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  • Soldier stopping and searching civilian on the street in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photography by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Frederic Chopin, 1810-49, Polish Romantic composer, in a Daguerreotype of 1849, from the Institut F Chopin de Varsovie or Warsaw Chopin Institute. The Daguerreotype was an early form of photography introduced by Louis Daguerre and used 1835-60. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, 19th century, Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Constructed as a tennis court for Napoleon III (1808-73) the building became a venue for exhibitions in 1909 and a full museum in 1922. It housed Impressionist Art 1947-87, and was then renovated to become a Photography Museum, opening in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aguilar Castle, or Chateau d'Aguilar, aerial view, a Cathar Castle in Tuchan, Corbieres, Aude, France. The castle consists of an inner keep built in the 12th century, surrounded by an outer pentagonal fortification from the 13th century with semi-circular guard towers, and is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq Fils de Carcassonne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aguilar Castle, or Chateau d'Aguilar, aerial view, a Cathar Castle in Tuchan, Corbieres, Aude, France. The castle consists of an inner keep built in the 12th century, surrounded by an outer pentagonal fortification from the 13th century with semi-circular guard towers, and is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq Fils de Carcassonne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Loch Leven Castle, built c. 1300, on Castle Island in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle consists of a tower house or keep and a curtain wall. Battles took place here during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here 1567-68. The castle was restored in the 19th century and is run by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Loch Leven Castle, built c. 1300, on Castle Island in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle consists of a tower house or keep and a curtain wall. Battles took place here during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here 1567-68. The castle was restored in the 19th century and is run by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Loch Leven Castle, built c. 1300, on Castle Island in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle consists of a tower house or keep and a curtain wall. Battles took place here during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here 1567-68. The castle was restored in the 19th century and is run by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Loch Leven Castle, built c. 1300, on Castle Island in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle consists of a tower house or keep and a curtain wall. Battles took place here during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here 1567-68. The castle was restored in the 19th century and is run by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Powys House, an 18th century mansion built in 1746 by William Mayne, now run as a luxury B&B by the Kilgour family, in the Ochil Hills near Stirling, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Stirling Castle, site of a medieval castle but with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The castle was an important royal palace for centuries and has seen many coronations and sieges. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Stirling Castle, site of a medieval castle but with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The castle was an important royal palace for centuries and has seen many coronations and sieges. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Stirling Castle, site of a medieval castle but with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The castle was an important royal palace for centuries and has seen many coronations and sieges. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the statue of William Wallace, commissioned by David Steuart Erskine and made 1814 by John Smith of Darrick, in the grounds of Bemersyde House at Bemersyde, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland. Sir William Wallace, d. 1305, fought for the Scots during the Scottish Wars of Independence, defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge and was put to death for treason by Edward I. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Murray star shaped maze, designed by Adrian Fisher, in the grounds of Scone Palace, rebuilt 1802-12 by William Atkinson in late Georgian Gothic style, Perthshire, Scotland. The maze is planted with copper and green beech, after the Earl of Mansfield’s family tartan, Ancient Murray of Tullibardine, and is in the shape of a 5 pointed star from the Murray emblem. There was originally a church, then priory, then abbey on this site before it became a home. The palace is now open to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Scone Palace, rebuilt 1802-12 by William Atkinson in late Georgian Gothic style, Perthshire, Scotland. There was originally a church, then priory, then abbey on this site before it became a home. In the grounds is the coronation site of the kings of Scotland. The palace is now open to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Scone Palace, rebuilt 1802-12 by William Atkinson in late Georgian Gothic style, Perthshire, Scotland. There was originally a church, then priory, then abbey on this site before it became a home. In the grounds is the coronation site of the kings of Scotland. The palace is now open to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Scone Palace, rebuilt 1802-12 by William Atkinson in late Georgian Gothic style, Perthshire, Scotland. There was originally a church, then priory, then abbey on this site before it became a home. In the grounds is the coronation site of the kings of Scotland. The palace is now open to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Scone Palace, rebuilt 1802-12 by William Atkinson in late Georgian Gothic style, Perthshire, Scotland. There was originally a church, then priory, then abbey on this site before it became a