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  • Circular tholos on upper storey, Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular tholos on upper storey, Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Nighttime view with candles lighting up the plaza and man showing huge scale of the edifice. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Nighttime view with candles lighting up the plaza, seen from the end of the Siq. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, with plaza in front, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Man walking on plaza shows the scale of the edifice. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siq leading to Treasury of the Pharaohs, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Siq is a 1.2km gorge formed when the earth split by tectonic forces and is the main entrance to Petra. The Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Man standing at the bottom shows the scale of the edifice. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief carving of man riding horse from the facade of the Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Treasury, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capitals, pediment and circular tholos on upper storey, Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Nighttime view with candles lighting up the plaza, seen from the end of the Siq. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, seen through gaps in the rock, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. People on the plaza give an idea of the scale of the edifice. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief carving of figure with horse from the facade of the Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Treasury, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief carving of winged figure from the facade of the Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Treasury, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Nighttime view with candles lighting up the plaza. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower storey of the Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief carving of figure with horse from the facade of the Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Treasury, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, with plaza in front, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Man walking below shows the scale of the edifice. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siq leading to Treasury of the Pharaohs, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Siq is a 1.2km gorge formed when the earth split by tectonic forces and is the main entrance to Petra. The Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, seen from the end of the Siq, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs seen from the end of the Siq, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Siq is a 1.2km gorge formed when the earth split by tectonic forces and is the main entrance to Petra. The Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular tholos on upper storey, Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Originally built as a royal tomb, the treasury is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siq leading to Treasury of the Pharaohs, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Siq is a 1.2km gorge formed when the earth split by tectonic forces and is the main entrance to Petra. The Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury of the Pharaohs seen from the end of the Siq, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. The Siq is a 1.2km gorge formed when the earth split by tectonic forces and is the main entrance to Petra. The Treasury of the Pharaohs or Khazneh Firaoun, 100 BC - 200 AD, was originally built as a royal tomb and is so called after a belief that pirates hid their treasure in an urn held here. Carved into the rock face opposite the end of the Siq, the 40m high treasury has a Hellenistic facade with three bare inner rooms. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Asclepian Treasury, built to hold offerings made to the god Asclepius, at the Shrine of Asclepius, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. The earliest Sanctuary comprised a temple to the God, a stoa (covered walkway) and a treasury. By the 3rd century BC the Sanctuary had been modified to include a theatre and a perisytyle building, probably a pilgrim's hostel. 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 Asclepian Treasury, built to hold offerings made to the god Asclepius, at the Shrine of Asclepius, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. The earliest Sanctuary comprised a temple to the God, a stoa (covered walkway) and a treasury. By the 3rd century BC the Sanctuary had been modified to include a theatre and a perisytyle building, probably a pilgrim's hostel. 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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  • Sculptural detail of a minstrel playing a zither, in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury, with wood panelled walls and displays of precious artefacts, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The panelling comprises 37 oak carved scenes of the lives of the Virgin and of Christ, in Flamboyant Gothic style, from the royal abbey of Jumieges, Normandy, France. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a figure holding the coat of arms of Jacques Coeur, with shells (coquilles Saint-Jacques) and hearts (coeurs), in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a figure holding a lamp, in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a figure holding a lamp, in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a figure holding the coat of arms of Jacques Coeur, with shells (coquilles Saint-Jacques) and hearts (coeurs), in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury and Jesuits' College, engraving by C Grignion after a drawing by Richard Short, published in 1761 as a collection of Views of Quebec in the 18th century, by Thomas Jefferys in London, in the collection of the Musees du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury, with wood panelled walls and displays of precious artefacts, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The panelling comprises 37 oak carved scenes of the lives of the Virgin and of Christ, in Flamboyant Gothic style, from the royal abbey of Jumieges, Normandy, France. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Treasury or La Salle du Tresor<br />
