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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail of soldiers firing crossbows and throwing masonry, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worker throwing cut stones onto piles at the quarry, and behind, the Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worker throwing cut stones onto piles at the quarry, and behind, the Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Philetus and St James look on while Hermogenes, on a boat, empties his bag of magic books into the sea. Section of Hermogenes throwing his books into the sea, 1210-25, from the Life of St James window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window tells the story of the life of St James the Greater, apostle of Jesus and son of Zebedee. It is situated next to the apostles chapel. Chartres is a stop on the pilgrimage route to Compostela, where James' relics lie. 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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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail of soldiers firing crossbows and throwing masonry, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Conquest of Majorca by James I the Conqueror in 1229, detail of men throwing stones in a net from the battlements, fresco transferred to canvas, by the Master of the Conquest of Majorca, 1285-90, Gothic, from the former Palau Caldes, later Palau Berenguer d'Aguilar, in Carrer de Montcada, Barcelona, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The wall paintings in the Caldes family home are one of the best surviving examples of Linear Gothic Catalan painting. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dominique Anract, baker, throwing a loaf of bread in the air outside his bakery La Pompadour, on the Rue de la Tour in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Dominique Anract comes from a family of bakers and this is his third bakery, where he employs 30 people and 8 apprentices, housed in a building built in 1868 under Napoleon III. He is also president of the Confederation Nationale de la Boulangerie-Patisserie Francaise, or National Confederation of French Bakery, tasked to protect the quality and integrity of French bakery and patisserie. Photographed on 16th January 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dominique Anract, baker, throwing a loaf of bread in the air outside his bakery La Pompadour, on the Rue de la Tour in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Dominique Anract comes from a family of bakers and this is his third bakery, where he employs 30 people and 8 apprentices, housed in a building built in 1868 under Napoleon III. He is also president of the Confederation Nationale de la Boulangerie-Patisserie Francaise, or National Confederation of French Bakery, tasked to protect the quality and integrity of French bakery and patisserie. Photographed on 16th January 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dominique Anract, baker, throwing a loaf of bread in the air outside his bakery La Pompadour, on the Rue de la Tour in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Dominique Anract comes from a family of bakers and this is his third bakery, where he employs 30 people and 8 apprentices, housed in a building built in 1868 under Napoleon III. He is also president of the Confederation Nationale de la Boulangerie-Patisserie Francaise, or National Confederation of French Bakery, tasked to protect the quality and integrity of French bakery and patisserie. Photographed on 16th January 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the artist Coralie Laverdet, who creates sculptures using wood and paper, photographed in 2018 throwing ribbons of paper in a corner of her studio in Evreux, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the artist Coralie Laverdet, who creates sculptures using wood and paper, photographed in 2018 throwing strips of paper in a corner of her studio in Evreux, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worker throwing cut stones onto piles at the quarry, and behind, the Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worker throwing cut stones onto piles at the quarry, and behind, the Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worker throwing cut stones onto piles at the quarry, and behind, the Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure on the battlements throwing rocks on the enemy, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A view from behind of a young man throwing wool, shaven from the skins, from the terrace to the ground, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the evening. Behind him the walls of the city rise in layers of sun and shade. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Figures on the battlements with weapons and heavy objects to throw down, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Susanna and the elders stoned by guards, detail from the Chaste Suzanne sarcophagus, early Christian, with relief of deceased in medallion, and the story of Susanna and other old testament figures in the upper and lower registers, marble, mid 4th century AD, excavated at the Alyscamps necropolis in Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stoning of St Stephen, fresco transferred to canvas, by the Master of Boi, c. 1100, Romanesque, from the nave of the parish church of Sant Joan de Boi, Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stoning of St Stephen, detail, fresco transferred to canvas, by the Master of Boi, c. 1100, Romanesque, from the nave of the parish church of Sant Joan de Boi, Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stoning of St Stephen, detail, fresco transferred to canvas, by the Master of Boi, c. 1100, Romanesque, from the nave of the parish church of Sant Joan de Boi, Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dominique Anract, baker, holding baguettes outside his bakery La Pompadour, on the Rue de la Tour in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Dominique Anract comes from a family of bakers and this is his third bakery, where he employs 30 people and 8 apprentices, housed in a building built in 1868 under Napoleon III. He is also president of the Confederation Nationale de la Boulangerie-Patisserie Francaise, or National Confederation of French Bakery, tasked to protect the quality and integrity of French bakery and patisserie. Photographed on 16th January 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph is stripped of his cloak and thrown into a well, detail, from the stained glass window of Joseph the Patriarch, son of Jacob, 1215-25, in bay 24, 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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  • Three executioners hurl rocks at St Stephen and a fourth man, on the right, collects the rocks and hands them to them. St Stephen kneels and prays to God, forgiving his murderers for their sin. A beam of light shines on his bloody face. Section of the stoning of St Stephen, 1220-25, from the Life of St Stephen and transferral of his relics window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, unusually dominantly red in colour, tells the story of the life of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, who died c. 36 AD and whose relics are held at Chartres. It is situated in the chapel dedicated to martyrs. 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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  • Stoning of St Stephen, detail, fresco transferred to canvas, by the Master of Boi, c. 1100, Romanesque, from the nave of the parish church of Sant Joan de Boi, Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph is stripped of his cloak and thrown into a well, from the stained glass window of Joseph the Patriarch, son of Jacob, 1215-25, in bay 24, 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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  • Sala de Audiencias of the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele of the hunter, with relief of seated woman shaking hands with a standing man, possibly protective deities of 2 cities symbolising an alliance, Greek, late 4th century BC, from Attica, Greece, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The man holds a curved stick used as a throwing weapon, and has Laconian dogs used in hunting. 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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  • Devil throwing sinners into hell, St John and his eagle, from the opening of the fourth seal, the pale horse of the apocalypse ridden by death, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The virgin tortured at the wheel, with angels throwing stones at the wheels, lancet window, 15th century, in the Chapelle Notre-Dame in the Eglise Notre-Dame de Caudebec-en-Caux, a Flamboyant Gothic catholic church built 15th and 16th centuries, in Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from above of a tanner throwing skins into a pit of red dye, Chouara Tannery, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 22, 2009 in the morning, split into light and shade by the strong sun. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient tanneries in the Medina of Fez where the traditional work of the tanners has remained unchanged since the 14th century. It is composed of numerous dried-earth pits where raw skins are treated, pounded, scraped and dyed. Tanners work in vats filled with various coloured liquid dyes derived from plant sources. Colours change every two weeks, poppy flower for red, mint for green, indigo for blue, chedar tree for brown and saffron for yellow. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Above, Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, crossing his arms over so as to give the birthright to Ephraim the youngest son, on the right. In the middle, Samson carrying the gates of Gaza, the anointing and entombment of Christ and David fighting with a lion. Below, donor windows of the blacksmiths and farriers; men throwing fuel into a forge, a farrier fitting a horseshoe while 2 men hold the horse and 2 blacksmiths beating a red hot piece of iron on an anvil, quatrefoil from the Typological Passion stained glass window, 1210-25, in the transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, unusually, reads from top to bottom. 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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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Here a Triton taming a seahorse blows a conchshell. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of cyatheales leaf throwing its shadow onto a white shelf below.
