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  • Allée Lacroix, (Lacroix Alley) at sunrise, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution.
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  • Steel benches seen at sunset with the line of platanus trunks in perspective, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution.
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  • Ruined arches of St Simeon Stylite basilica, built 473 to accommodate pilgrims visiting and praying at St Simeon's column, Deir Samaan, Syria Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daubenton's grave, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution.
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  • Ruined arches of St Simeon Stylite basilica, built 473 to accommodate pilgrims visiting and praying at St Simeon's column, Deir Samaan, Syria Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined arches of St Simeon Stylite basilica, built 473 to accommodate pilgrims visiting and praying at St Simeon's column, Deir Samaan, Syria Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • MYCENAE, GREECE - APRIL 13 : A general view of Mycenae on April 13, 2007 in the Peloppenese, Greece. Mycenae, a hill top citadel and palace complex, was the most important place in Greece from c. 1600 to c. 1100 BC. The site was first completely excavated by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann between 1874 and 1878. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Cruciform window in deep recess, Castillo de Coca (Coca Castle), 1473-493 by Alarife Ali Caro, Coca,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Commissioned by the Archbishop of Seville and Don Alonso de Fonseca, Lord of Coca and Alaejos, the Mudejar style brick Castle is a combination of Western and Moorish military architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jewish cross carved in the Torre de Pedro Mata (Pedro Mata Tower), Castillo de Coca (Coca Castle), 1473-493 by Alarife Ali Caro, Coca,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Commissioned by the Archbishop of Seville and Don Alonso de Fonseca, Lord of Coca and Alaejos, the Mudejar style brick Castle is a combination of Western and Moorish military architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of mural, Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar  to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central apse with christ from the 13th century, Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Senat, carved inscription on the pediment of the North facade of the Palais du Luxembourg, 1615 - 1631, by Salomon de Brosse, commissionned by Maria di Medici (Marie de Medicis), Paris, France. The palace became the seat of the French Directory during the French Revolution and in 1799, the home of the "Senat conservateur". Jean Chalgrin was commisionned for the transformation into a legislative building from 1799 to 1805. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Senat, carved inscription on the pediment of the North facade of the Palais du Luxembourg, 1615 - 1631, by Salomon de Brosse, commissionned by Maria di Medici (Marie de Medicis), Paris, France. The palace became the seat of the French Directory during the French Revolution and in 1799, the home of the "Senat conservateur". Jean Chalgrin was commisionned for the transformation into a legislative building from 1799 to 1805. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Las Arenas shopping mall Barcelona (Cupula de las Arenas), 2011, Barcelona, Spain. Old bullring renovated and converted into a shopping center near Placa d'Espanya (Plaza de Espana). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sainte Marguerite, 1705, by frère Jacques Bourlet, Sainte Marguerite altar, southern transept, Eglise St Germain des Pres, Paris, France. Founded as an Abbey in 542 the building was destroyed several times by the Normans and reconsecrated in 1163 by Pope Alexander III. Only the church survived the Abbey's destruction during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Romantic rotunda overlooking artificial grotto and waterfall, 1860, by Gabriel Davioud, Ile de Reuilly (Reuilly Island), Lac de Daumesnil, Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France. Grand Rocher (Great Rock) of the Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon Georges Bertrand, dining room, 19th century, by Georges Bertrand, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. It has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357. It serves multiple functions, housing the local administration, the Mayor of Paris (since 1977), and also serves as a venue for large receptions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon des Lettres (Literature Room), Salon des Arcades, 1882, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. The decoration of the Salon des Arcades was dominated by the idea of the supremacy and development of fine arts, crafts, science and literature divided in four different salons. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • "Le Triomphe de l'Art", 1894, Léon Bonnat, painting of the ceiling of the Salon des Arts (Arts Room) in the Salon des Arcades (Arcades Room), Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • "La ville de Paris conviant le monde à ses fêtes", 1895, Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant (1845-1902), central painting of the ceiling of la Salle des Fêtes, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. It has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357. It serves multiple functions, housing the local administration, the Mayor of Paris (since 1977), and also serves as a venue for large receptions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Frederic Chopin (1810-49), with medallion portrait and marble statue depicting Euterpe, goddess of music, La Musique en Pleurs (The music in tears), 1850, Jean-Baptiste Clesinger, Pere Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise) Paris, France, opened 1804, designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart. Named after Pere Francois