in the North West turret on the second floor of the Keep or donjon, off Charles V's bedroom, Chateau de Vincennes, Ile de France, France. In the King's absence the door was locked, sealed with wax and he kept the only key. From 1367, the room was used to store the Kingdom's gold, and part of the king's collection of manuscripts and objects. The Keep is 50m high, built 1337-73, the highest fortified medieval building in Europe. It has a square plan 16x16m with a square room on each floor with walls 3m thick, with a turret on each corner. The Chateau was originally built in 1150 as a hunting lodge for Louis VII, with a donjon added in the 14th century, walls in the 15th and further extended in the 17th century. It was an important royal palace until the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 12 : A general view of the Sicyonian Treasury on April 12th, 2007, in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. The Treasury of Sicyon was built in the 6th century BC, circa 525 BC in the Ionic order. It is notable for remains of older Doric structures re-used in its foundations. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • The Shrine of Asclepius, with a Roman fountain on the left the Asclepian treasury on the right, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. The earliest Sanctuary comprised a temple to the God, a stoa (covered walkway) and a treasury to hold the offerings made to the god. By the 3rd century BC the Sanctuary had been modified to include a theatre and a perisytyle building, probably a pilgrim's hostel. 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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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 12 : A general view of the Sicyonian Treasury overlooking the slopes of the Mount Parnassus on April 12th, 2007, in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. The Treasury of Sicyon was built in the 6th century BC, circa 525 BC in the Ionic order. It is notable for remains of older Doric structures re-used in its foundations. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • MYCENAE, GREECE - APRIL 13 : A general view of the entrance to the Treasury of Atreus on April 13, 2007 in Mycenae, Peloppenese, Greece. Mycenae, a hill top citadel and palace complex, was the most important place in Greece from c. 1600 to c. 1100 BC. The site was first completely excavated by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann between 1874 and 1878. The Treasury of Atreus, c. 13th century BC, is a Tholos tomb, built of huge stone blocks, covered with earth. The entrance passage, or dromos, rises to about 10 metres high where it mets the facade. (Photo by Manuel Cohen/Getty Images)
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 12 : A general view of the Treasury of the Athenians, on April 12, 2007 in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. The Treasury of the Athenians was built circa 500BC and has been completely restored in the Doric order at the beginning of the 20th century. The building has 2 Doric columns and 27 metopes depicting the Labours of Herakles and Theseus as well as the Amazonomachy. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 12 : A general view of the Treasury of the Athenians, on April 12, 2007 in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. The Treasury of the Athenians was built circa 500BC and has been completely restored in the Doric order at the beginning of the 20th century. The building has 2 Doric columns and 27 metopes depicting the Labours of Herakles and Theseus as well as the Amazonomachy. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 12 : A general view of the Treasury of the Athenians, on April 12, 2007 in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. The Treasury of the Athenians was built circa 500BC and has been completely restored in the Doric order at the beginning of the 20th century. The building has 2 Doric columns and 27 metopes depicting the Labours of Herakles and Theseus as well as the Amazonomachy. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 12 : A general view of the Treasury of the Athenians, on April 12, 2007 in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. The Treasury of the Athenians was built circa 500BC and has been completely restored in the Doric order at the beginning of the 20th century. The building has 2 Doric columns and 27 metopes depicting the Labours of Herakles and Theseus as well as the Amazonomachy. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 11 : A general view of the Sanctuary of Apollo overlooking the Treasury of the Boeotians with the slopes of the Mount Parnassus in the distance at dawn, on April 11, 2007 in Delphi, Greece. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 11 : A general view of the rear side of the Treasury of the Boeotians with the slopes of the Mount Parnassus in the distance, on April 11, 2007 in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. This small rectangular building with cella and pronaos was built at the beginning of the 1st century AD. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Large stained glass window of the Treasury, with form of a cross in interlacing lead patterns, in blue glass, made by Ateliers Loire, Chartres, seen from the transept, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Reliquaries seen through the large stained glass window of the Treasury, with form of a cross in interlacing lead patterns, in blue glass, made by Ateliers Loire, Chartres, seen from the transept, in Angouleme Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre d'Angouleme, Angouleme, Charente, France. The 12th century Romanesque cathedral was largely reworked by Paul Abadie in 1852-75. In 2008, Jean-Michel Othoniel was commissioned by DRAC Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes to display the Treasure of the Cathedral in some of its rooms, which opened to the public on 30th September 2016. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Tunic of Saint-Louis, or Louis IX of France, 1214-70, linen, missing the left sleeve, catalogued in the collection since the 15th century, housed in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in 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 Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Commemorative medal in gilded bronze for the 7th centenary of the death of Saint-Louis, or Louis IX of France, 1214-70, by A de Jeager, 1970, housed in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in 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 Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, housing liturgical objects and relics including cameos of the popes, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in 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 Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, housing liturgical objects and relics, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in 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 Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Metal chain and ivory canister owned by Saint-Louis, or Louis IX of France, 1214-70, and used to castigate himself as penance after having confessed, housed in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in 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 Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Judgement, fragment of a monumental sculpture in polychrome tufa stone, detail of angel holding robes to give to the chosen ones, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The incomplete sculpture was reconstructed in 1989 and restored in 2011. It is thought to have adorned the wall of the nave of the Romanesque abbey church, between the chevet and the St Benoit chapel. