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  • Old wooden traditional houses on the Third Hill of Istanbul near the Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. Ottoman Istanbul was a predominantly wooden city but in the 20th century many of the old houses were replaced by more solid structures. Efforts are now being made to preserve the traditional wooden architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Carved wooden lintel on the reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The building is a traditional 2-storey hut with a wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden horse, commissioned 1466 by Annibale Capodilista as a mechanised festival carousel, with head and tail restored by Agostino Rinaldi in the 19th century, in the Salone, an enormous hall with suspended wooden ship hull ceiling by Bartolomeo Rizzo, with fresco cycle, 1425-40, by Niccolo Miretto and Stefano de Ferrare, on astrological studies by Pietro d'Abano, in the Palazzo della Ragione, built 1218-1306, in Padua, Veneto, Italy.  The building was previously the city hall, market and law courts and contained frescoes attributed to Giotto which were destroyed in 1420. The palace forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden lintel on the reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The building is a traditional 2-storey hut with a wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden panels, early 18th century in Rococo style, originally made for the Abbey of Morimond, featuring liturgical and priestly objects (stoles, seats, missals, vrosses, mitres, gloves, chalices) and vegetation (palms, leaves, daisies, garlands), with cherubs and birds, in the transept of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The woodwork and the cathedral are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden door with man holding phylactery and Gothic details, detail, in the Salle de Bal or Ballroom, now housing a permanent exhibition on Exchanges and Economic Actors, but which originally housed Emilie Gaillard’s collection of medieval art and a 15th century fireplace with reliefs of mourners, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France, when this large room was fitted with art deco counters designed by the Maison Jansen. Later, it became an office used for meetings or training courses and as a reception room. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden door with man holding phylactery and Gothic details, in the Salle de Bal or Ballroom, now housing a permanent exhibition on Exchanges and Economic Actors, but which originally housed Emilie Gaillard’s collection of medieval art and a 15th century fireplace with reliefs of mourners, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France, when this large room was fitted with art deco counters designed by the Maison Jansen. Later, it became an office used for meetings or training courses and as a reception room. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden doors with allegorical figures and Gothic details, in the Salle de Bal or Ballroom, now housing a permanent exhibition on Exchanges and Economic Actors, but which originally housed Emilie Gaillard’s collection of medieval art and a 15th century fireplace with reliefs of mourners, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France, when this large room was fitted with art deco counters designed by the Maison Jansen. Later, it became an office used for meetings or training courses and as a reception room. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy', on the reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, a traditional 2-storey hut and home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy', on the reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, a traditional 2-storey hut and home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy', on the reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, a traditional 2-storey hut and home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy', on the reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, a traditional 2-storey hut and home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of Cassandra and the Wooden Horse, from the East wall of the East ala of the Casa del Menandro, or House of Menander, Pompeii, Italy. This room is painted in the Fourth Style of Roman wall painting, c. 60–79 AD, a complex and Baroque style. Also known as the House of the Silverware, this is one of the largest and most elegant houses in Pompeii, belonging to the Poppei family and built in the 3rd century BC. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a carved and painted wooden panel on the ceiling of the Ballroom or Galerie Henri II, with a letter, possibly H for Henri, or C for Catherine de Medicis or D for Diane de Poitiers, mistress of the King, at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The crescent moon is a royal symbol of the House of Angouleme and of the King, with its imperial connotations. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional catalan wooden boat on the Ebro river, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden Medusa head from the door between the horseshoe vestibule and the Galerie Francois I, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Galerie Francois I was begun in 1528 and was the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden Medusa head from the door between the horseshoe vestibule and the Galerie Francois I, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Galerie Francois I was begun in 1528 and was the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden Medusa head from the door between the horseshoe vestibule and the Galerie Francois I, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Galerie Francois I was begun in 1528 and was the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden head of man wearing lion's head helmet, possibly Heracles, from the door between the horseshoe vestibule and the Galerie Francois I, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Galerie Francois I was begun in 1528 and was the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden Medusa head from the door between the horseshoe vestibule and the