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  • Richelieu and Religion, detail from the tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the Temple of Pietas Augusta (August Piety), 2nd century, 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 Temple of Pietas Augusta features a semi-circular cella and a tetrastyle Corinthian portico on a podium. The Romans allowed the worship of a number local deities, worshiped in individual temples, and supported its integration in a common religion. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Clovis crowned by Victory, making Religion flourish, oil painting by Charles Joseph Natoire, 1700-77, in the Musee Saint-Loup, or Musee des Beaux-Arts et d'Archeologie, housed since 1831 in the Abbaye de Saint-Loup, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tree of Good and Madness, oil painting on canvas, c. 1560, by an unknown artist from Picardie, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. This is a moralising painting like the danses macabres, with a young man in the tree playing the lute, with religion followed by an angel, and flesh followed by the devil. At the foot of the tree Christ rings the hours surrounded by a kneeling St Catherine and by death. The inscriptions on the banners exhort the young man to prefer good over evil. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, wife of King Louis XIII, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The room is decorated by Charles Errard and Gilbert de Seve c. 1660. The Renaissance style sculpted walnut furniture, (four-poster bed, 2 bedside tables, 2 commodes, a console sofa, 6 armchairs, 6 chairs and 2 footstools) was delivered in 1860 by the house of Fourdinois. The 2 tapestries depict the Triumph of Mars and the Triumph of Religion, from cartoons by Noel Coypel, 1628-1707. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, wife of King Louis XIII, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The room is decorated by Charles Errard and Gilbert de Seve c. 1660. The Renaissance style sculpted walnut furniture, (four-poster bed, 2 bedside tables, 2 commodes, a console sofa, 6 armchairs, 6 chairs and 2 footstools) was delivered in 1860 by the house of Fourdinois. The 2 tapestries depict the Triumph of Mars and the Triumph of Religion, from cartoons by Noel Coypel, 1628-1707. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, wife of King Louis XIII, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The room is decorated by Charles Errard and Gilbert de Seve c. 1660. The Renaissance style sculpted walnut furniture, (four-poster bed, 2 bedside tables, 2 commodes, a console sofa, 6 armchairs, 6 chairs and 2 footstools) was delivered in 1860 by the house of Fourdinois. The 2 tapestries depict the Triumph of Mars and the Triumph of Religion, from cartoons by Noel Coypel, 1628-1707. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, 12th century, with its rib-vaulted ceiling and Gothic arches, looking towards the Chapel of the Virgin, in Dourdan, Essonne, France. The church was begun in 1150 and was badly damaged in the Hundred Years War and Wars of Religion, but restored in the 17th century. It is dedicated to Saint Germain, bishop of Auxerre 418-448 AD. In 1648 Anne of Austria donated 4 columns which were incorporated into the Chapel of the Virgin, built 1689 and forming the chevet of the church, increasing its length to 50m. The church was listed as a Historic Monument in 1967. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, 12th century, with its rib-vaulted ceiling and Gothic arches, looking towards the Chapel of the Virgin, in Dourdan, Essonne, France. The church was begun in 1150 and was badly damaged in the Hundred Years War and Wars of Religion, but restored in the 17th century. It is dedicated to Saint Germain, bishop of Auxerre 418-448 AD. In 1648 Anne of Austria donated 4 columns which were incorporated into the Chapel of the Virgin, built 1689 and forming the chevet of the church, increasing its length to 50m. The church was listed as a Historic Monument in 1967. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, with a font in the foreground, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistry. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of¬†the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistery. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crypt of Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church.  The crypt is Carolingian and has reliquaries holding a few small relics of St Mary Magdalene. The original relics were burned by French Calvinists during the 16th century Wars of Religion, but in 1876 the Archbishop of Sens gifted some to Vezelay to be housed in the crypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, under Cardinal Richelieu, whose mausoleum is seen in the centre, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb of Cardinal Richelieu is by Francois Girardon, completed in 1694, with a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main altar, and tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu by Francois Girardon, 1694, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tomb consists of a marble sculpture of the cardinal with allegorical figures of science and religion, and a copy of a cardinal's hat donated by Pope Paul VI hanging above. It is positioned between the choir stalls with the cardinal facing the altar. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistry. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, with a font in the foreground, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistry. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza delle Reliquie, or Hall of Relics, with a collection of symbols and objects from different religions, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. On the altar is the broken steering wheel of Sir Henry Segrave's motorboat which crashed in 1930 during an attempt at a speed record at Lake Windermere in England. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statuette of St Agnes, Flemish, oak, 16th century, by unknown sculptor, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Graffitis, with Calvary scene sculpted by prisoners incarcerated here when it was a prison 15th century - 1926, in the Tour Neuve or Tour Louis XI, built 15th century, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Personification of the City of Valencia kneeling in front of Jaime II, with figure in white representing the Christian faith, a politico-religious allegorical painting, 1866, by Salustiano Asenjo, on the ceiling of the ballroom, in the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elders of the church and winged ox of St Luke, detail from scene of God in Majesty, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narthex, seen from the balcony, of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. On the left is a manoualia, a large brass candle holder. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worshippers bowing their heads at Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. On the left is a manoualia, a large brass candle holder. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lighting candles at a manoualia, a large brass candle holder, during the Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priest holding candles and a cross during Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priest holding candles and a cross during Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priest holding candles during Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priest holding candles during Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priest holding candles during Sunday service in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Behind the domes is the Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Behind the domes is the Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Behind the domes is the Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Behind the domes is the Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horos, a gold filigree chandelier with images of saints, hung below the central dome in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Icon of Christ and a silver urn filled with holy water, in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iconostasis in the Narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. On the left is a manoualia, a large brass candle holder. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of an angel on the central gate of the iconostasis, in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central gate of the iconostasis, in the narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narthex of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders, and a horos, a gold filigree chandelier. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narthex, seen from under the balcony, of the Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, built 2013-16, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. This room is plastered and lined with frescoes on a gold background, centred around the iconostasis. There are also manoualia, large brass candle holders. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of Sainte-Preuve castle, with its owner the Princess of Caraman Chimay giving flowers to a missionary Virgin, 1975, in a chapel in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of St Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, 1945, showing the saint on the left and on the right, new clerics joining his order in front of the altar of Notre Dame de Liesse, in a chapel in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window with at the top, a prince and princess offered bread and salt on arrival at Marchais castle and below, Prince Rainier and Prince Albert of Monaco with their coat of arms, 1975, in the Grimaldi Chapel in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of St Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, 1945, showing the saint on the left and on the right, new clerics joining his order in front of the altar of Notre Dame de Liesse, in a chapel in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of a black Virgin presenting Christ the Redeemer, 1975, central lancet window in the North transept of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France, on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, <br />
built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France, on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail from the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble steps leading up to the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child enthroned, detail from the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Louis, or Louis IX of France, 1214-70, in the Chapelle des Cierges or Chapelle St Louis, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Louis, or Louis IX of France, 1214-70, in the Chapelle des Cierges or Chapelle St Louis, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Chapelle des Cierges or Chapelle St Louis, with statue of a nun and statue of St Louis, or Louis IX of France, 1214-70, with candles burning, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the central section of the rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France, on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child enthroned, detail from the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child enthroned, detail from the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mater Vitae or Mother of Life, inscription on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France, on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost, and above is a bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost, and above is a bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost, and above is a bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost, and above is a bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window with a prince and princess offered bread and salt on arrival at Marchais castle, 1975, in the Grimaldi Chapel in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the ship 'Le Soleil Royal', donated in 1692 by Admiral de Tourville, a Knight of Malta, who asked protection of Notre Dame de Liesse for a naval battle, in the nave of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0342.jpg
  • Stained glass window with Prince Rainier and Prince Albert of Monaco with their coat of arms, 1975, in the Grimaldi Chapel in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of St Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, with the Black Virgin of Notre Dame de Liesse behind him, 1945, in a chapel in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0339.jpg
  • Stained glass window of a black Virgin presenting Christ the Redeemer, 1975, central lancet window in the North transept of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0338.jpg
  • Rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0337.jpg
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