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  • The genealogy of Christ represented as the Tree of Jesse, with Jesse as the roots of the tree, the Virgin as the flower and Christ as the fruit, with his ancestors on the branches, Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Above, David, son of Jesse, sits on the first branch of the tree, with Ezekiel and Hosea to his left and right respectively. Below, Jesse is asleep in his bed and is the root of the tree, giving it the sap of life for generations to come. He is surrounded by Nahum on the left who announces the coming of the Messiah and Joel on the left who predicts the coming of the holy spirit to prevent the apocalypse, from the Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Above, Solomon, son of David, sits on the second branch of the Jesse tree, with Isaiah and Micah on his left and right respectively, announcing the coming of a saviour. Below, David, son of Jesse, sits on the first branch of the tree, with Ezekiel on his left and Hosea on his right, from the Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Above, the Virgin Mary sits on the fifth branch of the tree, with Zechariah (left) and Daniel (right) announcing the Messiah. Below, an anonymous King of Judah represents this dynasty, with Samuel on the left, who anointed David as King of Israel and Balaam on the right, who announces the coming of the Messiah, from the Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in glory at the top of the Jesse Tree, surrounded by doves representing the holy spirit. He is Son of God rooted in man. Habakkuk, wearing a turban, is to the left and Zephaniah, on the right, announces the Lord's Day or the Day of Judgement, from the apex of the Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Orange Tree Patio, with a 14th century well, pool of water and 24 fountains, built for Maria Enriquez de Luna in the 16th century, in the cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olive tree, made from porcelain, by Samuel Mazy, at the Cabinet de la Porcelaine, on the Rue de Verneuil, Paris, France. Samuel Mazy is the pupil of Didier Gardillou, who revived the art of porcelain floristry, which originated in the 1740s at Vincennes and later moved to Sevres. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal courtyard, with sgraffito wall decoration, a mural of a mulberry tree representing Francesca Morera (el arbol de la morera), and small green outbuilding, originally a laundry room, in the private area of the Casa Lleo i Morera, originally built in 1864 as the Casa Rocamora by Joaquim Sitjas, and remodelled 1902-06 by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923. The project was commissioned by Francesca Morera and overseen after her death by her son Albert Lleo i Morera. The architect employed many Modernist craftsmen on the project, with sculptures by Eusebi Arnau, furniture by Gaspar Homar, ceramics by Antoni Serra i Fiter and mosaics by Mario Maragliano and Lluis Bru. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), detail, paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), detail, six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), detail, paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), detail, six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), detail, paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), detail, six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), detail, paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), detail, six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), detail, paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), detail, six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), detail, paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), detail, six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • "Herons sur un saule enneige" (herons on a snowy willow tree), detail, paravent à six volets, Ecole Kano, Epoque Edo, fin du XVIIe siecle, Musee Guimet, Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen.."Herons on a snowy willow tree" (Herons sur un saule enneige), detail, six sections screen, Kano school, Edo period, late 17th century, Mus©e Guimet, Paris, France. Picture Manuel Cohen
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  • Cherry tree, made from porcelain, by Samuel Mazy, at the Cabinet de la Porcelaine, on the Rue de Verneuil, Paris, France. Samuel Mazy is the pupil of Didier Gardillou, who revived the art of porcelain floristry, which originated in the 1740s at Vincennes and later moved to Sevres. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Single cypress tree on a ridge above undulating fields, near San Quirico d'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ozia and Ioatam from a branch of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary and Jesus with Achaz and Manasse from the upper branch of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Diagram of the Tree of Jesse, showing the genealogy of Christ, starting with Jesse of Bethlehem, father of King David, 1618, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Franciscan Family Tree, mural painting in the portico of the Franciscan monastery La Gancia, 15th century, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Part of the monastery is now the provincial Archive of State. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell towers and Tree of Life on the Nativity facade, built 1894-1930, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medici Family tree, 1642-70, copy of an original 17th century Florentine painting, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden tree of a military saddle with manufacturer's mark and year (1940) on the front arch, at the Ateliers de la Garde Republicaine, or workshops of the Republican Guard, 10, Avenue de la Republique, Paris, France. Saddle harnessers maintain the saddles and weapon harnesses, some dating from the First World War and still used by the cavalry regiment, using high quality leather and traditional manufacturing methods. The Garde Republicaine was founded by Napoleon in 1802. It is part of the Gendarmerie and is responsible for security, guards of honour, military ceremonies and horseback patrols. In its workshops, master craftsmen maintain the equipment used by the horsemen and infantrymen, using traditional and sometimes ancient techniques passed down through the generations. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden tree of a military saddle at the Ateliers de la Garde Republicaine, or workshops of the Republican Guard, 10, Avenue de la Republique, Paris, France. Saddle harnessers maintain the saddles and weapon harnesses, some dating from the First World War and still used by the cavalry regiment, using high quality leather and traditional manufacturing methods. The Garde Republicaine was founded by Napoleon in 1802. It is part of the Gendarmerie and is responsible for security, guards of honour, military ceremonies and horseback patrols. In its workshops, master craftsmen maintain the equipment used by the horsemen and infantrymen, using traditional and sometimes ancient techniques passed down through the generations. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Branch of a willow tree overhanging the right bank of the river Spree near the O2 Arena, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of carved stone frieze with a fantastic creature with bird's head, serpent's tail and wings and a tree, originally from Fier, from the National Museum of Medieval Art, Korce, Albania. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of carved stone frieze with a bird preening itself and a tree, originally from Fier, from the National Museum of Medieval Art, Korce, Albania. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of carved stone frieze with a fantastic creature with bird's head, serpent's tail and wings and a tree, originally from Fier, from the National Museum of Medieval Art, Korce, Albania. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of carved stone frieze with a bird preening itself and a tree, originally from Fier, from the National Museum of Medieval Art, Korce, Albania. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Green tree python (Morelia viridis) looped over a branch resting its head on its coils, in the Menagerie or Zoo of the Jardin des Plantes, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) looped over a branch resting its head on its coils, in the Menagerie or Zoo of the Jardin des Plantes, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell towers and Tree of Life on the Nativity facade, built 1894-1930, at the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, an unfinished catholic church designed in Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernist style by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and begun in 1882 by Francisco de Paula del Villar, continued from 1883 by Gaudi, consecrated 2010 and still undergoing construction, in Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The basilica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed 2021. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of trees on the tympanum of the staircase tower in the internal courtyard or Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, Bourges, France. The trees are l-r a pomegranate tree with 9 fruits, an orange tree with 13 oranges and 13 flowers and an olive tree  with 53 olives. Below is a teasel and a double-headed thistle ('thistle of souls'), with rose bushes either side. 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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  • Shadows of palm trees on an orange apartment block facade along the seafront at Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seti I (kneeling) gives engraved fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis) to the goddess Sekhmet, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God Thoth with Ibis head engraving coronation name of Seti I (kneeling) on the fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis), with goddess Sekhmet on the right, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seti I (kneeling) gives engraved fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis) to the goddess Sekhmet, and Amon-Re (left) and Thoth with ibis head (right), relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tree of Good and Madness, oil painting on canvas, c. 1560, by an unknown artist from Picardie, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. This is a moralising painting like the danses macabres, with a young man in the tree playing the lute, with religion followed by an angel, and flesh followed by the devil. At the foot of the tree Christ rings the hours surrounded by a kneeling St Catherine and by death. The inscriptions on the banners exhort the young man to prefer good over evil. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A dead tree in the desert landscape near El Campillo, and an olive tree plantation in the early morning mist, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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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  • Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, with the Tree of Knowledge and serpent, and acanthus leaves, impost capital, late 12th century Romanesque, from the transept of the church of Sant Miquel in the castle of Camarasa, Noguera, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, with the Tree of Knowledge and serpent, and acanthus leaves, impost capital, late 12th century Romanesque, from the transept of the church of Sant Miquel in the castle of Camarasa, Noguera, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) at sunrise, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background the Galerie de Min»ralogie, de G»ologie et de Pal»obotanique can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Surrender of Santa Anna, detail, 1886, by William Huddle, 1847-92, in the South Foyer of the Texas State Capitol (where it has hung since 1891), designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The painting depicts April 22nd 1836, the day after the Battle of San Jacinto. Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is brought before Texas General Sam Houston as a prisoner of war. Houston, wounded, rests under an oak tree while arranging an armistice with Santa Anna. To the right is Erastus 'Deaf' Smith, a Texan scout, and captured Mexican battle flags lean against a tree. Behind Houston is Secretary of War Thomas Jefferson Rusk, who is standing next to Colonel Mirabeau B Lamar. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tree of Good and Madness, detail, oil painting on canvas, c. 1560, by an unknown artist from Picardie, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. This is a moralising painting like the danses macabres, with a young man in the tree playing the lute, with flesh followed by the devil. The inscriptions on the banners exhort the young man to prefer good over evil. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A dead tree in the desert landscape near El Campillo, and an olive tree plantation in the early morning mist, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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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  • Detail of fresco of Baobab Tree, Lemur Building, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on June 8, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of fresco of Baobab Tree, painted on the grills of a cage for Lemurs and Howler Monkeys, Lemur Building, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on June 8, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The Surrender of Santa Anna, 1886, by William Huddle, 1847-92, in the South Foyer of the Texas State Capitol (where it has hung since 1891), designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The painting depicts April 22nd 1836, the day after the Battle of San Jacinto. Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is brought before Texas General Sam Houston as a prisoner of war. Houston, wounded, rests under an oak tree while arranging an armistice with Santa Anna. To the right is Erastus 'Deaf' Smith, a Texan scout, and captured Mexican battle flags lean against a tree. Behind Houston is Secretary of War Thomas Jefferson Rusk, who is standing next to Colonel Mirabeau B Lamar. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King David with his harp, from the Tree of Jesse stained glass window, in the apsidal Chapel of St Francis of Assisi, 13th century, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. These are the cathedral's oldest windows dating from around 1250. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone trees, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone trees, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone trees, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone trees, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olives growing on a tree, farmed by the Serra Sala family at the Serraferran mill at Oli de Ventallo, producing quality olive oil, in the village of Ventallo, in Emporda, Catalonia near the Costa Brava, Spain. The olive groves in this area are centuries old, and the mill produces both Anna Sala Trull de Ventallo extra virgin olive oil, and Serraferran extra virgin olive oil. The oils are DOP Oli de l’Emporda, certified Protected Origin Denomination. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Couple sitting on a bench beside a palm tree, at the beach in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Banyuls-sur-Mer is a small seaside town first settled by the Greeks in 400 BC, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, with the forbidden fruit, the serpent and the Tree of Knowledge, detail from the Guimera altarpiece, 1402-12, by Ramon de Mur, Gothic tempera painting on wood, from the Church of Santa Maria de Guimera, Urgell, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece measures 7x5m and is in International Gothic style, with highly contrasting colours. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Almond trees in blossom in the grounds of the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1151, built by Arnau Bargues in Catalan Gothic style, in Conca de Barbera, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Poblet formed part of the Cistercian Triangle in Catalonia, along with Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus, and was the royal burial place of the Aragon dynasty. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window of the North transept, depicting the Tree of Jesse, detail, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass window was added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the original was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window of the North transept, depicting the Tree of Jesse, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass window was added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the original was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jesse, detail from the rose window of the North transept, depicting the Tree of Jesse, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass window was added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the original was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal tombs and the rose window of the North transept, depicting the Tree of Jesse, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass window was added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the original was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The stucco decoration was made 1574-80 by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, depicting the prophecies, mysteries and prefigurations of Christ and the Tree of Jesse (top), which features 14 statues. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the restored Baroque presbytery, wall frescoes and Tree of Jesse stucco (left), 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the stained glass window of St Thomas or Tomas i roto i te feaa, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, with Thomas with an inverted head representing doubt, and the tree of life bearing breadfruit, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental stained glass window of the stages of the tree of life with landscape and birds, by Rigalt Granell & Cia, on all 4 floors of the private area at the rear of the Casa Lleo i Morera, originally built in 1864 as the Casa Rocamora by Joaquim Sitjas, and remodelled 1902-06 by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923. The project was commissioned by Francesca Morera and overseen after her death by her son Albert Lleo i Morera. The architect employed many Modernist craftsmen on the project, with sculptures by Eusebi Arnau, furniture by Gaspar Homar, ceramics by Antoni Serra i Fiter and mosaics by Mario Maragliano and Lluis Bru. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal courtyard, with sgraffito wall decoration, a mural of a mulberry tree representing Francesca Morera (el arbol de la morera), and small green outbuilding, originally a laundry room, in the private area of the Casa Lleo i Morera, originally built in 1864 as the Casa Rocamora by Joaquim Sitjas, and remodelled 1902-06 by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923. The project was commissioned by Francesca Morera and overseen after her death by her son Albert Lleo i Morera. The architect employed many Modernist craftsmen on the project, with sculptures by Eusebi Arnau, furniture by Gaspar Homar, ceramics by Antoni Serra i Fiter and mosaics by Mario Maragliano and Lluis Bru. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental stained glass window of the stages of the tree of life with landscape and birds, by Rigalt Granell & Cia, on all 4 floors of the private area at the rear of the Casa Lleo i Morera, originally built in 1864 as the Casa Rocamora by Joaquim Sitjas, and remodelled 1902-06 by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923. The project was commissioned by Francesca Morera and overseen after her death by her son Albert Lleo i Morera. The architect employed many Modernist craftsmen on the project, with sculptures by Eusebi Arnau, furniture by Gaspar Homar, ceramics by Antoni Serra i Fiter and mosaics by Mario Maragliano and Lluis Bru. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the monumental stained glass window of the stages of the tree of life with landscape and birds, by Rigalt Granell & Cia, on all 4 floors of the private area at the rear of the Casa Lleo i Morera, originally built in 1864 as the Casa Rocamora by Joaquim Sitjas, and remodelled 1902-06 by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923. The project was commissioned by Francesca Morera and overseen after her death by her son Albert Lleo i Morera. The architect employed many Modernist craftsmen on the project, with sculptures by Eusebi Arnau, furniture by Gaspar Homar, ceramics by Antoni Serra i Fiter and mosaics by Mario Maragliano and Lluis Bru. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in prayer, from the Tree of Jesse stained glass window, 1974, by Marc Chagall, 1887-1985, with the studio of Jacques Simon, in the axial chapel of the apse of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Rose window of the North transept, c. 1240, with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, with the apple tree and serpent, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm trees near the Playazo de Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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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  • Palm trees near the Playazo de Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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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  • Well of the cortijo or farmhouse of Campillo de Dona Francisca, next to a large palm tree in the desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Inside, reservoirs are used to store rainwater and the well is around 5m below ground level. Water is extracted with a pulley system. 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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  • Walls leading to the Cuesta de los Chinos, an ancient entrance to the Alhambra, with paths linking El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, with the Alhambra and the Generalife, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the foreground is a pomegranate tree (the pomegranate is the symbol of Granada). 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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  • View across the ruins of Volubilis with a cypress tree and the arches of the portico silhouetted against the sky, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) at sunrise, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background the Galerie de Min»ralogie, de G»ologie et de Pal»obotanique can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black Locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia), Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background the Galerie de Mineralogie, de Geologie et de Paleobotanique can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam and Eve tasting the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Each panel has a decorated curly frame. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of  Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy pictured on December 13, 2010 in the morning framed by branches of a plane tree. Built 135-39 on the right bank of the Tiber by Roman Emperor Hadrian (76-138) for use as his family Mausoleum, the Castel Sant'Angelo later became a Papal fortress and is now a museum. A vision of the Archangel Michael at the end of the 590 plague gave the building its name. In the background is the Vatican city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens), 1936, René Berger, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Detail of trunk and roots of a  Ficus scott-elliottii tree.
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  • The Tree of Jesse and the Annunciation, carved oak panel after the Book of Hours of the Use of Rome by Thelma Never, 1 of the Beaton panels, in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The 8 carved wooded Beaton panels were made for Cardinal David Beaton, in the 1530s and are late Gothic in style. They may have been made for the cardinal's private apartments in St Andrews Castle and later removed by John Beaton of Balfour, captain of the castle. They were then installed in the dining room of Balfour House in Fife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window of the North transept, depicting the Tree of Jesse, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass window was added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the original was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cypress trees on a ridge above undulating fields, near San Quirico d'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy. The trees are next to the Cassia road between San Quirico d'Orcia and Montalcino. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cypress trees on a ridge above undulating fields, near San Quirico d'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy. The trees are next to the Cassia road between San Quirico d'Orcia and Montalcino. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cypress trees on a ridge above undulating fields, near San Quirico d'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy. The trees are next to the Cassia road between San Quirico d'Orcia and Montalcino. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cypress trees on a ridge above undulating fields, near San Quirico d'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy. The trees are next to the Cassia road between San Quirico d'Orcia and Montalcino. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cypress trees on a ridge above undulating fields, near San Quirico d'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy. The trees are next to the Cassia road between San Quirico d'Orcia and Montalcino. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pomegranates growing in the Alhambra gardens, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The pomegranate is the symbol of Granada. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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