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  • Walking Man, 2003, cast from bronze and painted with oil paints, Sean Henry (b. 1965), Point Complex, Paddington basin, London, UK. The moving figure with orange uniform in the background emphasizes the realist polychrome sculpture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.The use of this image may require further clearance / Merci de vous assurer que l'utilisation finale de l'image ne necessite pas d'autorisation supplementaire.
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  • Man walking with umbrella, Canary Wharf, West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs, Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproductions of paintings by Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the front of women and a boy walking towards the Ata-Davarza gate, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, in the late afternoon light of a summer day. The Muhammad Aminkhan Madrasah and Kalta Minar are visible in the background. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproductions of Fauvist paintings (left), in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. On the right is the Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Anges, or Church of Our Lady of the Angels, built in 1684, with an attached bell tower which was originally used as a lighthouse or beacon, listed as a historic monument. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproductions of Matisse paintings La Moulade, 1905, and La Japonaise au Bord de l'Eau, 1905, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproduction of Portrait of Matisse, 1905, by Andre Derain, at the Office du Tourisme in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproduction of Collioure Le Village et La Mer, by Andre Derain, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House (centre) in which Henri Matisse and Andre Derain painted many Fauvist paintings in 1905, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Chemin du Fauvisme is a guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of paintings by Matisse and Derain. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproductions of Fauvist paintings La Phare de Collioure 1905 by Andre Derain and La Sieste 1905-6 by Henri Matisse, on the Boulevard du Boramar, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 8 : A low angle view of a couple of woman walking along the beach on May 8 2009. They are wearing traditional dresses as they stroll along at the edge of the sea in the morning light. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Jean-Yves Goustiaux, guiding a nature walk at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elderly woman with a walking stick in a narrow street in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Person seen from behind walking on the sand dunes at Wadi Rum, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening walker, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. In a shady street the long rays of the evening sunshine outline a shadowy figure walking through light towards darkness. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. This 18th century gem is well worth visiting. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. An atmospheric view a man in traditional red Djellaba walking past the walls, doors and windows at haphazard angles in a corner of the old town.Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 7: A view from above of a man walking by the quayside on  May 7, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. Water laps the steps of the quayside which are dotted with seagulls. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. Photo by Manuel Cohen
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A wide angle view of Place Moulay Hasan on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The wide square sweeps towards the distant wall and tower of the 18th century Skala of the Port, dwarfing the people walking in the morning sunshine. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Theodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Bear Hall, with a stuffed polar bear, in the entrance hall of the Salvador Dali House Museum in Portlligat, Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. The bear is decorated with jewellery, walking sticks, rifles and it holds a lamp. Salvador Dali, 1904-89, Spanish Surrealist painter, lived and worked here from 1930 to 1982, when his partner and muse Gala died. The building was originally several fisherman's cottages which the couple bought and developed, with windows overlooking the bay, a swimming pool and garden studio. The house became a museum in 1997, run by the Dali Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bear Hall, with a stuffed polar bear, in the entrance hall of the Salvador Dali House Museum in Portlligat, Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. The bear is decorated with jewellery, walking sticks, rifles and it holds a lamp. Salvador Dali, 1904-89, Spanish Surrealist painter, lived and worked here from 1930 to 1982, when his partner and muse Gala died. The building was originally several fisherman's cottages which the couple bought and developed, with windows overlooking the bay, a swimming pool and garden studio. The house became a museum in 1997, run by the Dali Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walking man holding shield, detail of a teginat or crossing of beams in a roof forming compartments, 1386-1440, tempera painting on wood, from the castle palace of Curiel de los Ajos, Valladolid, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pedestrians walking along the Petite Ceinture, a 1.3km long linear public park and path along a disused railway line in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Petite Ceinture was a circular railway track completed in 1869 under Napoleon III, connecting all the Parisian villages. The park was developed from 2013 and is managed by the Direction des Espaces Verts et de l'Environnement (DEVE). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Nicolas Le Goff, 'passeur urbain' and author of L'Autre Paris, photographed on 21st January 2019, at Beaugrenelle next to Quai Citroen, walking down the stairs leading to the Cordon Bleu square, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. L'Autre Paris is a book dedicated to the sides of Paris not immediately obvious to tourists - its nooks and crannies, its industries and less visited areas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking past the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women walking down a passageway with pointed arches inside the main entrance gate of the fort, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old Man of Storr, or Bodach an Stoir, a massive rock pinnacle on the Trotternish Ridge, on the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands of Scotland. The pinnacles were left after a huge landslip and this is a popular area for walking. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking down the Via Pedamentina San Martino, a steep street with views over the city, in Naples, Campania, Italy. Naples is the second largest city in Italy and has been settled since the 2nd millennium BC. The historic city centre is the largest in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Couple walking along the city walls by the sea in the evening, in 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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  • Pedestrians walking along the Chemin de la Mer, at Le Havre, Normandy, France. Behind is the tower of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier. Either side are the apartment blocks at Porte Oceane, completed 1956, also designed by Perret, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pedestrians walking along the South bank of the Thames, in the More London development area around City Hall, with Tower Bridge behind, built 1886-94, opposite the Tower of London on the river Thames, linking the boroughs of Southwark and Tower Hamlets, London, England. The bridge is both suspension bridge and bascule bridge, with the lower section rising using hydraulic motors to allow for the passing of boats. It is 244m long with 2 65m towers built on piers in the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, German Classical and Romantic composer and pianist, walking in the street of Vienna, drawing by Loyser. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Cyclists and people walking in the open space at Tempelhofer Feld which is free for the public to use, in the old Berlin Tempelhof Airport, which was closed to air traffic in 2008 and now holds events and festivals and is a gated public park, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking along the corridor over the platforms at the Kottbusser Tor U-Bahn station or underground train station, in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. The station is on 2 levels with a viaduct across Skalitzer Strasse. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking in a narrow cobbled street in the old town of the hilltop town of Himare, in Vlore in the Albanian Riviera on the Ionian Coast, Southern Albania. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking in the narrow streets of the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A woman walking in a narrow street in the medina or old town of Tetouan on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men wearing djellabas walking in a narrow street under archways in the medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking in a street, painted blue, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Young girl walking past a shop display at the top of a narrow stepped street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elderly women walking along a narrow street in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man wearing a djellaba and woman wearing a hijab, walking in a narrow street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking on the white wall separating the sea from the fishing harbour at M'diq or Rincon, M'diq-Fnideq, on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. M'diq has 2 harbours, one for tourism and the other for fishing. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking to the ferry<br />
terminal on the island of Bozcaada or Tenedos at the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait in the Aegean Sea, Canakkale, Turkey. In the background are the boats and restaurants of the old fishing port and the minaret of the Alaybey mosque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Young Turkish couple walking near the Eminonu quayside, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. Eminonu is on the South bank of the Golden Horn at the Southern end of the Galata bridge. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musician walking, seen from behind, Jerash, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking in the oasis of Skoura, Ouarzazate province, Souss-Massa-Draa, Morocco. Skoura is a fertile oasis lined with immense palm groves. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old farmer walking along a shady path, Bubion, gorge of the Poqueira river, Alpujarra, Andalucia, Southern Spain. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Tower Bridge, 1886-94, by architect Sir Horace Jones and engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry, River Thames, London, UK seen from More London Place. The bascule bridge, symbol of London, is reflected in the glass wall of a modern hotel as well as two pedestrians walking in the evening. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boy walking on Boramar beach, with the Eglise Notre Dame des Anges in the background, Collioure, France. The bell tower was converted from a medieval lighthouse and the Mediterranean Gothic style nave was built in 1684. The dome was added to the bell tower in 1810. Picasso, Matisse, Derain, Dufy, Chagall, Marquet, and many others immortalized the small Catalan harbour in their works. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Old man walking in the streets of Ichan-Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan, seen from behind and against the light on July 7, 2010, in the afternoon.
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  • View from the side of a woman with a large pink umbrella walking towards the Allah Kuli Khan Madrasah, 1834-35, Khiva, Uzbekistan, seen in the summer afternoon light on July 7, 2010. The shadowy walkway contrasts strongly with the sunlit tiered arches of the facade in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cascade des Anglais, with visitors bathing and walking, aerial view, in the Saint-Vincent river valley at Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Vernet-les-Bains is a spa town at the foot of Mt Canigou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Nicolas Le Goff, 'passeur urbain' and author of L'Autre Paris, photographed on 21st January 2019, at Beaugrenelle next to Quai Citroen, walking down the stairs leading to the Cordon Bleu square, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. L'Autre Paris is a book dedicated to the sides of Paris not immediately obvious to tourists - its nooks and crannies, its industries and less visited areas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking in the squirrel cage of the lifting gear with double drum, an early form of crane, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking in the squirrel cage of the lifting gear with double drum, an early form of crane, on the building site in the courtyard at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking underneath a building supported by giant columns on Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A woman walking in a narrow street where the lower section of the walls is painted red, in the medina or old town of Tetouan on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A woman and 2 children walking in a narrow street in the medina or old town of Tetouan on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking along a narrow street in the medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking along a narrow street in the medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boy walking in a narrow street painted blue with steps leading up to the door of a house, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boy walking in Ksar Ait Ben Haddou, Ounila valley, Ouarzazate province, Morocco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking or sitting on the benches of the alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the gateway to the Kalyan mosque, 15th-16th century, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, in the early morning light. A woman with an umbrella, walking through the gate, is dwarfed by the immense size of the elaborately tiled archway. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture.
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  • View from above of a woman walking in the Harem of the Tash Khauli Palace, 1830-38, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6 2010, in the summer morning light. The courtyard is decorated with patterned blue and white tiles set in brick. Commissioned by Allah Kuli Khan the Tash Kauli palace is a huge complex containing 163 rooms which took its architects, Tajiddin and Kalandar, 10 years to build. The harem, occupying about half of the palace has 5 aiwan terraces, with delicately carved wooden pillars,  behind which were the quarters for the khan and his wives. Across the courtyard were the  concubines' apartments.  The facades and walls around the courtyards were decorated with traditional blue, ultramarine and white colours majolica made by Abdullah.
