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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
    em7111753.jpg
  • Cisternino, Capece Tower is one of the last existing town's towers. The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares,. The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares,
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni, the old town. On the top of the hill the Purgatorio church (left) and the cathedral (right). The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. This old mansion is now the charming Relais Hotel La Sommità. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni, the old town. On the top of the hill the Purgatorio church (left) and the cathedral (right). The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. This old mansion is now the charming Relais Hotel La Sommità. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. This old mansion is now the charming Relais Hotel La Sommità. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. This old mansion is now the charming Relais Hotel La Sommità. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
    em7136158.jpg
  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni, the old town. On the top of the hill the Purgatorio church (left) and the cathedral (right). The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni, the old town. The houses build on the ancient walls and towers. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni, the old town. The houses build on the ancient walls and towers. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni, the old town. On the top of the hill the Purgatorio church (left) and the cathedral (right). The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Darussifa (Bimarhane), built as a mental hospital by Ildus Hatun, wife of the mongol sultan Oljiatu in 1309. The architecture reflects styles borrowed by many conquered peoples, mainly Seljuk architecture.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Ostuni, the old town. On the top of the hill the Purgatorio church (left) and the cathedral (right). The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
    em7111754.jpg
  • Darussifa (Bimarhane), built as a mental hospital by Ildus Hatun, wife of the mongol sultan Oljiatu in 1309. The architecture reflects styles borrowed by many conquered peoples, mainly Seljuk architecture.
    em2711901.jpg
  • Darussifa (Bimarhane), built as a mental hospital by Ildus Hatun, wife of the mongol sultan Oljiatu in 1309. The architecture reflects styles borrowed by many conquered peoples, mainly Seljuk architecture.
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  • Pisticci. Traditional architecture of "Dirupo" ("precipice") district. After the Earthquake february 9 of 1688, with more than 4000 deaths the survivors reconstructed 200 white houses , all with the same traditional architecture.
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  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
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  • Martina Franca. The Lama is the most picturesque corner of the historic center, near the ancient walls. This urban space has taken on the dimensions of a beautiful natural amphitheater characterized by a spontaneous architecture of huts, walkways and ladders, who  fit together with each other in an endless game.
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  • Martina Franca. The Lama is the most picturesque corner of the historic center, near the ancient walls. This urban space has taken on the dimensions of a beautiful natural amphitheater characterized by a spontaneous architecture of huts, walkways and ladders, who  fit together with each other in an endless game.
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  • Martina Franca. The Lama is the most picturesque corner of the historic center, near the ancient walls. This urban space has taken on the dimensions of a beautiful natural amphitheater characterized by a spontaneous architecture of huts, walkways and ladders, who  fit together with each other in an endless game.
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  • Cisternino, the old neighbourhood of "U Pantène". The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares.
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  • Cisternino, the old neighbourhood of "U Pantène". The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares.
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  • Cisternino, the historical borough of "l'Isule". Church of Our Lady of Costantinople. The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares,
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  • Cisternino, Capece Tower is one of the last still existing town's towers. The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares,
    em7135701.jpg
  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
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  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
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  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
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  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
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  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
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  • Cisternino, the old neighbourhood of "l'Isule". Church of Our Lady of Costantinople. The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares.
    em7135727.jpg
  • Cisternino, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II with the Watch Tower is the main square and the social hub of the historical centre. The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares,
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  • Cisternino, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II with the Watch Tower is the main square and the social hub of the historical centre. The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares,
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  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
    em7300397.jpg
  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
    em7300396.jpg
  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
    em7300395.jpg
  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
    em7300393.jpg
  • The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.
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  • Austrian empire architecture view fom the Roman Iron Gate connecting the Diocletian's Palace with the city. The northern half of the palace, divided in two parts by the main north-south street (cardo) leading from the Golden Gate (Porta aurea) to the Peristyle, is less well preserved and with msny architectural influences, mainly from Venice.. It is usually supposed that each part was a residential complex, housing soldiers, servants, and possibly some other facilities.
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  • La Maison du Grand Veneur - early 14th century -  is the most popular of the gothic houses and the only one to have three floors.   On the façade of the building is a hunting scene. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • Maison du Grand Falconnier. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • Maison du Grand Falconnier. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • Maison du Grand Falconnier. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • Barcellona, new architectures inspired by traditional architecture between the Ramblas e and the Barrio Gotico.
