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  • Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace, and behind, portrait of the Dowager Marquise de Croix, born Eugenie de Vasse, wife of Charles-Lidwine, marquis de Croix, by Claude Marie Dubufe, 1790-1864, in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures on the fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace, and right, portrait of the Dowager Marquise de Croix, born Eugenie de Vasse, wife of Charles-Lidwine, marquis de Croix, by Claude Marie Dubufe, 1790-1864, in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by  Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The ceiling fresco is Day Chasing Night, by Paul Baudry. The fireplace is in red marble, onyx and alabaster, and marble figures of Harmony and Music by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, choir and high altar of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Rococo altar of 1758 is Rococo in style and consists of a base and 6 columns in red marble and a gilded oak canopy. The cathedral houses stained glass windows by Andre Robin from 1451, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of cherubs dancing, on the fireplace, in red marble, onyx and alabaster, by Eugene Delaplanche, in the Grand Salon, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of cherubs playing, on the fireplace, in red marble, onyx and alabaster, by Eugene Delaplanche, in the Grand Salon, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Harmony by Eugene Delaplanche on the fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western Façade; 785 ? 961 AD; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; the Stephen?s doorway dated 855 is the only one remaining of the original architect?s design; later decorative additions have been made in a mixture of both Visigoth and Umayyad styles; The modillions above the doorways and the stepped-pyramid crenelations are Córdoban innovations, later copied extensively in many other places. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Dowager Marquise de Croix, born Eugenie de Vasse, wife of Charles-Lidwine, marquis de Croix, by Claude Marie Dubufe, 1790-1864, in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. On the left is the sculpture of Harmony on the mantelpiece, by Eugene Delaplanche. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Music by Eugene Delaplanche on mantelpiece, and right, portrait of the Dowager Marquise de Croix, born Eugenie de Vasse, wife of Charles-Lidwine, marquis de Croix, by Claude Marie Dubufe, 1790-1864, in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Harmony by Eugene Delaplanche on the fireplace in the Grand Salon, decorated by Paul Baudry and Eugene Delaplanche, in Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chahar Bagh or Inner Garden in the palace courtyard within Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. This is a mughal style garden with marble parterres in geometric patterns. The fort itself is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chahar Bagh or Inner Garden in the palace courtyard within Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. This is a mughal style garden with marble parterres in geometric patterns. The fort itself is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capitals and ceiling beams in mughal style in Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattice screen with star pattern (symbolising intellectual power and life force) in Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort itself is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The fort is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of base, Obelisk of Theodosius, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey. The marble base features Roman relief sculptures. This one on the upper side of the North face, describes Theodosius and his court. The Obelisk of Theodosius was originally erected at Karnak by Tutmoses III (1479-25 BC) and was transported to Alexandria by Constantius II in 357, and then by Theodosius to Constantinople in 390. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • FLORENCE, TUSCANY, ITALY - JUNE 10 : A narrow view of the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore on June 10, 2007 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral was built between 1296 and 1496 but the facade remained incomplete until the 19th century. The exterior walls are made of polychrome marble from Carrara (white), Prato (green), Siena (red), Lavenza and few other places. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Doorway of al-Hakan II; Circa 961 AD; Western Façade; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The frieze with interlaced arches supported upon small marble columns, alternates designs of vine leaves and swastikas crosses; The perforated capitals are reminiscent of Byzantine art; They support strong imposts which in turn absorb the downward thrust of the overhanging arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum of Henri de Lorraine, comte d'Harcourt (1601-66), completed 1711, red and white marble, by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720), Royaumont Abbey, Val-d'Oise, France. The tomb shows Henri de Lorrain, a General in the army of Louis XIII, expiring in the arms of Victory. It was commissioned by his son Louis de Lorraine comte d'Armagnac, Abbot of Royaumont. The Cistercian Abbey was founded 1228 by St Louis, and dissolved 1789 after the French Revolution. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Sarcophagus of the Red Sea, Gallo-Roman early christian, with relief of Mary the prophetess, the Hebrews and Moses crossing the Red Sea, marble, late 4th century AD, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Evry Cathedral of the Resurrection, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, designed by Mario Botta and built 1992-95, Evry, Essonne, France. The nave is housed within a cylindrical concrete tower, lined with handmade red bricks. Light floods in from the glass around the top of the walls, and the floor is in black granite. The white marble altar stands in front of a window with a tree design, and the crucifixion sculpture above is from Tanzania. The cathedral was opened in 1995, and consecrated and dedicated to St Corbinian in 1996. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Evry Cathedral of the Resurrection, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, seen from the first floor, designed by Mario Botta and built 1992-95, Evry, Essonne, France. The nave is housed within a cylindrical concrete tower, lined with handmade red bricks. Light floods in from the glass around the top of the walls, and the floor is in black granite. The white marble altar stands in front of a window with a tree design, and the crucifixion sculpture above is from Tanzania. The cathedral was opened in 1995, and consecrated and dedicated to St Corbinian in 1996. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Evry Cathedral of the Resurrection, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, seen from the first floor, designed by Mario Botta and built 1992-95, Evry, Essonne, France. The nave is housed within a cylindrical concrete tower, lined with handmade red bricks. Light floods in from the glass around the top of the walls, and the floor is in black granite. The white marble altar stands in front of a window with a tree design, and the crucifixion sculpture above is from Tanzania. The cathedral was opened in 1995, and consecrated and dedicated to St Corbinian in 1996. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona Pavilion, a Modernist building inaugurated 1929 and designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969, and Lilly Reich, 1885-1947, as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Although destroyed in 1930 after the exhibition, the pavilion was rebuilt 1983-86. The sculpture is Alba or Dawn by Georg Kolbe, the walls are lined with red onyx and green travertine and the furniture, including the Barcelona chair, was designed for the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of base, Obelisk of Theodosius, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey. This side, on the South face, depicts Theodosius and his court. The Obelisk of Theodosius was originally erected at Karnak by Tutmoses III (1479-25 BC) and was transported to Alexandria by Constantius II in 357, and then by Theodosius to Constantinople in 390. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Courtyard of the Myrtles; XIV century under the reign of Yusuf I; Comares Palace; Nasrid Palaces; The Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Portico, Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself, 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Gallery; Courtyard of the Myrtles; XIV century under the reign of Yusuf I; Comares Palace; Nasrid Palaces; The Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Royal Reception Hall (Dar Al-Mulk), Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, circa 936 to 946 AD, erected by Abd ar-Rahman III imitating the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Córdoba itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Portico, Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself, 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Portico, Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself, 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pillars Square, Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself, 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Façade (Detail); Ya?far House; Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself; 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The Ya?far House is a good example of the standing reached by the administrative nobility during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Façade (Detail); Ya?far House; Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself; 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The Ya?far House is a good example of the standing reached by the administrative nobility during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Façade; Ya?far House; Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself; 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The Ya?far House is a good example of the standing reached by the administrative nobility during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Myrtles (Reflect); XIV century under the reign of Yusuf I; Comares Palace; Nasrid Palaces; The Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Myrtles; XIV century under the reign of Yusuf I; Comares Palace; Nasrid Palaces; The Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Myrtles (Detail of stucco motifs and epigraphs); XIV century under the reign of Yusuf I; Comares Palace; Nasrid Palaces; The Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Myrtles; XIV century under the reign of Yusuf I; Comares Palace; Nasrid Palaces; The Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Royal Reception Hall (Dar Al-Mulk), Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, circa 936 to 946 AD, erected by Abd ar-Rahman III imitating the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Córdoba itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Royal Reception Hall (Dar Al-Mulk), Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, circa 936 to 946 AD, erected by Abd ar-Rahman III imitating the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Córdoba itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pillars Square, Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself, 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Façade; Ya?far House; Caliph?s Palace of Madinat az-Zahra erected by Abd ar-Rahman III who imitated the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Cordoba itself; 936-945 AD, Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The Ya?far House is a good example of the standing reached by the administrative nobility during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ripped wallpaper in a once opulently decorated room with red patterned wallpaper and marbling paint effect, in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two chairs in an opulently decorated room with red patterned wallpaper and marbling effect, in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Royal Reception Hall (Dar Al-Mulk), Madinat Az-Zahra, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; circa 936 to 946 AD; erected by Abd ar-Rahman III imitating the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad in building a royal city just outside the city of Córdoba itself; the Royal Reception Hall is elaborately decorated with gold, silver, diamonds and other precious stones; the arches are made of ivory and ebony, the walls of multicoloured marbles and translucent jasper. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. On the right is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. In front is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. In front is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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. On the right is a statue of Homer, by Eugene Delaplanche, 1836-91, representing Letters. On the red marble plaques, names of the donors to the University are listed. 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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  • Entrance Hall or Grand Vestibule, accessed from the Rue des Ecoles, with a statue of Archimedes by Alexandre Falguiere, 1831-1900, representing Sciences, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. On the red marble plaques, names of the donors to the University are listed. 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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  • Hypostyle prayer hall, built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman I, 731-788, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of 856 reused Roman columns of jasper, onyx, marble, and granite, topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jar of mummification preparation, in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jars of medicinal ingredients in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hypostyle prayer hall, built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman I, 731-788, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of 856 reused Roman columns of jasper, onyx, marble, and granite, topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jar of crayfish eyes, in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jars of medicinal ingredients in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Windows covered with grilles with geometric patterns in the hypostyle prayer hall, built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman I, 731-788, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of 856 reused Roman columns of jasper, onyx, marble, and granite, topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hypostyle prayer hall, built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman I, 731-788, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of 856 reused Roman columns of jasper, onyx, marble, and granite, topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. Behind is one of the cathedral chapels. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Forum with the Capitol in the background, Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a relief in the Forum depicting a male, Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a relief depicting a female in the Forum, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a relief depicting a female in the Forum, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a relief in the Forum, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of a relief in the Forum, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century.  Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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