de la Chaise (1624-1709), confessor to Louis XIV (1638-1713), who lived in the Jesuit house on the site of the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Armand Pierre Arman, French artist and sculptor (1928 - 2005), Pere Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise) Paris, France, opened 1804, designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart. Named after Pere Francois de la Chaise (1624-1709), confessor to Louis XIV (1638-1713), who lived in the Jesuit house on the site of the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Emile-Justin Menier, 1887, designed by Henri Parent, Pere Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise) Paris, France, opened 1804, designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart. Named after Pere Francois de la Chaise (1624-1709), confessor to Louis XIV (1638-1713), who lived in the Jesuit house on the site of the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Casa Battlo at twilight, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house. Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Casa Battlo at twilight, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house. Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit Casa Battlo at twilight, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house. Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Natixis logo, headquarters building located Quai de la Rapee, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (Ministere de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie), called the Minister of Finance for short or simply "Bercy", 1988, Paul Chemetov and Borja Huidobro, 139 rue de Bercy, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. River Seine and Pont de Bercy, 19th century in the foreground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ebro Delta, province of Tarragona, Spain. Main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15,000 ha today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Summer rice plantations, the Ebro Delta, province of Tarragona, Spain. Main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15,000 ha today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small port in The Ebro Delta, province of Tarragona, Spain. Main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, Picture By Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ebro Delta, province of Tarragona, Spain. Main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, supporting a very large population of breeding waterbirds as well as birds on migration and during the non-breeding period (northern winter). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ebro Delta, province of Tarragona, Spain. Main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15,000 ha today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ebro Delta, province of Tarragona, Spain. Main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15,000 ha today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ebro Delta, province of Tarragona, Spain. Main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15,000 ha today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of interior of the Duomo, or Cattedrale di Verona, S. Maria Assunta, 12th century, Verona, Italy, showing the lecturn with a statue of Christ in front of the richly painted walls. The cathedral was built in 1117-38, but the interior was remodeled in the 15th and 16th centuries, in Gothic style, with three aisles divided by tall, broad arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of ribs underlined with red strips and golden L on the vaults decorated with fleur de lys in the choir of the lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. It is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the stained glass clerestories of the nave and choir (right), upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse of La Sainte-Chapelle. Each window group has four lancets topped by three rose windows. In the choir, the windows have only two lancets. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the clerestories, the apse and the ceiling of the nave in the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The gothic 16th century rose window shows the Apocalypse around an enthroned Christ in the central oculus. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture, the most famous features are the great stained glass windows. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of a statue of apostle against the stained glass clerestories of the nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse of La Sainte-Chapelle, considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the altar and the reliquary, built on the pattern of the chapel, Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle ( (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The central window in the choir is dedicated to the Passion. In the choir, the windows have only two lancets. The most famous features of the chapel are the great stained glass windows. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the altar and the reliquary, built on the pattern of the chapel, Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle ( (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The central window in the choir is dedicated to the Passion. In the choir, the windows have only two lancets. The most famous features of the chapel are the great stained glass windows. Fifteen huge mid-13th century windows fill the nave and apse. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of pillar made of three small columns on each side of a larger central column decorated with golden Castilian castles and flanked by a statue of apostle, nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France) in the lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of rib vault ceiling of the nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of stained glass window in the bay of the lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. This smaller windows with a distinctive spherical triangle shape pierces the lower walls of the building. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. It is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a low relief depicting a Castilian castle, trumeau of the lower chapel  of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The Castilian castle symbolizes Blanche de Castille, mother of Saint Louis. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. It is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of low reliefs depicting Fleur de lys and Castilian castles on the base of the portal of the lower chapel, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France.  Fleur de lys and Castilian castles symbolize Saint Louis and his mother, Blanche de Castille. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. It is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam digging the land and Eve spinning. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see the animals entering Noah's Ark, two by two. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of tiles on the wall of the Arzkhona, or courtroom, Tash Khauli Palace, 1830-38, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, in the afternoon. Commissioned by Allah Kuli Khan the Tash Kauli palace is a huge complex containing 163 rooms which took its architects, Tajiddin and Kalandar, 10 years to build. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Mikhmankhana, official reception area, Tash Khauli Palace, 1830-38, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, in the afternoon. Commissioned by Allah Kuli Khan the Tash Kauli palace is a huge complex containing 163 rooms which took its architects, Tajiddin and Kalandar, 10 years to build. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of tomb in the burial vaults of Isfandiyarkhan's mother and son as well as his own burial site, 1913, seen through carved wooden panel, inside a two-storey building, erected in the yard in front of the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum complex, 14th-16th centuries, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the afternoon. The mausoleum centres on the two-cupola shrine of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva's  patron saint and is also the burial complex of the Qungrat Khans. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of majolica tiling, winter mosque, Kukhna Ark, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the afternoon. The Kukhna Ark is the original home of the Khans. Although its foundations are 5th century, most of the complex is 19th century. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of doorway, Harem, Tash Khauli Palace, 1830-38, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. Commissioned by Allah Kuli Khan the Tash Kauli palace is a huge complex containing 163 rooms which took its architects, Tajiddin and Kalandar, 10 years to build. The harem, occupying about half of the palace has 5 aiwan terraces, with delicately carved wooden pillars,  behind which were the quarters for the khan and his wives. Across the courtyard were the  concubines' apartments.  The facades and walls around the courtyards were decorated with traditional blue, ultramarine and white colours majolica made by Abdullah. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of pillar base, of Prayer Hall, Juma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. The Juma Mosque, Khiva's main Friday Mosque is, unusally, a single storey building, whose 18th century architects tried to preserve the characteristics of its 10th century predecessor. The 45x55 metre prayer hall contains 212 10th-18th century pillars of varying form and decoration. Some are from the ancient mosque on the same site, others are battle trophies. They are remarkable not only for their fine carving and decoration but also for the  design of the lower sections in the form of a vase with flowering shoots. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Kalta Minor, 1855, and detail of the Matniyaz Divan-begi Madrasah (left), 1871, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at dawn. The Kalta Minor or Short Minaret was commissioned by Mohammed Amin Khan in 1852 to stand 70 m. high, but was abandoned when he died in 1855, and remains only 26 m. high. Commissioned by Muhammad Niyaz the rectangular, Madrasah has a traditional main facade, its high portal, decorated with majolica, having a central pentahedral niche and corner guldastas which are geometrically patterned in blue, white and green, with green brick domes. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Matniyaz Divan-begi madrasah (left) 1871, with the decorative tiled brick Kalta Minor, 1855, in the background Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunrise. Commissioned by Muhammad Niyaz the rectangular, Madrasah has  corner guldastas which are geometrically patterned in blue, white and green, with green brick domes. The Kalta Minor or Short Minaret was commissioned by Mohammed Amin Khan in 1852 to stand 70 m. high, but was abandoned when he died in 1855, and remains only 26 m. high. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of decoration, Islam Hodja Minaret, 1910, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, at sunset. Commissioned by the reforming Grand Visier, Islam Khodja, the minaret is 44.8 metres high, tapering towards the top, its ochre brick alternating with bands of decorative blue and white tiles. It is the final architectural achievement of the Khanates. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Wall of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, at sunset. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Islam Hodja Minaret, 1910,  Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. Commissioned by the reforming Grand Visier, Islam Khodja, the minaret is 44.8 metres high, tapering towards the top, its ochre brick alternating with bands of decorative blue and white tiles. It is the final architectural achievement of the Khanates. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Islam Hodja Minaret, 1910, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. Commissioned by the reforming Grand Visier, Islam Khodja, the minaret is 44.8 metres high, tapering towards the top, its ochre brick alternating with bands of decorative blue and white tiles. It is the final architectural achievement of the Khanates. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Virgin Coronation sculptures and rose window above the central portal of the western facade  of Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Central window of the stained glass windows created by Chagall with glassworker Charles Marq in 1974 depicting the history of Abraham and the last moments of the Earthly life of Christ (the Passion and the Resurrection), axial chapel, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Low angle view of the high vaulted Gothic ceiling with clerestories, triforium and tiered arches to the either side, nave, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • A panoramic view of Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prison, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. A vast coutyard fronts the walls of the huge underground prison where Ismail Moulay is alleged to have kept Christian prisoners. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal Arch and ruins of Forum, Volubilis, Morocco, pictured on December 25, 2009. The massive arch, 217 AD, was built in honour of Caracalla, Roman Emperor 211-217. Ruined Ionic columns of the Forum lining the Decumanus Maximus, Volubilis, Morocco, pictured on December 25, 2009. The huge stone blocks may have been pedestals for statues. Around the city fertile plains providing agriculural produce stretch towards the mountains. Volubilis, founded in the 3rd century BC was an important city in the Western part of Roman North Africa. The Romans abandoned it in the 3rd century AD. Excavations were started by the French in 1915, and it became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prison, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 23, 2009. An arched corridor runs through the huge underground prison where Ismail Moulay is alleged to have kept Christian prisoners. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View of the luxuriant vegetation around the pool at the bottom of the cave with xanthosoma violaceum plants in the foreground.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly the Australian Glasshouse),1830s, Charles Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of cyatheales showing the leaves against a dark background.
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  • New Caledonia Glasshouse (formerly The Mexican Hothouse), 1830s, Charles Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.  Low angle view of the interior of the glasshouse showing the newly planted Glasshouse which is divided into areas representing the four forest climates. Here we see  the arid forest section. The New Caledonia Glasshouse, or Hothouse, was the first French glass and iron building.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of tangled foliage with cyatheales in the background and Equisetum myriochaetum plants on the right of the picture.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Epiphytes plants around the entrance to the cave.
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  • Incubators, restored 1995-97, Paul Chemetov and Borja Huidobro, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Sobralia macrantha (orchid) flower in the afternoon light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of chamaedorea flower in the morning light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of tubercle on a Cyatheales plant lit by the afternoon light.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of star shaped Crinum Asiaticum flowers in a profusion of blooms with the windows of the Glasshouse in the background.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Philodendron giganteum flower in the afternoon light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Catharanthus roseus flower surrounded by foliage.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of delicate pale pink Begonia Angularis in flower.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from below of Musa plants lit by the afternoon light shining through the Art Deco style glass and metal roof.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. An atmospheric low angle view of a stone wall leading to the arch of the metal and glass structure, in the afternoon light and shade.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of cyatheales plants in a quiet corner lit by the afternoon light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. General view of a Dracaena umbraculifera plant against the glass and metal structure of the glasshouse. It is a rare species and has not been recorded in the wild since its was first described in 1797.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of delicate Begonia Angularis in flower.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of cyatheales leaf throwing its shadow onto a white shelf below.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of old dried branches of a cyathea australis tree fern crumbling away in the afternoon light and shade.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of cyathea australis tree fern tubercle unfurling in the afternoon light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from above of a pool fringed by Philodendron giganteum and trunks covered by Epiphytes plants. These luxuriant Tropical plants  are lit by the sunshine filtering down through the Glasshouse.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Epiphytes plants seen against the glass and metal structure of the Art Deco glasshouse in the midday light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Xanthiosoma violaceum in the morning light.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Philodendron giganteum in the morning light.
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  • New Caledonia Glasshouse (formerly The Mexican Hothouse), 1830s, Charles Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Araucaria muelleri plant.
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