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  • Ruined village between Ksar Ait Ben Haddou and Telouet, Ounila Valley, Ouarzazate province, Morocco. This area was on a caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined building in the old town of the hilltop town of Himare, in Vlore in the Albanian Riviera on the Ionian Coast, Southern Albania. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined building in the old town of the hilltop town of Himare, in Vlore in the Albanian Riviera on the Ionian Coast, Southern Albania. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arques Castle or Chateau d'Arques, Cathar castle, Arques, Aude, France. This ruined castle was completed in the 14th century by Gilles II de Voisins and consists of a 25m high square keep with 4 turrets, surrounded by a square enceinte with some remaining buildings. It is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour de la Dame Blanche or White Lady Tower, Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep of Arques Castle or Chateau d'Arques, Cathar castle, Arques, Aude, France. This ruined castle was completed in the 14th century by Gilles II de Voisins and consists of a 25m high square keep with 4 turrets, surrounded by a square enceinte with some remaining buildings. It is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arques Castle or Chateau d'Arques, Cathar castle, Arques, Aude, France. This ruined castle was completed in the 14th century by Gilles II de Voisins and consists of a 25m high square keep with 4 turrets, surrounded by a square enceinte with some remaining buildings. It is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Termes Castle or Chateau de Termes, Cathar castle, Termes, Corbieres, Aude, France. This 12th century ruined castle fell to Simon de Montfort after a 4 month siege in 1210 during the Albigensian Crusade. It was rebuilt in the 13th century as a royal garrison. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "Cinq Fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. View from below showing forest and hilltop location. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to Tour de la Dame Blanche or White Lady Tower, Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arques Castle or Chateau d'Arques, Cathar castle, Arques, Aude, France. This ruined castle was completed in the 14th century by Gilles II de Voisins and consists of a 25m high square keep with 4 turrets, surrounded by a square enceinte with some remaining buildings. It is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep seen from the court of the castle, Puilaurens Castle, Chateau de Puilaurens, Cathar castle, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France.  Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, this 12th century ruined castle had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" or "cinq fils de Carcassonne" and is a listed monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of ruined buildings of the old city, Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of ruined buildings of the old city, Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The name of the street is still in Portuguese (Rua la Cadeia) with Arabic translation below. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of ruined buildings of the old city, Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of ruined buildings of the old city, Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined building of Banca Nazionale, Piazza Garraffello, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The red letters UWE with the red cross correspond to Uwe Jaentsch, Austrian plastic artist who adopted the Garraffello square ten years ago. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of ruined Merinid Tombs, 14th century, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the morning. The tombs, built for the Merenid sultans and now in ruins, are situated on the hillside north of Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, which was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Giardino dei Giusti, or Garden of the Righteous, a public garden designed by Mario Li Castri and Giuseppe Prestigiacomo on the Via Alloro, dedicated to the righteous Sicilians who saved Jews during the Holocaust, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The garden opened in 2000 and is on the site of a ruined 18th century palace, the Palazzo Graco. Palermo was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians, and was settled by the Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans. Its Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of ruined Merenid Tombs, 14th century, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 25, 2009 in the morning. The tombs, built for the Merenid sultans and now in ruins, are situated on the hillside north of Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, which was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • LES ANDELEYS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 10: View of the ruined outer wall with the keep in the background of the Chateau Gaillard, Seine and hills in the distance, on October 10, 2008 in Les Andelys, Normandy, France. The chateau was built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196, came under French control in 1204 following a siege in 1203. It was later destroyed by Henry IV in 1603 and classified as Monuments Historiques in 1852. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • LES ANDELEYS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 10: View of ruined advanced fortifications overlooking the ditch of the Chateau Gaillard on October 10, 2008 in Les Andelys, Normandy, France. The chateau was built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196, came under French control in 1204 following a siege in 1203. It was later destroyed by Henry IV in 1603 and classified as Monuments Historiques in 1852.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Castell de Carles or Castell de Toscar, aerial view, a ruined Romanesque 12th century castle at Alfara de Carles, Ports de Beseit, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the overgrown ruins of houses. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of houses on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The urban plan of the city dates to the 4th century BC, with 2 main roads intersecting and minor roads in between, forming a grid plan. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera (behind), built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of church of St Anthony of Padua, late 19th century, in a deserted ruined street, El Jadida, Morocco. The Spanish convent church is an example of religious co-habitation in this Atlantic port city. El Jadida, formerly Mazagan, was occuped by the Portuguese from 1502 to 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal Arch and ruins of Forum, Volubilis, Morocco, pictured on December 25, 2009. The massive arch, 217 AD, was built in honour of Caracalla, Roman Emperor 211-217. Ruined Ionic columns of the Forum lining the Decumanus Maximus, Volubilis, Morocco, pictured on December 25, 2009. The huge stone blocks may have been pedestals for statues. Around the city fertile plains providing agriculural produce stretch towards the mountains. Volubilis, founded in the 3rd century BC was an important city in the Western part of Roman North Africa. The Romans abandoned it in the 3rd century AD. Excavations were started by the French in 1915, and it became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple A, built 490-460 BC, which had a peristyle of 6 x 14 Doric columns, 2 spiral staircases leading to a gallery floor and a mosaic pavement, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. In the distance is Temple C, built 550 BC, with a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C (behind), built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. In the foreground are the ruins of Temple D, built 540 BC, which was dedicated to Athena and had a peristyle of 6 x 13 Doric columns. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of Temple F, built 550-540 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. It originally had a 6 x 14 column peristyle with unique painted stone screens between the columns, and an internal portico. Behind is Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, with a 6 x 15 Doric column peristyle with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined house on the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Spain. The Ebro Delta is the main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15000 hectares. It lies in the spot where the Ebro river reaches the Mediterranean Sea at the northern point of the Gulf of Valencia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peyrepertuse Castle or Chateau de Peyrepertuse, aerial view, a ruined Cathar castle in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Corbieres, Aude, France. This castle consists of a Lower Castle built by the Kings of Aragon in the 11th century and a High Castle built by Louis IX in the 13th century, joined by a huge staircase. Its name means pierced rock in Occitan and it has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peyrepertuse Castle or Chateau de Peyrepertuse, a ruined Cathar castle in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Corbieres, Aude, France. This castle consists of a Lower Castle built by the Kings of Aragon in the 11th century and a High Castle built by Louis IX in the 13th century, joined by a huge staircase. Its name means pierced rock in Occitan and it has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined village and Esglesia de Sant Pere or St Peter's Church, 18th century, aerial view, in the Poble Vell or Old Town of Corbera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town was an agricultural hilltop village was controlled by the FAI and CNT anarchist unions at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when all religious items in the church were removed and the church was converted into a cooperative market for the local farmers taking part of the socialist revolution. The village was attacked by the Nationalist soldiers during the Battle of the Ebro in 1938, at the fall of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The old part of town was never rebuilt and has been left as a monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined tower of San Salvador de Verdera castle, on the fortified peak of San Salvador Saverdera in the Sierra de Rodes, Puerto de la Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The fortifications were built from the 9th to 13th century and served to protect the Sant Pere de Rodes monastery below it. In the distance is the coast of the Costa Brava between LLance and Cerbere. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peyrepertuse Castle or Chateau de Peyrepertuse, aerial view, a ruined Cathar castle in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Corbieres, Aude, France. This castle consists of a Lower Castle built by the Kings of Aragon in the 11th century and a High Castle built by Louis IX in the 13th century, joined by a huge staircase. Its name means pierced rock in Occitan and it has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq Fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC20_FRANCE_MC_0356.jpg
  • Ruined village and Esglesia de Sant Pere or St Peter's Church, 18th century, aerial view, in the Poble Vell or Old Town of Corbera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town was an agricultural hilltop village was controlled by the FAI and CNT anarchist unions at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when all religious items in the church were removed and the church was converted into a cooperative market for the local farmers taking part of the socialist revolution. The village was attacked by the Nationalist soldiers during the Battle of the Ebro in 1938, at the fall of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The old part of town was never rebuilt and has been left as a monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined village and Esglesia de Sant Pere or St Peter's Church, 18th century, aerial view, in the Poble Vell or Old Town of Corbera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town was an agricultural hilltop village was controlled by the FAI and CNT anarchist unions at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when all religious items in the church were removed and the church was converted into a cooperative market for the local farmers taking part of the socialist revolution. The village was attacked by the Nationalist soldiers during the Battle of the Ebro in 1938, at the fall of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The old part of town was never rebuilt and has been left as a monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone basin of an olive oil press, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. In the distance is Temple C, built 550 BC, with a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple C, built 550 BC, on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The temple had a peristyle of 6 x 17 Doric columns, 14 of which were re-erected in 1925-27 along with a section of the entablature. It was dedicated to Apollo and is thought to have been used as an archive. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Graduated defensive wall on the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The acropolis was surrounded by a wall made from cut stone blocks with a rubble core, with 5 towers and 4 entrance gates. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Window frame in the ruined walls of Mas del Bisbe, a 13th century episcopal residence built by Bishop Arnaud de Jardi, in Bitem, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The country estate comprising hall, chapel, orchards and gardens, was built along the river Ebro so as to be easily reached by boat from Tortosa, but fell into disprepair. Buildings include a Romanesque and Gothic cloister, chapter house, a chapel with rose window, courtyard, kitchen, stable and a large wine cellar. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peyrepertuse Castle or Chateau de Peyrepertuse, a ruined Cathar castle in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Corbieres, Aude, France. This castle consists of a Lower Castle built by the Kings of Aragon in the 11th century and a High Castle built by Louis IX in the 13th century, joined by a huge staircase. Its name means pierced rock in Occitan and it has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peyrepertuse Castle or Chateau de Peyrepertuse, a ruined Cathar castle in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Corbieres, Aude, France. This castle consists of a Lower Castle built by the Kings of Aragon in the 11th century and a High Castle built by Louis IX in the 13th century, joined by a huge staircase. Its name means pierced rock in Occitan and it has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined section of the Tour Thibaud or Thibaud tower, built in the 12th century under Thibaud II count of Champagne (the rest of the tower was destroyed in the 15th century), at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined section of the Tour Thibaud or Thibaud tower, built in the 12th century under Thibaud II count of Champagne (the rest of the tower was destroyed in the 15th century), at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman temple and Byzantine church at Pella, Jordan. Pella has been occupied since Neolithic times, and many Hellenistic and Roman ruined structures remain on the site. The Byzantine civic complex church was built on an earlier Roman civic complex in the 5th century. The columns are arranged around a rectangular hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman temple and Byzantine church at Pella, Jordan. Pella has been occupied since Neolithic times, and many Hellenistic and Roman ruined structures remain on the site. The Byzantine civic complex church was built on an earlier Roman civic complex in the 5th century. The columns are arranged around a rectangular hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined Ionic columns of the Forum lining the Decumanus Maximus, Volubilis, Morocco, pictured on December 25, 2009. The huge stone blocks may have been pedestals for statues. Around the city fertile plains providing agriculural produce stretch towards the mountains. Volubilis, founded in the 3rd century BC was an important city in the Western part of Roman North Africa. The Romans abandoned it in the 3rd century AD. Excavations were started by the French in 1915, and it became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peyrepertuse Castle or Chateau de Peyrepertuse, aerial view, a ruined Cathar castle in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Corbieres, Aude, France. This castle consists of a Lower Castle built by the Kings of Aragon in the 11th century and a High Castle built by Louis IX in the 13th century, joined by a huge staircase. Its name means pierced rock in Occitan and it has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq Fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC20_FRANCE_MC_0355.jpg
  • Ruined village and Esglesia de Sant Pere or St Peter's Church, 18th century, aerial view, in the Poble Vell or Old Town of Corbera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town was an agricultural hilltop village was controlled by the FAI and CNT anarchist unions at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when all religious items in the church were removed and the church was converted into a cooperative market for the local farmers taking part of the socialist revolution. The village was attacked by the Nationalist soldiers during the Battle of the Ebro in 1938, at the fall of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The old part of town was never rebuilt and has been left as a monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street of ruined houses in the Poble Vell or Old Town of Corbera d'Ebre, aerial view, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town was an agricultural hilltop village was controlled by the FAI and CNT anarchist unions at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when all religious items in the church were removed and the church was converted into a cooperative market for the local farmers taking part of the socialist revolution. The village was attacked by the Nationalist soldiers during the Battle of the Ebro in 1938, at the fall of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The old part of town was never rebuilt and has been left as a monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street of ruined houses in the Poble Vell or Old Town of Corbera d'Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town was an agricultural hilltop village was controlled by the FAI and CNT anarchist unions at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when all religious items in the church were removed and the church was converted into a cooperative market for the local farmers taking part of the socialist revolution. The village was attacked by the Nationalist soldiers during the Battle of the Ebro in 1938, at the fall of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The old part of town was never rebuilt and has been left as a monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortifications of the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. In the distance is Temple E or Temple of Hera, on the East Hill, built 460-450 BC. Its peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puilaurens Castle or Chateau de Puilaurens, a ruined 12th century Cathar castle, in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Boulzane Valley, Aude, France. Also called Puylaurens, or lo Castel de Pueg-Laurenc in Occitan, the castle belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before being acquired by the Queen of Aragon in 1162. It changed hands many times during the Albigensian Crusade. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq fils de Carcassonne and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0143.jpg
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