Galerie Francois I, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Galerie Francois I was begun in 1528 and was the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a wooden relief on a chair, possibly depicting Jesus blessing a soldier, 13th century, made for the choir but moved to the sacristy in 1935, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of old wooden traditional houses, Istanbul, Turkey. Ottoman Istanbul was a predominantly wooden city but in the 20th century many of the old houses were replaced by more solid structures. Efforts are now being made to preserve the traditional wooden architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of old wooden traditional houses, Istanbul, Turkey. Ottoman Istanbul was a predominantly wooden city but in the 20th century many of the old houses were replaced by more solid structures. Efforts are now being made to preserve the traditional wooden architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Carved and painted wooden screen and blue and white tilework at the Ibn Danan Synagogue, built by Mimoun Ben Sidan in the 17th century, in the Mellah or Jewish quarter, Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. The Synagogue is plainly decorated and contains a carved wooden Torah Ark and a raised alcove seating area shielded by a carved wooden screen. The synagogue was restored in the 1870s and 1990s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of old wooden traditional house, Istiklal and Baba Streets, Istanbul, Turkey. Ottoman Istanbul was a predominantly wooden city but in the 20th century many of the old houses were replaced by more solid structures. Efforts are now being made to preserve the traditional wooden architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Wooden ceiling with wooden sculptures of angels and a dove representing the holy spirit, above the altar in the Eglise Saint-Pantaleon, built 16th - 18th century, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restorer at work on a chair leg in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abdulla Mohamed, dhow designer, with a wooden model of a dhow, in the dhow building boatyard in Muharraq, Bahrain. Wooden Arabian dhows are built here by hand using traditional methods and this is the last dhow shipyard remaining in Bahrain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, preaching, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden balcony for women with lattice screens at the back of the Prayer Hall of the King Mosque or Xhamia Mbret, 15th century, with a carved painted wooden ceiling, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. Also known as the Mosque of Sultan Bayazit, it was renovated 1823-33. The mosque is part of a social religious complex, with the Tekkes, the library, and guest rooms of the dervishes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden quiver with arrows, and 2 model wooden shields, painted with cowhide patterns, ancient Egyptian, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof with parabolic arches, in the headquarters of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Catalonia, in La Nau Gaudi, or the Gaudi Warehouse of the Mataronense Workers' Cooperative, a bleaching warehouse for a yarn factory, designed in 1878 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in Mataro, Catalonia, Spain. The building, built for the textile cooperative La Obrera Mataronense, uses wooden parabolic arches. Gaudi had originally planned homes, an assembly hall and a factory in an extended socialist project, although his plans were uncompleted. The building was restored in 2008. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work on a chair back in the Atelier de Menuiserie en sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenters at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenters at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restorer at work touching up a chair with a paintbrush in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work on a chair back in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional wooden Arabian dhow sailing in front of the modern skyscrapers in Muharraq, Bahrain. Wooden dhows are built here by hand using traditional methods and the last dhow shipyard remaining in Bahrain is in Muharraq. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraved metal door handle on the wooden door leading to the patio garden, Grande Mosquee de Paris, designed by Robert Fournez, Maurice Mantout and Charles Heubes, built in Neo-Mudejar style 1922-26 and inaugurated in 1926, as a gesture of thanks to the muslim soldiers who fought in France's colonial troops during the First World War, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The mosque is built from reinforced concrete, with wooden carvings and mosaics brought from Morocco. The religious spaces include the grand patio, prayer room and minaret, there is an Islamic school and library, and a cafe and hammam or Turkish baths. The mosque was renovated in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library, with wooden bookcases and a large desk, Grande Mosquee de Paris, designed by Robert Fournez, Maurice Mantout and Charles Heubes, built in Neo-Mudejar style 1922-26 and inaugurated in 1926, as a gesture of thanks to the muslim soldiers who fought in France's colonial troops during the First World War, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The mosque is built from reinforced concrete, with wooden carvings and mosaics brought from Morocco. The religious spaces include the grand patio, prayer room and minaret, there is an Islamic school and library, and a cafe and hammam or Turkish baths. The mosque was renovated in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden carving of a naked Marquesian woman, in the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The museum includes a reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, a traditional 2-storey hut with a wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman wooden stylus tablet with recessed surfaces to hold coloured wax, and metal stylus pen with a sharp tip for writing in the wax, in the Vindolanda Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. 