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  • Bags of flour ready to be distributed to the poor, outside the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution) in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds in front of the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution), in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, Russia, during the Russian Revolution, on 14th March 1917, photograph by P Wolkof of Vetchernee Vremia, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking to crowds on the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking to crowds on the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Crowd of people listening to Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking at the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, president of the Viet Minh or League for the Independence of Vietnam, speaking to crowds on the Place de Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19th August 1945, at the launch of the August Revolution or Cach mang thang Tam. The revolution against French colonial rule led to the declaration of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945.
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  • Allied ambassadors, left-right, Marquis Carlotti of Italy, David Francis of America, Albert Thomas of France and Sir George Buchanan of Great Britain at the Fourth Duma, 10th May 1917, in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photograph published on the front page of L'Illustration no.3874, 2nd June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Congress of delegates of Front Line Troops, with Alexander Guchkov, minister of war for the Provisional Government (before Kerensky), explaining the reasons behind his resignation, during the Russian Revolution, in the Duma chamber - the bronze imperial coat of arms has been taken from the rostrum and soldiers and officers take the place of politicians, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3876, 16th June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gates of the former imperial palace at Tsarskoye Selo - during the Russian Revolution red fabric covers the crowns and monograms of imperialism, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3870, 5th May 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cannons behind a barricade topped by the red flag in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moment when a shot is fired from a window on the Nevsky Prospect, main street in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldiers digging a grave in the snow in front of the Winter Palace to bury victims of combat carried into the streets between 10th and 15th March 1917, in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. In this square many demonstrators were also killed during the riots of January 1905. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anti-revolutionaries arrested and taken to the  Peter and Paul fortress in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nikolay Chkheidze, 1864-1926, Georgian Social Democrat politician and president of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Petrograd, making a speech to riflemen at a barracks during the Russian Revolution, photograph published on the front page of L'Illustration, no.3871, 12th May 1917. Chkheidze was Chairman of the Executive Committee of Workers and Soldiers, leader of the Workers' Party and of the opposition to the Provisional Government. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldiers and students firing at police occupying the opposite bank of the Moika canal, Petrograd (later St Petersburg), during the Russian Revolution in March 1917, photograph by Daily Mirror, published full page in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patriotic demonstration and parade of troops during the Russian Revolution, in Red Square, Moscow, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3875, 9th June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Russian officers and soldiers at the Front in the First World War, swearing an oath of allegiance to the Provisional Government, formed after the February Revolution, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3872, 19th May 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jeep transporting soldiers during the Russian Revolution in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, 11th or 12th March 1917, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sentry guarding the dead after a bloody day of fighting during the Russian Revolution in March 1917, photograph by Pyotr Otsup, 1883-1963, published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fire at the courthouse in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, 11th or 12th March 1917, during the Russian Revolution, photograph by P Wolkof of Vetchernee Vremia, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds marching towards the Duma or parliament building in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, 12th March 1917, photograph by Karl Bulla, 1853-1929, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General Nikolai Lokhvitsky of the Russian Expeditionary Force in France, his general staff and soldiers at the Russian Front in France in the First World War, swearing an oath of allegiance to the Provisional Government, formed in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, after the February Revolution, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldier stopping and searching civilian on the street in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photography by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General Vasily Gurko, 1864-1937, chief of staff of the Imperial Russian Army 1916-17, and General Aleksei Brusilov, 1853-1926, Commander of the South West Front, during the Russian Revolution, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3875, 9th June 1917. Gurko was imprisoned and exiled in 1917 by the Russian Provisional Government  for expressing support for the monarchy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Session of parliament during the Russian Revolution in the Duma chamber - the portrait of Tsar Nicolas II has been removed from its frame and the bronze imperial coat of arms taken from the rostrum and soldiers and officers take the place of politicians, photograph from the front page of L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. The inset photograph shows a Duma session from 1916 with the former president of the Council Sturmer reading a declaration. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia, 1856-1929, in the Caucasus, photograph published by L'Illustration no.3865, 31st March 1917. During the February Revolution, the grand duke was in the Caucasus and was appointed supreme commander in chief by the Emperor, an appointment which was cancelled 24 hours later by the new premier, Prince Georgy Lvov. He died in exile in 1929. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Execution of Queen Marie-Antoinette on 16th October 1793, painted by Danish School, 18th century, in the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France. During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette was tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal on 14th October 1793, found guilty, and publicly beheaded by guillotine on the Place de la Revolution 2 days later. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine Brechkovsky, 1844-1934, known as the grandmother of the Revolution, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3865, 31st March 1917. Breshkovsky was given a seat in Aleksandr Kerensky's government after the February Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front cover of issue no. 239 of Historia, a monthly history magazine, published October 1966, featuring an article on the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest and the retaking of Fort Douaumont in 1916. Historia was created by Jules Tallandier and published 1909-37 and again from 1945. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trainee artillerymen in Revolutionary Russia carrying a banner stating 'War for liberty, until victory', photograph published in L'Illustration no.3872, 19th May 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Armed soldiers in the reading room of the Duma, or parliament building, photograph by P Wolkof of Vetchernee Vremia, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral of Revolutionary fighters in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, 5th April 1917, with coffins carried by soldiers, students and workers, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Demonstration by pacifist Lenin supporters, on 1st May a follower of Lenin declared the confiscation of land, the deposition of the Provisional Government and the sovereignty of the Proletariat, photograph by Karl Bulla, 1853-1929, published in L'Illustration no.3874, 2nd June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldiers carrying a wreath with the inscription 'Be proud, fallen fighters, a free Russia will never forget you' in gold letters on a red background, at the funeral of Revolutionary fighters in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prince Georgy Lvov, 1861-1925, president of the Provisional Government, photograph taken in the debating chamber, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Lvov was a Russian statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia, from 15 March to 21 July 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander Kerensky, minister of justice, and the commandant of the imperial palace who guards the former tsar, at Tsarskoye Selo, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3870, 5th May 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patriotic counter-demonstration responding to the pacifist actions of the supporters of Lenin, with servicemen blinded in the First World War led by a nurse under a banner stating 'War until complete victory. Long live liberty!', photograph published in L'Illustration no.3874, 2nd June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grigori Rasputin, 1869-1916, peasant and mystical healer who advised the imperial family, and his women, including Anna Vyrubova, the 'dark forces' before the Russian Revolution, photograph by Karl Bulla, 1853-1929, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Anna Vyrubova (standing, in white, with eyes looking up), introduced Rasputin to the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, and was arrested on 21st March 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Pavel Milyukov, 1859-1943, minister of foreign affairs during the Russian Revolution, published in L'Illustration no.3864, 24th March 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Prince Georgy Lvov, 1861-1925, president of the Provisional Government during the Russian Revolution, published in L'Illustration no.3864, 24th March 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mikhail Rodzianko, 1859-1924, president of the Duma during the Russian Revolution, published in L'Illustration no.3864, 24th March 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Congress of the Army Delegates of the Front, in the Duma assembly hall at the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution), in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, Russia, resulting in the passing of resolutions affirming that war must be carried out to the end, for peace without annexations, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3876, 16th June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldier delegates forming an assembly of over 3,000 members, at the Duma assembly hall in the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution) in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, Russia, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Nikolay Chkheidze, 1864-1926, Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet and president of the Committee of workers and soldiers during the Russian Revolution, published in L'Illustration no.3865, 31st March 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General Congress of Peasants in the People's House, St Petersburg, Russia, with soldiers from the front hailing the peasant delegates, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3876, 16th June 1917. On the balcony on the left is Catherine Brechkovsky, 1844-1934, known as the grandmother of the Revolution, with Vera Fiegner, Mr Avskentiev, president of the Congress, and Viktor Chernov, Minister of Agriculture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Council of Workers and Soldiers, including, in the front row, Yuri Mikhailovich Steklov (head of Maximalists), Alexander Bogdanov, Skobelev (vice-president), Georgi