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  • Pearl diver finding a pearl inside an oyster on a tourist pearl diving activity trip from Ras Raya port, Muharraq, Bahrain. Tourist pearl activities are strictly monitored, with each person catching up to 60 oysters. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pearl diver opening oysters on a tourist pearl diving activity trip from Ras Raya port, Muharraq, Bahrain. Tourist pearl activities are strictly monitored, with each person catching up to 60 oysters. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pearl diver opening oysters on a tourist pearl diving activity trip from Ras Raya port, Muharraq, Bahrain. Tourist pearl activities are strictly monitored, with each person catching up to 60 oysters. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist information office on the Place de la Republique in the village of Hautvillers in the Champagne vineyard region of Vallee de la Marne, Grand Est, France. The surrounding Champagne hillsides are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted cherubs with a medallion wreath, on the Southern facade of the Bureau des Finances, Place de la Cathedrale, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Bureau des Finances was formed in 1509 by Thomas Boyer and the building was constructed by Roulland le Roux in Renaissance style. It is now the Rouen tourist information centre and was listed as a historic monument in 1926. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted cherubs with a medallion wreath, on the Southern facade of the Bureau des Finances, Place de la Cathedrale, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Bureau des Finances was formed in 1509 by Thomas Boyer and the building was constructed by Roulland le Roux in Renaissance style. It is now the Rouen tourist information centre and was listed as a historic monument in 1926. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, seen from the formal gardens, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, seen from across the lake, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, seen from across the lake, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bridge across the lake at the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bridge across the lake at the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, seen from across the lake, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist boat passing the Marie-Elisabeth Luders building, architect Stephane Braunfels, 2003, the scientific service centre of the new parliamentary complex in the new government quarter of Berlin, opened 2003, on the East bank of the river Spree opposite the Reichstag on Federal Row, Berlin, Germany. It is named after Marie-Elisabeth Luders, 1878-1966, German politician and important figure in the German women's rights movement. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the goddess Athena in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists in the open-air carriage of Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), crossing a bridge between Saint Paul du Fenouillet and Axat, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The red train is a tourist train exploring cathar country and linking Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists in the open-air carriage of Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), between Saint Paul du Fenouillet and Axat, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The red train is a tourist train exploring cathar country and linking Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists in the open-air carriage of Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), crossing a bridge between Saint Paul du Fenouillet and Axat, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The red train is a tourist train exploring cathar country and linking Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists in the open-air carriage of Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), between Saint Paul du Fenouillet and Axat, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The red train is a tourist train exploring cathar country and linking Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the cupola, added 1701 by architect Johann Friedrich Eosander, and allegorical roof statues at the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the facade of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, with atlantes surrounding window openings and Corinthian capitals on columns supporting the balcony, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stream with trees reflected in the water, in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a cherub holding a bird, from the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, seen from the formal gardens, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), open air carriages at the train station in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The red tourist train links Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes) at a station between Saint Paul du Fenouillet and Axat, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The red train is a tourist train exploring cathar country and linking Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jacobite, a steam locomotive which pulls a tourist train service on the West Highland Railway Line, Scotland. The train travels between Fort William and Mallaig on a scenic route passing Loch Eil, Glenfinnan Viaduct and Arisaig and has been running since 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist taking a photograph of the colourful floral oil paintings on the plaster walls and ceiling around the columns and staircase spiraling around an inner courtyard, at La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The roof houses many skylights, staircase openings and chimneys, some with mosaic work, and with twisted, organic forms. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist ready to shoot, Pont des Arts; 1981 - 1984; by Louis-Alexandre de Cessart and Louis Gerald Arretche, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists on an guided tour of Ephesus using umbrellas to shade them from the sun, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A tourist is taking pictures of Camden Town from the bridge after the passage of a multi-coloured bus, in the foreground a woman with red hair is waiting, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red telephone boxes, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880 - 1960), preserved as a tourist attraction near Covent Garden, London, UK, beneath a rainy day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A tourist girl shooting a couple of tourists located under the Prunus Shiratoe (Cerisier du Japon, flowering cherry tree) in the Carres de la Perspective (the plots of perspective), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of decoration of main facade of the Matniyaz Divan-begi Madrasah, 1871, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunrise. Commissioned by Muhammad Niyaz the rectangular, Madrasah has a traditional main facade, its high portal, decorated with majolica, having a central pentahedral niche and corner guldastas which are geometrically patterned in blue, white and green, with green brick domes. It currently houses a restaurant and the Khiva tourist agency. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a Greek man with shield and sword at the gates of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist visiting the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Behind is the relief of Alexander the Great given life in the form on an ankh by the god Montu with falcon's head and solar disc, and (left) Amun Re, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine. The relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), view from the driver's cab, near Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The red tourist train links Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gare de Maury, built 1901, with tromp l'oeil painting on the walls, in the Agly Valley near Perpignan, in the Corbieres massif, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The station is a stop for Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), a red tourist train linking Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes in Pyrenees-Orientales. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gare de Maury, built 1901, with tromp l'oeil paintings on the walls, in the Agly Valley near Perpignan, in the Corbieres massif, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The station is a stop for Le Train Rouge or TPCF (Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouilledes), a red tourist train linking Axat in Aude to Rivesaltes in Pyrenees-Orientales. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marin d'eau douce quay, electric tourist boats for hire, at the Quai de la Seine, in the Bassin de la Villette or La Villette Basin, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basin is a large artificial lake linking the Canal de l'Ourcq to the Canal Saint-Martin, dug in the early 19th century and filled in 1808 to provide the city of Paris with fresh drinking water. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crenellated ramparts of the Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved entrance with wooden door at the Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pavilion designed by PAD architects containing an interactive exhibition by La Meduse on the history and traditions of the Al Khalifa family, in a courtyard of the Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pavilion designed by PAD architects containing an interactive exhibition by La Meduse on the history and traditions of the Al Khalifa family, with a couple reflected, in a courtyard of the Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crenellated ramparts and corner tower of the Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, detail of bird, fruit trees and flowers, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The wallpaper was a gift from Scott’s cousin Hugh Scott, who worked for the East India Company. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Walter Scott with his dogs Camp and Percy in the Yarrow valley, detail, painted 1809 by Sir Henry Raeburn, 1756-1823, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, detail of family, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The wallpaper was a gift from Scott’s cousin Hugh Scott, who worked for the East India Company. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, detail of people in garden, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The wallpaper was a gift from Scott’s cousin Hugh Scott, who worked for the East India Company. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library, with carved oak ceiling, containing Scott's collection of books, manuscripts, tracts and chapbooks, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Walter Scott, by Sir Francis Chantrey, in the library, containing Scott's collection of books, manuscripts, tracts and chapbooks, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese drawing room, with harps belonging to Scott's daughter Sophia, and hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The portrait above the fireplace depicts Scott with his dogs Camp and Percy in the Yarrow valley, painted 1809 by Sir Henry Raeburn. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library, with carved oak ceiling, containing Scott's collection of books, manuscripts, tracts and chapbooks, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist kissing the Blarney Stone or Stone of Eloquence, on the parapets of Blarney Castle, built in 1210 over an earlier structure, and rebuilt in 1446 by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, near Cork in County Cork, Ireland. The stone is thought to be the coronation stone of Irish kings, and it is believed that anyone kissing the stone will be granted the gift of eloquence. To do so, the pilgrim must lie down, lean backwards and hold iron railings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist kissing the Blarney Stone or Stone of Eloquence, on the parapets of Blarney Castle, built in 1210 over an earlier structure, and rebuilt in 1446 by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, near Cork in County Cork, Ireland. The stone is thought to be the coronation stone of Irish kings, and it is believed that anyone kissing the stone will be granted the gift of eloquence. To do so, the pilgrim must lie down, lean backwards and hold iron railings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Shard, a 95 storey, 309.7m high skyscraper in Southwark, built 2009-13 in Neo Futurist style by Renzo Piano, b. 1937, seen from the Tower of London, in London, England, UK. On the South bank of the Thames is HMS Belfast, a Royal Navy cruiser first launched in 1938 and now run as a museum ship by the Imperial War Museum. In the foreground is a tourist speedboat managed by the Thames RIB Experience. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fernsehturm or Television Tower, built 1965-69 on Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany. The tower was built by East Germany or the GDR and is now a tourist attraction, with a revolving restaurant and viewing platform. It is the tallest structure in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble sarcophagus of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg, wife of King Frederick Wilhelm III, in her mausoleum designed by Heinrich Gentz after her death in 1810 and later extended by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, wife of Friedrich III, and was occupied by Prussian rulers until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg, wife of King Frederick Wilhelm III, in her mausoleum designed by Heinrich Gentz after her death in 1810 and later extended by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, wife of Friedrich III, and was occupied by Prussian rulers until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0985.jpg
