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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period (Dakota Group), 100 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Many dinosaurs lived in this area, including the carnivorous Acrocanthosaurs and the herbivorous Iguanodon Theiophytalia Kerri. Gradually, central Colorado became a coastal region as the vast Cretaceous Seaway formed, eventually covering the middle of what is now North America. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting the large mammals of the Quarterly Period (Mesa Gravels), 25,000 years ago,  including long-horned bison, short-faced bears and mammoths, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. At higher elevations glaciers covered the modern Rocky Mountains. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting past geological volcanic activity, with hot springs, mud pools, lava flows and volcanic eruptions, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period (Morrison Formation), 150 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. These Colorado dinosaurs are a camptosaurs, diplodocus and stegosaurus. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period (Morrison Formation), 150 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. These Colorado dinosaurs are a camptosaur and stegosaurus. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period (Dakota Group), 100 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Many dinosaurs lived in this area, including the carnivorous Acrocanthosaurs and the herbivorous Iguanodon Theiophytalia Kerri. Gradually, central Colorado became a coastal region as the vast Cretaceous Seaway formed, eventually covering the middle of what is now North America. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period (Pierre Sahle), 70 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Pteranodons flew in the skies above the Cretaceous Seaway and the ferocious pliosaurs lurked in the depth below. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Permian Period (Lyons Sandstone), 280 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Eroded sand from the Rocky Mountains formed towering dunes. A reptilian ancestor to mammals called Lycaenops is known to have prowled these dunes which became the Lyons Sandstone. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting dinosaurs of the Permian Period (Lyons Sandstone), 280 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Eroded sand from the Rocky Mountains formed towering dunes. A reptilian ancestor to mammals called Lycaenops is known to have prowled these dunes which became the Lyons Sandstone. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustrated information panel depicting the dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period (Niobrara Formation), 80 million years ago, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, at the Garden of The Gods, an area of geological rock formations protected as a public park, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Ancient marine animal known as Plesiosaurs, along with sharks and relatives of the modern nautilus called ammonites, prowled the deep ocean waters of the Cretaceous Seaway, which then covered central Colorado. The Garden of the Gods was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vessel, a structure and visitor attraction designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in 2019, at Hudson Yards Public Square, part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. The structure consists of 16 storeys, 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings, offering views over the Hudson River. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vessel, a structure and visitor attraction designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in 2019, at Hudson Yards Public Square, part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. The structure consists of 16 storeys, 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings, offering views over the Hudson River. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Shed (left), an arts and cultural centre designed by Diller Scofidio and Renfro and Rockwell Group and built 2015-19, and Vessel (centre), a structure and visitor attraction designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in 2019, at Hudson Yards Public Square, part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. Both are seen from the High Line, an elevated park along a former New York Central Railroad spur, 1.45 miles long, in Manhattan. Vessel consists of 16 storeys, 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings, offering views over the Hudson River. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vessel, a structure and visitor attraction designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in 2019, at Hudson Yards Public Square, part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. The structure consists of 16 storeys, 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings, offering views over the Hudson River. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000 (left), and (right), L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Assut de l'Or bridge, opened 2008. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the evening, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000 (left), and (right), L'Umbracle, a landscaped walkway and sculpture garden, opened 2001. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000, and the Assut de l'Or bridge, opened 2008. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, an opera house and performing arts centre, opened 2005, in the evening, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. The building contains a main hall, a master hall, an auditorium and the Martin y Soler theatre, and holds operas, theatre performances and music concerts. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the evening, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000, and the Assut de l'Or bridge, opened 2008. On the right is L'Umbracle, a landscaped walkway and sculpture garden, opened 2001. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000 (left), and (right), L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Assut de l'Or bridge, opened 2008. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Southern section of the Montolivet Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava and opened 2007, between the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia and L'Hemisferic, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998 (left), and (right), the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, an opera house and performing arts centre, opened 2005, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors' Room, where visitors waited before entering the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oak coffered ceiling, in carved wood, wrought iron and gold leaf, in the Visitors' Room, where visitors waited before entering the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oak coffered ceiling, detail, in carved wood, wrought iron and gold leaf, in the Visitors' Room, where visitors waited before entering the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Lear, stained glass window, in the Visitors' Room, where visitors waited before entering the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devil taking a selfie, bronze statue by Jose Antonio Abella, 2019, in Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. According to legend, the devil was persuaded by a local girl to erect the Acueducto de Segovia in a single night. The statue, erected to attract tourists to the city, has caused controversy as the devil appears smiling and friendly. Segovia's old town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A visitor with flashy sky blue handbag with British flag follows a tourists guide in front of the ArcelorMittal Orbit, Anish Kapoor (architect) with Cecil Balmond (engineer), 2012, Observation tower, Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A visitor with flashy sky blue handbag with British flag follows a tourists guide in front of the ArcelorMittal Orbit, Anish Kapoor (architect) with Cecil Balmond (engineer), 2012, Observation tower, Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room, where visitors were received, with sculptures and paintings, including artwork by Modest Urgell and Ramon Marti Alsina, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hall of Lost Steps, leading to the Central Hall and the Visitors’ Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This hall features a coffered ceiling and an arcade of triple columns overlooking the street. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room, where visitors were received, with sculptures and paintings, including artwork by Modest Urgell and Ramon Marti Alsina, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room, where visitors were received, with sculptures and paintings, including artwork by Modest Urgell and Ramon Marti Alsina, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Antoni Gaudi, 2019, exhibited as part of an augmented reality installation, where visitors can interact with the painting using an electronic device, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Inspired by a painting by Ramon Casas, Gaudi is depicted in a large house empty of furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water tower, with spire covered in blue mosaic, with viewing platform for visitors, at CaixaForum Barcelona, a cultural centre opened 2002 in the former Casaramona textile factory built 1911, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, in Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The centre was repurposed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, b. 1931. It is sponsored by La Caixa bank, and holds temporary exhibitions, concerts, educational workshops and films, and has a media library, auditorium, classroom, restaurant and children's activity space. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Angers beside the river Maine, aerial view, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The whitestone and black slate semicircular towers were built under Louis IX in the 13th century and the surrounding ditches are now planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, aerial view, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Angers, aerial view, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The whitestone and black slate semicircular towers were built under Louis IX in the 13th century and the surrounding ditches are now planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The white stone and black slate semicircular towers were built under Louis IX in the 13th century and the surrounding ditches are now planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. In front is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Angers from a tower of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The white stone and black slate semicircular towers were built under Louis IX in the 13th century. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, aerial view, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its white stone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The white stone and black slate semicircular towers were built under Louis IX in the 13th century and the surrounding ditches are now planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The white stone and black slate semicircular towers were built under Louis IX in the 13th century and the surrounding ditches are now planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maille-Breze, a French naval T 47-class destroyer commissioned in 1957, built by the built by Arsenal de Lorient, moored on the Quai de la Fosse in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The ship was decommissioned in 1988 and became a museum ship. On board the naval museum, visitors can explore the engine room, weapon and detection systems and crew living areas. The ship is named after the French admiral Jean Armand de Maille-Breze, 1619–46, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the grounds of the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. To its left is the Chatelet, an entrance gate the the seigneurial courtyard, built 1456 by Guillaume Robin for Duke Rene d'Anjou. The courtyard is planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rider visitor near a Waterbus stop that will serve the Olympic Park during  2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pearling Path Visitor Center, designed by architect Valerio Olgiati, inaugurated November 2018 and to be opened March 2019, in Muharraq, Bahrain. The complex envelopes archaeological finds and historic buildings and also provides an exhibition and multimedia centre, community spaces, an archive and library and conference and lecture rooms. The centre celebrates the history of pearl diving and pearl trade in Bahrain and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pearling Path Visitor Center, designed by architect Valerio Olgiati, inaugurated November 2018 and to be opened March 2019, in Muharraq, Bahrain. The complex envelopes archaeological finds and historic buildings and also provides an exhibition and multimedia centre, community spaces, an archive and library and conference and lecture rooms. The centre celebrates the history of pearl diving and pearl trade in Bahrain and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pearling Path Visitor Center, designed by architect Valerio Olgiati, inaugurated November 2018 and to be opened March 2019, in Muharraq, Bahrain. The complex envelopes archaeological finds and historic buildings and also provides an exhibition and multimedia centre, community spaces, an archive and library and conference and lecture rooms. The centre celebrates the history of pearl diving and pearl trade in Bahrain and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition in the museum in the visitor centre at Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boiler room of the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bay of Paulilles or Anse de Paulilles, seen from the coves of Cap Bear, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the centre is the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, aerial view, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, aerial view, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats at anchor in the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the left is the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. On the right is the Plage de Bernardi or Bernardi beach. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats at anchor in the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the left is the Plage del Forat beach, and on the right, the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, aerial view, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, aerial view, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats at anchor in the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the left is the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. On the right is the Plage de Bernardi or Bernardi beach. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grande halle of the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dynamite storage area at the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pedestrian walkway at the site of the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former water tower, now a viewing tower, at the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former water tower, now a viewing tower, at the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Halle of the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats at anchor in the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, aerial view, with vineyards in the foreground, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the distance is the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grande halle of the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe, at Paulilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacrifice, Roman relief, marble, detail, 1st century AD, from the Ara Providentiae in the Merida Forum, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The scene depicts a veiled man thought to be Marco Agrippa behind a 3-legged table with children and a priest or camillus, who is opening an incense box, assistants and a double flute player. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corn-drying kiln, 16th century, in the gatehouse basement, at Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The room was used for drying out the corn after harvesting, before it could be ground into flour to make bread. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen 1500s.
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Urquhart Castle, built 13th - 16th centuries, on the shores of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, Highlands, Scotland. The castle was captured by Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence and was destroyed by government troops in the Jacobite Risings. It is run by Historic Environment Scotland as a visitor attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist visiting the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Behind is the relief of Alexander the Great given life in the form on an ankh by the god Montu with falcon's head and solar disc, and (left) Amun Re, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine. The relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man taking a photograph on the ridge with Chimney Rock (right) and Companion Rock (left), at Chimney Rock National Monument, in Chimney Rock State Park, in San Juan National Forest, South West Colorado, USA. The ridge was an ancestral Puebloan site occupied 925-1125 AD by around 2000 Indians. Chimney Rock was made a National Monument in 2012 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main hall of the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, housing collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts, built 1901, designed by Marcel Dourgnon, and inaugurated in 1902. It is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops, built 2560 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. On the left is the base of the Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, built 2570 BC. The pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyramid of Menkaure, also called Pyramid of Mykerinos, built c. 2510 BC, with 3 subsidiary queen's pyramids, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A visitor walks on the Greenway towards the yellow View Tube, a cafe, arts and Information center visible in the distance,  Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spoils of war from the 17 Near Eastern military campaigns of Thutmosis III, relief, in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, 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, 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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  • Horus, with falcon head, and Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vases and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. 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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  • Sema-tawy relief, with gods of the river Nile linked by lotus and papyrus plants and a human trachea, symbolising unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, beside the statue of queen Nefertari and the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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