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  • Petit-Sault Tower or Market Tower, an artillery tower built early 16th century to defend the road to Paris, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The tower is U-shaped with walls up to 7m thick, with 2 vaulted rooms linked by a staircase and an artillery terrace above. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower Bridge at night, built 1886-94, seen from the South bank opposite the Tower of London on the river Thames, linking the boroughs of Southwark and Tower Hamlets, London, England. The bridge is both suspension bridge and bascule bridge, with the lower section rising using hydraulic motors to allow for the passing of boats. It is 244m long with 2 65m towers built on piers in the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower of London, with the White Tower or keep, built early 1080s by William the Conqueror, and in the foreground the small Wardrobe Tower, built late 12th century, in London, England. The castle was used as a royal residence and prison and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower of London, with the White Tower or keep, built early 1080s by William the Conqueror, and on the right the small Wardrobe Tower, built late 12th century, in London, England. The castle was used as a royal residence and prison and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitor at St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traffic on Tower Bridge at night looking North, built 1886-94, next to the Tower of London on the river Thames, linking the boroughs of Southwark and Tower Hamlets, London, England. The bridge is both suspension bridge and bascule bridge, with the lower section rising using hydraulic motors to allow for the passing of boats. It is 244m long with 2 65m towers built on piers in the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traffic and pedestrians on Tower Bridge at night looking North, built 1886-94, next to the Tower of London on the river Thames, linking the boroughs of Southwark and Tower Hamlets, London, England. The bridge is both suspension bridge and bascule bridge, with the lower section rising using hydraulic motors to allow for the passing of boats. It is 244m long with 2 65m towers built on piers in the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower Bridge at night, built 1886-94, seen from the South bank opposite the Tower of London on the river Thames, linking the boroughs of Southwark and Tower Hamlets, London, England. The bridge is both suspension bridge and bascule bridge, with the lower section rising using hydraulic motors to allow for the passing of boats. It is 244m long with 2 65m towers built on piers in the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Navarre and Orval Tower, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city of Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The tower became a powder store in 1825 and now houses the Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. It is listed as a historic monument. The town's ramparts were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Leaning Tower of Pisa, or Torre Pendente di Pisa, the Romanesque campanile of Pisa Cathedal, built 12th - 14th century by Bonanno Pisano, on the Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. The tower began to lean when under construction and was finally stabilised in the 20th century. The area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Path to St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Constance Tower in Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The tower was built near the Rhone river, by king Saint Louis (Louis IX) between 1242 and 1248 to protect the harbour and the city. Aigues-Mortes is an ancient fortified city in the Gard department and its tower is the only defensive element. In there Protestant prisoners were locked, including Marie Durand in 1730 for 38 years. The foundation of a settlement on this site is attributed to the Roman Marius Caius, around 102 BC and the town has preserved the entire perimeter wall, featuring three corner towers, two flanking towers and the entrances provided by five main gates and five posterns. A port used during the last two crusades, both led by King Louis IX, Aigues-Mortes was also a commercial port from its founding. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Pedestrians walking along the South bank of the Thames, in the More London development area around City Hall, with Tower Bridge behind, built 1886-94, opposite the Tower of London on the river Thames, linking the boroughs of Southwark and Tower Hamlets, London, England. The bridge is both suspension bridge and bascule bridge, with the lower section rising using hydraulic motors to allow for the passing of boats. It is 244m long with 2 65m towers built on piers in the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South bank of the river Thames at night, with the Shard, City Hall and Ernst & Young, seen from the suspension section of Tower Bridge, built 1886-94, next to the Tower of London, linking the boroughs of Southwark and Tower Hamlets, London, England. This riverside area has been redeveloped by More London. The Shard opened in 2012, was designed by Renzo Piano and is the tallest building in the EU. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexanderplatz, with the Fernsehturm or TV Tower in the distance, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Germany. The tower is 368m tall and the tallest structure in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexanderplatz, with the Berolinahaus and the Fernsehturm or TV Tower in the distance, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Germany. The tower is 368m tall and the tallest structure in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexanderplatz, with the Berolinahaus and U-Bahn station and the Fernsehturm or TV Tower in the distance, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Germany. The tower is 368m tall and the tallest structure in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexanderplatz seen from Karl Marx Allee, with the Fernsehturm or TV Tower in the distance, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Germany. The tower is 368m tall and the tallest structure in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexanderplatz, with the Fernsehturm or TV Tower in the distance, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Germany. The tower is 368m tall and the tallest structure in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Navarre and Orval Tower, aerial view, built 1512-19 as a double artillery tower to defend the city of Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The tower became a powder store in 1825 and now houses the Architecture and Heritage Learning Centre. It is listed as a historic monument. The town's ramparts were first built in the 4th century AD and extended until 16th century, they are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner of the Citadelle de Belfort with watch tower next to the drawbridge, with the Porte de Brisach, built 1687-1703, (centre) and the bastion tower no. 27 (right), at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clock tower, 33m tall, built 1862-64 by Antoni Rovira i Trias on the Placa Vila de Gracia, also known as Placa de Oriente, in Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The tower is in brick and is octagonal in shape, with a clock face on 4 sides. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former water tower, now a viewing tower, at the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell in the South Tower of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. There are 2 bells in this tower, the Grand Bell or Bourdon Emmanuel, 15th century, recast in 1681 upon request of King Louis XIV, and Marie, the second largest bell in the cathedral, tuned to G Sharp, a drone bell also called Little Bourdon. The bell towers are famous as the home of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell in the South Tower of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. There are 2 bells in this tower, the Grand Bell or Bourdon Emmanuel, 15th century, recast in 1681 upon request of King Louis XIV, and Marie, the second largest bell in the cathedral, tuned to G Sharp, a drone bell also called Little Bourdon. The bell towers are famous as the home of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower of the Winds, an octagonal marble tower which is a water clock, sundial, and weathervane, 2nd - 1st century BC by Andronicus of Cyrrhus, a Macedonian astronomer, in the Roman Agora, Athens, Greece. The frieze around the tower depicts the 8 wind directions. The Roman Agora is an area built in the 1st century BC during the reigns of Julius Ceasar and Ceasar Augustus and used as a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower Bridge in the evening, a bascule and suspension bridge built 1886-94 over the River Thames at the Tower of London, London, England. The bridge is Grade II listed and was restored in 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved detail of the architect measuring with compasses and 2 sculptors, in the Tower of Philip the Good, built 1460, the tallest tower in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France, now the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Named for Philippe le Bon, or Philippe III duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Good, Philip III Duke of Burgundy, 1396-1467, the tower contains a spiral staircase, with decorative elements increasing with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower of Philip the Good, built 1460, the tallest tower in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France, now the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Named for Philippe le Bon, or Philippe III duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Good, Philip III Duke of Burgundy, 1396-1467, the tower contains a spiral staircase, with decorative elements increasing with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling with quadripartite rib vaults and a central spiral column, in the Tower of Philip the Good, built 1460, the tallest tower in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France, now the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Named for Philippe le Bon, or Philippe III duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Good, Philip III Duke of Burgundy, 1396-1467, the tower contains a spiral staircase, with decorative elements increasing with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, built 1364-1737 as a ducal palace, in Dijon, Burgundy, France, now the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, with the Tower of Philip the Good, built 1460, the tallest tower in the palace. The tower is named for Philippe le Bon, or Philippe III duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Good, Philip III Duke of Burgundy, 1396-1467, and is 46m high. Most of the palace was built in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the palace was a royal residence, in Classical style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Odalisca Tower or Torre de la Odalisca and a circular Christian-era tower on the left, in the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. To the right of the Odalisca Tower are the oldest 11th century remains of this section, in front is a reservoir with boundary limits, and a garden below. The Alcazaba was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reflection of the Fernsehturm or TV Tower, built 1965-69 in the former East Berlin, Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany. The tower is 368m tall and the tallest structure in Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stylite tower, 13m high, built for stylite monks, ascetic recluses who spent time in a room atop a secluded tower seeking solitude and practising meditation, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The tower was in a square courtyard with huge Byzantine water cisterns and a church to the South. It has no staircase but a door opens on the South side of the domed roof room. A channel on the inside wall served as a toilet. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stylite tower, 13m high, built for stylite monks, ascetic recluses who spent time in a room atop a secluded tower seeking solitude and practising meditation, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The tower was in a square courtyard with huge Byzantine water cisterns and a church to the South. It has no staircase but a door opens on the South side of the domed roof room. A channel on the inside wall served as a toilet. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stylite tower, 13m high, built for stylite monks, ascetic recluses who spent time in a room atop a secluded tower seeking solitude and practising meditation, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The tower was in a square courtyard with huge Byzantine water cisterns and a church to the South. It has no staircase but a door opens on the South side of the domed roof room. A channel on the inside wall served as a toilet. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former water tower, now a viewing tower, at the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view across Paris with the Eiffel Tower illuminated, seen from the Tour Montparnasse, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower, built 17th century, on the South Tower, with lantern 1660 by Pierre Corbineau, at the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alumbres Tower, or Torre de los Alumbres, a fortress built in 1509 to defend Rodalquilar's alum mines from pirates, near the Playazo de Rodalquilar in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The stone tower is of square plan and 14m high, surrounded by a small wall with circular towers. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alumbres Tower, or Torre de los Alumbres, a fortress built in 1509 to defend Rodalquilar's alum mines from pirates, near the Playazo de Rodalquilar in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The stone tower is of square plan and 14m high, surrounded by a small wall with circular towers. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower, 12th century of the Abbaye Saint-Aubin, a former Benedictine monastery built 12th - 18th centuries, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Originally a funeral basilica for the tomb of Bishop Aubin, 529-50, it was founded as a monastery in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 12th century. The main building was destroyed in the 19th century but the separate fortified bell tower or Tour Saint-Aubin remains, at 54m high. It is listed as a historic monument and used to house art exhibitions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and on the left, Genoan style bastion, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and to either side, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and to either side, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and to either side, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small corner tower in the wall of the Mission San Jose, or Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church originally established in 1720 and completed in 1782, to spread Christianity among Native Americans, the largest of 4 missions in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Behind is the bell tower of the church, built 1768. The complex was home to 350 Indians and had its own mill and granary. It was restored in the 1930s and again in 2011. It forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Square Tower House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling on the East side of Navajo Canyon, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. This is the tallest structure in the park with the tower standing at 28 feet, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Square Tower House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling on the East side of Navajo Canyon, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. This is the tallest structure in the park with the tower standing at 28 feet, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square Tower House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling on the East side of Navajo Canyon, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. This is the tallest structure in the park with the tower standing at 28 feet, and is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alumbres Tower, or Torre de los Alumbres, a fortress built in 1509 to defend Rodalquilar's alum mines from pirates, near the Playazo de Rodalquilar in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The stone tower is of square plan and 14m high, surrounded by a small wall with circular towers. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tower of the Ladies or Partal, or Torre de las Damas, a tower and pavilion with 5-arched portico and pond, built under Muhammad III in the 14th century, in the old Palacio del Partal, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flakturm or Flak Tower, an anti-aircraft gun overground blockhouse tower used by the Luftwaffe to defend against Allied air raids during the Second World War, in the Volkspark, Humboldthain, Berlin, Germany. These bunkers were also used as air raid shelters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flakturm or Flak Tower, an anti-aircraft gun overground blockhouse tower used by the Luftwaffe to defend against Allied air raids during the Second World War, in the Volkspark, Humboldthain, Berlin, Germany. These bunkers were also used as air raid shelters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flakturm or Flak Tower, an anti-aircraft gun overground blockhouse tower used by the Luftwaffe to defend against Allied air raids during the Second World War, in the Volkspark, Humboldthain, Berlin, Germany. These bunkers were also used as air raid shelters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Glockenturm or clock tower, built for the 1936 Summer Olympics and modernised in 2006, on the western edge of the Maifeld, Olympiapark Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Visitors can now take a glass elevator to the viewing platform at the top of the tower. In the foreground are 2 Rossefuhrer or horse holder sculptures by Josef Wackerle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Glockenturm or clock tower, built for the 1936 Summer Olympics and modernised in 2006, on the western edge of the Maifeld, Olympiapark Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Visitors can now take a glass elevator to the viewing platform at the top of the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Glockenturm or clock tower, built for the 1936 Summer Olympics and modernised in 2006, on the western edge of the Maifeld, Olympiapark Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Visitors can now take a glass elevator to the viewing platform at the top of the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the water tower at Kollwitzplatz or Wasserturmplatz in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, Germany. The tower was built in 1877 and was one of the first water supply facilities in Berlin. It is surrounded by a public park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water tower at Kollwitzplatz or Wasserturmplatz in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, Germany. The tower was built in 1877 and was one of the first water supply facilities in Berlin. It is surrounded by a public park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water tower at Kollwitzplatz or Wasserturmplatz in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, Germany. The tower was built in 1877 and was one of the first water supply facilities in Berlin. It is surrounded by a public park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water tower at Kollwitzplatz or Wasserturmplatz in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, Germany. The tower was built in 1877 and was one of the first water supply facilities in Berlin. It is surrounded by a public park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Venetian Tower, a massive square blockhouse built by the Venetians in late 15th - early 16th century, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. This tower was built to work in tandem with the Triangular Fortress to protect valuable