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  • Looking up to the sky from the internal octagonal courtyard of the Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up to the sky from the internal octagonal courtyard of the Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 8 : A low angle view of an evening by the sea on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. Taken from the Skala Medina it shows the rocky coast and  cloudy sky as dusk falls over the sea. Three people are watching as the sky darkens into night. On the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco,  Essaouira was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Detail with Venus tiles from L'Imperatrice, or the Empress, card no 3, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The Empress, in the form of a sphinx, is the great goddess, mother, queen of the sky. The artist lived inside the Empress for years during the construction of the garden. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Imperatrice, or the Empress, card no. 3, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The Empress, in the form of a sphinx, is the great goddess, mother, queen of the sky. The artist lived inside the Empress for years during the construction of the garden. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clouds in the sky at sunset over Els Ports National Park, Tarragona, Spain. The Park was founded in 1995 and covers 60,000 hectares of varied landscape around the Els Ports massif south of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), low angle view of plants against late afternoon blue sky, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view of countryside, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, in the afternoon, showing a small lake and rocky outcrops in the foreground with distant mountains in the background. The cloudy sky is reflected in the lake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Temple Doolin or Dowling, 10th century, restored 1689, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly,  Ireland, in the evening against a cloudy sky. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Clonmacnoise Cathedral, 10th century, and Cross of the Scriptures (replica), 10th century, on the left, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, in the evening against a cloudy sky. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of gravestones near the Temple Hurpan and Dowling or Doolin, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, against a dramatic evening sky. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skyline, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. Beneath a wintry sky Tangier lives up to its other name, the 'White City'. Gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic, Tangier is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Anges, or Church of Our Lady of the Angels, built in 1684, with an attached bell tower which was originally used as a lighthouse or beacon, silhouetted against the sky, at the harbour in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mur Tombe du Ciel, or The Wall Fallen from the Sky, fresco, 2011, on a 10m section of wall, by Jean-Luc Courcoult and David Bartex, created for the Royal de Luxe show and then restored in 2018 and moved to the Place Ricordeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The fresco records the true history of Nantes, from the Middle Ages to the present day, depicting 300 historical characters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mur Tombe du Ciel, or The Wall Fallen from the Sky, detail, fresco, 2011, on a 10m section of wall, by Jean-Luc Courcoult and David Bartex, created for the Royal de Luxe show and then restored in 2018 and moved to the Place Ricordeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The fresco records the true history of Nantes, from the Middle Ages to the present day, depicting 300 historical characters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mur Tombe du Ciel, or The Wall Fallen from the Sky, detail of slaves, fresco, 2011, on a 10m section of wall, by Jean-Luc Courcoult and David Bartex, created for the Royal de Luxe show and then restored in 2018 and moved to the Place Ricordeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The fresco records the true history of Nantes, from the Middle Ages to the present day, depicting 300 historical characters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirrored mosaic interior of L'Imperatrice, or the Empress, card no 3, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The Empress, in the form of a sphinx, is the great goddess, mother, queen of the sky. The artist lived inside the Empress for years during the construction of the garden. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Menhir de Champ-Dolent, a 9.5m high upright man-made Neolithic standing stone, the largest in Brittany, near Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. Legend states that the stone fell from the sky to separate 2 feuding brothers, and that when it finally sinks into the earth, the world will end. The menhir is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of Jupiter, god of the sky, holding lightning bolts, from a series of reliefs of classical Greek gods on the intrados (underside of the arch) of the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels holding phylacteries on a starry sky, painted on the ceiling of the chapel, c. 1450, by an unknown artist, possibly Jacob de Littemont and Henri Mullein who worked for the Coeur family, uncovered in the 19th century and restored by Alexandre Denuelle in 1869, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The angels hold phylacteries with verses of the mysteries of the Virgin Mary. Fulcanelli stated that Jacques Coeur was an alchemist and the Virgin is a traditional hermetic symbol. 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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  • Angels holding phylacteries on a starry sky, painted on the ceiling of the chapel, c. 1450, by an unknown artist, possibly Jacob de Littemont and Henri Mullein who worked for the Coeur family, uncovered in the 19th century and restored by Alexandre Denuelle in 1869, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The angels hold phylacteries with verses of the mysteries of the Virgin Mary. Fulcanelli stated that Jacques Coeur was an alchemist and the Virgin is a traditional hermetic symbol. 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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  • Decorative gilded bosse in the form of an angel, and angels holding phylacteries on a starry sky, painted on the ceiling of the chapel, c. 1450, with cross vaults, by an unknown artist, possibly Jacob de Littemont and Henri Mullein who worked for the Coeur family, uncovered in the 19th century and restored by Alexandre Denuelle in 1869, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The angels hold phylacteries with verses of the mysteries of the Virgin Mary. Fulcanelli stated that Jacques Coeur was an alchemist and the Virgin is a traditional hermetic symbol. 