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  • Group of farmers horseback demonstrating against the government, in Sicily, Italy, black and white photograph dating to just after the Second World War, from the exhibition No Mafia Memorial, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. In the 1940s there were widespread peasant protests in Sicily with farmers fighting for land and social justice. The No Mafia Memorial explores the growth and history of the mafia, and its impact on the Sicilian population and its poverty. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man protesting against the presidency of Donald Trump in front of Trump Tower, on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Trump Tower was designed by  Der Scutt and built 1979-83 for Trump and the Equitable Life Assurance Company. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in November 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reaching figure and a menorah relief, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman reaching for her imprisoned husband, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trapped head, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure seated on a bench, a reminder that Jewish people were not permitted to do so, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Heads of trapped prisoners, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Couple with expressions of sadness, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A couple with expressions of sadness, and behind, a woman reaching for her husband, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prisoners behind a fence, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women and children mourning the arrest of their loved ones, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jewish men kept as prisoners, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mourning woman and menorah relief, from the Block der Frauen or Block of Women sculpture, by Ingeborg Hunzinger, erected 1995, Rosenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The sculpture is a memorial to the Jewish women's protest in 1943 against the arrest of their husbands by the SS, and resulted in their release. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Letter of protest written by Arthur Rimbaud, 1854-91, French poet, to the mayor of Douai asking for weapons for the National Guard, original manuscript, draft petition and facsimiles, in the Musee Arthur Rimbaud, opened in 1969 in the Vieux-Moulin, a former water mill on the river Meuse in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The city is on the Rimbaud Verlaine Trail. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Diana the huntress, 1869, by Louis Auguste Leveque, 1814-75, decorated with an emergency foil blanket and a sign protesting the treatment of homeless people, in the Jardin des Tuileries or Tuileries Garden, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. In the background is a wing of the Musee du Louvre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Diana the huntress, 1869, by Louis Auguste Leveque, 1814-75, decorated with an emergency foil blanket and a sign protesting the treatment of homeless people, in the Jardin des Tuileries or Tuileries Garden, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Festival goers wearing the catalan flag, celebrating catalan nationalism, on Diada, or La Diada Nacional de Catalunya, Catalonia's National Day, on 11th September 2018, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The banner calls for Fem la Republica Catalana, or We Do the Catalan Republic. 2018 saw the largest Diada march ever, organised by the Catalan National Assembly, with a million people taking to the streets, supporting secession and the reinstatement of the unrecognised Catalan Declaration of Independence after the referendum of 2017. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Festival goers with the catalan flag painted on their cheeks, marching to celebrate catalan nationalism, on Diada, or La Diada Nacional de Catalunya, Catalonia's National Day, on 11th September 2018, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Behind are yellow ribbons tied to a gate, in support of activists jailed for their role in the push for catalan independence. 2018 saw the largest Diada march ever, organised by the Catalan National Assembly, with a million people taking to the streets, supporting secession and the reinstatement of the unrecognised Catalan Declaration of Independence after the referendum of 2017. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Festival goers wearing the catalan flag, celebrating catalan nationalism, in front of a photograph of police brutality, on Diada, or La Diada Nacional de Catalunya, Catalonia's National Day, on 11th September 2018, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. 2018 saw the largest Diada march ever, organised by the Catalan National Assembly, with a million people taking to the streets, supporting secession and the reinstatement of the unrecognised Catalan Declaration of Independence after the referendum of 2017. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catalan flag, celebrating catalan nationalism, draped on the Casa Mila, or La Pedrera building designed by Antoni Gaudi and built 1906-12, on Diada, or La Diada Nacional de Catalunya, Catalonia's National Day, on 11th September 2018, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. 2018 saw the largest Diada march ever, organised by the Catalan National Assembly, with a million people taking to the streets, supporting secession and the reinstatement of the unrecognised Catalan Declaration of Independence after the referendum of 2017. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patriotic demonstration and parade of troops during the Russian Revolution, in Red Square, Moscow, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3875, 9th June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patriotic counter-demonstration responding to the pacifist actions of the supporters of Lenin, with servicemen blinded in the First World War led by a nurse under a banner stating 'War until complete victory. Long live liberty!', photograph published in L'Illustration no.3874, 2nd June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Demonstration by pacifist Lenin supporters, on 1st May a follower of Lenin declared the confiscation of land, the deposition of the Provisional Government and the sovereignty of the Proletariat, photograph by Karl Bulla, 1853-1929, published in L'Illustration no.3874, 2nd June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds in front of the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution), in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, Russia, during the Russian Revolution, on 14th March 1917, photograph by P Wolkof of Vetchernee Vremia, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds marching towards the Duma or parliament building in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, 12th March 1917, photograph by Karl Bulla, 1853-1929, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Members of the 'Compagnons du Devoir' or Workers Association of Journeymen of Duty, a form of guild, holding copies of La Guerre Sociale and L'Humanite, communist and antimilitarist newspapers, in 1909, photographer unknown. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Restored ten commandments in the Protestant chapel, 1520, at the Chateau de Chamerolles, Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Loiret, Centre, France. The chapel was built by Lancelot I du Lac, founder of the chateau, and his grandson, Lancelot II du Lac reworked the chapel in 1560. This is the oldest Protestant Reform Temple in France. The Renaissance castle was built in the 16th century by Lancelot I du Lac under Francois I and was listed as a Monument Historique in 1927. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Protestant chapel, 1520, at the Chateau de Chamerolles, Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Loiret, Centre, France. The chapel was built by Lancelot I du Lac, founder of the chateau, and his grandson, Lancelot II du Lac reworked the chapel in 1560. Restoration work has reinstated Protestant Ten commandments and a Credo. This is the oldest Protestant Reform Temple in France. The Renaissance castle was built in the 16th century by Lancelot I du Lac under Francois I and was listed as a Monument Historique in 1927. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Solitude, detail, bronze statue of a black slave woman who was freed in 1794 and beaten to death while pregnant in 1802 after Napoleon restored slavery in Guadeloupe, inaugurated 2022, by Didier Audrat, in the Jardin Solitude, Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France. This is the first statue of a real black woman in Paris, and she is depicted defiantly protesting against slavery. It was inaugurated on 10th May 2022, the National Day to Commemorate Memories of Slave Trade, Slavery and their Abolition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Solitude, bronze statue of a black slave woman who was freed in 1794 and beaten to death while pregnant in 1802 after Napoleon restored slavery in Guadeloupe, inaugurated 2022, by Didier Audrat, in the Jardin Solitude, Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France. This is the first statue of a real black woman in Paris, and she is depicted defiantly protesting against slavery. It was inaugurated on 10th May 2022, the National Day to Commemorate Memories of Slave Trade, Slavery and their Abolition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Solitude, bronze statue of a black slave woman who was freed in 1794 and beaten to death while pregnant in 1802 after Napoleon restored slavery in Guadeloupe, inaugurated 2022, by Didier Audrat, in the Jardin Solitude, Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France. This is the first statue of a real black woman in Paris, and she is depicted defiantly protesting against slavery. It was inaugurated on 10th May 2022, the National Day to Commemorate Memories of Slave Trade, Slavery and their Abolition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gaspard III de Coligny, 1584-1646, Protestant general and Marechal de Chatillon, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gravestones amongst plants and trees in the Franzosischer Friedhof or French Cemetery, opened 1780 for the descendants of Huguenots and Protestants living in Berlin, Oranienburg, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Ludwig Devrient, 1784-1832, German playwright, in the Franzosischer Friedhof or French Cemetery, opened 1780 for the descendants of Huguenots and Protestants living in Berlin, Oranienburg, Berlin, Germany. Many of the tombs are neoclassical in style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, 1504-67, German nobleman of the Protestant Reformation, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel Royal, built 1593-94 on the orders of king James VI for the baptism of his son Henry, in Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The chapel was one of the first Protestant churches in Scotland. The frieze, 1628, by Valentine Jenkin, was painted for an expected coronation visit by king Charles I. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gravestone of Gustav Trampe, 1932-2006, German journalist, in the Franzosischer Friedhof or French Cemetery, opened 1780 for the descendants of Huguenots and Protestants living in Berlin, Oranienburg, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grave of Pommrich, with sculpture of Mother Earth by Albert Moritz Wolff, German sculptor, in the Franzosischer Friedhof or French Cemetery, opened 1780 for the descendants of Huguenots and Protestants living in Berlin, Oranienburg, Berlin, Germany. Many of the tombs are neoclassical in style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Louis Ravene, 1793-1861, German industrialist and collector, in the Franzosischer Friedhof or French Cemetery, opened 1780 for the descendants of Huguenots and Protestants living in Berlin, Oranienburg, Berlin, Germany. Many of the tombs are neoclassical in style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Franz