Plekhanov, Nikolay Chkheidze (president) and Irakli Tsereteli, at the Duma assembly hall in the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution) in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, Russia, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3872, 19th May 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The imperial residence at Tsarskoye Selo, this wing being used as a prison for the deposed emperor and the imperial family after the Revolution of 1917, photograph by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3870, 5th May 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Trois Glorieuses, painting, after 1830, by Merry-Joseph Blondel, 1781-1853, French painter, in Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France. The painting represents a female allegory of Power, wearing an oak leaf wreath, waving the tricolore flag and holding a laurel wreath, symbolising the victory of the French people in restoring freedom in the July Revolution of 1830. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cafes on the Placa de la Revolucio de 1868 in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally named Placa Isabel II, the square was renamed after she was overthrown in the revolution. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gothic tank used for holy water, 1265, with 2 tri-lobed niches, in the apse of the Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes, or Basilica of Saint Urban of Troyes, a 13th century Gothic church in Troyes, Aube, France. At the top are 4 carved canopies representing a town, with figures of soldiers, religious leaders and a workman. Below are 2 angels with censers, Jesus blessing a crowned Virgin, Pope Urban IV with the church choir (left) and cardinal Ancher with the transept (right). The statues were decapitated during the French Revolution. The basilica was founded in 1262 under Pope Urban IV and consecrated in 1382, although the building was not completed until the 20th century. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with groin vaulted ceiling and Annunciation fresco, 1946, by Antonio Garcia, of the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls and corner turret, with the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, on the right, in the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, illuminated at night, with a full moon, inside the defensive walls of the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, and defensive walls with turret, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, inside the defensive walls of the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, and defensive walls with turret, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls and corner turret at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, and defensive walls with turret, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, and defensive walls, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with groin vaulted ceiling and Annunciation fresco, 1946, by Antonio Garcia, of the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annunciation fresco, detail, 1946, by Antonio Garcia, in the nave of the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. This fresco of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin was commissioned by a couple who were married in the chapel. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with groin vaulted ceiling and Annunciation fresco, 1946, by Antonio Garcia, of the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alamo Cenotaph, or Spirit of Sacrifice, detail, a memorial commemorating the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, by Pompeo Coppini, 1870-1957, commissioned 1936 and dedicated 1940, next to the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas, USA. This section depicts William B Travis along with other defenders of the Alamo Mission, who fought the Mexicans under Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution. On the cenotaph are listed the 187 names of known Alamo defenders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alamo Cenotaph, or Spirit of Sacrifice, detail, a memorial commemorating the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, by Pompeo Coppini, 1870-1957, commissioned 1936 and dedicated 1940, next to the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas, USA. This section depicts William B Travis and Davy Crockett along with other defenders of the Alamo Mission, who fought the Mexicans under Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution. On the cenotaph are listed the 187 names of known Alamo defenders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Alamo Mission, or Mission San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church built in 1744, to spread Christianity and improve education among Native Americans, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo took place here in 1836 during the Texas Revolution, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna killed the Texian soldiers occupying the mission. The mission is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Alamo Mission, or Mission San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church built in 1744, to spread Christianity and improve education among Native Americans, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo took place here in 1836 during the Texas Revolution, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna killed the Texian soldiers occupying the mission. The mission is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Alamo Mission, or Mission San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church built in 1744, to spread Christianity and improve education among Native Americans, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo took place here in 1836 during the Texas Revolution, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna killed the Texian soldiers occupying the mission. The mission is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaque marking the spot where, in 1836 at the Battle of the Alamo, Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis drew a line in the ground with his sword and said, 'Those prepared to give their lives in freedom’s cause come over to me', at the Alamo Mission, or Mission San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church built in 1744, to spread Christianity and improve education among