wide and 0.75m deep, weighs 80kg and would have taken 700 hours to make. The 13th century Gothic cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scale model 1:1000 of Arles in the 4th century AD as a Gallo-Roman settlement, designed by the Arles Museums and J Guyon, made by Denis Delpallilo, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scale model of Perpignan in 1686, copy of original in the Musee des Plans Reliefs in Paris, in the military history exhibition in the former Poudrerie or powder magazine, built to house the artillery of the military protecting the fortified town, on the Rue Francois Rabelais, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Perpignan was a military town and was fought over by France and Spain from the 15th to 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Aurora, model of slave ship from Nantes, by Jean-Paul Cousinou and Jean Lucas, 2002, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The ship has a large hold and is stocked for a trip to the colonies. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Gandaillat - La Grande Borne district, 2nd century BC, scale 1:125, 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. The site had streets and squares, with houses, craft workshops, cellars, drainage systems, wells and cemeteries, supporting a large population of varying classes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model showing the evolution of the West gate of Gergovia, 70 BC - 20 AD, scale 1:100, based on excavations in 2004-08, 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. The second stage of the gate, 50-1 BC, consisted of a 2m wide dry stone wall supporting a wide walkway, with a gate of 2 thick walls forming a corridor containing the path from the Col des Goules. There was a blacksmiths behind the gate, and the path crossed the oppidum from West to East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a suburb of Gondole, 2nd century BC, scale 1:125, with a house just outside the settlement's fortifications with several outbuildings and wells, 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. On the wall behind is a diagram of the 'Gondole Knights' burial ground, with horse skeletons, excavated in 2002 by Cabezuelo. This large necropolis was found off the road between Gergovie and Gondole, and many humans and animals were found buried in what are thought to be ritual burial grounds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a farm with a large house with a well, stables, barns and a blacksmiths, set within a rectangular surrounding wall with ditch and embankment, 2nd century BC, scale 1:125, 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. The farm housed pigs, sheep, goats and cattle and produced meat, leather and milk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scale model of 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scale model of the Usine de Meunerie Hydrauliquede Barbegal, or Barbegal Hydraulic Milling Plant, 1:100, designed by J-L Paillet and made by Denis Delpallilo, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. In Barbegal near Arles are a Roman aqueduct and mills with 16 waterwheels on a hillside, built 2nd century AD, capable of milling 4.5 tons of flour per day and supplying water to Arles. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a girl wearing costume, used to develop a sculpture on La Sagrada Familia, by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The models were photographed surrounded by mirrors so several viewpoints could be seen, then full scale plaster moulds were made and finally they were sculpted in stone. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Homo erectus hunting wolves with a spear, model in the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum houses the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP), who work on the excavations at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, or Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, which contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model for the standing mobile, Tribute to Victor Vasarely, later made in brass, gold and palladium, by Christel Sadde, kinetic artist, in her studio on the Rue des Entrepots in Saint-Ouen, Ile-de-France, France. Christel Sadde makes kinetic art and mobile sculptures from metals and other materials, often using geometric forms. Her ethos is Balance - Geometry - Poetry - Movement. Photographed on 12th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of King Alfonso X the Wise of Castile, 1221-84, holding a parchment, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Averroes, 1126-98, philosopher and theologian, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the hypostyle prayer hall in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Averroes, 1126-98, philosopher and theologian, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the facade of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, made c. 1960 by an unknown man, discovered in an attic and restored in 2012 by Georges Burigana, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The model is made of plastic and wood and is 2.35m high, 1.50m wide and 0.75m deep, weighs 80kg and would have taken 700 hours to make. The 13th century Gothic cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Chateau de Vincennes. The Chateau was originally built in 1150 as a hunting lodge for Louis VII, with a donjon added in the 14th century, walls in the 15th and further extended in the 17th century. It was an important royal palace until the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden model of the Trojan Horse built by the Turkish government in Troy, Turkey. Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a wooden model of the Trojan Horse built by the Turkish government in Troy, Turkey. Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Roman colony of Emerita Augusta, scale 1:1000, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Arles in late Roman times, with the river Rhone, the theatre, amphitheatre and circus, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Homo erectus making fire with flint, model in the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum houses the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP), who work on the excavations at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, or Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, which contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neanderthal man, model in the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum houses the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP), who work on the excavations at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, or Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, which contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Homo erectus carrying an animal killed hunting, model in the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum houses the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP), who work on the excavations at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, or Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, which contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Musette, model of an 18th century slave ship from Nantes, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. This ship sailed in 5 trading campaigns 1783-90. The guardrail on deck divides space used by crew and slaves. Until arrival in Africa, the hold stored goods and was then transformed to a slave hold, with shelves to hold more bodies. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the main gate into Bibracte, which excavations have proved to have side posts and towers framing the gate, in the Musee de la Civilisation Celtique, or Museum of Celtic Civilisation, designed by Pierre-Louis Faloci, opened 1996, at Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, once the capital of the Aedui, at Mont Beuvray near Autun in Burgundy, France. The gate and rampart were destroyed by fire at the time of an exodus of people from the oppidum in 58 BC. The museum explores the discovery and excavation of the site of Bibracte, its context within the Celtic period, and the life of the Aedui at Bibracte. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a mobile sculpture by Christel Sadde, kinetic artist, in her studio on the Rue des Entrepots in Saint-Ouen, Ile-de-France, France. Christel Sadde makes kinetic art and mobile sculptures from metals and other materials, often using geometric forms. Her ethos is Balance - Geometry - Poetry - Movement. Photographed on 12th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a mobile sculpture by Christel Sadde, kinetic artist, in her studio on the Rue des Entrepots in Saint-Ouen, Ile-de-France, France. Christel Sadde makes kinetic art and mobile sculptures from metals and other materials, often using geometric forms. Her ethos is Balance - Geometry - Poetry - Movement. Photographed on 12th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition of a cathedral model and panels describing life in medieval times, in the Cathedraloscope, a cathedrals interpretation centre on the Place de la Cathedrale in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The museum is next to the Cathedral Saint-Samson and provides information on its history and construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of indigenous people hunting a manatee for its meat and bones in a mangrove swamp, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Columbus confused this animal with a mermaid, calling it a sea cow in Montecristi in 1493. The manatees are now endangered and protected. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of San Juan de la Cruz or St John of the Cross sitting at a desk and writing in a book with a quill pen, in a reconstruction of his cell, using his original table, an 18th century habit and a bench from the the Hospederia de la Carmelitas Descalzas de Beas de Segura, where St John stayed many times, in the Museum of St John of the Cross, or the Museo Conventual y Oratorio de San Juan de la Cruz, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. St John of the Cross, 1542-91, was a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest and one of the Doctors of the Church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model depicting the Developmental Pueblo Period, 750-1100 AD, when the pueblo or village architecture developed, pottery-making flourished, new farming techniques emerged and trade became significant, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The village shown is from 850 AD and shows Puebloan Indians in a series of connected living and storage rooms, facing South or South West. The pit room in front of the dwellings was used for living or ceremonial purposes. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model depicting the Great Classic Pueblo Period, 1100-1300 AD, when people moved from small, compact villages on the mesa tops to alcoves where they built cliff dwellings like Spruce Tree House, shown here in the late 13th century, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, at the Housesteads Roman Fort Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. The fort is rectangular, with the main administrative buildings in the centre, and barracks, stables and workshops at either side. Housesteads Fort was built in 124 AD and is the most complete Roman fort in Britain, built by legionaries to house 10 centuries of auxiliary soldiers based on the frontier. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Housesteads Roman Fort Museum is run by English Heritage and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, at the Housesteads Roman Fort Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. The fort is rectangular, with the main administrative buildings in the centre, and barracks, stables and workshops at either side. Housesteads Fort was built in 124 AD and is the most complete Roman fort in Britain, built by legionaries to house 10 centuries of auxiliary soldiers based on the frontier. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Housesteads Roman Fort Museum is run by English Heritage and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model showing the method of wall building used by the Romans to build the stone wall of Hadrian's Wall, at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The majority of the wall was made up of 2 skins of stone blocks filled with rubble which was held in position by either clay or mortar. The surface may have been rendered or coated with lime wash. However, the Western end of Hadrian’s Wall was originally built from layers of turf laid on top of one another, then rebuilt in stone within 10 days. Carlisle sits at the Western end of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model showing the method of wall building used by the Romans to build the turf wall of Hadrian's Wall, at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The majority of the wall was made up of 2 skins of stone blocks filled with rubble which was held in position by either clay or mortar. The surface may have been rendered or coated with lime wash. However, the Western end of Hadrian’s Wall was built from layers of turf laid on top of one another. It is not certain why there was a difference, but we know that the rebuilding of the Western part in stone began within 10 days. Carlisle sits at the Western end of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Roman tent, called a papilio (butterfly) because it had 2 flat slides ressembling  wings, used by the Roman army while on campaign, at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Tents found in Carlisle were made of goatskin and occupied by 8 soldiers, 2 of whom were always on guard duty. Centurions and other officers had larger, more elaborate tents. Carlisle sits at the Western end of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Ibn Arabi, 1165-1240, Islamic scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of King Alfonso X the Wise of Castile, 1221-84, holding a parchment, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish philosopher and astronomer, holding a scroll, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Maimonides was forced to flee with his family to Fez aged 23 to escape religious persecution by fanatical Almohads in al-Andalus. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the hypostyle prayer hall looking towards the mihrab in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of King Alfonso X the Wise of Castile, 1221-84, holding a parchment, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish philosopher and astronomer, holding a scroll, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish philosopher and astronomer, holding a scroll, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish philosopher and astronomer, holding a scroll, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Averroes, 1126-98, philosopher and theologian, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Averroes, 1126-98, philosopher and theologian, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a plantation in the West Indies, by Valerie Coriani, based on research by Jacques de Cauna and inspired by the Nolivos sugar cane plantation at Croix-des-Bouquets, Santo Domingo, with slaves' huts and behind, aqueduct, mill and sugar factory, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a plantation in the West Indies, by Valerie Coriani, based on research by Jacques de Cauna and inspired by the Nolivos sugar cane plantation at Croix-des-Bouquets, Santo Domingo, with plantation, slaves' huts and to the left, aqueduct, mill and sugar factory, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A model of a ship left behind in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction 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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  • Model of the Trojan horse from the 2004 film Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, preserved on the seafront at Canakkale, Turkey. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles and is the nearest city to the archaeological site of Troy. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Trojan horse from the 2004 film Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, seen at night, preserved on the seafront at Canakkale, Turkey. Canakkale is on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles and is the nearest city to the archaeological site of Troy. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden model of the Trojan Horse built by the Turkish government in Troy, Turkey. Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a wooden model of the Trojan Horse built by the Turkish government in Troy, Turkey. Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey. The original Trojan horse was said to be used by the Greeks to capture the city of Troy from the Trojans during the Trojan War. Greek soldiers hid inside the body of the horse which was pulled into the besieged city by the Trojans, who believed the Greeks to have retreated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the ship 'Le Soleil Royal', donated in 1692 by Admiral de Tourville, a Knight of Malta, who asked protection of Notre Dame de Liesse for a naval battle, in the nave of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Chateau de Rouen, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. The castle originally consisted of a polygonal enclosure flanked by 10 towers, with a circular keep and surrounded by a dry moat. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc was the site of Joan of Arc's trial and torture and is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Chateau de Rouen, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. The castle originally consisted of a polygonal enclosure flanked by 10 towers, with a circular keep and surrounded by a dry moat. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc was the site of Joan of Arc's trial and torture and is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Chateau de Dourdan as it would originally have looked, in the castle museum, Chateau de Dourdan, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle was built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure. It is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Chateau de Dourdan as it would originally have looked, in the castle museum, Chateau de Dourdan, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle was built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure. It is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays and models, including the upside down force model of the Colonia Guell, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Gaudi developed innovative interactive models to explore shapes and movements from the natural world. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays and models, including the upside down force model of the Colonia Guell, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Gaudi developed innovative interactive models to explore shapes and movements from the natural world. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of models of traditional historic buildings in Muharraq which are being conserved and adapted by architects Studio Anne Holtrop, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. 16 properties along the Pearling Path or Route de le Perle are being restored, including houses, a mosque and a museum. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Owner Jamal Shaheen, a master carpenter,  making a model of a wooden dhow at Al Darwasa Antiques, a traditional wood carving workshop and shop in Muharraq, Bahrain. Shaheen and his 10 carpenters create and restore hand crafted dhows, models, benches, tables, ceiling panels and window frames. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Owner Jamal Shaheen, a master carpenter, making a model of a wooden dhow at Al Darwasa Antiques, a traditional wood carving workshop and shop in Muharraq, Bahrain. Shaheen and his 10 carpenters create and restore hand crafted dhows, models, benches, tables, ceiling panels and window frames. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, how it was in the 13th century when Saint Louis was baptised there (1214). The catholic parish church was founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. The model was built by the prisonners of the central jail of Poissy under the direction of "Sauvegarde et Animation du Patrimoine Sacré" and "Cercle d'Etude Historiques et Archéologiques" (CEHA) of Poissy. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840 and has been restored by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fourth Grotto, with theme of shells, bees and dolphins, Neoclassical marble statue of Flora by Giovan Battista Monti, and 19th century model ship, in the Apartment of Grottoes, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The grottoes form a summer apartment for Vitaliano VI Borromeo, built 1689-1769 by Filippo Cagnola and Giulio Galliori. The walls and vaults of the 6 rooms are encrusted with stones, tufa, lava, coal, mica and marble, encased in stucco decorations of shells, nymphs, sirens, dolphins, fish and turtles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden quiver with arrows, and 2 model wooden shields, painted with cowhide patterns, ancient Egyptian, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Military saddle model 1874, made in 1913 in Tarbes by the Ateliers Gache, marked by the Garde Republicaine de Paris (GRP), assigned to the 4th Squadron, at the Ateliers de la Garde Republicaine, or workshops of the Republican Guard, 10, Avenue de la Republique, Paris, France. Saddles and weapon harnesses, some dating from the First World War and still used by the cavalry regiment, are maintained here using high quality leather and traditional manufacturing methods. The Garde Republicaine was founded by Napoleon in 1802. It is part of the Gendarmerie and is responsible for security, guards of honour, military ceremonies and horseback patrols. In its workshops, master craftsmen maintain the equipment used by the horsemen and infantrymen, using traditional and sometimes ancient techniques passed down through the generations. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salamander breathing fire, symbol of Francois I, casting after an original or a model by Felix Duban, created during his restoration project of 1845, in the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salamander breathing fire, symbol of Francois I, casting after an original or a model by Felix Duban, created during his restoration project of 1845, in the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Roman centurion, an army officer in charge of the manoeuvres, conduct and training of a century of 80 men, wearing a plumed helmet and chainmail, in the Roman Army Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. A centurion would wear a sideways horsehair crest on his helmet, a chainmail shirt over a leather doublet and a cloak on his back, with a sword and dagger at his belt. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Roman Army Museum at Carvoran fort is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of La Pedrera in the attic space, with brick catenary arches forming parabolic vaults supporting the roof, 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 attic was originally used as the house laundry and drying room, and is now the Espai Gaudi, an exhibition area exploring Gaudi's architecture. 