Bendel, 1833-74, Austrian composer, in the Franzosischer Friedhof or French Cemetery, opened 1780 for the descendants of Huguenots and Protestants living in Berlin, Oranienburg, Berlin, Germany. Many of the tombs are neoclassical in style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen soldiers with rondaches or round shields, at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights on horseback at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Krak des Chevaliers, with inhabitants watching the knights leaving for the Battle of La Bocquee, 1163, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Krak des Chevaliers, with inhabitants watching the knights leaving for the Battle of La Bocquee, 1163, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowned knight with horse trampling a figure in front of a crowned woman, representing the victory of Christianity over Islam or paganism, with fleur de lys background, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of La Bocquee, 1163, at Krak des Chevaliers, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Templar knights at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights leaving Krak des Chevaliers for the Battle of La Bocquee, 1163, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight on horseback at the crusades, wearing a helmet and holding a pointed shield, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight on horseback at the crusades holding a lance, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tents in the Saracen encampment, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spire of the Zionskirche or Zion church, built 1873 in neo-Romantic Historicist style by August Orth, Rosenthaler, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The church was bombed in the Second World War and has been restored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of angels holding a name plaque in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of spire of St John's Church, 13th century, Riga, Latvia. St. John's Church was first recorded in 1297 as the chapel of a Dominican abbey. Legend tells of two Medieval monks who chose to live bricked up in the southern wall of the church, fed trough a hole in the wall. Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of numerous Gravestones, with the River Shannon and Temple Connor, 1010, by Cathal O'Conor, in the background, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, in the evening. Temple Connor, restored in the 20th century, is the only active church at Clonmacnoise. It has been used by the Church of Ireland since the 18th century. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, artist from Perpignan, 1959, by Roger Maureso, in the Place Rigaud, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The statue replaces the original from 1890, by Jean-Baptiste Belloc, which was destroyed 1941-42 when metals were requisitioned for the war effort. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crusader charging the Saracens, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen soldiers with rondaches or round shields, at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crusader charging the Saracens, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight on horseback at the crusades holding a lance, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights on horseback at the crusades and a herald blowing a trumpet, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crusader knight with sword and shield, protecting a woman, possibly representing St George attacking the dragon, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen encampment and knights in battle, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights on horseback at the crusades and a herald blowing a trumpet, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Krak des Chevaliers, with inhabitants watching the knights leaving for the Battle of La Bocquee, 1163, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crusader charging the Saracens, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight on horseback at the crusades holding a lance, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crusaders and Saracens fighting in the crusades, with fleur de lys background, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights on horseback at the crusades holding shields, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen soldier with rondache or round shield, and fleur de lys background, fresco, late 12th century, on the north wall of the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights on horseback and on foot at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight at the crusades, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen encampment and knights in battle, leaving their camp, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen encampment, fresco, late 12th century, in the Templar Chapel at the Commanderie de Cressac or Commanderie du Dognon, at Le Temple, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France. The chapel was built 1150-60 by the Templars on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route and was originally part of a commandery, providing funds to support the Knights Hospitallers in the crusades in the Holy Land. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kirk Hall, built 1829 by the congregation of St Andrews Presbyterian Church, to be used as a school, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Zionskirche or Zion church, built 1873 in neo-Romantic Historicist style by August Orth, Rosenthaler, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The church was bombed in the Second World War and has been restored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of emperor Heinrich I on his throne, with the imperial orb and sceptre, in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Luther and the reformers, bas-relief at the entrance to the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, redesigned by Julius Raschdorff and completed 1905 in Historicist style after being badly damaged in World War Two, although the original chapel on this site was consecrated in 1454, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The dome of the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral (left), completed 1905 in Historicist style, and (right) a statue on the bridge near Am Schinkelplatz with the Fernsehturm or TV Tower in the mist behind, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of the Hohenzollerns,  with Kaiser Wilhelm I with Queen Louise and her entourage, in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of a man holding the Prussian standard with iron cross and eagle, a cushion with the crown and sceptre and a shield with the Prussian eagle, in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of angels holding a name plaque in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic medallion of Christ holding a globe and blessing, with angels, in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of angels holding a name plaque in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church or Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, built 1890s but badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943, on Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany. The church is named after Kaiser Wilhelm I, 1797-1888, and was designed by Franz Schwechten in Romanesque Revival style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, completed 1905 in Historicist style, seen through the leaves of trees, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The church's full name is the Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a man on horseback spearing a lion, Albert Wolff after a draft by Christian Daniel Rauch, 19th century, outside the Altes Museum or Old Museum, housing the Antique collection of the Berlin State Museums, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. In the background is the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, completed 1905 in Historicist style. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hercules and the Pillars, wall painting by Pietro Ricchi, 1606-75, of the Labours of Hercules, associated with king Henri IV, in the Chambre d'Hercule, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The room celebrates the entry of king Henri IV into Lyon in 1595 and the labours symbolise the struggle of the Protestants. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase, built c. 1618, supported by arches around a central void, leading to the large Protestant temple on the 2nd floor, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Constance Tower in Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The tower was built near the Rhone river, by king Saint Louis (Louis IX) between 1242 and 1248 to protect the harbour and the city. Aigues-Mortes is an ancient fortified city in the Gard department and its tower is the only defensive element. In there Protestant prisoners were locked, including Marie Durand in 1730 for 38 years. The foundation of a settlement on this site is attributed to the Roman Marius Caius, around 102 BC and the town has preserved the entire perimeter wall, featuring three corner towers, two flanking towers and the entrances provided by five main gates and five posterns. A port used during the last two crusades, both led by King Louis IX, Aigues-Mortes was also a commercial port from its founding. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Grave of Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1764–1850, sculptor and artist, in the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery, a late 18th century Protestant burial ground, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombstones overgrown with ivy in the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery, a late 18th century Protestant burial ground, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombstone of Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German Marxist poet and playwright, in the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery, a late 18th century Protestant burial ground, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The cemetery is situated next to the Brecht House, where Bertolt Brecht and his wife Helene Weigel spent their last years, at 125 Chaussee Strasse. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombstones of Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German Marxist poet and playwright, and his wife Helene Weigel-Brecht, in the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery, a late 18th century Protestant burial ground, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The cemetery is situated next to the Brecht House, where Bertolt Brecht and his wife Helene Weigel spent their last years, at 125 Chaussee Strasse. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chambre d’Hercule, with wall paintings by Pietro Ricchi, 1606-75, of the Labours of Hercules (Lernaean Hydra, Cretan Bull, Pillars of Hercules), associated with king Henri IV, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The room celebrates the entry of king Henri IV into Lyon in 1595 and the labours symbolise the struggle of the Protestants. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, wall painting by Pietro Ricchi, 1606-75, of the Labours of Hercules, associated with king Henri IV, in the Chambre d'Hercule, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The room celebrates the entry of king Henri IV into Lyon in 1595 and the labours symbolise the struggle of the Protestants. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hercules and the Nemean Lion, wall painting by Pietro Ricchi, 1606-75, of the Labours of Hercules, associated with king Henri IV, in the Chambre d'Hercule, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The room celebrates the entry of king Henri IV into Lyon in 1595 and the labours symbolise the struggle of the Protestants. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase, built c. 1618, supported by arches around a central void, leading to the large Protestant temple on the 2nd floor, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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