Native Americans, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo took place here in 1836 during the Texas Revolution, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna killed the Texian soldiers occupying the mission. The mission is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of San Jacinto, detail, 1895, by Henry McArdle, 1836-1908, in the Senate, in the Texas State Capitol, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The painting depicts the conflict and chaos as 800 Texans defeat Santa Anna's 1,600 Mexican Army soldiers on April 21st, 1836, ending the Texas Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silhouette of the Genie de la Liberte (Spirit of Freedom), 1833, by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, crowning the Corinthian capital of the Colonne de Juillet (July Column), 1835-40, by Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Louis Duc, at the Place de la Bastille, 11th arrondissement, Paris, France. The winged figure of liberty is crowned with a star, holds the torch of civilization and his broken chains. The July Column commemorates the Revolution of 1830 and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses, the 3 days of 27‚??29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a stegosaurus, located in the Jardin du Stegosaure (Stegosaurus Garden) in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue called Le DÈnicheur d'ourson (The Bear Cub Thief) created by Emmanuel Fremiet in 1884 and cast by Thiebaut Freres, located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of aquatic plants in a pool of the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of aquatic plants in a pool of the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black bird on a pot in the middle of a pool with aquatic plants, Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Girl skipping along an alley of the Jardin des Plantes Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the statue of Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck, known as Lamarck, created by Leon Fagel in 1908 and located at the entrance of Carres de la perpective (the plots of Perspective), Valhubert Place, in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the distance can be seen the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution (Great Gallery of Evolution). Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reflection of autumnal colors of foliage and blue sky in a pool with water-lilies in the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors walking down the Cuvier Alley in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aquatic plants, Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The central path shaded by climbing roses, in the jardin de roses et de roches (the rose and rock garden) created in 1990 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. On the right the statue called Venus Genitrix, on the left the Galerie de Mineralogie de Geologie et de Paleobotanique and in the background the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of pediment with allegorical figures on the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert, located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the statue called l'Homme de l'age de pierre (stone-age man) created by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) in 1878 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle mid-length view of the statue called l'Homme de l'age de pierre (stone-age man) created by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) in 1878 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle mid-length view of the statue called l'Homme de l'age de pierre (stone-age man) created by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) in 1878 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle mid-length view of the statue called l'Homme de l'age de pierre (stone-age man) created by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) in 1878 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jardin des Iris et des Plantes Vivaces (Iris and Perrenials garden), created in 1964 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background, the Dodo carousel can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the Hotel de Magny (formerly Pavillon Cuvier) which houses the Cabinet d'Histoire (History office), built between 1696 and 1700 by Pierre Bullet and on the right the amphitheatre built by Edme Verniquet in 1787. Both located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background, the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of pediment with allegorical figures on the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert, located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of entrance to the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of pediment with allegorical figures on the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert, located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the pediment of the Hotel de Magny (formerly Pavillon Cuvier) which houses the Cabinet d'Histoire (History office), was built between 1696 and 1700 by Pierre Bullet and is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the pediment of the Hotel de Magny (formerly Pavillon Cuvier) which houses the Cabinet d'Histoire (History office), was built between 1696 and 1700 by Pierre Bullet and is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the pediment and a window of the Hotel de Magny (formerly Pavillon Cuvier) which houses the Cabinet d'Histoire (History office), was built between 1696 and 1700 by Pierre Bullet and is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of the pediment of the Galerie de Mineralogie, de Geologie et de Paleobotanique (Gallery of Minerology, Geology and Paleobotany), built from 1833 to 1841 by Charles Rohault de Fleury and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High angle view of cedar of Lebanon (Libanese cedar, cedre du Liban), introduced in France by Bernard de Jussieu in 1734, seen from a hill of the Jardin du Labyrinthe (Labyrinth Garden), Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gloriette de Buffon (Buffon's Gazebo), one of the oldest iron structures in the world, built in 1788 by Edme Verniquet, sits on the peak of the Labyrinthe (Labyrinth) and is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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