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  • Siege of Alesia, painting, 1533, oil on canvas, by Melchior Fesseln, 1495-1533, in the Bayerische Staatsagemaldesammlungen or Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany. The Battle of Alesia in the Gallic Wars, 52 BC, was fought by the army of Julius Caesar against Gallic tribes under Vercingetorix of the Arverni. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedmontese army attacking the Neapolitan fortress of Civitella del Tronto, during the Italian independence wars or the Risorgimento, 25th February 1861, from Le Monde Illustre, March 1861.  Civitella del Tronto was the last stand of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies after 2 sieges in 1860, and finally surrendered on 20th March 1861. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Obelisk, a monument commemorating the defenders of the Siege of Belfort 1870-71, during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Cimetiere des Mobiles, on the Colline de la Justice, Brisach, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This cemetery, then known as Le Pre Gaspard, was founded during the siege when the main cemetery could not be accessed. 956 soldiers of the Garde Mobile are buried here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Brave Colonel Denfert, portrait of Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, who led the resistance during the siege in the Franco-Prussian War, and siege and bombardment of Belfort, with flying cannonballs, engravings by Gaillard, published 1870, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 25th anniversary of the Siege of Belfort, engraving, 1896, by Henri Meyer, published in the Illustrated Journal, April 19th 1896, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The engraving depicts the Lion of Belfort, the Porte de Brisach, the bombardment, the bakery during the siege and firefighters. The anniversary was celebrated by 30,000 spectators and culminated in the awarding of the Cross of the Legion of Honour to the city. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • At the siege of Pamplona, Emperor Charlemagne, 742-814, dressed in red and green, kneels and prays to Jesus for the success of the siege in his name. Soldiers on horseback are ready for battle with lances raised and banners flying. Section of Charlemagne praying before the battle, from the Charlemagne window, early 13th century, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 2 ladies watching the siege from a window and an archer in the battlements below, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Storyboard design with Thorgal and Lehla and Bag Dadh under siege, page 36, plate 32 of Le Feu Ecarlate or the Scarlet Fire, Series 35 of the Thorgal comic book series, to be published November 2016, by Grzegorz Rosinski, 1941-, Polish comic book artist. Rosinski was born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, and now lives in Switzerland, and is the author and designer of many Polish comic book series. He created Thorgal with Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme. The series was first published in Tintin in 1977 and has been published by Le Lombard since 1980. The stories cover Norse mythology, Atlantean fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure genres. Le Feu Ecarlate takes place in Bag Dadh, a city under siege by the Magnus force, where Thorgal must find Aniel and save him from the Red Wizards who made him the reincarnation of their Grand Master Kahaniel. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances requested, please contact us and/or visit www.lelombard.com
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  • Uniform of corporal Paul Menegoz of the 45th line infantry, from the Siege of Belfort 1870-71, during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan of the Siege of Belfort, 1870-71, during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grave of Oscar Koechlin, 1849-70, corporal in the Compagnie de Genie de la Garde Mobile du Haut Rhin, who died age 21 after an infection of a shrapnel injury, in the Cimetiere des Mobiles, on the Colline de la Justice, Brisach, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This cemetery, then known as Le Pre Gaspard, was founded during the siege when the main cemetery could not be accessed. 956 soldiers of the Garde Mobile are buried here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Petite Fontaine, a fountain built early 17th century, and behind, the house in which general Claude-Jacques Lecourbe, defender of Belfort in the siege of 1815, died, on the Place de la Petite Fontaine, in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fountain is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort, bronze relief, by Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, study for the 1880 sculpture dedicated to the defenders of the Siege of Belfort 1870-71 during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Onager or stone-thrower, a Roman torsion powered siege engine or catapult, in the Centre d'Interpretation, a visitor centre designed by Bernard Tschumi, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. The onager applies the principle of distortion with a lever arm lowered by force and rising abruptly, launching balls of different calibres cut on the spot. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman torsion powered siege engines or catapults, the scorpio (left) and the onager or stone-thrower (right), in the Centre d'Interpretation, a visitor centre designed by Bernard Tschumi, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. The onager applies the principle of distortion with a lever arm lowered by force and rising abruptly,  launching balls of different calibres cut on the spot. The scorpio is a kind of giant crossbow firing long arrows with huge force. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, in military uniform, defender of Belfort during its siege in the Franco-Prussian war, detail, oil painting, 1876, by Alexandre Monsegur, 1849-1917, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 25th anniversary of the Siege of Belfort, detail, engraving, 1896, by Henri Meyer, published in the Illustrated Journal, April 19th 1896, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The anniversary was celebrated by 30,000 spectators and culminated in the awarding of the Cross of the Legion of Honour to the city. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grave of Oscar Koechlin, 1849-70, corporal in the Compagnie de Genie de la Garde Mobile du Haut Rhin, who died age 21 after an infection of a shrapnel injury, in the Cimetiere des Mobiles, on the Colline de la Justice, Brisach, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This cemetery, then known as Le Pre Gaspard, was founded during the siege when the main cemetery could not be accessed. 956 soldiers of the Garde Mobile are buried here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrival of the Swiss emissaries during the Siege of Strasbourg in 1895, bas-relief in plaster, by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort, bronze relief, by Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, study for the 1880 sculpture dedicated to the defenders of the Siege of Belfort 1870-71 during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pince-nez, monocular, compass set and box, and protractor, belonging to Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, who led the resistance during the siege in the Franco-Prussian War, and notebook detailing the orders of the commander of the sedentary national guard, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kepi, a military cap, belonging to Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, who led the resistance during the siege in the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of Barcelona by the French during the Nine Years' War, 1697, under the Count of Harcourt, print, 1750, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry, 1700-29, by Robert Baille, of James II at the Siege of Derry of 1689, in the Irish House of Lords, the upper house of the Irish parliament until 1800, now owned by the Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin, Ireland. Baille was commissioned to produce a series of 6 tapestries, although only 2 were made. He enlisted Dutch landscape painter William Van der Hagen to produce the designs and John Van Beaver to weave them. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Don't Forget '93, a commemoration stone for the 1993 Siege of Mostar in the Yugoslav Wars, at dawn on the Stari Most or Old Bridge, a 16th century Ottoman bridge across the Neretva river, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge was destroyed in the 1990s Yugoslavian war and has been rebuilt. The town is named after the mostari or bridge keepers of the Old Bridge. Mostar developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • After the long siege, Charlemagne's soldiers storm the city of Pamplona. A knight spears an infidel and another rushes into the city while a watchman belatedly blows his horn. Section of the Fall of Pamplona, from the Charlemagne window, early 13th century, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of Barcelona by the French, 1635, under the Count of Harcourt, print, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, aerial view, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman fortifications reconstructed by Michel Desvigne, including 100m of barriers preceded by open ground, watchtowers, defensive towers, ditches, embankments, ramparts, siege weapons, palisades and spiked traps, at the MuseoParc Alesia, on Mont-Auxois near Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France. Alesia was originally a Celtic settlement which became a Gallo-Roman town after being conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars. Alesia is the site of the Battle of Alesia, 52 BC, when the Romans under Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of fortress of Dapur in the war against the Hitties, with soldiers climbing ladders to breach the fort, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort, sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, commemorating the resistance of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau during the Siege of Belfort in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, on the Place Denfert-Rochereau, at Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The sculpture is a smaller replica of the original sculpture in Belfort, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban  and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. In the foreground is the Hotel de Prefecture du Territories de Belfort, built 1901-3. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Uniform of a French soldier during the siege of Belfort 1870-71 during the Franco-Prussian war, in the Fort des Basses Perches, or Fort Valmy, built 1874-77 in Danjoutin and Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fort forms part of the Forts des Perches, the first ring of fortifications around Belfort, part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The fort was in use during the Franco-Prussian War and housed 126 soldiers and 6 officers. In 1893 it was linked to other forts by the Chemins de Fer du Territoire de Belfort railway. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour de la Miotte, an observation tower built 1840 at the Fort de la Miotte, or Fort Kleber, built 1831-35 by Haxo on the Miotte Hill, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The tower was destroyed in the Siege of Belfort in 1870-71 and again in 1940, but rebuilt each time. The fort defends the road to Colmar and forms part of the Belfort fortifications outside the citadel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, beneath the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of Belfort in 1870, seen from the Colline des Perches, detail, panorama oil painting, by Etienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour, 1838-1910, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses II parading in his chariot escorting Syrian and Hittite prisoners back to Egypt after the Siege of Dapur, 1269 BC, relief, on the south wall of the Hypostyle Hall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure on the battlements