fishing weirs. It has a drawbridge and battered sides to withstand attack. Venice capitulated to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797, when Butrint fell into the hands of the infamous local despot Ali Pasha of Tepelena. Butrint was founded by the Greek Chaonian tribe and was a port throughout Hellenistic and Roman times, when it was known as Buthrotum. It was ruled by the Byzantines and the Venetians and finally abandoned in the Middle Ages. The ruins at Butrint were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Venetian Tower, a massive square blockhouse built by the Venetians in late 15th - early 16th century, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. This tower was built to work in tandem with the Triangular Fortress to protect valuable fishing weirs. It has a drawbridge and battered sides to withstand attack. Venice capitulated to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797, when Butrint fell into the hands of the infamous local despot Ali Pasha of Tepelena. Butrint was founded by the Greek Chaonian tribe and was a port throughout Hellenistic and Roman times, when it was known as Buthrotum. It was ruled by the Byzantines and the Venetians and finally abandoned in the Middle Ages. The ruins at Butrint were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The old control tower at Barcelona El Prat airport, the second largest airport in Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. A new control tower was opened in 2006. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The old control tower at Barcelona El Prat airport, the second largest airport in Spain, with an aeroplane in the distance, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. A new control tower was opened in 2006. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Line of Kings, 17th century, Tower of London, London, UK. These life size wooden model horses, commissioned by King Charles II, 1630-85, stand in the White Tower in front of suits of royal armour representing English kings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gargoyles and chimera at the top of the 69m high North Tower, built 1235-50, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The gargoyles serve to direct rainwater through their gaping mouths away from the cathedral walls, but the chimeras and strange mythical creatures also protect the cathedral by warding off evil. On the right is the Prefecture de Police building and the spire of Sainte Chapelle behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • University clock tower, designed by Italian architect Antonio Canevari and built 1728-33, and on the right, allegorical sculptures along the facade of the Via Latina, in the portico of 1700-02 designed by Claude Laprade, 1682-1738, at the University of Coimbra in the former Palace of the Alcazaba, Coimbra, Portugal. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The buildings are listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • University clock tower, designed by Italian architect Antonio Canevari and built 1728-33, at the University of Coimbra in the former Palace of the Alcazaba, Coimbra, Portugal. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The buildings are listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View across the rooftops of the Old Town, with the 14th century Franciscan monastery on Stradun or Placa, and the 14th century Minceta Tower on the city walls to the left, Dubrovnik, Croatia. The city developed as an important port in the 15th and 16th centuries and has had a multicultural history, allied to the Romans, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Ancona, Hungary and the Ottomans. In 1979 the city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View across the rooftops of the Old Town, with the 14th century Franciscan monastery on Stradun or Placa, and the 14th century Minceta Tower on the city walls to the left, Dubrovnik, Croatia. The city developed as an important port in the 15th and 16th centuries and has had a multicultural history, allied to the Romans, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Ancona, Hungary and the Ottomans. In 1979 the city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water tower at Kollwitzplatz or Wasserturmplatz in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, Germany. The tower was built in 1877 and was one of the first water supply facilities in Berlin. It is surrounded by a public park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silhouettes of statues of historical and biblical figures overlooking Dresden from the balustrades of the Catholic Hofkirche church or St. Trinity Cathedral, 18th century, by Gaetano Chiaveri, with the Hausmannsturm tower, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, in the background, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clock of the Hausmannsturm tower, 1474, Arnold von Westfalen, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Campredo tower, medieval observation post, Campredo, Tarragona, Spain. Just opposite, on the right side of the Ebro river is the Tower of La Carrova. Both towers prevented the ennemy ships to enter in Tortosa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John's Chapel, 1080, White Tower, Tower of London, London, UK. The austere white Caen stone Romanesque chapel is one of the finest surviving examples of Norman church architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gargoyle at the top of the 69m high North Tower, built 1235-50, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The gargoyles serve to direct rainwater through their gaping mouths away from the cathedral walls, but the chimeras and strange mythical creatures also protect the cathedral by warding off evil. On the right is the Prefecture de Police building and the spire of Sainte Chapelle behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • University clock tower, designed by Italian architect Antonio Canevari and built 1728-33, and on the right, allegorical sculptures along the facade of the Via Latina, in the portico of 1700-02 designed by Claude Laprade, 1682-1738, at the University of Coimbra in the former Palace of the Alcazaba, Coimbra, Portugal. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The buildings are listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the octagonal tower studded with stained glass by Marguerite Hure, with spiral staircase, in the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The church is built from pre-cast concrete, with geometric stained glass windows, a Neo-Gothic interior and a 107m tall tower which acts as a beacon from out at sea. Perret was mentor to Le Corbusier and specialised in the use of concrete. He led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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