home. In the grounds is the coronation site of the kings of Scotland. The palace is now open to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Paul's Cathedral, 1675 - 1710, architect Sir Christopher Wren : detail of the bell tower seen from the side at twilight, London, England, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Paul's Cathedral, 1675 - 1710, architect Sir Christopher Wren : detail of the bell tower, the pediment (c. 1706) by Francis Bird, illustrating the conversion of St Paul, and the dome, one of the largest dome in the world, 111 metres high, London, England, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Paul's Cathedral, 1675 - 1710, architect Sir Christopher Wren : detail of the dome, one of the largest dome in the world, 111 metres high, London, England, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Paul's Cathedral, 1675 - 1710, architect Sir Christopher Wren : detail of the bell tower, the pediment (c. 1706) by Francis Bird, illustrating the conversion of St Paul, and the dome, one of the largest dome in the world, 111 metres high, London, England, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Paul's Cathedral, 1675 - 1710, architect Sir Christopher Wren : detail of the pediment (c. 1706) by Francis Bird, illustrating the conversion of St Paul, and the dome, one of the largest dome in the world, 111 metres high, London, England, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huts on the beach, photograph from the Barcelona Al Limit exhibition, about Barcelona's military and social history, in the bunker at MUHBA Turo de la Rovira, a regenerated heritage site on top of a 262m high hill in the suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The hill houses an anti-aircraft battery from the Spanish Civil War, the Canons shantytown, municipal waterworks, quarry and abandoned military structures. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse, choir with altar and ambulatory, seen from the nave, aerial view, in the Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse, choir with altar and ambulatory, seen from the nave, aerial view, in the Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiled chequerboard floor, aerial view, in the Salle Capitulaire or Chapter House at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. Among the tile patterns are the initials RB of Renee de Bourbon, 1494-1539, abbess of Fontevraud, and a crowned winged 'L', symbol of Louise de Bourbon, Abbess of Fontevraud 1534-75, and the Bourbon-Vendome family. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle Capitulaire or Chapter House, 16th century, aerial view, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The walls of the Chapter House were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, aerial view, of the Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the centre are the 12th century effigies of Henry II, 1133-89, Plantagenet King of England and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine 1122-1204, King Richard I the Lionheart (reigned 1189-99) and Isabelle d'Angouleme. Behind them are the apse, choir and ambulatory. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plantagenet tombs, aerial view, in the nave of the Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The 12th century effigies are of Henry II, 1133-89, Plantagenet King of England and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine 1122-1204 (top) and of King Richard I the Lionheart (reigned 1189-99) and Isabelle d'Angouleme (bottom). The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal tombs, aerial view, with 12th century effigies of Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II Plantagenet of England, in the nave of the Abbey Church at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. Henry, 1133-1189, ruled from 1154 and was a benefactor of the monastery. His effigy is carved in stone and painted, he wears a crown and blue robes edged with gold and holds a sceptre. Eleanor reads a book and wears a crown and nun's wimple and her robes are blue and white. No bodies remain in the abbey as the tomb was raided during the French Revolution. Fontevraud Abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel and became a double monastery for both monks and nuns, led by an Abbess. The Order was dissolved during the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and apse, choir and ambulatory, aerial view, of the Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France, with the 12th century effigies of Henry II, 1133-89, Plantagenet King of England and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine 1122-1204 (foreground) and of King Richard I the Lionheart (reigned 1189-99) and Isabelle d'Angouleme (behind). The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plantagenet tombs, aerial view, with 12th century effigies of King Richard I the Lionheart  and Isabelle d'Angouleme, in the nave of the Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. Isabella, 1188-1246, was Queen consort of King John of England, brother of Richard I. Her effigy is carved in wood and painted, she wears a crown and nun's wimple (she was a nun at Fontevraud) and her robes are blue. The effigy of Richard I of England 1189-1199 is carved in stone and painted, Richard wears his crown and his robes are blue and red. The Plantagenet rulers were benefactors of the monastery. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine with 12th century effigy, aerial view, in the nave of the Abbey Church at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. Eleanor reads a book and wears a crown and nun's wimple and her robes are blue and white. No bodies remain in the abbey as the tomb was raided during the French Revolution. Fontevraud Abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel and became a double monastery for both monks and nuns, led by an Abbess. The Order was dissolved during the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Manuel Cohen, photographer, videographer and remote pilot of S1, S2 and S4 drones, photographed flying a drone in May 2019.
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  • Portrait of Manuel Cohen, photographer, videographer and remote pilot of S1, S2 and S4 drones, photographed flying a drone in May 2019.