throwing rocks on the enemy, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Storyboard page (no. 32) including a battle scene, from a sketchbook featuring characters, costumes and storyboards for Le Feu Ecarlate or the Scarlet Fire, Series 35 of the Thorgal comic book series, to be published November 2016, by Grzegorz Rosinski, 1941-, Polish comic book artist. Rosinski was born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, and now lives in Switzerland, and is the author and designer of many Polish comic book series. He created Thorgal with Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme. The series was first published in Tintin in 1977 and has been published by Le Lombard since 1980. The stories cover Norse mythology, Atlantean fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure genres. Le Feu Ecarlate takes place in Bag Dadh, a city under siege by the Magnus force, where Thorgal must find Aniel and save him from the Red Wizards who made him the reincarnation of their Grand Master Kahaniel. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances requested, please contact us and/or visit www.lelombard.com
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  • Storyboard page (no. 12) from a sketchbook featuring characters, costumes and storyboards for Le Feu Ecarlate or the Scarlet Fire, Series 35 of the Thorgal comic book series, to be published November 2016, by Grzegorz Rosinski, 1941-, Polish comic book artist. Rosinski was born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, and now lives in Switzerland, and is the author and designer of many Polish comic book series. He created Thorgal with Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme. The series was first published in Tintin in 1977 and has been published by Le Lombard since 1980. The stories cover Norse mythology, Atlantean fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure genres. Le Feu Ecarlate takes place in Bag Dadh, a city under siege by the Magnus force, where Thorgal must find Aniel and save him from the Red Wizards who made him the reincarnation of their Grand Master Kahaniel. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances requested, please contact us and/or visit www.lelombard.com
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  • Sarajevo Tunnel or Tunel Spasa, built May 1992 - November 1995 during the Siege of Sarajevo during the Yugoslav War by the Bosnian army, to link the besieged Sarajevo city to Bosnian and UN held areas outside the city, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Arms, food and humanitarian aid passed through the tunnel, and people could also escape the city. The building and tunnel are now preserved as the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Sarajevo Tunnel or Tunel Spasa, built May 1992 - November 1995 during the Siege of Sarajevo during the Yugoslav War by the Bosnian army, to link the besieged Sarajevo city to Bosnian and UN held areas outside the city, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Arms, food and humanitarian aid passed through the tunnel, and people could also escape the city. The building and tunnel are now preserved as the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Sarajevo Tunnel or Tunel Spasa, built May 1992 - November 1995 during the Siege of Sarajevo during the Yugoslav War by the Bosnian army, to link the besieged Sarajevo city to Bosnian and UN held areas outside the city, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Arms, food and humanitarian aid passed through the tunnel, and people could also escape the city. The building and tunnel are now preserved as the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Sarajevo Tunnel or Tunel Spasa, built May 1992 - November 1995 during the Siege of Sarajevo during the Yugoslav War by the Bosnian army, to link the besieged Sarajevo city to Bosnian and UN held areas outside the city, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Arms, food and humanitarian aid passed through the tunnel, and people could also escape the city. The building and tunnel are now preserved as the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort, sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, commemorating the resistance of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau during the Siege of Belfort in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, on the Place Denfert-Rochereau, at Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The sculpture is a smaller replica of the original sculpture in Belfort, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour de la Miotte, an observation tower built 1840 at the Fort de la Miotte, or Fort Kleber, built 1831-35 by Haxo on the Miotte Hill, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The tower was destroyed in the Siege of Belfort in 1870-71 and again in 1940, but rebuilt each time. The fort defends the road to Colmar and forms part of the Belfort fortifications outside the citadel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tunnel leading to the drawbridge, which was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the Siege of Belfort of 1870-71, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Uniform of a French soldier during the siege of Belfort 1870-71 during the Franco-Prussian war, and of a nurse of the same era, in the Fort des Basses Perches, or Fort Valmy, built 1874-77 in Danjoutin and Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fort forms part of the Forts des Perches, the first ring of fortifications around Belfort, part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The fort was in use during the Franco-Prussian War and housed 126 soldiers and 6 officers. In 1893 it was linked to other forts by the Chemins de Fer du Territoire de Belfort railway. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription 'Pro Patria' (For the Fatherland), commemorating the liberated prisoners of war who rebuilt the tower in 1947, on the base of the Tour de la Miotte, an observation tower built 1840 at the Fort de la Miotte, or Fort Kleber, built 1831-35 by Haxo on the Miotte Hill, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The tower was destroyed in the Siege of Belfort in 1870-71 and again in 1940, but rebuilt each time. The fort defends the road to Colmar and forms part of the Belfort fortifications outside the citadel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tunnel leading to the Tour de la Miotte, an observation tower built 1840, from the Fort de la Miotte, or Fort Kleber, built 1831-35 by Haxo on the Miotte Hill, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The tower was destroyed in the Siege of Belfort in 1870-71 and again in 1940, but rebuilt each time. The fort defends the road to Colmar and forms part of the Belfort fortifications outside the citadel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drawbridge of the Citadelle de Belfort, which was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the Siege of Belfort in 1870-71, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadelle de Belfort, with the 17th century castle and the Lion of Belfort sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, dedicated to the defenders of the siege of 1870-71, above the town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of Dapur, 1269 BC, with Ramesses II in a chariot battling the Hittites, relief, on the south wall of the Hypostyle Hall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of fortress of Dapur in the war against the Hitties, with soldiers climbing ladders to breach the fort, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hittites crushed by the wheels of the chariot of Ramesses II at the siege of the cities of Dapur and Tunip in the war against the Hitties, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hypostyle Hall, and (behind), relief Ramesses II firing arrow from a chariot at the siege of cities of Dapur and Tunip, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures on the battlements with weapons and heavy objects to throw down, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures on the battlements with weapons of a spear, an axe and a bow and arrow, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaque at the entrance to the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, commemorating the fire in 1992 during the Siege of Sarajevo in the Yugoslav War, when the building and over 2 million books and documents were damaged or destroyed, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This national library, designed in 1891 by the Czech architect Karel Parik as the City Hall, reopened as a library in 2014. This building, on the banks of the Miljacka river, is from the Austro-Hungarian period of the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Sarajevo Tunnel or Tunel Spasa, built May 1992 - November 1995 during the Siege of Sarajevo during the Yugoslav War by the Bosnian army, to link the besieged Sarajevo city to Bosnian and UN held areas outside the city, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Arms, food and humanitarian aid passed through the tunnel, and people could also escape the city. The building and tunnel are now preserved as the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort, sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, commemorating the resistance of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau during the Siege of Belfort in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, on the Place Denfert-Rochereau, at Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The sculpture is a smaller replica of the original sculpture in Belfort, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort, sculpture, 1880, by Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, commemorating the resistance of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau during the Siege of Belfort in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, on the Place Denfert-Rochereau, at Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The sculpture is a smaller replica of the original sculpture in Belfort, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of Belfort in 1870, seen from the Colline des Perches, panorama oil painting, by Etienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour, 1838-1910, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Path leading to the Tour de la Miotte, an observation tower built 1840 at the Fort de la Miotte, or Fort Kleber, built 1831-35 by Haxo on the Miotte Hill, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The tower was destroyed in the Siege of Belfort in 1870-71 and again in 1940, but rebuilt each time. The fort defends the road to Colmar and forms part of the Belfort fortifications outside the citadel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of fortress of Dapur in the war against the Hitties, with soldiers climbing ladders to breach the fort, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of fortress of Dapur in the war against the Hitties, with archers in a chariot, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses II firing an arrow from a chariot at the siege of the cities of Dapur and Tunip in the war against the Hitties, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0343.jpg
  • An archer on the battlements, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. On the banister above are carved symbols of shells (coquilles Saint-Jacques) and hearts (coeurs), representing the name Jacques Coeur. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0272.jpg
  • Chateau de Montsegur, originally a 13th century Cathar castle, but rebuilt over the next 3 centuries after its capture and destruction in 1244, near Montsegur, in Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The castle sits at 1200m atop a hill known as a pog in Occitan. The original castle fell in 1244 after a 9-month siege led by Hugues de Arcis, although some cathars escaped with the castle's treasure, said by some to be the Holy Grail itself. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, from the Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, from the Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, from the Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, from the Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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