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  • Spire on the roof terrace of Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of 3 of the 12 apostles and the winged bull symbol of the Evangelist Luke, at the base of the fleche or spire of Notre Dame de Paris, Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The spire was built c. 1860 under Eugene Viollet le Duc, who was restoring the cathedral.  The cathedral itself was built 1160-1345 and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Property in 1991 as part of the Banks of the Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spire above the choir, with atlas statues and animal gargoyles, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spire and cross, on the entrance building housing the administrative services, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spire of the Sainte Chapelle or Holy Chapel, rebuilt 1853 after a fire by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The chapel itself was built 1242-48 in Gothic style by Pierre de Montereau to house the relics of the Passion, including the crown of thorns and parts of the Holy Cross. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spire of the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church, originally built in the 13th century but largely restored in the 19th century, on Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spire and cross, on the entrance building housing the administrative services, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fleche or spire of Notre Dame de Paris, built c. 1860 under Eugene Viollet le Duc, who was restoring the cathedral, Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. At the bottom are statues of 3 of the 12 apostles and the winged bull symbol of the Evangelist Luke. The cathedral itself was built 1160-1345 and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Property in 1991 as part of the Banks of the Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western facade and North transept of Chartres cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1194-1250, with a 105m plain pyramid spire built c. 1160, a 113m early 16th century spire on top of an older tower, and the Western rose window, made c. 1215 and 12m in diameter, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western facade and North transept of Chartres cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1194-1250, with a 105m plain pyramid spire built c. 1160, a 113m early 16th century spire on top of an older tower, and the Western rose window, made c. 1215 and 12m in diameter, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western facade of Chartres cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1194-1250, with a 105m plain pyramid spire built c. 1160, a 113m early 16th century spire on top of an older tower, and the Western rose window, made c. 1215 and 12m in diameter, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western facade of Chartres cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1194-1250, with a 105m plain pyramid spire built c. 1160, a 113m early 16th century spire on top of an older tower, and the Western rose window, made c. 1215 and 12m in diameter, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up the Western facade of Chartres cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1194-1250, with a 105m plain pyramid spire built c. 1160, a 113m early 16th century spire on top of an older tower, and the Western rose window, made c. 1215 and 12m in diameter, , Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western facade of Chartres cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1194-1250, with a 105m plain pyramid spire built c. 1160, a 113m early 16th century spire on top of an older tower, and the Western rose window, made c. 1215 and 12m in diameter, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western facade of Chartres cathedral, a Gothic cathedral built 1194-1250, with a 105m plain pyramid spire built c. 1160, a 113m early 16th century spire on top of an older tower, and the Western rose window, made c. 1215 and 12m in diameter, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop with brick chimneys and spire, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop with chimneys and spire, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the spire of St Peter's Church, 13th-20th centuries, Riga, Latvia.  St Peter's Lutheran Church was founded in 1209 and continually altered over the centuries. The spire was originally built in the 17th century, burned down in 1941, and rebuilt in the 1970s. Previously wooden, the tower, once the tallest in Europe, is now constructed of metal.  Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Spire and neo Gothic facade added in 1897, Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, 1298 - 1450, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas statues and animal gargoyles on the spire above the choir, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water tower, with spire covered in blue mosaic, with viewing platform for visitors, at CaixaForum Barcelona, a cultural centre opened 2002 in the former Casaramona textile factory built 1911, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, in Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The centre was repurposed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, b. 1931. It is sponsored by La Caixa bank, and holds temporary exhibitions, concerts, educational workshops and films, and has a media library, auditorium, classroom, restaurant and children's activity space. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the Muhba Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Behind are the bell tower and Gothic spire of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, consecrated 1339. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell built 1359–62, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302 and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of the Museu de Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the Muhba Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Behind are the bell tower and Gothic spire of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, consecrated 1339. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell built 1359–62, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302 and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of the Museu de Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 30th November 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 30th November 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 30th November 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 12th May 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. In the foreground is the Fountain of the Virgin in the cathedral gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed on 12th May 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron cross on the needle or spire of the Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade and spire of Salisbury Cathedral, built 1220-1320 in Early English Gothic style, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The 13th century West front has 2 stair turrets, lancet windows and many niches with statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winding bench in the shape of a sea serpent and decorated with trencadis mosaic, around the central terrace, with the mosaic spire with cross on the porter's lodge and a view over Barcelona behind, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. A conduit inside the bench takes rainwater from the terrace to a tank in the hypostyle hall, which feeds the fountains. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two entrance pavilions, built 1900-03, used as a porter's lodge (right) and residence (left) or Casa del Guarda, with stone walls and trencadis mosaic roof in organic undulating form, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The lodge is topped by a large mosaic spire with cross. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winding bench in the shape of a sea serpent and decorated with trencadis mosaic, around the central terrace, with a mosaic spire with cross and a view over Barcelona behind, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. On the left is an entrance pavilion, the Casa del Guarda, built 1900-03, used as a porter's residence, with stone walls and trencadis mosaic roof in organic undulating form. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fluted columns of the Lower Court on the central terrace, with Doric columns supporting a hypostyle hall and stone roof, and a mosaic spire with cross on the porter's lodge, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The buildings, set around an internal courtyard, are in Northern Renaissance and Flamboyant Gothic style, with half-timber galleries, ornate rooftops with Burgundian glazed tiles in geometric patterns and dormer windows. The spire on the right was by Guillaume La Rathe. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gargoyle at Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The buildings, set around an internal courtyard, are in Northern Renaissance and Flamboyant Gothic style, with half-timber galleries, ornate rooftops with Burgundian glazed tiles in geometric patterns and dormer windows. The spire was by Guillaume Le Rathe. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of an ornamental weathervane in gilded lead and copper gold leaf on the courtyard facade, at the Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. There are 56 weathervanes on the buildings, this one showing the coat of arms of Guigone de Salins, with 3 gold keys representing her husband Rolin and a gold crenelated tower on a blue background for herself. Beneath the spire is a star within a sun with curved rays of gilded lead, symbol of charity. The buildings, set around an internal courtyard, are in Northern Renaissance and Flamboyant Gothic style, with half-timber galleries, ornate rooftops with Burgundian glazed tiles in geometric patterns and dormer windows. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clock on the spire, built by Guillaume Le Rathe, at the Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The buildings, set around an internal courtyard, are in Northern Renaissance and Flamboyant Gothic style, with half-timber galleries, ornate rooftops with Burgundian glazed tiles in geometric patterns and dormer windows. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • External Gothic facade of Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The buildings, set around an internal courtyard, are in Northern Renaissance and Flamboyant Gothic style, with half-timber galleries, ornate rooftops with Burgundian glazed tiles in geometric patterns and dormer windows. The spire was by Guillaume La Rathe. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre in the evening, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, with pedestrian pavement, vehicular road and tramlines, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The river Garonne and the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel, or St Michael's Basilica, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church spire and medieval walls of the ancient village of Bourg, built in Roman times at the confluence of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers, on the Gironde Estuary, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Neptune, from the Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church (whose spire can be seen in the distance) and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, with the god Neptune holding his trident, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church (whose spire can be seen behind) and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of spire of St John's Church, 13th century, Riga, Latvia. St. John's Church was first recorded in 1297 as the chapel of a Dominican abbey. Legend tells of two Medieval monks who chose to live bricked up in the southern wall of the church, fed trough a hole in the wall. Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of spire, Virgin of Anguish Roman Catholic Church, 1761, Riga, Latvia, restored 1895. Riga, capital city of Latvia, founded in 1201 at the mouth of the Dauvaga River, is an important trading centre, having been a member of the Hanseatic League, and is also well known for its 19th century wooden buildings and Art Nouveau architecture. As Latvia is former Soviet state it has a mixed Russian and Latvian population. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Valletta,  Malta from the sea, featuring the dome of the Carmelite Church, 1573, and spire of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, 1839-44, pictured on June 6, 2008, in the evening.  The Republic of Malta consists of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea of which Malta, Gozo and Comino have been inhabited since c.5,200 BC. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including  the capital city, Valletta, also known as the Fortress City. Built in the late 16th century and mainly Baroque in style it is named after its founder Jean Parisot de Valette (c.1494-1568), Grand Master of the Order of St John. The Carmelite church was originally built by Gerolamo Cassar, and rebuilt after bomb damage during World War II.  St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral was designed by William Scamp. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Valletta,  Malta from the sea, featuring the dome of the Carmelite Church, 1573, and spire of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, 1839-44, pictured on June 6, 2008, in the evening.  The Republic of Malta consists of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea of which Malta, Gozo and Comino have been inhabited since c.5,200 BC. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including  the capital city, Valletta, also known as the Fortress City. Built in the late 16th century and mainly Baroque in style it is named after its founder Jean Parisot de Valette (c.1494-1568), Grand Master of the Order of St John. The Carmelite church was originally built by Gerolamo Cassar, and rebuilt after bomb damage during World War II.  St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral was designed by William Scamp. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Valletta,  Malta from the sea, featuring the dome of the Carmelite Church, 1573, and spire of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, 1839-44, pictured on June 6, 2008, in the evening. The Republic of Malta consists of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea of which Malta, Gozo and Comino have been inhabited since c.5,200 BC. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including  the capital city, Valletta, also known as the Fortress City. Built in the late 16th century and mainly Baroque in style it is named after its founder Jean Parisot de Valette (c.1494-1568), Grand Master of the Order of St John. The Carmelite church was originally built by Gerolamo Cassar, and rebuilt after bomb damage during World War II.  St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral was designed by William Scamp. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Valletta,  Malta from the sea, featuring the dome of the Carmelite Church, 1573, and spire of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, 1839-44, pictured on June 6, 2008, in the evening.  The Republic of Malta consists of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea of which Malta, Gozo and Comino have been inhabited since c.5,200 BC. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including  the capital city, Valletta, also known as the Fortress City. Built in the late 16th century and mainly Baroque in style it is named after its founder Jean Parisot de Valette (c.1494-1568), Grand Master of the Order of St John. The Carmelite church was originally built by Gerolamo Cassar, and rebuilt after bomb damage during World War II.  St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral was designed by William Scamp. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, with renovation work taking place, photographed in July 2019 after the fire of 16th April 2019, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral was built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style. The fire caused the destruction of the spire, the collapse of the roof and the damage of the upper walls of the cathedral nave. A reconstruction programme is currently in the planning stages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Neptunbrunnen or Neptune Fountain, built 1891 and designed by Reinhold Begas, with the god Neptune holding his trident and a woman in the foreground, Berlin, Germany. The fountain depicts Neptune, putti and mythological figures and 4 allegorical figures representing the 4 main rivers in Prussia. It is situated between the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church (whose spire can be seen behind) and the Rotes Rathaus or Red Town Hall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Valletta,  Malta from the sea, featuring the dome of the Carmelite Church, 1573, and spire of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, 1839-44, pictured on June 6, 2008, in the warm evening light.  The Republic of Malta consists of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea of which Malta, Gozo and Comino have been inhabited since c.5,200 BC. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including  the capital city, Valletta, also known as the Fortress City. Built in the late 16th century and mainly Baroque in style it is named after its founder Jean Parisot de Valette (c.1494-1568), Grand Master of the Order of St John. The Carmelite church was originally built by Gerolamo Cassar, and rebuilt after bomb damage during World War II.  St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral was designed by William Scamp. To the right of the image are the Ramparts. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (1642-60), by Francesco Borromini (1599-1667), Rome, Italy. Baroque church with twited spire, seen from porticoed courtyard of Palazzo della Sapienza. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Bishop Graveran, followed by St Joseph, offering the cathedral spires to the Virgin Mary and St Corentin, stained glass window, Bay 21, in the Chapelle de Saint-Pierre, Quimper Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper, a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral founded in 1239 and completed in the 15th century, in Quimper, Finistere, Brittany, France. The window was made in 1856 by Lobin of Tours, 1814-64, and celebrates the restoration of the cathedral's spires at the time of Monseigneur Joseph Marie Graveran. The window was a gift to the cathedral from Mme Mascarene de Riviera. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the spires and construction cranes at La Sagrada Familia, unfinished Roman Catholic church designed by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852–1926, seen from the Hospital de Sant Pau or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, with its Gothic style cross on the left, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Construction began on the church in 1882 and Gaudi worked on it until his death. The project is due to be completed in 2026. It has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collegiale Notre-Dame-en-Vaux de Chalons-en-Champagne, a Gothic church built 1157-1217 with work continuing to the 15th century, at Chalons-en-Champagne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The collegiate church has 4 Romanesque towers although only 2 retain their spires. The church is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buildings on Spreeufer on the banks of the river Spree, with the Fernsehturm or Television Tower and the 2 spires of the Nikolaikirche or St Nicholas' Church behind, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Double spires of the Nikolaikirche or St Nicholas Church, built 1220-30, the oldest church in Berlin, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The church was restored in the 1980s by the former East Germany, the German Democratic Republic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the Old Town with the Gothic Old Town bridge tower at the end of the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, and the spires of the Church of Our Lady before Tyn in the centre, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spires and clock on the Royal Courts of Justice, or Law Courts, designed in Gothic Revival style by George Edmund Street, 1824-81, built 1873-82 and opened in 1882 by Queen Victoria, seen from the Strand, in Temple, London, England, UK. The building houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spires and pinnacles of the Royal Courts of Justice, or Law Courts, designed in Gothic Revival style by George Edmund Street, 1824-81, built 1873-82 and opened in 1882 by Queen Victoria, seen from the Strand, in Temple, London, England, UK. The building houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old Town Square or Staromestske namesti with the Jan Hus Memorial by Ladislav Saloun, 1915, and the Tyn Church or Church of Our Lady before Tyn, built 14th - 15th centuries in the late Gothic style, with multiple spires on each tower, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of Old Town Square or Staromestske namesti with the Tyn Church or Church of Our Lady before Tyn, built 14th - 15th centuries in the late Gothic style, with multiple spires on each