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  • Portrait of Manuel Cohen, photographer, videographer and remote pilot of S1, S2 and S4 drones, photographed flying a drone in May 2019.
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  • Barbar Temple II, aerial site photograph, constructed with cut limestone blocks, containing a sacrificial courtyard, altars, shrines and an underground shrine built around a fresh water spring, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. This large temple was discovered near the village of Barbar and the site consists of 3 successive temples, with the 2 oldest temples terraced with a central platform above an outer oval platform, in Sumerian style. The Bahrain National Museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Double circular altar at Barbar Temple II, photograph, constructed with cut limestone blocks, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. This large temple was discovered near the village of Barbar and the site consists of 3 successive temples, with the 2 oldest temples terraced with a central platform above an outer oval platform, in Sumerian style. This temple contains a sacrificial courtyard, altars, shrines and an underground shrine built around a fresh water spring. The Bahrain National Museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temples of Dilmun, photograph, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. 5 temples have been excavated, at Sar, Diraz, Umm as-Sujur and Barbar, with architecture in the Sumerian Mesopotamian style. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal Burial Mounds of A'ali, aerial photograph, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. This is a royal cemetery built for the Dilmun kings outside their capital Qal'at al-Bahrain, with 14 mounds built along a ceremonial route. The Bahrain National Museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aldovesta, aerial view, a small fortified Punic settlement at Benifallet, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The Iberian Phoenician village was inhabited 7th - 6th centuries BC and consists of a walled compound. Many Phoenician amphorae have been found here, indicating the site's importance on the trade route of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iberian settlement of L'Assut, aerial view, above the river Ebro, near Tivernys, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. Archaeologists have recently excavated the fortified circular entrance tower at the top of the site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assut de Xerta, aerial view, a dam above the river Ebro and lock across the river, diverting water into canals, at Xerta, Terres de L'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. The current construction dates to the 19th century and the water is used to irrigate the delta valley, while still allowing boats to pass. The Moors built the first lock here in the 12th century which was completed in 1411. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parador de Tortosa, aerial view, or Zuda Castle, now a hotel, river Ebro and view over the town of Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Built in the 10th century under caliph Abderraman III, it was taken by Ramon Berenguer IV in 1148. Subsequently, the castle became a prison, was owned by the House of Montcada and by the Templars and was a royal palace under King Jaume I. On the left is the Cathedral of St Mary, built 1347-1757, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and with an 18th century Baroque facade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parador de Tortosa, aerial view, or Zuda Castle, now a hotel, river Ebro and view over the town of Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Built in the 10th century under caliph Abderraman III, it was taken by Ramon Berenguer IV in 1148. Subsequently, the castle became a prison, was owned by the House of Montcada and by the Templars and was a royal palace under King Jaume I. On the left is the Cathedral of St Mary, built 1347-1757, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and with an 18th century Baroque facade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parador de Tortosa, aerial view, or Zuda Castle, now a hotel, river Ebro and view over the town of Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Built in the 10th century under caliph Abderraman III, it was taken by Ramon Berenguer IV in 1148. Subsequently, the castle became a prison, was owned by the House of Montcada and by the Templars and was a royal palace under King Jaume I. On the left is the Cathedral of St Mary, built 1347-1757, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and with an 18th century Baroque facade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chevet of the Cathedral of St Mary, aerial view, built 1347-1757, with the river Ebro behind, in Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The building was designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and has an 18th century Baroque facade. The site previously housed a Romanesque church, a mosque and a Roman forum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iberian settlement of Castellot de la Roca Roja, aerial view, in the Barrufemes Gorge in the river Ebro, Catalonia, Spain. The small fortified town was occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iberian settlement of Castellot de la Roca Roja, aerial view, in the Barrufemes Gorge in the river Ebro, Catalonia, Spain. The small fortified town was occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castellet de Banyoles, aerial view, an Iberian settlement occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC, at Tivissa, Catalonia, Spain. The strategic location on the Ebro river takes advantage of Greek and Phoenician trade routes to the Mediterranean Sea. 2 pentagonal defensive towers remain and many houses have been excavated and there was once a sanctuary or temple on the site. Silverware and jewellery have also been excavated, known as the Treasure of Tivissa, which is housed in the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iberian settlement of Castellot de la Roca Roja, aerial view, in the Barrufemes Gorge in the river Ebro, Catalonia, Spain. The small fortified town was occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iberian settlement of Castellot de la Roca Roja, aerial view, in the Barrufemes Gorge in the river Ebro, Catalonia, Spain. The small fortified town was occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Balneario de Cardo, or Cardo Spa, aerial view, in Baix Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. The building was originally a convent with 14 hermitages, founded in 1605 by Pere Pau Revull, and converted into a spa in 1866. It became a Republican military hospital in the 20th century, and a mineral water bottling plant, and is now under restoration. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Miravet Castle, founded by the Moors and rebuilt as a Castle Convent by the Knights Templar in the 12th century, in Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. After the towns conquest from the Arabs in 1153, the castle was given by Ramon Berenguer IV to Pere de Rovira, master of the Knights Templar, who transformed it into a centre of christian power. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castellet de Banyoles, aerial view, an Iberian settlement occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC, at Tivissa, Catalonia, Spain. The strategic location on the Ebro river takes advantage of Greek and Phoenician trade routes to the Mediterranean Sea. 2 pentagonal defensive towers remain and many houses have been excavated and there was once a sanctuary or temple on the site. Silverware and jewellery have also been excavated, known as the Treasure of Tivissa, which is housed in the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_032.JPG
  • Castellet de Banyoles, aerial view, an Iberian settlement occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC, at Tivissa, Catalonia, Spain. The strategic location on the Ebro river takes advantage of Greek and Phoenician trade routes to the Mediterranean Sea. 2 pentagonal defensive towers remain and many houses have been excavated and there was once a sanctuary or temple on the site. Silverware and jewellery have also been excavated, known as the Treasure of Tivissa, which is housed in the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_030.JPG
  • Castellet de Banyoles, aerial view, an Iberian settlement occupied 6th - 3rd centuries BC, at Tivissa, Catalonia, Spain. The strategic location on the Ebro river takes advantage of Greek and Phoenician trade routes to the Mediterranean Sea. 2 pentagonal defensive towers remain and many houses have been excavated and there was once a sanctuary or temple on the site. Silverware and jewellery have also been excavated, known as the Treasure of Tivissa, which is housed in the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_029.JPG
  • La Moleta del Remei, aerial view, a pre-Iberian settlement built 9th - 7th century BC by the Ilercavones tribe, on the Sierra del Montsia at a strategic site between the river Ebro and the Mediterranean Sea, Catalonia, Spain. The settlement could house 500 people, with houses centred around a courtyard and walls surrounding the rim. The earlier settlement was abandoned c. 600 BC and rebuilt later by the Iberians and occupied until the 2nd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_023.JPG
  • Ulldecona Castle, aerial view, at Ulldecona, Catalonia, Spain. The castle was built as an Andalusian fort under the Moors 8th - 11th centuries, then owned by the Montcada family of Tortosa, who in 1148 gave it to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, when it became a Christian castle. A 16th century church, a 12th century circular watch tower and a 13th century square keep remain, built on top of the original Arabic fort and earlier Iberian settlements. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_028.JPG
  • Ulldecona Castle, aerial view, at Ulldecona, Catalonia, Spain. The castle was built as an Andalusian fort under the Moors 8th - 11th centuries, then owned by the Montcada family of Tortosa, who in 1148 gave it to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, when it became a Christian castle. A 16th century church, a 12th century circular watch tower and a 13th century square keep remain, built on top of the original Arabic fort and earlier Iberian settlements. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_027.JPG
  • Ulldecona Castle, aerial view, at Ulldecona, Catalonia, Spain. The castle was built as an Andalusian fort under the Moors 8th - 11th centuries, then owned by the Montcada family of Tortosa, who in 1148 gave it to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, when it became a Christian castle. A 16th century church, a 12th century circular watch tower and a 13th century square keep remain, built on top of the original Arabic fort and earlier Iberian settlements. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_026.JPG
  • Ulldecona Castle, aerial view, at Ulldecona, Catalonia, Spain. The castle was built as an Andalusian fort under the Moors 8th - 11th centuries, then owned by the Montcada family of Tortosa, who in 1148 gave it to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, when it became a Christian castle. A 16th century church, a 12th century circular watch tower and a 13th century square keep remain, built on top of the original Arabic fort and earlier Iberian settlements. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_025.JPG
  • La Moleta del Remei, aerial view, a pre-Iberian settlement built 9th - 7th century BC by the Ilercavones tribe, on the Sierra del Montsia at a strategic site between the river Ebro and the Mediterranean Sea, Catalonia, Spain. The settlement could house 500 people, with houses centred around a courtyard and walls surrounding the rim. The earlier settlement was abandoned c. 600 BC and rebuilt later by the Iberians and occupied until the 2nd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_022.JPG
