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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10: A view from above of boats at their moorings on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. Traditional blue painted wooden boats jostle together in the harbour. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A general view of trawlers and fishing boats on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. In a soft evening light traditional blue painted wooden boats are moored close together at low tide, overlooked by larger trawlers moored on the other side of the harbour wall. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Traditional wooden  fishing boats mooring together in the harbour, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional wooden fishing boats mooring together in the harbour with two fisherman standing in two boats, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional wooden  fishing boats mooring together in the harbour, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A general view of boats moored by the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional blue painted wooden boats lie close together in the harbour at low tide overlooked by the wall and tower of the 18th century Skala in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A low angle view of boats moored by the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional blue painted wooden boats lie close together in the harbour at low tide overlooked by the wall and tower of the 18th century Skala in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 7: A low angle view of boats in the harbour on May 7, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. A man standing on the moored wooden boats gazes towards the sunlit ramparts of the town as a bird flies overhead. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdallah. Surrounded by ramparts, it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10: A low angle view of the prow of a fishing boat on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional wooden boat is moored near the boathouse whose blue doors echo the blue of the sky in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 11: A low angle view of boathouses on May 11, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The long line of doors, all painted blue, under a soft spring morning sky, leads to the tower of the Skala of the Port in the background. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 11 : A low angle view of the Skala of the Port at dusk on May 11, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The walls and tower of the 18th century Skala are silhouetted against the evening sky. In the foreground the sea glimmers faintly on the darkened beach. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Dry dock boats in the fishing port of El Jadida, Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional wooden fishing boats in the harbour with the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan in the background (left) and a flotsam (right), El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dry dock boat in the harbour with the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan in the background, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dry dock boats in the fishing port of El Jadida, Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flotsam in the harbour with the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan in the background, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Croisette, a promenade along the river Meuse with shops, restaurants and boat moorings, redeveloped in 2018, seen from the Charles de Gaulle bridge, in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charles de Gaulle, 2014, by Guido Clabots, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Dinant in 1914, where he fought and was wounded, on the river Meuse in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Behind is La Croisette, a promenade along the river Meuse with shops, restaurants and boat moorings, redeveloped in 2018. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute at night, designed by Baldassare Longhena in Baroque style, built 1631-87, seen from across the Grand Canal with gondola moorings in the foreground, Venice, Italy. 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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  • La Croisette, a promenade along the river Meuse with shops, restaurants and boat moorings, redeveloped in 2018, seen from the Charles de Gaulle bridge, in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Croisette, a promenade along the river Meuse with shops, restaurants and boat moorings, redeveloped in 2018, seen from the Charles de Gaulle bridge, in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Rialto Market with boat moorings on the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. The market was opened here in the 11th century and sells locally caught lagoon and seafood and other fresh produce. 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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  • Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor) early morning, 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy, The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin seen from behind. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor) at sunrise, 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy, Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) visible in the distance. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin seen from behind. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy, Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) visible in the distance. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triton, Fontana del Moro (detail) (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triton, Fontana del Moro (detail) (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triton, Fontana del Moro (detail) (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triton, Fontana del Moro (detail) (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Divided Oval: Butterfly, 1985-86, sculpture by Henry Moore, outside the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, or House of the Cultures of the World, the national centre for international contemporary arts, especially of non-European cultures, originally the Kongresshalle conference hall, built 1957 by Hugh Stubbins, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. After the roof collapsed, the building was rebuilt and reopened in 1987. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Divided Oval: Butterfly, 1985-86, sculpture by Henry Moore, outside the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, or House of the Cultures of the World, the national centre for international contemporary arts, especially of non-European cultures, originally the Kongresshalle conference hall, built 1957 by Hugh Stubbins, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. After the roof collapsed, the building was rebuilt and reopened in 1987. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Archer sculpture, 1968, by Henry Moore, 1898-1986, on the esplanade of the Neue Nationalgalerie or New National Gallery, a modern art museum at the Kulturforum in West Berlin, Germany. The building and its sculpture gardens were designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969, and opened in 1968. In the background is the St Matthaus-Kirche and the Berliner Philharmonie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old Leanach Cottage, built early 18th century, on the Culloden Battlefield on Culloden Moor, believed to be the only remaining building from the battle in 1746, in the Highlands of Scotland. The battlefield was the site of the final Jacobite Rising, when Charles Edward Stuart, or Bonnie Prince Charlie, 1720-88, was defeated by loyalist troops led by the Duke of Cumberland on 16th April 1746. The cottage is one of the last surviving examples of the single-storey thatched buildings common in this area. There would have been many agricultural smallholdings here and the cottage originally stood next to a barn and a stable. The site is now run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piazza Navona at dawn showing Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) in the distance and 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone on the left, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of the Battle of Clavijo, when St James Matamoros, or St James the Moor-slayer, appeared to fight with the christians against the Moors, c. 1525, by Mathieu Bleville, at the Church of Notre Dame en Vaux, Chalons-en-Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The window was restored in 1901. St James Matamoros is the name for the apostle St James the Elder who appeared during the battle according to legend. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of St James Matamoros, or St James the Moor-slayer, riding a white horse with his sword raised, c. 1525, by Mathieu Bleville, at the Church of Notre Dame en Vaux, Chalons-en-Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The window was restored in 1901. St James Matamoros is the name for the apostle St James the Elder who appeared in a miracle at the Battle of Clavijo to fight with the christians against the Moors. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of the Battle of Clavijo, when St James Matamoros, or St James the Moor-slayer, appeared to fight with the christians against the Moors, c. 1525, by Mathieu Bleville, at the Church of Notre Dame en Vaux, Chalons-en-Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The window was restored in 1901. St James Matamoros is the name for the apostle St James the Elder who appeared during the battle according to legend. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moor, painting, 1889, by Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa, 1871-1959, 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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  • Piazza Navona with pedestrians, showing Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, 17th century Baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone and Egyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers), 1651, Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reclining Figure (Figure couchée), bronze, 1951, by Henry Moore (1898-1986), Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Gardens), 1664, Le Nôtre, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mooring dock in the harbour, and sailing boats moored in the bay, on the island of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mooring dock in the harbour, and sailing boats moored in the bay, on the island of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. 