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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, 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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  • Gilded capital of column in Romanesque Nave, 11th century, Eglise St Germain des Pres, Paris, France. 19th century copy of original now housed in Musee national du Moyen Age (National Museum of the Middle Ages). The capitals represent the creative genius of Romanesque sculptors in the Ile-de-France.  Founded as an Abbey in 542 St Germain des Pres was destroyed several times by the Normans and reconsecrated 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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  • Tomb of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), 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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  • "Allegorie a la douleur" (Madame Gourlot mourns the death of her husband Louis Sebastien), tomb of Louis Sebastien Gourlot (1778-1816), 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 Jean-Charles Alphand, 1891, by Jules Coutan (centre), Tomb of Anatole de La Forge, 1893, by Louis-Ernest Barrias (background left), 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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  • Bibliotheque Nationale de France (National Library of France), 1989-96, Dominique Perrault, 13th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Institut de France, 1660, Le Vau, Quai de Conti, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France, seen at night from Quai du Louvre, with the Ponts des Arts which connects Le Louvre to the Institut de France. The Institut de France, founded in 1795, is an amalgamation of 5 learned societies: Academie Francaise, Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Medailles, Academie royale des Sciences and the Academie royale d'Architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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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  • View from the front of Harem aiwan, 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. 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. 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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  • Arab Muhammad Khan (Arabkhan) Madrasah, 1616-1838), Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 06, 2010, at dawn. The one-yard, two storey Madrasah has a main entrance marked by a strict portal with cylinder-shaped guldasta towers with arched lanterns at the corner. 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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  • 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 Hypocyrta glabra. The coloured leaves are precursors of the next flowering when the real flowers will burst forth from their buds.
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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 new planting. The Glasshouse is divided into areas representing the four forest climates: arid forest, mangrove swamp, humid forest and savannah. The New Caledonia Glasshouse, or Hothouse, was the first French glass and iron building.
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, RenÈ Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of Howea Forsteriana tree surrounded by luxuriant Tropical vegetation seen in the mist of the atomisers against the light.
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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. Low angle view of a gardener providing cyatheales with water.
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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. Detail of Petiole of Phillodendron selloum, or Lacy Tree Philodendron growing by the facade of the cave.
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  • Stone minbar, Krak des Chevaliers, Qala'at al Husn, Homs Gap, Syria. Krak des Chevalliers was originally built in 1031 for amir of Aleppo, occupied by Crusader Tancred of Galilee in 1110, and given in 1144 to Knights Hospitaller, who rebuilt it as the largest Crusader castle in the Levant. Finally it was recaptured in 1271 and further modified by Mamluk Sultan Baybars who converted the chapel into a mosque with the minbar seen on the photograph
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  • Roman theatre, 150-200 AD, Bosra, Syria. Front view of the cavea, the orchestra, the stage and the scaenae frons. 102m width, it contains 12,000 seats.
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  • Bowl, baths of Diocletian, 292-303 AD, Palmyra, Syria
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  • Great Colonnade and Agora entrance, 2nd century AD, Palmyra, Syria. Along the Cardo Maximus or main street, the Great Colonnade is 1.2 kms long with porticoes at each end, In Roman city-planning, the Cardo Maximus runs north-south, intersecting with the east-west Decumanus Maximus. View of the Tetrapylon in the distance.
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  • Temple of Standards seen through 2 Corinthian columns, Diocletian's Camp, late 3rd century AD - early 4th century AD, Palmyra, Syria. The Temple of Standards dominates from an elevated position and overlooks the whole archaeological site of Palmyra.