tower, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of Old Town Square or Staromestske namesti with the Tyn Church or Church of Our Lady before Tyn, built 14th - 15th centuries in the late Gothic style, with multiple spires on each tower, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of Old Town Square or Staromestske namesti with the Jan Hus Memorial by Ladislav Saloun, 1915, and the Tyn Church or Church of Our Lady before Tyn, built 14th - 15th centuries in the late Gothic style, with multiple spires on each tower, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old Town Square or Staromestske namesti with the Jan Hus Memorial by Ladislav Saloun, 1915, and the Tyn Church or Church of Our Lady before Tyn, built 14th - 15th centuries in the late Gothic style, with multiple spires on each tower, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La France apportant la paix et la prosperite aux colonies, gilded bronze statue, by Leon Ernest Drivier (1878-1951), Fontaine de la Porte Doree, Paris, France. The ten-meter statue represents the warrior Athena with a spear, overlooking a pond at several levels and was placed there for its proximity to the Museum of Colonial opened in 1931 for the International Colonial Exhibition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ile de la Cité and Notre Dame de Paris, 12th to 14th century, initiated by the bishop Maurice de Sully, Paris, France Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La France apportant la paix et la prosperite aux colonies, gilded bronze statue, by Leon Ernest Drivier (1878-1951), Fontaine de la Porte Doree, Paris, France. The ten-meter statue represents the warrior Athena with a spear, overlooking a pond at several levels and was placed there for its proximity to the Museum of Colonial opened in 1931 for the International Colonial Exhibition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La France apportant la paix et la prosperite aux colonies, gilded bronze statue, by Leon Ernest Drivier (1878-1951), Fontaine de la Porte Doree, Paris, France. The ten-meter statue represents the warrior Athena with a spear, overlooking a pond at several levels and was placed there for its proximity to the Museum of Colonial opened in 1931 for the International Colonial Exhibition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the side of the apse and southern transept, Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims), pictured on February 15, 2009, 13th - 15th century, Roman Catholic Cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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  • Town, river Meuse, Collegiate Church of Notre Dame de Dinant and Charles de Gaulle bridge, seen from the citadel, in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Croisette, a promenade along the river Meuse with shops, restaurants and boat moorings, redeveloped in 2018, in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. In the centre is the Charles de Gaulle bridge and on the right, the Collegiate Church of Notre Dame de Dinant. On the cliff is the Citadel of Dinant, a fortress built 1815 on the site of an older medieval fort. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadel of Dinant, a fortress built 1815 on the site of an older medieval fort, protecting the city, one of a string of Meuse Citadels along the valley, in Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Below is the river Meuse, Collegiate Church of Notre Dame de Dinant, La Croisette, a promenade along the river Meuse with shops, restaurants and boat moorings, redeveloped in 2018, and the Charles de Gaulle bridge. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Fumay on a bend in the river Meuse, with houses built along the river bank, Ardennes, Grand Est, France, close to the Belgian border. In the centre is the Eglise Saint-Georges, built 1872-76, listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chamery, surrounded by champagne vineyards at Montagne de Reims, Champagne, Marne, Grand Est, France. The vineyards are part of the Champagne UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of King Louis XV, 1710-74, aerial view, bronze, inaugurated 1765, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1714-85, and the Sous-prefecture behind, built 1761 by Jean-Gabriel Legendre, on Place Royale, built 1757, Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. Behind is the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims, built 1211-1345 in High Gothic style. The square is a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Halles, a covered market building in iron, cast iron and glass, designed by Edmond Bailly and opened 1874, selling fresh produce, meats and cheeses, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Marche des Halles houses 35 food shops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Passion facade, begun 1954, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. On the Passion facade is a pyramidal pediment with columns, topped with crown of thorns and cross. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaudian cross atop the tower, with trencadís or broken ceramic tile mosaic, at the Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre Bellesguard, or Casa Figueres, designed in Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1900-09, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building was built in Gaudi's neo-Gothic style on the ruins of an old castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the rooftops of the Old Town, with the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century Gothic cathedral, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cathedral is also known as Saint-Jean-le-Neuf, and incorporates an earlier Romanesque cathedral, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the rooftops of the Old Town, with the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century Gothic cathedral, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cathedral is also known as Saint-Jean-le-Neuf, and incorporates an earlier Romanesque cathedral, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cathedral houses stained glass windows by Andre Robin from 1451, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • East gallery of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West and north galleries of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main Grand-Moutier Cloister, illuminated at night, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade of the Abbey Church, Romanesque, built 1105-60, in the evening, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sanctuary of the Mare de Deu de Montserrat de Montferri, or Sanctuary of Our Lady of Monserrat, aerial view, a small church designed in Modernist style by Josep Maria Jujol, begun 1925-31 when work stopped due to the Spanish Civil War, and then completed 1987-99, on the Corralet hill at Montferri, Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is constructed in Portland cement and sand, around 120 catenary arches reflecting the mountains around Montserrat. Josep Maria Jujol worked closely with Antoni Gaudi and his influence is clearly seen here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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