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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  • Model of a Jewish moneylender in the Banco Rosso or Red Bank, a pawnbroker's shop in the Jewish ghetto area of Venice, Italy, now a museum. The banks in the Jewish ghetto survived from the 14th century until the end of the Republic in 1797. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Francois Blary, teacher-researcher at the Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, laboratoire TRAME (Textes, Representations, Archeologie, Autorite et Memoires de líAntiquite a la Renaissance), with a model of the medieval castle at Chateau-Thierry, photographed on site at Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the ship Victoria, a 16th century 3 masted carrack, the first ship to circumnavigate the world with Ferdinand Magellan, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christopher Columbus, the original bronze model for the sculpture on the Monument a Colom in Barcelona, 1888, by Rafael Atche, 1851-1923, founded by Federico Masriera, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Military treasures including weapons and a helmet, and a model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, 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. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, 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. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Leather laced shoes on the model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, 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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  • Model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, 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. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Roman soldier with shield, helmet, sandals, armour and sword, 1st century BC, 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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  • Statue of Vercingetorix, Gallic chieftain, plaster, 1864, by Aime Millet, 1819-91, model for the huge statue erected in 1865 on the Western point of the oppidum of Alesia,  in the Centre d'Interpretation, a visitor centre designed by Bernard Tschumi, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Models and mobile sculptures by Christel Sadde, kinetic artist, on the windowsill in her studio on the Rue des Entrepots in Saint-Ouen, Ile-de-France, France. Christel Sadde makes kinetic art and mobile sculptures from metals and other materials, often using geometric forms. Her ethos is Balance - Geometry - Poetry - Movement. Photographed on 12th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abdulla Mohamed, dhow designer, with a wooden model of a dhow, in the dhow building boatyard in Muharraq, Bahrain. Wooden Arabian dhows are built here by hand using traditional methods and this is the last dhow shipyard remaining in Bahrain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition of a cathedral model and panels describing life in medieval times, in the Cathedraloscope, a cathedrals interpretation centre on the Place de la Cathedrale in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The museum is next to the Cathedral Saint-Samson and provides information on its history and construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition on the construction of medieval cathedrals and model of a cathedral choir, in the Cathedraloscope, a cathedrals interpretation centre on the Place de la Cathedrale in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The museum is next to the Cathedral Saint-Samson and provides information on its history and construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition of a cathedral model and panels describing life in medieval times, in the Cathedraloscope, a cathedrals interpretation centre on the Place de la Cathedrale in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The museum is next to the Cathedral Saint-Samson and provides information on its history and construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition on the construction of medieval cathedrals and model of a cathedral choir, in the Cathedraloscope, a cathedrals interpretation centre on the Place de la Cathedrale in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The museum is next to the Cathedral Saint-Samson and provides information on its history and construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Miniature boat, gold, with mast, rowing benches and oars, 1st century BC, Iron Age, from the Broighter Hoard found at Broighter, County Derry, in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. The boat was found in Lough Foyle, which is associated with the sea god Manannan mac Lir, and this model boat was probably an offering to that god. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary Monument of Monseigneur Haffreingue, 1785-1871, designed by Dutoit and sculpted by Cela and Eugene Delaplanche, 1836-91, in the third apse chapel of 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 sculpture depicts Haffreingue kneeling and presenting a model of the church to the Virgin. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a figure holding a model of a church, in the second apse chapel of 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 cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary Monument of Monseigneur Haffreingue, 1785-1871, designed by Monsieur Dutoit and sculpted by Monsieur Cela and Eugene Delaplanche, 1836-91, in the third apse chapel of 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 sculpture depicts Haffreingue kneeling and presenting a model of the church to the Virgin. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Console table of the Duke of Morny, with plaster death mask of Napoleon dating from soon after his death in 1821, and model of the Column of the Great Army or Colonne de la Grande Armee at Wimille near Boulogne sur Mer, inaugurated 1841, in the Antechamber, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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