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  • Medieval calculation table inscribed in the wall at the top of the staircase leading to the living quarters, in the Chateau du Clos Vougeot, built in Renaissance style in the 16th century, on the site of a 12th century winery built by monks from the nearby Abbey of Citeaux, Burgundy, France. The chateau sits in the Burgundy Clos de Vougeot vineyard, near the Route des Grands Crus between Dijon and Beaune in Cote-d'Or in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte. The chateau, which still houses a medieval vat-house and presses, Cistercian cellar and original kitchens, has been the headquarters of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin since 1945. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble inlaid side table by Pietro Bossi, 18th century, in the Drawing Room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table inlaid with Jacaranda wood and wood from Sri Lanka, and silver tray with ink pot, pen holder and bell, in the Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The bookshelves were made, gilded and lacquered by Manuel da Silva. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcove in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The tapestries were made c. 1630 at Faubourg Saint-Marcel for Cardinal Barberini, and depict the Story of Amyntas and Sylvia. The gilded console table is 17th century and holds 17th century Dutch potiches. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcove in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The tapestries were made c. 1630 at Faubourg Saint-Marcel for Cardinal Barberini, and depict the Story of Amyntas and Sylvia. The gilded console table is 17th century and holds 17th century Dutch potiches. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchens in the basement of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The table is set for servants of the house. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcove in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The painting is by Charles Le Brun and depicts Night. The tapestries were made c. 1630 at Faubourg Saint-Marcel for Cardinal Barberini, and depict the Story of Amyntas and Sylvia. The gilded console table is 17th century and holds 17th century Dutch potiches. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The sinking of the Abercrombie Robinson at Table Bay, Cape Town, 28th August 1842, copy of a painting by Robert Gibb destroyed by fire at Ballykelly in 1980, in the collection of Stirling Castle, with current buildings dating to 15th and 16th centuries, on Castle Hill, in Stirling, Scotland. The painting depicts the sinking of an East Indiaman, resulting in the deaths of all 700 aboard, including 450 of the Reserve Battalion of the 91st Highlanders. The castle is listed as a scheduled ancient monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacrifice, Roman relief, marble, 1st century AD, from the Ara Providentiae in the Merida Forum, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The scene depicts a veiled man thought to be Marco Agrippa behind a 3-legged table with children and a priest or camillus, who is opening an incense box, assistants and a double flute player. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table of the sale of the cargo of the Nantes slave ship Pere de Famille, in Port au Prince, Haiti, on 10th November 1788, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. This heavy tonnage ship transported 587 men, women and children, 9 of whom were reserved for the captain or shipowner to become servants. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apparition of the apostle James to the drowning pilgrims, painting on table, Flemish style, 15th century, in the Alcazar de Colon, or Columbus Alcazar, built 1510-12 in Gothic Mudejar style, under Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, who was 4th Governor of the Indies, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building houses the Museo Alcazar de Diego Colon, displaying Gothic and Renaissance European art. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A man sits at a banquet table during a wedding celebration, his servant to the left is about to refill his cup with wine but realises that there is none left. This is the story of Jesus' miracle of turning the water into wine. The wedding feast at Cana, from the Our Lady of the stained glass and the public life of Christ stained glass window, 1180, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window was so named in the 15th century. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacrifice, Roman relief, marble, detail, 1st century AD, from the Ara Providentiae in the Merida Forum, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The scene depicts a veiled man thought to be Marco Agrippa behind a 3-legged table with children and a priest or camillus, who is opening an incense box, assistants and a double flute player. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary statue of Attis, a Phrygian god and consort of Cybele, as a table stand, Gallo-Roman, 2nd - 3rd century AD, from Cavaillon, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room, with coffered wooden ceiling, wood panelling, fireplace and table in window niche, in El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chairs and table in the dining room, in El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the La Glorieta watchtower, with stone table and benches, overlooking the original main entrance bridge to the Jardins Artigas, gardens built 1905-6 in Modernist style and designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in La Pobla de Lillet, Bergueda, Catalonia, Spain. The gardens are on a plot of land owned by Joan Artigas i Alart, who owned a nearby textile factory. There are many similarities to Parc Guell, and the site includes bridges, a watchtower, fountains, a waterfall and sculptures. The park was restored in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera della Bella Rosina or Countess' Bedroom, with blue silk French wallpaper chosen by Bella Rosina, wife of Vittorio Emanuele II, and elm wood dressing table by Jean Baptiste Gilles Youf, early 19th century, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The 19th century furniture is from the Villa Reale in Marlia, near Lucca. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala dei Giochi or Games Room, furnished by the Lorraines, with a large billiards table added in 1865 by Vittorio Emanuele II, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. On the walls are 17th century Florentine paintings. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Study, used by King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, decorated with French velvet upholstery and wall covering from the Modena Ducal Palace, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. A little window connects the room to the chapel, and on the table is a reproduction of Trajan's Column, 1800-24, in metal. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walnut fireplace by Camil Oliveras and original dining table and oak and embossed leather chairs by Francesc Vidal, used by the Guell family, in the Dining Room, 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 building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph of Teresa Amatller, on a table by Gaspar Homar i Mezquida, 1870-1953, in her bedroom, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone frieze, detail, with centaur holding bow and arrow (zodiacal sign Sagittarius), fire and man preparing animal at a table, from the monumental facade of the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Romanesque church consecrated in 1171, in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The facade consists of a portal with 2 blind arches and a Moorish influence, Romanesque carved capitals and niches for sculptures, now missing. It is listed as a historic monument. The village has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table decoration in protective wrapper in the Reserve des Lustres et des Horloges, storage of chandeliers and clocks, in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table decorations in protective wrappers in the Reserve des Lustres et des Horloges, storage of chandeliers and clocks, in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera degli Angioli, with frescoes 1622-23 by by Jacopo Vignali of a procession of the saints and blessed of the city of Florence, in Casa Buonarotti, the 17th century palace home of the Buonarotti family, on Via Ghibellina in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The altar table is by Francesco and Tommaso da Sant’Andrea in Rovezzano, 1627, and above is an intarsia by Benedetto Calenzuoli based on a cartoon by Pietro da Cortona of the Madonna and Child. In the niche on a 17th century console is a bust of Michelangelo the Younger by Giuliano Finelli. The building is now a museum dedicated to the work of Michelangelo Buonarotti. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera degli Angioli, with frescoes 1622-23 by by Jacopo Vignali of a procession of the saints and blessed of the city of Florence, in Casa Buonarotti, the 17th century palace home of the Buonarotti family, on Via Ghibellina in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The altar table is by Francesco and Tommaso da Sant’Andrea in Rovezzano, 1627, and above is an intarsia by Benedetto Calenzuoli based on a cartoon by Pietro da Cortona of the Madonna and Child. In the niche on a 17th century console is a bust of Michelangelo the Younger by Giuliano Finelli. The building is now a museum dedicated to the work of Michelangelo Buonarotti. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table and parasol on the terrace at Paris Avec Toits, an organisation promoting and teaching beekeeping and managing hives on Paris rooftops, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. The terrace is owned by Diane Jos, who cares for the bees and runs apprenticeships for future beekeepers. Photographed on 14th May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table and parasol on the terrace at Paris Avec Toits, an organisation promoting and teaching beekeeping and managing hives on Paris rooftops, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. The terrace is owned by Diane Jos, who cares for the bees and runs apprenticeships for future beekeepers. Photographed on 14th May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Communal room with table and benches on the first floor near the cells, in the Vieille Prison de Trois Rivieres, or Old Prison, built 1816-22 in Palladian style by Francois Baillairge, and used as a jail 1822-1986, now the Quebec Museum of Popular Culture, in Trois-Rivieres, Mauricie, on the Chemin du Roi, Quebec, Canada. The Chemin du Roy or King's Highway is a historic road along the Saint Lawrence river built 1731-37, connecting communities between Quebec City and Montreal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gerald Pestmal, a sculptor who uses discarded materials such as wood and cardboard, photographed in 2018 seated at a table in his studio in Arcueil, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gerald Pestmal, a sculptor who uses discarded materials such as wood and cardboard, photographed in 2018 seated at a table in his studio in Arcueil, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Hall, used as a dining room, late 15th century and restored in the 19th century when the minstrels' gallery was added, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is furnished with a 35 foot long dining table from Powerscort House in Wicklow County, a series of family portraits and Talbot family hatchments. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Hall, used as a dining room, late 15th century and restored in the 19th century, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is furnished with a 35 foot long dining table from Powerscort House in Wicklow County, a series of family portraits and Talbot family hatchments. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hall, or Billiards Room, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The room is restored to its 19th century appearance, with a billiards table of 1854 in Charles X troubadour style, bought by A Falliere in 1893. The corinthian columns date from the original chateau and were incorporated into the 19th century rebuilding. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Console table of the Duke of Morny, with plaster death mask of Napoleon dating from soon after his death in 1821, and model of the Column of the Great Army or Colonne de la Grande Armee at Wimille near Boulogne sur Mer, inaugurated 1841, in the Antechamber, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • John Whitley apartments, owner of the chateau 1899-1934, with bed and bedside table from the Departement du Pas de Calais, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, with mahogany table from the collection of the Departement du Pas de Calais, and Queen Anne chairs from the Mobilier National, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The rich man sitting at a table with his wife for a feast, and turning away a poor man asking for food (Lazarus the leper in a separate panel), from the stained glass window of the Parable of Dives and Lazarus, or the Rich Man and the Beggar, 1215-25, in bay 23, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The homecoming feast, the father has his fattest calf killed and the family sit at the table to eat, with musicians and servants, from the stained glass window of the Prodigal Son, 1215-25, in bay 5, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. The table is inlaid with jacaranda wood and wood from Sri Lanka. The bookshelves were made, gilded and lacquered by Manuel da Silva. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room with dining table and chairs by the windows, and study behind, in the Historic Show Flat, on the first floor of an ISAI or Immeubles Sans Affectation Individuelle apartment block, designed from 1946 by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The apartment, of early 1950s design, used all modern conveniences, including internal kitchen and bathroom, contemporary mass produced oak furniture, natural light flowing from front and back, children's study bedroom, central heating and domestic appliances such as vacuum cleaners and refrigerators. Rene Gabriel and Marcel Gascoin designed the furniture in Scandinavian style, which came to typify reconstruction design. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of the work area of Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, in the construction site of La Sagrada Familia, where he based himself for several years, with a reproduction of Gaudi’s desk and table, made by the architect himself with material from the construction site, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of the work area of Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, in the construction site of La Sagrada Familia, where he based himself for several years, with a reproduction of Gaudi’s desk and table, made by the architect himself with material from the construction site, on Level 2, an exhibition space entitled Gaudi the Innovator, in the Gaudi Centre Reus (Centro de Interpretacion Reus), Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The Gaudi Centre is a museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudi. The building was designed by architects Joan Sibina, Toshiake Tange and Gabriel Bosques and was opened in May 2007. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large vaulted medieval kitchen in the 12th century keep of the Chateau de Rully, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. The kitchen houses a huge fireplace and stove, chequered tiled floor, copper utensils and long refectory table. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large vaulted medieval kitchen in the 12th century keep of the Chateau de Rully, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. The kitchen houses a huge fireplace and stove, chequered tiled floor, copper utensils and long refectory table. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Members of the Court of King Louis XIV, 1638-1715, at a gambling table in the second room in the royal apartments in the Palace of Versailles, with (left - right), Monseigneur, the Princesse de Conty Douairiere, the Duc de Bourbon, Madame la Duchesse de Bourbon and Monsieur de Vandome, Grand prieur de France, engraving. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • The Court of Louis XIV around a gambling table in the first of the royal apartments at the Palace of Versailles, with (left - right), the Duc d'Anjou and the Duc de Berry, grandsons of Louis XIV, and the Prince of Wales and the Comte de Brionne, in an engraving of 1694. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Bauakademie or Building Academy, originally built 1832-36 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, home to architectural institutions and universities until it was demolished in 1962 and in 2000 this temporary structure was built resembling the original building, while plans to rebuild it are discussed, Berlin, Germany. The poster depicts Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1781-1841, German architect and painter. The pink pipes are used for pumping water out of the ground during construction works, as the water table is so high. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bauakademie or Building Academy, originally built 1832-36 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, home to architectural institutions and universities until it was demolished in 1962 and in 2000 this temporary structure was built resembling the original building, while plans to rebuild it are discussed, Berlin, Germany. The pink pipes are used for pumping water out of the ground during construction works, as the water table is so high. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ground floor central courtyard area with zellige tile decoration and a table set with silver tea ware, in a typical Tetouan riad, a traditional muslim house built around a courtyard, built in Moorish style with strong Andalusian influences, next to the Great Mosque or Jamaa el Kebir in the Medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner of the ground floor central courtyard with zellige tile decoration, painted door panels and a table set with silver tea ware, in a typical Tetouan riad, a traditional muslim house built around a courtyard, built in Moorish style with strong Andalusian influences, next to the Great Mosque or Jamaa el Kebir in the Medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The younger son is led astray and sits with a courtesan at a table in a brothel, while a servant signals for the food to be served. The Feast in the Brothel, from the Parable of the Prodigal Son stained glass window, in the north transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window follows the parable as told by St Luke in his gospel. It is thought to have been donated by courtesans, who feature in 11 of the 30 sections. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • At the end of the year, a wealthy man sits at a table to enjoy the fruits of the year's labour. He has a good meal of fish, meat and wine, with wafers to remind us of the eucharist and of giving thanks to God, section of December from the Zodiac and the labours of the months stained glass window, 1217, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This calendar window contains scenes showing the zodiacal symbol with its corresponding monthly activity. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jesus sits at a table filled with plates of bread and fish with his 12 disciples at the Last Supper, initiating the first eucharist. Judas, in the foreground, holds his bag of money, payment for his betrayal. Section of the Last Supper, from the Apostles window, 1212-25, in the axial chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window represents the birth of the Church, as the apostles are the first pillar of the church and therefore has the site with the most sunlight to illuminate the colours. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Julian serves his master and his wife at a table laid with bread and wine. The glove at Julian's belt indicates that he is training to become a knight. Section of Julian serving his master and his wife, 1215-25, from the Life of St Julian the Hospitaller window in the chapel of St Julian in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table support of sculpted stone animal from the macellum (market), Jerash, Jordan. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted lion table support from the macellum (market), Jerash, Jordan. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table support of sculpted stone animal from the macellum (market), Jerash, Jordan. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion head table support from the macellum (market), Jerash, Jordan. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table supports of sculpted stone animals from the macellum (market), Jerash, Jordan. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper or Mandatum fresco, detail, showing the table laid and a lamb on a plate symbolising Christ's sacrifice and portrait of Eleonore de Bourbon, 29th Abbess of Fontevraud (1575-1611), Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a stone table and walls in the Mnajdra Temple complex, c.3600-3200 BC, Malta, pictured on June 5, 2008, in the morning. 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. It has been ruled by Phoenicians (Malat is Punic for safe haven), Greeks, Romans, Fatimids, Sicilians, Knights of St John, French and the British, from whom it became independent in 1964. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including  the well preserved Mnajdra Temple complex. Spectacularly sited on the Southern coast of Malta the three temples radiate from an oval forecourt. The lower temple is astronomically aligned so that the sun's rays shine straight through the doorway on the equinoxes. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • A room in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. One table and a shirt remain, and the blank window reflects the bleakness of the scene. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the La Glorieta watchtower, with stone table and benches, overlooking the original main entrance bridge to the Jardins Artigas, gardens built 1905-6 in Modernist style and designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in La Pobla de Lillet, Bergueda, Catalonia, Spain. The gardens are on a plot of land owned by Joan Artigas i Alart, who owned a nearby textile factory. There are many similarities to Parc Guell, and the site includes bridges, a watchtower, fountains, a waterfall and sculptures. The park was restored in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room, with coffered wooden ceiling, wood panelling, fireplace and table in window niche, in El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chairs and table in the dining room, in El Capricho de Gaudi, or Villa Quijano, a Modernist villa designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883-85 under his assistant Cristobal Cascante, in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The villa was commissioned by Maximo Diaz de Quijano as a summer house. It is from Gaudi's orientalist period, with azulejos tiles and domes. The building has housed a museum since 2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, with mid 19th century furniture and lamps and Ginori porcelain on console tables, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The carpet was made in 1860 by Girolamo Podesta. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thermopolium of Via di Diana (Taberna), 3rd century AD, Ostia Antica, Italy. L-shaped counter visible on the left and marble side-table on the right with fresco of food on the wall above. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square chamber, decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style. In the 19th century Alfred Sommier installed the wooden panelling and 5 paintings of the Marshal's military victories. The room contains 2 oval oak tables, a bronze bust of Cardinal de Richelieu from the 19th century, and tapestries of the Story of Diana, c. 1630, made at La Planche and designed by Toussaint Dubreuil. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square chamber, decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style, with a ceiling a la francaise and a frieze of Roman warriors in a victory parade beneath. In the 19th century Alfred Sommier installed the wooden panelling and 5 paintings of the Marshal's military victories. The room contains 2 oval oak tables, a marble bust of Louis XIV, a portrait of Nicolas Fouquet by Claude Lefebvre, 1632-75, and tapestries of the Story of Diana, c. 1630, made at La Planche and designed by Toussaint Dubreuil. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square chamber, decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style, with a ceiling a la francaise and a frieze of Roman warriors in a victory parade beneath. The room contains 2 oval oak tables, a portrait of Nicolas Fouquet by Claude Lefebvre, 1632-75, and tapestries of the Story of Diana, c. 1630, made at La Planche and designed by Toussaint Dubreuil. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square chamber, decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style, with a ceiling a la francaise and a frieze of Roman warriors in a victory parade beneath. In the 19th century Alfred Sommier installed the wooden panelling and 5 paintings of the Marshal's military victories. The room contains 2 oval oak tables, a marble bust of Louis XIV, and tapestries of the Story of Diana, c. 1630, made at La Planche and designed by Toussaint Dubreuil. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio with tables and chairs and a palm tree, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The arched gilded windows lead to the winter garden. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, wife of King Louis XIII, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The room is decorated by Charles Errard and Gilbert de Seve c. 1660. The Renaissance style sculpted walnut furniture, (four-poster bed, 2 bedside tables, 2 commodes, a console sofa, 6 armchairs, 6 chairs and 2 footstools) was delivered in 1860 by the house of Fourdinois. The 2 tapestries depict the Triumph of Mars and the Triumph of Religion, from cartoons by Noel Coypel, 1628-1707. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, wife of King Louis XIII, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The room is decorated by Charles Errard and Gilbert de Seve c. 1660. The Renaissance style sculpted walnut furniture, (four-poster bed, 2 bedside tables, 2 commodes, a console sofa, 6 armchairs, 6 chairs and 2 footstools) was delivered in 1860 by the house of Fourdinois. The 2 tapestries depict the Triumph of Mars and the Triumph of Religion, from cartoons by Noel Coypel, 1628-1707. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, wife of King Louis XIII, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The room is decorated by Charles Errard and Gilbert de Seve c. 1660. The Renaissance style sculpted walnut furniture, (four-poster bed, 2 bedside tables, 2 commodes, a console sofa, 6 armchairs, 6 chairs and 2 footstools) was delivered in 1860 by the house of Fourdinois. The 2 tapestries depict the Triumph of Mars and the Triumph of Religion, from cartoons by Noel Coypel, 1628-1707. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boudoir, the queen's powder room, with Empire style furniture including chairs with nacre inserts from the Villa Reale in Marlia near Lucca, and 18th century portraits in pastel, some by Giovanna Fratellini the Medici court painter, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, with ceiling fresco, Apotheosis of Cosimo the elder Introduced to Jupiter by the City of Florence, 1698, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani for Ferdinando de Medici, and stucco designed by Antonio Sailer, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The wood panelling is painted with attributes of war and children's games, by Charles Le Brun. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchens, with hog, basket of fruit, range and copper pans, in the basement of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchens, with hog, basket of fruit, range and copper pans, in the basement of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room of the Casa Gasull, built 1910-12 and designed by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, in a mixture of Modernist and Noucentist styles, Calle de Sant Joan, Reus, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Pere Roig Gasull, an olive oil merchant, as the headquarters of his business and home to his 2 children. The basement is a warehouse space used for storing oil and the ground floor is for industrial and commercial use. This room has a tiled floor and painted decorative frieze around the ceiling. The architect's son, Pere Domenech Roura, also worked on the building. The building is listed as a Cultural asset of local interest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Billiards room with lighting by Escofet, wood panelling and furniture by Josep Prat and stained glass doors, in Pavilion no. 6 'dels distingits' of the Institut Pere Mata, a psychiatric hospital built 1897-1912 in Modernist style by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, Catalan Modernist architect, in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Pavilion no. 6 was used to house wealthy patients in great comfort and modernity, and was in use until 1986. It is now open to the public as part of Reus' Modernist Route and run by the town of Reus, whereas the rest of the building remains a hospital. The building is listed as a Cultural Asset of National Interest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Operating room of the Veterinary Clinic of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Operating room of the Veterinary Clinic of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Operating room of the Veterinary Clinic of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Operating room of the Veterinary Clinic of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Barcelona riu a riu' scale model at 1:1000 by ULC Barcelona School of Architecture, exhibited on the first floor of MUHBA Oliva Artes, a former factory and machinery workshop, built in 1920, reworked by architect Jordi Badia to become a cultural space in Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is used as a museum on the history and heritage of the contemporary urban city, welcoming educational activities, visits and workshops. It also houses a permanent exhibition entitled Interrogar Barcelona. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daube de marcassin, lard gras aux aromates (boar stew, fatty Bacon and aromatics), chef Nicolas Castelet, Paris, France. Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perdreaux roties à l'armagnac et raisins (roasted partridges with armagnac and grapes), chef Nicolas Castelet, Paris, France. Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red Dining Room or Tapestry Room, used for formal banquets for the Savoy Monarchy, with neoclassical furniture, crystal chandeliers and 17th century Flemish tapestries, at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stanza Marvuglia, bedroom with gold walls and painted ceiling, decorated in Neoclassical style by the Sicilian architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia, 1729-1814, at the Palazzo Conte Federico, a 12th century Arabic Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Federico counts bought the palace in the mid 17th century and are responsible for commissioning many of the decorations in place today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchens, with copper pans and tins, drying rack, sinks and pestles and mortars, in the basement of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patrick Kollannur, sacristan, preparing the books which will be read during mass, and finding the correct page to correspond to the day, in the sacristy at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. In this room, preparations are made for services and mass, and books and robes are stored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The room was used by the Henrys to entertain guests. 2 portraits of King James II hang in the room, gifted by the king to the order in the 1680s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clock and painting, c. 1925, by Jeanne Thil, 1887-1968, of Philippa de Hainaut pleading with her husband Edward II to pardon the Burghers of Calais, in the Smoking Room, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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