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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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. 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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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. 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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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. 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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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. 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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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. 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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  • The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, seen from St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco, past moored gondolas. 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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  • Gondolas moored in front of St Mark's Square or the Piazza San Marco in the evening, and behind, the Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore or Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and consecrated 1592, on Giudecca island, Venice, Italy. 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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  • The Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, with the 16th century nave and outer walls, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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 built in its place, 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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  • The Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, with the 16th century nave and outer walls, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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 built in its place, 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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  • Statue of the archangel Gabriel, 17th century, on the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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 built in its place, 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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  • Mosaic of Eros and Psyche embracing, Roman, 3rd - 4th century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of a mask in the sea, Roman, 2nd - 3rd century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows an overlapping arch design with red brick, mosaic work and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the door of the Puerta del Perdon or Door of Forgiveness, built 1377 and renovated 17th century, one of the North facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Cardenal Herrero in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This is a fine example of Mamluk metalwork, with a geometric pattern of hexagonal metal plaques and stars. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows an overlapping arch design with red brick, mosaic work and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the frame around the arched doorway, with kufic inscription and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows an overlapping arch design with red brick, mosaic work and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the frame around the arched doorway, with kufic inscription and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns and an overlapping arch design. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the frame of the arch, with kufic inscription, mosaic work and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved  vegetal patterns on the frame around the arch. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns and a knotted lattice over a window. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns and a knotted lattice over a window. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns, red brick and mosaic work of a fluted arch. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns, red brick and mosaic work of a fluted arch. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns, red brick and mosaic work of a fluted arch. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns and a knotted lattice over a window, with mosaic work above. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows a damaged section with mosaic work and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the arch and its frame, with kufic inscription and intricately carved vegetal patterns. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns, mosaic work and red brick on an overlapping arch design. 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns and red brick on an overlapping arch design. 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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  • Warm Room in the Arab baths of the Caliphate, originally built in the 10th century under Al-Hakam II and rebuilt under King Alfonso XI of Castile in the 14th century, next to the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This was the most important room in the hammam, with perimeter galleries and half-barrel vaults resting on columns and horseshoe arches. It was decorated with painted murals. The decorative plants painted on the base of the horseshoe arches are unique in Andalusian art. Here, the Caliph would receive daily hairdressing, shaving, massage and dressing. This hammam complex was discovered in the 20th century buried under the Campo de los Santos Martires and was originally attached to the alcazar. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Paseo de los Reyes, or Alley of the Kings, with statues of the meeting of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon with Christopher Columbus, in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of the head of Medusa, a gorgon, surrounded by knotted and geometric patterns, Roman, 2nd century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of the cyclops Polyphemus and sea nymph Galatea, Roman, 2nd century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of Eros and Psyche embracing, Roman, 3rd - 4th century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII, 1886-1941, oil painting by Carlos Angel Diaz Huertas, 1866-1937, from the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of Cordoba from the  Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, with the Alcazar (right), Roman bridge (far right), built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and (far left), the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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 built in its place, 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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  • Octagonal Gothic ceiling of the Torre del Homenaje or Tribute Tower in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Torre del Homenaje was renovated by Ferdinand and Isabella and here their knights swore allegiance to the Catholic faith. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre de los Leones, built 1662 and now the main entrance, and ramparts of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fish ponds in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, with the Torre de los Leones (left), built 1662 and now the main entrance, and the Torre del Homenaje or Tribute Tower (right), in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Torre del Homenaje was renovated by Ferdinand and Isabella and here their knights swore allegiance to the Catholic faith. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of the meeting of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon with Christopher Columbus, in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Box hedges and orange trees in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountains, ponds and orange trees in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of the meeting of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon with Christopher Columbus, in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC305.jpg
  • Mosaic of the head of Medusa, a gorgon, surrounded by knotted and geometric patterns, Roman, 2nd century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC303.jpg
  • Arab baths of the Caliphate, originally built in the 10th century under Al-Hakam II and rebuilt under King Alfonso XI of Castile in the 14th century, next to the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This hammam complex was discovered in the 20th century buried under the Campo de los Santos Martires and was originally attached to the alcazar. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 built in its place, 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
    LC15_SPAIN_MC296.jpg
  • Torre de los Leones, built 1662 and now the main entrance, and  ramparts of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 built in its place, 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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  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges and its arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, with the 16th century cathedral nave behind, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 built in its place, 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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  • The 16th century cathedral and in the foreground, the Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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 built in its place, 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
    LC15_SPAIN_MC294.jpg
  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 built in its place, 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
    LC15_SPAIN_MC290.jpg
  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 built in its place, 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
    LC15_SPAIN_MC291.jpg
  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 built in its place, 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
    LC15_SPAIN_MC292.jpg
  • The 16th century cathedral and in the foreground, the Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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 built in its place, 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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