  • La Moleta del Remei, aerial view, a pre-Iberian settlement built 9th - 7th century BC by the Ilercavones tribe, on the Sierra del Montsia at a strategic site between the river Ebro and the Mediterranean Sea, Catalonia, Spain. The settlement could house 500 people, with houses centred around a courtyard and walls surrounding the rim. The earlier settlement was abandoned c. 600 BC and rebuilt later by the Iberians and occupied until the 2nd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_021.JPG
  • Mussel farm, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_016.JPG
  • La Moleta del Remei, aerial view, a pre-Iberian settlement built 9th - 7th century BC by the Ilercavones tribe, on the Sierra del Montsia at a strategic site between the river Ebro and the Mediterranean Sea, Catalonia, Spain. The settlement could house 500 people, with houses centred around a courtyard and walls surrounding the rim. The earlier settlement was abandoned c. 600 BC and rebuilt later by the Iberians and occupied until the 2nd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_019.JPG
  • La Moleta del Remei, aerial view, a pre-Iberian settlement built 9th - 7th century BC by the Ilercavones tribe, on the Sierra del Montsia at a strategic site between the river Ebro and the Mediterranean Sea, Catalonia, Spain. The settlement could house 500 people, with houses centred around a courtyard and walls surrounding the rim. The earlier settlement was abandoned c. 600 BC and rebuilt later by the Iberians and occupied until the 2nd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_020.JPG
  • Mussel farms, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_018.JPG
  • Mussel farms, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_017.JPG
  • Mussel farms, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_015.JPG
  • Mussel farms, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_014.JPG
  • Mussel farms, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_009.JPG
  • Mussel farms, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_013.JPG
  • Mussel farms, aerial view, in the Bahia del Fangar, in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The protected bay is large and shallow, with fertile algae fields creating the perfect conditions for breeding shellfish. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_010.JPG
  • Torre de la Fullola, or Tower of Fullola, an early 13th century castle tower, 16m high, near Tortosa in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. There are remains of a medieval village and Gothic church around the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre de la Fullola, or Tower of Fullola, an early 13th century castle tower, 16m high, near Tortosa in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. There are remains of a medieval village and Gothic church around the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Miravet with its castle, founded by the Moors and rebuilt as a Castle Convent by the Knights Templar in the 12th century, in Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. After the towns conquest from the Arabs in 1153, the castle was given by Ramon Berenguer IV to Pere de Rovira, master of the Knights Templar, who transformed it into a centre of christian power. The old town of Miravet is walled Moorish settlement following the banks of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Miravet with its castle, founded by the Moors and rebuilt as a Castle Convent by the Knights Templar in the 12th century, in Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. After the towns conquest from the Arabs in 1153, the castle was given by Ramon Berenguer IV to Pere de Rovira, master of the Knights Templar, who transformed it into a centre of christian power. The old town of Miravet is walled Moorish settlement following the banks of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Poblenou del Delta, Amposta, Montsia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town sits next the to the Encanyissada, seen in the distance, the largest lagoon in the Ebro Delta. The Ebro Delta Natural Park is a protected area of wetland habitat with ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, covering c. 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coastline of the Natural Park of Serra d'Irta, or Parque Natural de la Sierra de Irta, a protected nature reserve covering land and sea, created in 2002, in Castellon, near Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ets Alocs, Maressos, on the North coast of the island of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is a wild, undeveloped part of the coast with natural pebble beaches and rocky slopes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_SPAIN_MC_001.JPG
  • Aerial view of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0124.jpg
  • Aerial view of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0123.JPG
  • Aerial view of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0122.jpg
  • Aerial view of the Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0117.jpg
  • Aerial view of the Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0116.jpg
  • Aerial view of the incomplete North Tower of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0113.jpg
  • Aerial view of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0114.jpg
  • Aerial view of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0112.JPG
  • Aerial view of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0111.jpg
  • Statue of a bishop on top of the gable on the West facade of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Flanking the statue, the North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0110.jpg
  • Aerial view of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The North tower was built in the 16th century and never completed, the South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0109.jpg
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