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  • Brick House, sculpture by Simone Leigh, at The Plinth, featuring a rotating series of new, monumental, contemporary art commissions,s on the Spur, a section of the High Line at 30th Street and 10th Avenue, in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. Brick House is the inaugural Plinth sculpture, depicting a black woman with voluminous skirts, on display for 18 months June 2019 - September 2020. The High Line is an elevated park along a former New York Central Railroad spur, 1.45 miles long, in Manhattan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone plinth found at the Baptistery, early 6th century, Byzantine, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. The baptistery has a large mosaic pavement and is the second largest baptistery in the Byzantine empire, after Haghia Sofia. Butrint was founded by the Greek Chaonian tribe and was a port throughout Hellenistic and Roman times, when it was known as Buthrotum. It was ruled by the Byzantines and the Venetians and finally abandoned in the Middle Ages. The ruins at Butrint were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presa de Castillejos, or Conquest of Los Castillejos in the Hispano-Moroccan War, bronze relief on the plinth of the Monument to General Prim, detail, in the Parc de La Ciutadella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Joan Prim i Prats, 1814-70, was a Spanish soldier, politician and Prime Minister, and is depicted in a bronze equestrian statue on a plinth surrounded by reliefs of his military campaigns. The original sculpture was by Lluis Puiggener and was inaugurated in 1889, but it was destroyed to make ammunitions during the Spanish Civil War and remade by Frederic Mares after the war. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Villa del Poggio Imperiale, a neoclassical Villa Medicea in Arcetri, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The statue on the right plinth is Hercules holding the Celestial Globe, 1568, by Vicenzo de Rossi. Originally built in the 15th century, the villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century. It was enlarged in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It was the seat of the Educandato Statale della Santissima Annunziata 1865-2015. The villa forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of Malesherbes defending Louis XVI, designed by Francois Joseph Bosio, 1768-1845, and sculpted by Jean-Pierre Cortot, 1787-1843, on the plinth of the statue of Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1721-94, 1826, by Jacques Edmee Dumont, 1761-1844, in the Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, an enormous vestibule leading to the courthouses, in the Palais de Justice or Paris Law Courts, on the Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The former royal palace was originally a medieval building, reworked and rebuilt several times, with a major reconstruction 1857-68 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honore Daumet under Haussmann. The complex includes the Palais de Justice, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God Mars on a plinth with lance and shield, in a garden of plants and birds, fresco, in the peristyle of the House of Venus in the Shell, or Casa della Venere in Conchiglia, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • National Gallery, founded 1824, housing the national collection of paintings to 1900, on Trafalgar Square, opened 1844, designed by John Nash, 1752-1835, with fountains designed by Edwin Lutyens, 1869-1944, in Westminster, London, England, UK. The original National Gallery was designed and built 1832-38 by William Wilkins, 1778-1839, and was extended by James Pennethorne, 1801-71, and Charles Barry, 1795-1860, with the addition of the Sainsbury Wing by Robert Venturi, b. 1925, and Denise Scott Brown, b. 1931, in 1991. On the left is Thumbs Up, a sculpture on the fourth plinth (which houses temporary installations) by David Shrigley, b. 1968. On the right is the Church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, built 1722-26 in Neoclassical style by James Gibbs, 1682-1754. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of cardinal Grente, 1875-1959, bishop of Le Mans 1918-59, erected 1965, with a marble effigy of the cardinal on an inscribed plinth, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • National Gallery, founded 1824, housing the national collection of paintings to 1900, on Trafalgar Square, opened 1844, designed by John Nash, 1752-1835, with fountains designed by Edwin Lutyens, 1869-1944, in Westminster, London, England, UK. The original National Gallery was designed and built 1832-38 by William Wilkins, 1778-1839, and was extended by James Pennethorne, 1801-71, and Charles Barry, 1795-1860, with the addition of the Sainsbury Wing by Robert Venturi, b. 1925, and Denise Scott Brown, b. 1931, in 1991. On the left is Thumbs Up, a sculpture on the fourth plinth (which houses temporary installations) by David Shrigley, b. 1968. On the right is the Church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, built 1722-26 in Neoclassical style by James Gibbs, 1682-1754. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of Malesherbes defending Louis XVI, designed by Francois Joseph Bosio, 1768-1845, and sculpted by Jean-Pierre Cortot, 1787-1843, on the plinth of the statue of Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1721-94, 1826, by Jacques Edmee Dumont, 1761-1844, in the Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, an enormous vestibule leading to the courthouses, in the Palais de Justice or Paris Law Courts, on the Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The former royal palace was originally a medieval building, reworked and rebuilt several times, with a major reconstruction 1857-68 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honore Daumet under Haussmann. The complex includes the Palais de Justice, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegory of Johann Christian Bach, 1735-82, German Classical composer, after a drawing by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1791. An allegorical figure stands on a plinth with a medallion portrait of Bach and a putto playing a lyre. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • National Gallery, founded 1824, housing the national collection of paintings to 1900, on Trafalgar Square, opened 1844, designed by John Nash, 1752-1835, with fountains designed by Edwin Lutyens, 1869-1944, in Westminster, London, England, UK. The original National Gallery was designed and built 1832-38 by William Wilkins, 1778-1839, and was extended by James Pennethorne, 1801-71, and Charles Barry, 1795-1860, with the addition of the Sainsbury Wing by Robert Venturi, b. 1925, and Denise Scott Brown, b. 1931, in 1991. On the left is Thumbs Up, a sculpture on the fourth plinth (which houses temporary installations) by David Shrigley, b. 1968. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Pau Casals, bronze relief, on the base of the Hommage de la Ville de Perpignan au Maitre Pau Casals, 1876-1973, 1976, by Miquel Paredes i Fonolla, 1901-80, inaugurated 1977, on the Allees Maillol, or Esplanade des Platanes, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The statue represents a young girl walking towards Canigou, and is dedicated to the life and work of Pau Casals, a catalan composer and conductor. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its white stone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83, in the Cour Colbert at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Behind is the chapel, Chapelle Saint-Louis, built in 1723 for the Gobelins weavers, now housing a collection of heritage tapestries and works by contemporary artists such as Combas and Kijno and Vincent Bioules. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre (foreground), with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column bases at the Roman settlement of Valeria, founded 93-82 BC, near the village of Valeria, in Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Excavations at the site have revealed a nymphaeum, exedra, forum, aqueducts and private houses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doric temple, 430-420 BC, at Segesta, a settlement of the Elymians, an indigenous Sicilian people, in Sicily, Italy. The temple has 6x14 Doric columns on a 21x56m base, although a roof was never built. Segesta was one of the most important Siceliot (Sicilian-Greek) cities of ancient times, and was inhabited until the Middles Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontaine de la Porte Doree, or Golden Gate Fountain, on the Sqaure des Combattants d'Indochine, or Indochinese Fighters Square, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. A 10m high golden statue of Athena tops the fountain, representing France bringing peace and prosperity to the colonies. The fountain is close to the Palais de la Porte Doree, designed by architect Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, inaugurated in 1931 for the Colonial Exhibition, hosting the Musee National de l’Histoire et des Cultures de l’Immigration, or National Museum of the History and Cultures of Immigration since 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Archimedes by Alexandre Falguiere, 1831-1900, representing Sciences, in the Entrance Hall or Grand Vestibule, accessed from the Rue des Ecoles, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Palais Academique today houses the seat of the chancellery of the universities and the academy of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin des Tuileries, or Tuileries Garden, a public park between the Musee du Louvre and the Place de la Concorde, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. In the distance is the Musee d"Orsay, a fine art museum opened in 1986 in the Gare d'Orsay, a train station built 1898-1900, on the left bank of the river Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Watch Boer War Memorial, by William Birnie Rhind, 1853-1933, in augurated 1910, dedicated to the soldiers who fell during the Boer War 1899-1902, on Market St and North Bank St, Edinburgh, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King in battle, relief on the base of the funerary monument of Francois I, 1494-1547, and Claude of France, 1499-1524, commissioned by Henri II and made by Pierre Bontemps in 1550, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. This monument originally came from the Abbaye des Hautes-Bruyires in Yvelines. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade in Plateresque style, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, on the Plaza de Colon in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. On the left is a bust of Pope John Paul II, commemorating his first visit to the Americas in 1979. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Confederate Soldiers Monument, 1903, by Pompeo Coppini, base designed by Frank Teich, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The monument depicts a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrounded by 4 Confederate soldiers representing Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Navy, and commemorates those who died in the Civil War, 1861-65. The inscription reads, 'Died for state rights guaranteed under the constitution. The people of the south, animated by the spirit of 1778, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal compact in 1861. The north resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted.' Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Strengthen the Arm of Liberty, copper statue erected 1951 by the Boy Scouts of America, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, on the lawn of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The building is in Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with both Corinthian and Doric details and a large central dome. The State Capitol houses the Senate, Governor's Office, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the architect Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, Spanish Renaissance architect, in the Vazquez de Molina Square, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Vandelvira designed many of the Renaissance buildings in Ubeda and Baeza. Behind the statue is the Palacio de las Cadenas or Palace of the Chains, or Vazquez de Molina Palace, designed by Andres de Vandelvira and built 1546-65 in Renaissance style for Juan Vazquez de Molina. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Abu al-Walid ibn Ruchd, known as Averroes, 1126-98, holding a book, author of treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and philosophy, on a marble pedestal by the Almodovar Gate in the city walls in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman water spout with pointed arch, 1st century AD, leading to canals under the Eastern fortress and opening into a square with 3 obelisks, Apollonia, Fier, Albania. The style of this spout is typically Apollonian and was built under Pax Romana, a time when defence was less important. Apollonia was an ancient Greek city in Illyria, founded in 588 BC by Greek colonists from Corfu and Corinth. It flourished in the Roman period and declined from the 3rd century AD when its harbour was silted up due to an earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Apollo Obelisk, a Greek monolithic limestone column dedicated to the god Apollo as Agyieus, protector of streets and houses, Apollonia, Fier, Albania. The obelisk was found near the library but has been reerected by the wall of the tenemos on hill 104. Apollonia was an ancient Greek city in Illyria, founded in 588 BC by Greek colonists from Corfu and Corinth. It flourished in the Roman period and declined from the 3rd century AD when its harbour was silted up due to an earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rear of the Triumphal Arch of Caracalla, built 217 AD by the city's governor Marcus Aurelius Sebastenus at the end of the Decumanus Maximus in honour of Emperor Caracalla, 188-217 AD, and his mother Julia Domna, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. The arch was reconstructed 1930-34 and was originally topped with a bronze chariot pulled by 6 horses. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Capitoline Temple, built 218 AD on the site of an earlier shrine, with an altar in a courtyard in front of a 13-stepped platform with a tetrastyle Corinthian column temple, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. The temple was dedicated to Juno, Jupiter and Minerva and was the site of huge civic assemblies. It was reconstructed in 1955 and 1962. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central courtyard of the House of the Columns, with different style columns around its central pool, including a spiral column with a Corinthian capital, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atrium of the House of the Labours of Hercules, 2nd century AD, named for a mosaic of Hercules' 12 trials. The house is palatial with 41 rooms covering 2000 sq m, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance of the House of the Columns, with Corinthian columns flanking the entrance, and the smaller entrance for staff on the right, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman Basilica, 217 AD, used as courts of justice and city governance, with its colonnaded facade which lined the Forum or marketplace on the right, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Storks sit on a nest atop one of the columns. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman agora or town square, built in the 2nd or 3rd century AD to replace the old agora, and the Theatre, dating from the 2nd century AD, built on the same site as an earlier Hellenistic one. On the right, the Greek Harpy monument (right), 470-460 BC, a 7.5m high pillar tomb with burial chamber on top with relief carvings of sirens taking the souls of the dead to heaven, and the unusual Lycian pillar tomb (left), thought to date from the 4th century BC, a Lycian sarcophagus on top of a short pillar tomb, Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of St George being martyred by being crushed on a wheel, from the base of the statue of St George from the right splay of the left bay of the South Portal depicting the Martyrs, 12th century, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Doorway to the Tomb of St John at the Basilica of St John with the 2-storey narthex behind, built 536-565 AD under Emperor Justinian on the site of the apostle's tomb, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. St John the Evangelist spent his last years in Ephesus and died here. In the 4th century a church was erected over his tomb but in the 6th century Justinian ordered the construction of a large, 6-domed basilica built of stone and brick with marble columns in a Greek cross plan, the ruins of which we see today. The church measures 130x56m and was an important Christian pilgrimage site, attaining the status of "Church of the Cross". This doorway leads onto the far end of the nave opposite the narthex, where storks now nest on the capitals of the columns on the upper storey, seen here. The church interior would have been covered with frescoes, and the vaults with mosaics. An earthquake in the 14th century destroyed most of the building. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of St John on the bema or raised platform in the nave of the Basilica of St John with the atrium in the distance, built 536-565 AD under Emperor Justinian on the site of the apostle's tomb, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. St John the Evangelist spent his last years in Ephesus and died here. In the 4th century a church was erected over his tomb but in the 6th century Justinian ordered the construction of a large, 6-domed basilica built of stone and brick with marble columns in a Greek cross plan, the ruins of which we see today. The church measures 130x56m and was an important Christian pilgrimage site, attaining the status of "Church of the Cross". The tomb and the burial area were unearthed by the first excavator, Greek archaeologist G A. Soteriu, in 1920-22. From the early Christian period, dust from the tomb was said to be miraculous and cure illness. The tomb itself is in the crypt below this columned structure. The floor of the bema was covered in polychrome geometric stone panels. Originally, the church interior would have been covered with frescoes, and the vaults with mosaics. An earthquake in the 14th century destroyed most of the building. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unidentified marble structure thought to be either a fountain in a decorative enclosure with columns and pediment, or an altar, in the nave of the Basilica of St John, built 536-565 AD under Emperor Justinian on the site of the apostle's tomb, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. St John the Evangelist spent his last years in Ephesus and died here. In the 4th century a church was erected over his tomb but in the 6th century Justinian ordered the construction of a large, 6-domed basilica built of stone and brick with marble columns in a Greek cross plan, the ruins of which we see today. The church measures 130x56m and was an important Christian pilgrimage site, attaining the status of "Church of the Cross". Originally, the church interior would have been covered with frescoes, and the vaults with mosaics. An earthquake in the 14th century destroyed most of the building. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site.¬†It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin Mary erected by the American Society of Ephesus (George B. Quatman Foundation), on the road to the House of the Virgin Mary outside Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This statue was erected on October 13th 1996 to celebrate the life of the Virgin, who may have spent her last years here. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apamea (Afamia), erected by Trajan (AD 52 ? 117) who ordered its complete reconstruction after the earthquake of AD 115 : View of the ruined colonnade ordered by Marcus Aurelius (AD 161 ? 180) and the shops front in the distance. Apamea. Syria Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apamea (Afamia), erected by Trajan (AD 52 ? 117) who ordered its complete reconstruction after the earthquake of AD 115 : View of the temple of Bacchus from the back. Apamea. Syria Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apamea (Afamia), erected by Trajan (AD 52 ? 117) who ordered its complete reconstruction after the earthquake of AD 115 : View of the ruined colonnade ordered by Marcus Aurelius (AD 161 ? 180) and the temple of Bacchus in the middle. Apamea. Syria Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble plaque with inscription from the pedestal of the silver statue dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia (the city’s protector divinity and its personification), detail, Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The inscription reads, Lucius Minicius Apronianus, a duumvir quinquennal, provided in his will for a silver statue weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces, to be dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Emperor Caesar Augustus, 63BC -14AD, outside the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Emperor Caesar Augustus, 63BC -14AD, outside the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central Hall, with bust of Eusebi Guell and staircase, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central Hall, with bust of Eusebi Guell, staircase and parabolic dome, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Joaquim de Carcer i d'Amat, Marquis of Castellbell, 1900, by Miquel Blay, in the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salvador Dali, bronze statue, 1972, by Ros Sabate, b. 1936, and given to the town by John Peter Moore, former secretary to Dali, on the seafront at Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salvador Dali, bronze statue, 1972, by Ros Sabate, b. 1936, and given to the town by John Peter Moore, former secretary to Dali, on the seafront at Platja Gran, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontaine du Baron, a public fountain commissioned in 1831 by Baron Hippolyte Despres, mayor of Perpignan 1818-27, on the Place Bardou-Job, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fountain is composed of 3 siren statues, connected by the tips of their wings, on a white marble basin, supporting a larger basin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Venus with myrtle, 1896, by Victorien Bastet, 1852-1905, in the inner courtyard of the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The courtyard is lined on 2 sides by a portico with Ionic columns, and planted with a lush garden. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its whitestone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Jose Marti, 1853-95, Cuban politician, inaugurated 2018, at the old Fabra i Coats factory in San Andreu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Fabra i Coats was a large industrial site with cotton spinning factory employing 3000 people in the early 20th century. The factory declined from the 1970s and closed in 2005. A portion of the industrial site has since been refurbished as a cultural centre, the Centre Can Fabra, housing a library, startup companies, artist studios, contemporary arts centre and community and social centres. The remaining factory is destined to also become a cultural space. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the Cour Colbert is the Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83. On the right is the house of Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, French artist and first director of the Gobelins under Louis XIV, and behind, the chapel and dyeing workshop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the foreground in the Cour Colbert is the Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83.  Behind is the chapel, Chapelle Saint-Louis, built 1723, and the dyeing workshop, where chemist Eugene Chevreul, 1786-1889, worked in the 19th century, and still in use today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83, in the Cour Colbert at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Behind is the chapel, Chapelle Saint-Louis, built 1723, and the dyeing workshop, where chemist Eugene Chevreul, 1786-1889, worked in the 19th century, and still in use today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the foreground in the Cour Colbert is the Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83. On the left is the house of Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, French artist and first director of the Gobelins under Louis XIV. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street leading down the hill, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre (shown here), with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Copy of a statue of Agrippina Minor, or Giulia Agrippina Augusta, Roman empress and mother of Nero, in the ruins of a Roman building in Roselle, an ancient Etrurian city near Grosseto, in Tuscany, Italy. The city grew in the 7th and 6th centuries BC in the late Archaic period, and became Roman in the 3rd century BC. It was abandoned in the Middle Ages and excavated in the 19th and 20th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldiers bringing booty and captives before a sitting ruler, Renaissance relief on the base of the Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, by  Baccio Bandinelli, 1488-1560, on the Piazza San Lorenzo in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Giovanni delle Bande Nere, 1498-1526, also known as Lodovico de Medici, was an Italian condottiero. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vercingetorix Monument, sculpted by Aime Millet, 1819-91, and designed by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, erected in 1865 on the Western point of the oppidum of Alesia, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. The monument was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III, celebrating Vercingetorix as a symbol of Gallic nationalism. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vercingetorix Monument, sculpted by Aime Millet, 1819-91, and designed by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, erected in 1865 on the Western point of the oppidum of Alesia, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. The monument was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III, celebrating Vercingetorix as a symbol of Gallic nationalism. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vercingetorix Monument, sculpted by Aime Millet, 1819-91, and designed by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, erected in 1865 on the Western point of the oppidum of Alesia, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. The monument was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III, celebrating Vercingetorix as a symbol of Gallic nationalism. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urns of flowers, lawns and topiary in the formal gardens of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. In the centre is a statue of cherubs holding a basket of flowers, by Philippe de Buyster, 1595-1688. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Grand Monnayage, with allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Grand Monnayage, with allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Homer with a lyre, by Eugene Delaplanche, 1836-91, representing Letters, in the Entrance Hall or Grand Vestibule, accessed from the Rue des Ecoles, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Palais Academique today houses the seat of the chancellery of the universities and the academy of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pieta relief on the base of the Pieta sculpture, 1712-28, marble, by Nicolas Coustou, 1658-1733, behind the altar in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. To either side of the sculpture are statues of Louis XIII by Guillaume Coustou and Louis XIV by Antoine Coysevox. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Samuel de Champlain monument, by Paul Chevre, erected 1898, in honour of the founder of Quebec City, on the Dufferin Terrace, and the Louis S St-Laurent Building, built 1872-73 in Second Empire style, the Old Post Office, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Samuel de Champlain, 1574-1635, was a navigator who founded New France and Quebec City and mapped the Canadian coast. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Samuel de Champlain monument, by Paul Chevre, erected 1898, in honour of the founder of Quebec City, on the Dufferin Terrace, and the Chateau Frontenac, opened 1893, designed by Bruce Price as a chateau style hotel for the Canadian Pacific Railway company or CPR, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The building was extended and the central tower added in 1924, by William Sutherland Maxwell. The building is now a hotel, the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, and is listed as a National Historic Site of Canada. Samuel de Champlain, 1574-1635, was a navigator who founded New France and Quebec City and mapped the Canadian coast. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaza Padre Billini, or Padre Billini Square, also called Parque Billini, a public city park dedicated to philanthropist and teacher Padre Billini, built late 19th century, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • National Gallery, founded 1824, housing the national collection of paintings to 1900, on Trafalgar Square, opened 1844, designed by John Nash, 1752-1835, with fountains designed by Edwin Lutyens, 1869-1944, in Westminster, London, England, UK. The original National Gallery was designed and built 1832-38 by William Wilkins, 1778-1839, and was extended by James Pennethorne, 1801-71, and Charles Barry, 1795-1860, with the addition of the Sainsbury Wing by Robert Venturi, b. 1925, and Denise Scott Brown, b. 1931, in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of the architect Joseph-Louis Duc, 1802-79, by Henri Chapu, 1833-91, 1891, in the Vestibule de Harlay, inaugurated 1875, the main entrance to the Law Courts, named after president Achille de Harlay, first president of the Paris parliament 1582-1611, in the Palais de Justice or Paris Law Courts, on the Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The hall was designed by Joseph-Louis Duc and is 55m long and 24m wide. It contains Egyptian elements inspired by the temple at Denderah. The former royal palace was originally a medieval building, reworked and rebuilt several times, with a major reconstruction 1857-68 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honore Daumet under Haussmann. The complex includes the Palais de Justice, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Catherine, by Luigi Mussini, 1813-88, and striped marble columns and with carved capitals featuring birds and foliage, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Crescentius, martyred as a child under Diocletian, by Luigi Mussini, 1813-88, and striped marble columns and walls, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vestibule, with 2 marble busts, of Queen Victoria by John Edward Jones, 1806-62, and her husband Prince Albert by Emil Wolff, 1802-79, both from the Musee du Louvre, and framed portrait of Louis-Philippe I, 1773-1850, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription on the base of the Confederate Soldiers Monument, 1903, by Pompeo Coppini, base designed by Frank Teich, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The monument depicts a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrounded by Confederate soldiers and commemorates those who died in the Civil War, 1861-65. The inscription reads, 'Died for state rights guaranteed under the constitution. The people of the south, animated by the spirit of 1778, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal compact in 1861. The north resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted.' Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Strengthen the Arm of Liberty, copper statue erected 1951 by the Boy Scouts of America, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, on the lawn of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The building is in Italian Neo-Renaissance style, with both Corinthian and Doric details and a large central dome. The State Capitol houses the Senate, Governor's Office, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Billboards and evening crowds on Broadway, and statue of George M Cohan, 1878-1942, entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and producer, 1959, by Georg John Lober and architect Otto Langman, on Duffy Square, Times Square, New York, New York, USA. Broadway is the Theater District of Manhattan, with 41 professional theatres. Broadway is the oldest North-South street in New York City, and is 13 miles long. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nicolas Desbons, metalworker and artist, at work on a plaster and clay mould for a figurative sculpture, and a standing clay sculpture, in his Soleil Rouge workshop, photographed in 2017, in Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, France. Desbons works mainly in steel but often in conjunction with other materials such as fibreglass, glass and clay, using both cold metal and forge techniques. He produces both figurative and abstract sculptures as well as furniture and lighting. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nicolas Desbons, metalworker and artist, at work on a plaster and clay mould for a figurative sculpture, and a standing clay sculpture, in his Soleil Rouge workshop, photographed in 2017, in Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, France. Desbons works mainly in steel but often in conjunction with other materials such as fibreglass, glass and clay, using both cold metal and forge techniques. He produces both figurative and abstract sculptures as well as furniture and lighting. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes including a face and trompe l'oeil details along the bottom of the cryptoporticus in the Casa del Criptoportico, or House of the Cryptoporticus, Pompeii, Italy. The house is one of the largest in Pompeii and was owned by the Valerii Rufi family and built in the 3rd century BC. It takes its name from the underground corridor or cryptoporticus used as a wine cellar and lit by small windows. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of the meeting of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon with Christopher Columbus, in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish scholar, philosopher and physician, on a stone pedestal in the Jewish Quarter of Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Maimonides was forced to flee with his family to Fez aged 23 to escape religious persecution by fanatical Almohads in al-Andalus. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Abu al-Walid ibn Ruchd, known as Averroes, 1126-98, holding a book, author of treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and philosophy, on a marble pedestal by the Almodovar Gate in the city walls in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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