2 or 3 of these wooden trays were bound together with leather thongs through holes bored through the raised edges, then coloured wax filled the tray, to be written into and then reused. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Vindolanda Museum is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the death of a saint, possibly St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of an unknown cardinal, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the death of a saint, possibly St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order and its first Superior General, in prayer, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order and its first Superior General, in prayer, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of carved wooden column near the Emir's throne, Kurinysh-Khana (Reception), Ark Fortress, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Initially a massive earthen fortification built in the 5th century, the Ark remained Bukhara's fortress until it was badly damaged in 1920 when the city was besieged by the Bolsheviks. It now houses museums. The oldest of surviving building in the Ark is the Kurinysh-Khana or reception area. Its stone paved courtyard is surrounded on three sides by wooden columns, and the Emir's throne canopy is supported by four carved columns of nurata marble. 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of galleries, Fondouk el-Nejjarine, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009 in the afternoon. The Fondouk el-Nejjarine, previously a hostel providing food and shelter for traders, is now the Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts. It has been beautifully restored and exhibits including domestic, architectural and liturgical woodwork, are displayed over three floors. Nejjarine means carpenter, and the Fondouk is near the Nejjarine Souk where carpenters still may be seen at work. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. The Fondouk el-Nejjarine, previously a hostel providing food and shelter for traders, is now the Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts. It has been beautifully restored and exhibits including domestic, architectural and liturgical woodwork, are displayed over three floors. Nejjarine means carpenter, and the Fondouk is near the Nejjarine Souk where carpenters still may be seen at work. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Traditional wooden fishing boats mooring together in the harbour with two fisherman standing in two boats, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional wooden  fishing boats mooring together in the harbour, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional wooden fishing boats in the harbour with the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan in the background (left) and a flotsam (right), El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional wooden  fishing boats mooring together in the harbour, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wood with heraldic crosier and keys design on a Renaissance building in the historic old town of Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof with parabolic arches, in the headquarters of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Catalonia, in La Nau Gaudi, or the Gaudi Warehouse of the Mataronense Workers' Cooperative, a bleaching warehouse for a yarn factory, designed in 1878 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in Mataro, Catalonia, Spain. The building, built for the textile cooperative La Obrera Mataronense, uses wooden parabolic arches. Gaudi had originally planned homes, an assembly hall and a factory in an extended socialist project, although his plans were uncompleted. The building was restored in 2008. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carving with medallion, head in profile and decorative foliage, detail, on the oak door to the Petit Salon, in the hall housing the staircase of honour, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the Upper Hermitage of the Santuario de la Virgen de la Fuente, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Fountain, showing mudejar wooden panelling, Penarroya de Tastavins, Matarrana, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. In the 13th century, an image of the Virgin Mary was discovered beside a spring in this spot, and a chapel was built, which was replaced in the 14th century by a Gothic building. The Upper Hermitage was begun in 1341 in Aragonese Gothic style. It has one nave in 5 sections with a wooden roof decorated in mudejar style, with Calatrava crosses and heraldic symbols. The hermitage was declared a Spanish National Monument in 1941 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 under the Mudejar Art bracket. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the ceiling of the Upper Hermitage of the Santuario de la Virgen de la Fuente, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Fountain, showing mudejar wooden panelling with carved and painted floral and vegetal decoration, Penarroya de Tastavins, Matarrana, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. In the 13th century, an image of the Virgin Mary was discovered beside a spring in this spot, and a chapel was built, which was replaced in the 14th century by a Gothic building. The Upper Hermitage was begun in 1341 in Aragonese Gothic style. It has one nave in 5 sections with a wooden roof decorated in mudejar style, with Calatrava crosses and heraldic symbols. The hermitage was declared a Spanish National Monument in 1941 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 under the Mudejar Art bracket. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the ceiling of the Upper Hermitage of the Santuario de la Virgen de la Fuente, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Fountain, showing mudejar wooden panelling with carved and painted floral, heraldic and anthropomorphic decoration, Penarroya de Tastavins, Matarrana, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. In the 13th century, an image of the Virgin Mary was discovered beside a spring in this spot, and a chapel was built, which was replaced in the 14th century by a Gothic building. The Upper Hermitage was begun in 1341 in Aragonese Gothic style. It has one nave in 5 sections with a wooden roof decorated in mudejar style, with Calatrava crosses and heraldic symbols. The hermitage was declared a Spanish National Monument in 1941 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 under the Mudejar Art bracket. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the ceiling of the Upper Hermitage of the Santuario de la Virgen de la Fuente, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Fountain, showing mudejar wooden panelling with carved and painted floral, heraldic and anthropomorphic decoration, Penarroya de Tastavins, Matarrana, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. In the 13th century, an image of the Virgin Mary was discovered beside a spring in this spot, and a chapel was built, which was replaced in the 14th century by a Gothic building. The Upper Hermitage was begun in 1341 in Aragonese Gothic style. It has one nave in 5 sections with a wooden roof decorated in mudejar style, with Calatrava crosses and heraldic symbols. The hermitage was declared a Spanish National Monument in 1941 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 under the Mudejar Art bracket. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the ceiling of the Upper Hermitage of the Santuario de la Virgen de la Fuente, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Fountain, showing mudejar wooden panelling with painted anthropomorphic decoration, Penarroya de Tastavins, Matarrana, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. In the 13th century, an image of the Virgin Mary was discovered beside a spring in this spot, and a chapel was built, which was replaced in the 14th century by a Gothic building. The Upper Hermitage was begun in 1341 in Aragonese Gothic style. It has one nave in 5 sections with a wooden roof decorated in mudejar style, with Calatrava crosses and heraldic symbols. The hermitage was declared a Spanish National Monument in 1941 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 under the Mudejar Art bracket. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden framework, Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (Basilica Notre-Dame-des-Victoires), founded in 1629 by King Louis XIII and finalized in 1737 by Sylvain Cartaud, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden framework, Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (Basilica Notre-Dame-des-Victoires), founded in 1629 by King Louis XIII and finalized in 1737 by Sylvain Cartaud, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden framework, Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (Basilica Notre-Dame-des-Victoires), founded in 1629 by King Louis XIII and finalized in 1737 by Sylvain Cartaud, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden framework, Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (Basilica Notre-Dame-des-Victoires), founded in 1629 by King Louis XIII and finalized in 1737 by Sylvain Cartaud, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Standing Christ (detail), 14th century French School, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Standing Christ, 14th century French School, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostles Peter, James and John sitting and sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony (detail), 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle Peter sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony (detail), 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • From left to right: Christ at prayer, angel holding a chalice, and the three disciples, Peter, James and John sitting and sleeping, carved wooden  sculpture group of the Agony, 17th century, Benedictine Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mezzanine floor with wooden balcony reserved for women, Hassan II Mosque or Grande Mosquee Hassan II, 1993, Michel Pinseau (1924-1999), civil engineering group Bouygues, Casablanca, Morocco. 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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  • Wooden statue of Pontiff (detail), radiating chapel of the ambulatory in the 5-segment hemicycle choir, Eglise St Germain des Pres, Paris, France. Founded as an Abbey in 542 the building was destroyed several times by the Normans and reconsecrated in 1163 by Pope Alexander III. Only the church survived the Abbey's destruction during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden statue of Pontiff, radiating chapel of the ambulatory in the 5-segment hemicycle choir, Eglise St Germain des Pres, Paris, France. Founded as an Abbey in 542 the building was destroyed several times by the Normans and reconsecrated in 1163 by Pope Alexander III. Only the church survived the Abbey's destruction during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of tiles on the ceiling of the aiwan of the Arzkhona, or courtroom, Tash Khauli Palace, 1830-38, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, in the afternoon. 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. 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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  • Detail of carved wooden door, Kurinish Khana or Throne Room, 1804-06, Kukhna Ark, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the afternoon. The Kukhna Ark is the original home of the Khans. Although its foundations are 5th century, most of the complex is 19th century. 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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  • View from below of column in an aiwan terrace in the Harem, Tash Khauli Palace, 1830-38, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, in the morning. 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. 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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  • Detail of carved wooden panels around archway, Sahrij Medersa, (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Fez, Medersa Sahrij, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the morning. The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of carved wooden screen around central courtyard, Sahrij Medersa, (Medersa des Andalous), 1321, Fez, Medersa Sahrij, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 23, 2009 in the morning.  