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  • Deciduous forest, on a guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deciduous forest, on a guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deciduous forest, on a guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guided nature walk with Jean-Yves Goustiaux at the Centre d'Initiation a la Nature d'Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, a protected area of deciduous plain forests covering 560 square km, established 2019, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The centre holds nature classes and educational walks in the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted wall panel, 17th century, with scene of couples walking in a garden and classical landscape, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking up a narrow street in the Jewish quarter or Call, Girona, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Guell, Catalonia, Spain. The narrow cobbled street is stepped up the hillside. The first Jewish community arrived in the city in the 9th century and formed a settlement that was protected by the crown. The rulers of medieval Spain appreciated the Jews' medical and financial skills, especially their willingness to lend money. By the 12th century, the vibrant population numbered 1000, including Rabbi Moses ben Nachman or Nahmanides, one of the early scholars of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah. In 1492 the Catholic Kings of Spain expelled all Jews from Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Part of the Forum Building, also known as the Museu Blau de les Ciences Naturals, with a girl walking reflected in a wall of mirrored glass, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Forum building was designed by Herzog & de Meuron for the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures and has an auditorium seating 3200 and an exhibition hall of nearly 5,000 square metres. Its triangular shape fits between Diagonal Mar, Rambla de Prim and the Ronda Litoral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking in the courtyard of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii), or Blue Mosque, 1609-16, by Mehmet Aga, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. Built near the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque combines Byzantine elements with Islamic architecture in the Classical Ottoman style. The blue tiles of the interior inspired its popular name. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Carpet shop, May 2009, Essouira, Morocco. Man in traditional robe and hat walking down a street in the old town which runs alongside the ramparts. It is  hung with carpets. Essaouira, on the windswept Atlantic coast of Morocco, was re-built in the 18th century by French architect Théodore Cornut to the orders of Sultan Ben Abdullah. Surrounded by ramparts it is a charming small town now becoming more popular with tourists. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure of Death and nobleman with dogs on a lead, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Streetscene, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. A ray of late afternoon sunshine catches a woman in a tradional pale blue costume and veil, as she walks along a shady street with her young child. Sacks are piled in the foreground and other pedestrians walk through the shadows behind her. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The younger son, dressed in simple shepherd's clothing, walks home to his father. The walk is symbolic of renewal, from the Parable of the Prodigal Son stained glass window, in the north transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window follows the parable as told by St Luke in his gospel. It is thought to have been donated by courtesans, who feature in 11 of the 30 sections. 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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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. Crowds in traditional dress walk through a keyhole shaped archway into a street in the Medina. The sun catches the different colours of the headdresses. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Djellabas in the shadows, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. The long rays of the evening sun create shadows and silhouettes as people walk through the streets in traditional costume. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Djellabas in the shadows, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. The long rays of the evening sun create shadows and silhouettes as people walk through the streets in traditional costume. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sharecropper and Shepherd from the Landes region on stilts, from the Bordeaux region, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 1757-1810, from the 'Gens du Petit Peuple', late 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The Landes region was marshy and boggy, and peasants in the area often used stilts to walk from place to place. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the front of Tellya Sheikh Mosque, founded 16th century, restored 19th century, Khast Imam Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 4, 2010, in the strong afternoon light. A woman walks across the square towards Tashkent's main Friday mosque which holds the Osman Koran, claimed to be the world's oldest, in its library. Tashkent, 2000 year old capital city of Uzbekistan, a Silk Road city whose name means "Stone Fortress", is now very modern due to a disastrous earthquake in 1966, after which it was greatly rebuilt. However, some of the old buildings still stand in the glittering modern city. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A woman in traditional costume and cardigan walks confidently past an elaborate gateway in the Old Town, her straw hat and veil shading her from the sunshine. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Streetscene, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. A veiled woman, in a white Djellaba, walks towards a light through the dark streets.  Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance between Bab Mansour and the Royal Palace, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. A dark figure in a Djellaba walks through the shadowy gateway with the help of a stick. The Bab Mansour Gate, completed in 1732, is named after its architect. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance between Bab Mansour and the Royal Palace, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. A figure in a Djellaba walks through the contrasting light and shadow of the gateway with its numerous arches. The Bab Mansoor Gate, completed in 1732, is named after its architect. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance between Bab Mansour and the Royal Palace, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. A figure in a traditional costume walks past the numerous archways of the gate. The Bab Mansour Gate, completed in 1732, is named after its architect. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening light, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. A man in traditional costume is silhouetted by the long rays of the evening sunlight as he walks through the shadowy street. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. A boy walks confidently along a street, past the old houses with crumbling white washed walls, balconies and roof terraces. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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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  • Visitors walks on the Greenway with in the background the London Olympic Stadium, Populous (formerly HOK Sport), 2011, and 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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  • General view along the rue Gabrielle, Montmartre, Paris at sunrise. The typical Parisian street is timeless as a lone pedestrian walks in the shadows at dawn. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Walkers on the footpath around Lac Inferieur or Lower Lake, the largest lake in the park, dug 1853, in the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park gifted to the city of Paris in 1852 by Napoleon III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, aerial view, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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