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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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower of the Franciscan monastery of St Peter and Paul, the new catholic church built in 2000 to replace the original 1866 building which was destroyed in the 1990s Yugoslav Wars, silhouetted against the sky at sunset, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is named after the mostari or bridge keepers of the Stari Most or 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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  • The Phare de Cordouan, or Cordouan Lighthouse, with light shining beneath a starry sky, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Zodiac fresco on domed ceiling of caldarium or hot room, Qasr Amra, Jordan. This fresco is an accurate representation of the heavens and the zodiac, with 35 identifiable constellations. It is the earliest painted image of the night sky on a dome. The original castle complex was built in 723-743 by Walid Ibn Yazid, the future Umayyad Caliph Walid II. It was a fortress with military garrison and residence of the Umayyad Caliphs. Today only the royal pleasure cabin remains, with reception hall and hammam or bath house. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A visitor with flashy sky blue handbag with British flag follows a tourists guide in front of the ArcelorMittal Orbit, Anish Kapoor (architect) with Cecil Balmond (engineer), 2012, Observation tower, Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A visitor with flashy sky blue handbag with British flag follows a tourists guide in front of the ArcelorMittal Orbit, Anish Kapoor (architect) with Cecil Balmond (engineer), 2012, Observation tower, Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of traditional rural architecture, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 30, 2010 in the afternoon, beneath a stormy sky and a spectacular rainbow. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of volcanic landscape, La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 27, 2010 in the afternoon. A rainbow arches across the sky above the stark volcanic hills. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coat, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of "Fertility" sculpture, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 27, 2010 in the afternoon against a cloudy sky. Isolated on the horizon, stands a monumental sculpture called "Fertility", dedicated to rural Lanzarote. It is made with water tanks from sailing boats and other objects painted and assembled together, forming a set of geometric forms with high visual impact. The sculpture "Fertility", 1968, was designed by local artist Cesar Manrique (1919-92), and his clothing was given by Jesus Soto, his long term working associate. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of The Upper Lists (sloping terrain between the two lines of defences), with, on the left, the Balthazar Tower, Saint Laurent Tower, Trauquet Tower, Saint Sernin Tower and the twin Narbonne Towers; on the right, Tower of la Peyre, the barbican and the Tower of Berard (roof only) in the distance, 13th century, Citadel of Carcassonne, Aude, France, pictured on February 24, 2007, under a stormy winter evening sky. The two outer walls of the concentric fortified city are defended by towers and barbicans, and a draw bridge across a moat leads to the keep of the castle. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress was restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Bell Tower, New Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 against a bright winter afternoon sky. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city,  has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre, Paris, France. A high angle view over the city rooftops at dusk. Far below the street lights shine whilst all is quiet at chimney level beneath the pink and blue evening sky. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Band of sky with angel playing a portable organ, above the Adoration of the 24 Elders, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mur Tombe du Ciel, or The Wall Fallen from the Sky, detail of slaves, fresco, 2011, on a 10m section of wall, by Jean-Luc Courcoult and David Bartex, created for the Royal de Luxe show and then restored in 2018 and moved to the Place Ricordeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The fresco records the true history of Nantes, from the Middle Ages to the present day, depicting 300 historical characters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bibliotheque Francois-Mitterrand and a dramatic cloudy sky, part of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, designed by Dominique Perrault and opened in 1996, in the Paris Rive Gauche district of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The buildings resemble open books and are arranged around a plaza. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels holding phylacteries on a starry sky, painted on the ceiling of the chapel, c. 1450, with cross vaults and decorative bosses, by an unknown artist, possibly Jacob de Littemont and Henri Mullein who worked for the Coeur family, uncovered in the 19th century and restored by Alexandre Denuelle in 1869, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The angels hold phylacteries with verses of the mysteries of the Virgin Mary. Fulcanelli stated that Jacques Coeur was an alchemist and the Virgin is a traditional hermetic symbol. 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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  • Detail from huge stained glass drip-shaped skylight by Rigalt Granell & Cia, which illuminates the Concert Hall at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The skylight resembles an orange sun in a blue sky, surrounded by a choir of young women. The stained glass windows and skylight mean that no artificial lighting is needed in the Concert Hall during the day. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the fresco panel of the fall of Icarus, with Icarus falling through the sky, in the triclinium of the Casa del Sacerdos Amandus, or House of the Priest Amandus, Pompeii, Italy. The fresco is in the Third Style of Roman wall painting, 20–10 BC, characterised by an ornamental elegance in figurative and colourful decoration. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Phare de Cordouan, or Cordouan Lighthouse, with light shining beneath a starry sky and a man watching the scene, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Phare de Cordouan, or Cordouan Lighthouse, with light shining beneath a starry sky, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Cesar Manrique Foundation, Taro de Tahiche, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 27, 2010 in the afternoon against a cloudy sky. Formerly the artist's studio and home, the house was built in 1968 on the site where a volcano erupted in 1730-36. The living space is formed from five volcanic bubbles and the style is inspired by the traditional local architecture. The Cesar Manrique Foundation, created in 1992, is devoted to the Arts, the Environment, and the conservation, study and promotion of the work of Cesar Manrique. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago Lanzarote is originally volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 21: A high angle view over the Montmartre rooftops on November 21, 2008 in Paris, France. Far below the street lights shine whilst all is quiet at chimney level beneath the pink and blue evening sky. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Band of sky with angel playing a portable organ, above the Adoration of the 24 Elders, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of drainpipe on the corner of the glass and metal structure against a vivid blue sky with high clouds.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from the front of the glass and iron roof showing reflections of the Grande Mosquee de Paris (Great Mosque of Paris) and the stormy sky at sunset.
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  • Rooftop of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, René Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from the side of walkways and highest roof structure of the glass and metal Art Deco building beneath a cloudy sky.
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  • Roof of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, René Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Oblique view showing walkways around the metal and glass roof structure beneath a cloudy sky.
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  • Roof of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, René Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view showing walkways around the glass and metal roof structure beneath a cloudy sky.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach and village, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday.  Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Picture by Manuel Cohen. Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. The long sands around the bay are populated by fishermen, both in boats and digging for shellfish, and shepherds grazing their sheep on the salt grass marshes at low tide. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Headquarters of the Bank of Valencia, or Banco de Valencia, founded 1900, which became CaixaBank in 2013, Valencia, Spain. The flatiron-style building was designed in 1935 using marble, brick and limestone, decorated with ceramic tiles in a Modernist influence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa de l'Ajuntament or Town Hall Square, Valencia, Spain. The triangular square houses the Ayuntamiento or City Hall and the Correos or Main Post Office of the city, a fountain, flower stalls plus many shops and restaurants. The square was remodelled by Javier Goerlich 1931-34 and it includes many Modernist buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaza Decimo Junio Bruto, built over the Roman, Islamic and Visigothic ruins of La Almoina, now protected in an underground museum, in Valencia, Spain. The Roman hot springs can be viewed through a skylight in the reflecting pool. The square is named after the Roman consul who founded the city in 138 BC. In the centre is the Palacio de la Marquesa de Colomina. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Edificio Veles e Vents, built in 2005 to house guests and spectators at the 32nd America’s Cup, designed by David Chipperfield and Fermin Vazquez, on the canal at the marina in Valencia, Spain. The minimalist modern building houses restaurants, entertainment spaces and viewing platforms. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moorish style entrance gate to the main square in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. Through the arch is the bell tower, rebuilt 1766, of the Iglesia Parroquial de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora, built on the old Moorish castle in 1516. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, near the village of Bocairent, Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The rooms are on around 3 or 4 different levels and are interlinked, although designed to be separated by doors. The purpose of these chambers is unknown, possibly sepulchres, granaries, Visigothic monasteries or more likely, Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period, after a design imported from North Africa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking up a narrow steep street in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Hotel de la Marine overlooking the Place de la Concorde, in Neoclassical style with corinthian columns, pediment and sculptures, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Hotel de la Marine overlooking the Place de la Concorde, in Neoclassical style with corinthian columns, pediment and sculptures, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Hotel de la Marine overlooking the Place de la Concorde, in Neoclassical style with corinthian columns, pediment and sculptures, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rue de Rivoli and the Musee du Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement, seen from the window of the Salon d'Angle, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rue de Rivoli and the Musee du Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement, seen from the window of the Salon d'Angle, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Loggia, a large open sided balcony overlooking the Place de la Concorde, at the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Loggia, a large open sided balcony overlooking the Place de la Concorde, at the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. In the distance is the Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century, originally attached to the Chateau de Montriou, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. The chapel contains late 15th century frescoes of the Passion of Christ. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montriou, aerial view, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the grounds is the Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century. The building is privately owned and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montriou, aerial view, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the grounds is the Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century. The building is privately owned and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Bauge, aerial view, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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