The Sahrij Medersa takes its name from the pool in its courtyard, (sahrij means basin). Green and white minarets crown the theological school founded by Merinid sultan Abou al-Hassan and attached to the Al-Andalous mosque.  It is decorated with ornate  dark cedar panels (mashrabiya), decorated tiles (zellij), marble pavings and intricate plasterwork. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 11: A view from below of parasols on a roof terrace on May 11, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The parasols, jutting out over the edge of a roof terrace, are silhouetted against the afternoon sky. Below them a window with traditional wooden shutters, one closed for shade, pierces the white wall. 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 general view of trawlers and fishing boats on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. In a soft evening light traditional blue painted wooden boats are moored close together at low tide, overlooked by larger trawlers moored on the other side of the harbour wall. 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 low angle view of the prow of a fishing boat on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional wooden boat is moored near the boathouse whose blue doors echo the blue of the sky 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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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A low angle view of boats moored by the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional blue painted wooden boats lie close together in the harbour at low tide overlooked by the wall and tower of the 18th century Skala 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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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10 : A general view of boats moored by the Skala of the Port on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. The traditional blue painted wooden boats lie close together in the harbour at low tide overlooked by the wall and tower of the 18th century Skala 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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  • Ceiling of the Upper Hermitage of the Santuario de la Virgen de la Fuente, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Fountain, showing mudejar wooden panelling, Penarroya de Tastavins, Matarrana, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. In the 13th century, an image of the Virgin Mary was discovered beside a spring in this spot, and a chapel was built, which was replaced in the 14th century by a Gothic building. The Upper Hermitage was begun in 1341 in Aragonese Gothic style. It has one nave in 5 sections with a wooden roof decorated in mudejar style, with Calatrava crosses and heraldic symbols. The hermitage was declared a Spanish National Monument in 1941 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 under the Mudejar Art bracket. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of decorated tiles and wooden carving, Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 22, 2009 in the evening. The Bou Inania Madrasa was founded as a boarding school and mosque in AD 1351-56 by Abu Inan Faris, also the founder of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Meknes, and holds the status of Grand Mosque. A fine example of Marenid architecture with its intricate plasterwork, carved cedar and decorated tiles or zellij it is the only mosque in Fez open to non-Muslim visitors. It was renovated in the 18th and 20th centuries. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - MAY 10: A view from above of boats at their moorings on May 10, 2009 in Essaouira, Morocco. Traditional blue painted wooden boats jostle together in the harbour. 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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  • Apothecary, founded c. 1725, with oak Louis XIV style panelling, and 250 ceramic jars and 319 painted wooden boxes for housing ingredients, made 16th - 19th century, in the Hotel-Dieu-Le-Comte, a hospital founded in the 12th century by Henri I le Liberal and rebuilt 1729-64, reopening 2022 after 4 years of renovations as La Cite du Vitrail and Musee de l'Apothecairerie, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden door in the south Gallery, which accesses the donjon or Keep, at the Chateau de Valencay, at Valencay, Indre, France. The chateau was built in Renaissance style 1540 - 18th century, owned by the d'Estampes family 1451-1747 and the Talleyrand-Perigord family 1803-1979. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stable, by Filippo Juvarra, 1678-1736, with stag sculpture, emblem of Stupinigi, 1766, by Francesco Ladatte, originally atop the central dome, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The stable is now a Portrait Gallery, housing 12 wooden medallions with portraits of Savoy ancestors, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thomas II of Savoy, 1199-1259, regent of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amedeo IV, 1197-1253, count of Savoy 1233-53, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boniface, 1245-63, count of Savoy 1253-63, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beroldo, duke of Saxony, progenitor of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Humbert I, known as Umberto Biancomano, 950-1048, first count of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Otto, 1023-60, count of Savoy 1051-60, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stable, by Filippo Juvarra, 1678-1736, with stag sculpture, emblem of Stupinigi, 1766, by Francesco Ladatte, originally atop the central dome, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The stable is now a Portrait Gallery, housing 12 wooden medallions with portraits of Savoy ancestors, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof frame or Grand Galetas, in the third floor room of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The trusses are made from chestnut wood and resemble an upturned ship's keel. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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