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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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  • 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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  • Ceiling of 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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  • Wall paintings of vases, flowers and arches, Sala de los Jarros (Hall of Jars), 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 wall decoration, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Barrell-vaulted ambulatory with twelve sections, separated by arches, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Western portal, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, 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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  • Casa de la Quimica (Chemistry house), 18th century, possibly by Sabatini, left, and Great Tower of John II, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, right, 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 great Tower. The House of Chemistry, formerly a College of Chemistry now houses the Military Archives. 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. 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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  • Casa de la Quimica (Chemistry house), 18th century, possibly by Sabatini, left, and Great Tower of John II, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, right, 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 great Tower. The House of Chemistry, formerly a College of Chemistry now houses the Military Archives. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN11_MC194.jpg
  • 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
    LCSPAIN11_MC193.jpg
  • 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
    LCSPAIN11_MC195.jpg
  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, 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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  • 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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  • Las Arenas shopping mall Barcelona seen from Miro's sculpture Dona i Ocell, (Woman and Bird), visible on the right foreground of the picture. The Cupula de las Arenas is an old bullring renovated and converted into a shopping center in 2011, Barcelona, Spain. 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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  • Gilded capital of column in Romanesque Nave, 11th century, Eglise St Germain des Pres, Paris, France. 19th century copy of original now housed in Musee national du Moyen Age (National Museum of the Middle Ages). The capitals represent the creative genius of Romanesque sculptors in the Ile-de-France.  Founded as an Abbey in 542 St Germain des Pres was destroyed several times by the Normans and reconsecrated 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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  • Wooden statue of Pontiff (detail), radiating chapel of the ambulatory in the 5-segment hemicycle choir, 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madonna and Child, 13th century, incomplete sculpture, stone, Eglise St Germain des Pres, Paris, France. The statue was discovered in 1999 during excavations at Place de Furstenberg and found broken into three pieces. 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC257.jpg
  • "L'Ecoute" (Listen), stone, 1986, by Henri de Miller (1953-1999). Rene Cassin square, jardin des Halles, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, 1611, marble gisant sculpture by Michel Bourdin l'Aine, mausoleum, 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC253.jpg
  • 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC259.jpg
  • Wooden statue of Pontiff, radiating chapel of the ambulatory in the 5-segment hemicycle choir, 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC252.jpg
  • Romanesque nave, 11th century, 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC250.jpg
  • Flowers and perfumes, painting of the ceiling of la Salle des Fêtes by Gabriel Ferrier (1847-1914), 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC238.jpg
  • Music and dance history, painting of the ceiling of la Salle des Fêtes by Aimé Morot (1850-1913), 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC239.jpg
  • Caryatid, 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC240.jpg
  • 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC241.jpg
  • Galerie du Salon des Arcades (Arcades room), 1882, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. Hanging Baccarat crystal chandeliers overlook two lines of gilded armchairs with coat of arms of Paris on the red tapestry. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie du Salon des Arcades (Arcades room), 1882, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. Hanging Baccarat crystal chandeliers overlook two lines of gilded armchairs with coat of arms of Paris on the red tapestry. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_PARIS_11_MC242.jpg
  • "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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  • 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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC247.jpg
  • Salle des Fêtes, 1882, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. Built on the model of Galerie des Glaces in Château de Versailles, it was decorated by Henri Gervex, Aimé Morot. Benjamin Constant and Gabriel Ferrier for the paintings of the ceiling with hanging Baccarat crystal chandeliers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Fêtes, 1882, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. Built on the model of Galerie des Glaces in Château de Versailles, it was decorated by Henri Gervex, Aimé Morot. Benjamin Constant and Gabriel Ferrier for the paintings of the ceiling with hanging Baccarat crystal chandeliers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_PARIS_11_MC234.jpg
  • Galerie du Salon des Arcades (Arcades room), 1882, Hôtel de Ville, 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th century by Ballu and Deperthes, Place de Grève, Paris, France. Hanging Baccarat crystal chandeliers overlook two lines of gilded armchairs with coat of arms of Paris on the red tapestry. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_PARIS_11_MC248.jpg
  • "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
    LC_PARIS_11_MC237.jpg
  • Tomb of French singer Edith Piaf (1915-1963) 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 French singer Edith Piaf (1915-1963) 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 Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95), 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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