  • Marble sarcophagus of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg, wife of King Frederick Wilhelm III, in her mausoleum designed by Heinrich Gentz after her death in 1810 and later extended by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, wife of Friedrich III, and was occupied by Prussian rulers until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble sarcophagus of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg, wife of King Frederick Wilhelm III, in her mausoleum designed by Heinrich Gentz after her death in 1810 and later extended by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, wife of Friedrich III, and was occupied by Prussian rulers until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble sarcophagus of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg, wife of King Frederick Wilhelm III, in her mausoleum designed by Heinrich Gentz after her death in 1810 and later extended by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, wife of Friedrich III, and was occupied by Prussian rulers until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0981.jpg
  • Mausoleum of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg, wife of King Frederick Wilhelm III, designed by Heinrich Gentz after her death in 1810 and later extended by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, in the grounds of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, wife of Friedrich III, and was occupied by Prussian rulers until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a Greek man with shield and sword at the gates of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Friedrich II of Prussia or Frederick the Great at the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Friedrich II of Prussia or Frederick the Great at the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, seen from the formal gardens, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I on horseback, 1696-1700, by Andreas Schluter, in the cour d'honneur of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I on horseback, 1696-1700, by Andreas Schluter, in the cour d'honneur of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I on horseback, 1696-1700, by Andreas Schluter, in the cour d'honneur of the Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0548.jpg
  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Schloss Charlottenburg or Charlottenburg Palace, built 1695-1713 by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque and Rococo style, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg and later Friedrich I of Prussia. Prussian rulers occupied the palace until the late 19th century. After being badly damaged in the war, the palace was restored and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bab Agnaou, one of nineteen gates of Marrakech, Morocco. Also called Gate of the Gnaoua after the sub-Saharan slaves who served the sultan, this stone structure was built in the 12th century during the Almohad dynasty. It enters onto the royal kasbah in the Southern medina. Koranic inscriptions in kufic script surround the horseshoe arch entrance. Traffic passes in front of the gate, from tourist buses to horses and carts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The London Aquarium, County Hall, 1911-22, London, UK, by Ralph Knott, 1878-1929, with the Shell Centre, 1961, by Sir Howard Robertson, in the background. The Aquarium is one of several heritage and tourist attractions in County Hall, former home of the Greater London Council, on the South Bank of the Thames opposite Westminster. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A panoramic view of Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A panoramic view of Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunrise over the Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panorama From Hotel Mille et Une Nuits, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. The elegant seafront hote, with crenellated walls, has a fine view over the Straits of Gibraltar. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view of Spain, seen from Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A terrace stands on the seafront of Tangier with a view across the Straits of Gibraltar to Spain. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 17, 2009. A staircase, its angles emphasized by sun and shade, leads to a terrace with palm trees at this gracious traditional Hotel.  Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 17, 2009. A staircase, its angles emphasized by sun and shade, leads to a terrace with palm trees at this gracious traditional Hotel. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. An atmospheric view through a screen of people silhouetted as they pass through a gateway in the Old Town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. An atmospheric view through a screened window of a courtyard garden in the Old Town lit by dappled winter sunshine. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A woman in traditional costume and straw hat makes her way through the shadows of a street in the Old Town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. Crowds in traditional dress walk through a keyhole shaped archway into a street in the Medina. The sun catches the different colours of the headdresses. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A group of men are barely seen in the shadowy Old Town. One wears a white Djellaba and cap which catch the little available light. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A group of men sit along a stone bench in the Old Town. The white cap of one of them catches the rays of the winter afternoon sunshine.  Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A woman in traditional costume and cardigan walks confidently past an elaborate gateway in the Old Town, her straw hat and veil shading her from the sunshine. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A view from behind of a woman in green, with two men, approaching an arched gateway in a shady corner of the Old Town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. The stonework of an old wall, with grass growing from it, contasts with the cool white washed walls framing the view. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A narrow street in the Old Town where clean white and turquoise walls contrast with one old wall whose stonework is bare. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A view through a narrow street showing the dome above the entrance to a mosque. The building is whitewashed with green decoration. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Harbour, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A fisherman works on his boat. Beyond the harbour the city rises in its jumble of new and old buildings.  Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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