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, detail of the Virgin embracing the dead Christ, oil painting on wood by unknown artist, 15th century, depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ, originally from the Parish of El Salvador, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyx Chamber, 11th century, used as a monastic and royal treasury, in Westminster Abbey, founded in 960 AD and rebuilt 1245-1570 in Gothic style, in Westminster, London, England, UK. The pyx chamber contains a medieval tiled floor, 11th century walls and piers, 12th century capitals and a 13th century stone altar. The abbey is the traditional coronation and burial place for the British monarchy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • DELPHI, GREECE - APRIL 11 : A detail of a fluted Ionic column with capital on the Sacred Way with the Treasury of the Athenians in the background at sunrise, on April 11, 2007 in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Reliquary bust of St Juliana, sculpture with copper, gilding, gesso and tempera, c. 1376, by the workshop of Giovanni di Bartolo, Italian, in the Treasury of The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Judgement, fragment of a monumental sculpture in polychrome tufa stone, with an angel giving robes to the chosen ones, detail, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The incomplete sculpture was reconstructed in 1989 and restored in 2011. It is thought to have adorned the wall of the nave of the Romanesque abbey church, between the chevet and the St Benoit chapel. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Julie d'Antin, 36th and last abbess of Fontevraud 1765-92, who fled the Abbey due to the French Revolution, oil on canvas, 18th century, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Judgement, fragment of a monumental sculpture in polychrome tufa stone, with an angel giving robes to the chosen ones, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The incomplete sculpture was reconstructed in 1989 and restored in 2011. It is thought to have adorned the wall of the nave of the Romanesque abbey church, between the chevet and the St Benoit chapel. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Benoit or St Benedict, polychrome terracotta, 17th - 18th century, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The rule of the order at the abbey was based on the Rule of St Benedict, prayer, work, poverty, chastity, obedience, silence. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie-Madeleine-Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart, as a girl, 32nd abbess of Fontevraud, 1670-1704, oil on canvas, 1670, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the Last Supper, detail, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo and Gonzalo Gomez, c. 1554-56, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nacimiento de Jesus, or Nativity, detail of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desposorios de la Virgen, or the Betrothal of the Virgin, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nacimiento de Jesus, or Nativity, detail of the Virgin, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation del Nino en el Templo, or Presentation of the Child in the Temple, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the Last Supper, detail of Christ, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo and Gonzalo Gomez, c. 1554-56, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts, Tour du Tresor or Treasury Tower (centre) and Tour Rouge or Red Tower (left), 13th century, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts and the Tour du Tresor or Treasury tower, 13th century, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts and the Tour du Tresor or Treasury tower, 13th century, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts, Tour du Tresor or Treasury Tower (centre) and Tour Rouge or Red Tower (left), 13th century, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Commercial zone, with ruins of shops, workshops, administrative offices and treasury, in terracotta bricks, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Judgement, fragment of a monumental sculpture in polychrome tufa stone, with an angel giving robes to the chosen ones, detail, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The incomplete sculpture was reconstructed in 1989 and restored in 2011. It is thought to have adorned the wall of the nave of the Romanesque abbey church, between the chevet and the St Benoit chapel. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel head in polychrome gilded limestone, on an altar fragment, 17th century, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Julie d'Antin, 36th and last abbess of Fontevraud 1765-92, who fled the Abbey due to the French Revolution, oil on canvas, 18th century, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0196.jpg
  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desposorios de la Virgen, or the Betrothal of the Virgin, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nacimiento de Jesus, or Nativity, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, detail of the Virgin embracing the dead Christ, oil painting on wood by unknown artist, 15th century, depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ, originally from the Parish of El Salvador, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, detail, oil painting on wood, attributed to Antonio de Comontes, 16th century, originally from the parish of El Peral, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedad, or Pieta, oil painting on wood by unknown artist, 15th century, depicting the Deposition and Entombment of Christ, originally from the Parish of El Salvador, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of the Virgin, oil painting on wood, by Gonzalo de Castro, 16th century, originally from the Capilla del Pozo in Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The painting depicts the Virgin standing on a moon, escorted to heaven by angels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of the Virgin, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo or Martin Gomez the Elder, 16th century, originally from Cuenca Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Julian, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The painting depicts the Virgin escorted to heaven by angels. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desposorios de la Virgen, or the Betrothal of the Virgin, detail, oil painting, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the Last Supper, oil painting on wood, by Martin Gomez El Viejo and Gonzalo Gomez, c. 1554-56, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts and the Tour du Tresor or Treasury tower, 13th century, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts and the Tour du Tresor or Treasury tower, 13th century, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clock, 1 of a pair known as Marly's Horses, c.  1824, acquired in 1988 when the Treasury moved from the Louvre to Bercy, in the Reserve des Lustres et des Horloges, storage of chandeliers and clocks, in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Pyx Chamber, 11th century, used as a monastic and royal treasury, from the cloister, in Westminster Abbey, founded in 960 AD and rebuilt 1245-1570 in Gothic style, in Westminster, London, England, UK. The abbey is the traditional coronation and burial place for the British monarchy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Sagrada Familia, or the Holy Family, detail of the Virgin and Christ child, oil painting, c. 1535, by Juan de Borgona, 1470-1534, in the Museo Diocesano Cuenca or Cathedral Treasury Museum, in the Episcopal Palace, Cuenca, Spain. The historic walled town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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