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  • OLYMPIA, GREECE - APRIL, 13 : A view from the side of a row of columns in the Palaestra, on April 13, 2007, in Olympia, Greece. The Palastra, seen throwing shadows in the early morning sun, was built in the 3rd century BC and is part of the Gymnasium complex. The central courtyard was used for boxing and wrestling practice, and the surrounding rooms are of unknown use. After being covered by alluvial deposits for hundreds of years Olympia was rediscovered in 1776, and excavated in the 19th century. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • MYCENAE, GREECE - APRIL 13 : A view from below of the Lion Gate on April 13, 2007 in Mycenae, Peloppenese, Greece. Mycenae, a hill top citadel, was the most important place in Greece from c. 1600 to c. 1100 BC. It was first completely excavated by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann between 1874 and 1878, but the Lion Gate, c. 1250 BC, seen throwing shadows in the afternoon sun, was excavated in 1841 by Kyriakos Pittakis. Two stone lionesses flank a column above the gateway which is set into massive stone walls. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • MYCENAE, GREECE - APRIL 13 : A detail of the Lion Gate on April 13, 2007 in Mycenae, Peloppenese, Greece. Mycenae, a hill top citadel, was the most important place in Greece from c. 1600 to c. 1100 BC. It was first completely excavated by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann between 1874 and 1878, but the Lion Gate, c. 1250 BC, seen throwing shadows in the afternoon sun, was excavated in 1841 by Kyriakos Pittakis. Two stone lionesses flank a column above the gateway which is set into massive stone walls. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • MYCENAE, GREECE - APRIL 13 : A general view of the Lion Gate on April 13, 2007 in Mycenae, Peloppenese, Greece. Mycenae, a hill top citadel, was the most important place in Greece from c. 1600 to c. 1100 BC. It was first completely excavated by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann between 1874 and 1878, but the Lion Gate, c. 1250 BC, seen throwing shadows in the afternoon sun, was excavated in 1841 by Kyriakos Pittakis. Two stone lionesses flank a column above the gateway which is set into massive stone walls. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Ceiling fresco of Jupiter throwing a lightning bolt, by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. 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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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of cyatheales leaf throwing its shadow onto a white shelf below.
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  • Devil throwing sinners into hell, St John and his eagle, from the opening of the fourth seal, the pale horse of the apocalypse ridden by death, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of a hunter about to throw a spear in prehistoric times. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hermogenes and his assistant Philetus prepare to burn all his books of magic, but St James, inspired by a divine voice, instead asks him to throw them into the sea so the fumes do not infect others. Section of Hermogenes preparing to burn his magic books, 1210-25, from the Life of St James window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window tells the story of the life of St James the Greater, apostle of Jesus and son of Zebedee. It is situated next to the apostles chapel. Chartres is a stop on the pilgrimage route to Compostela, where James' relics lie. 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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  • On the left, Jesus sits in a boat with Peter and Andrew, who have caught no fish all night. Jesus orders them to throw the nets and they are full of fish. Peter kneels and Jesus blesses him, while Andrew gestures to Zebedee, James and John on the right to do the same. The waves, boats and nets create a great sense of movement in this panel, from the story in St Luke's gospel. Section of the miraculous catch of fish, 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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  • Ironing Stone, a triangular wishing stone shrouded in myth and legend, in the grounds of Kylemore Castle, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The stone is said to have been thrown here by mythological heroes Cu Chulainn and Fionn McCool. If a child stands with his back to the stone and throws 3 pebbles over it, its wish is said to come true. Kylemore Castle was built in the 19th century by Mitchell Henry and his wife Margaret. It became a Benedictine Abbey in 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of window and balcony, Casa Batllo, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on February 20, 2007, in the morning light which throws reflections onto the window pane. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house.  Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of balcony, Casa Batllo, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on February 20, 2007, in the morning light which throws reflections onto the window pane. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house.  Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of window, Casa Batllo, 1875-77, renovated 1904-1906, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, pictured on February 20, 2007, in the morning light which throws reflactions onto the window. Casa Batllo, 43 Passeig de Gracia, was remodelled by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol for Josep Batllo, the owner of the house.  Inspired by the colours and shapes of marine life Gaudi produced an extraordinary building. Its local name is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and its features resemble skulls (the balconies) and bones (supporting pillars). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. General view of plants in front of the niched and balconied stone wall, lit by the midday light which throws a shadow of the metal and glass structure across the scene.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Marattia Plant in the midday light which throws shadows onto the niched wall of the Glasshouse.
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  • A low angle view of the Qutligh Murad Inaq madrasah, 1804-1812, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6 2010. The sunrise throws strong shadows across the tiered arches of the facade whose shapes echo that of the central Gate. Minarets stand at the corners of the building.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. General view of plants in front of the niched and balconied stone wall, lit by the midday light which throws a shadow of the metal and glass structure across the scene.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of Marattia Plant in the midday light which throws shadows onto the niched wall of the Glasshouse.
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  • Plant History Glasshouse (formerly Australian Glasshouse), 1830s, Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Low angle view of a cyca plant in the midday light which throws shadows onto the niched wall of the Glasshouse.
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