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  • La Maison du Grand Veneur - early 14th century -  is the most popular of the gothic houses and the only one to have three floors.   On the façade of the building is a hunting scene. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • La Maison du Grand Veneur - early 14th century -  is the most popular of the gothic houses and the only one to have three floors.   On the façade of the building is a hunting scene. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • Maison du Grand Falconnier. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • Maison du Grand Falconnier. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • La Maison du Grand Veneur - early 14th century -  is the most popular of the gothic houses and the only one to have three floors.   On the façade of the building is a hunting scene. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • La Maison du Grand Veneur - early 14th century -  is the most popular of the gothic houses and the only one to have three floors.   On the façade of the building is a hunting scene. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • La Maison du Grand Veneur - early 14th century -  is the most popular of the gothic houses and the only one to have three floors.   On the façade of the building is a hunting scene. The «gothic» houses that line the Grand Rue Raimond VII constitute an exceptional architectural feature. Merchants, who became wealthy through trade in leather and cloth, built sumptuous houses from the late 13th century. All stages of the evolution of gothic architecture are represented in Cordes : « primitive » gothic of the 13th century, the « radiant » one of the 14th century, and finally the « flamboyant » gothic of the 15th century. Cordes-sur-Ciel is is a living piece of history and art,  since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse.
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  • Castro. Traditonal architecture.
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  • Herodion, the man-made, flat mountain, one of the world finest exemples of preserved Roman architecture. Built as fortress and summer palace by king Herod the Great, is also the place where the king was buried. The tomb was discovered in  2007. The cisterns, a network of tunnels and water reservoir under the fortress.
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  • Salamanca, Cathedral Nueva. The tower of this late-Gothic cathedral with its compelling Churrigueresque (an ornate style of baroque architecture) dome is visible from almost every angle of Salamanca. .
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  • Salamanca, Cathedral Nueva. The tower of this late-Gothic cathedral with its compelling Churrigueresque (an ornate style of baroque architecture) dome is visible from almost every angle of Salamanca. .
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  • Salamanca, Cathedral Nueva. The tower of this late-Gothic cathedral with its compelling Churrigueresque (an ornate style of baroque architecture) dome is visible from almost every angle of Salamanca. .
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  • Segovia, The Coca castle, not far from Segovia, constructed in the 15th century has been considered to be one of the best examples of Spanish Mudejar brickwork which incorporates Moorish Muslim design and construction with Gothic architecture
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  • Azadi Tower (Borj-e Azadi). The inverted-Y-shaped Azadi Tower, built in 1971 to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the first Persian empire, is one of Tehran's visual icons. Designed by Hossein Amanat, it ingeniously combines modern architecture with traditional Iranian influences, most notably the iwan-style of the arch, which is clad in 8000 pieces of white marble.
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  • Azadi Tower (Borj-e Azadi). The inverted-Y-shaped Azadi Tower, built in 1971 to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the first Persian empire, is one of Tehran's visual icons. Designed by Hossein Amanat, it ingeniously combines modern architecture with traditional Iranian influences, most notably the iwan-style of the arch, which is clad in 8000 pieces of white marble.
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  • Portmeirion village is a wonderfully eccentric slice of Italianesque architecture and Mediterranean serenity, overlooking the estuary of the River Dwyryd. Portmeirion was the brainchild of a single architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who acquired this remote promontory in 1925 and didn't complete his dream project until 1975, when he was in his nineties.
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  • Portmeirion village is a wonderfully eccentric slice of Italianesque architecture and Mediterranean serenity, overlooking the estuary of the River Dwyryd. Portmeirion was the brainchild of a single architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who acquired this remote promontory in 1925 and didn't complete his dream project until 1975, when he was in his nineties.
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  • Portmeirion village is a wonderfully eccentric slice of Italianesque architecture and Mediterranean serenity, overlooking the estuary of the River Dwyryd. Portmeirion was the brainchild of a single architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who acquired this remote promontory in 1925 and didn't complete his dream project until 1975, when he was in his nineties.
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  • Portmeirion village is a wonderfully eccentric slice of Italianesque architecture and Mediterranean serenity, overlooking the estuary of the River Dwyryd. Portmeirion was the brainchild of a single architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who acquired this remote promontory in 1925 and didn't complete his dream project until 1975, when he was in his nineties.
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  • Portmeirion village is a wonderfully eccentric slice of Italianesque architecture and Mediterranean serenity, overlooking the estuary of the River Dwyryd. Portmeirion was the brainchild of a single architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who acquired this remote promontory in 1925 and didn't complete his dream project until 1975, when he was in his nineties.
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  • Portmeirion village is a wonderfully eccentric slice of Italianesque architecture and Mediterranean serenity, overlooking the estuary of the River Dwyryd. Portmeirion was the brainchild of a single architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who acquired this remote promontory in 1925 and didn't complete his dream project until 1975, when he was in his nineties.
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  • San Pietro island,  Carloforte, the architecture of the village is strongly connected to the Ligurian roots of the local people. In the 18th century the then-uninhabited San Pietro was colonized by people of Ligurian language and ethnicity, coming from the Republic of Genoa's colony at Tabarka after it had been taken over by the Bey of Tunisia. Today most of the population has retained a variant of Genoese dialect, called Tabarchino,
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  • Islamic Cairo. The beautiful Mameluke architecture of Barquq mausoleum (AD 1411) a inside The City of the Dead or Northern Cemetery, a vaste Mameluke necropolis inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people, both dead and alive.
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  • La Grande Motte it is a popular seaside resort and port near the French Camargue built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture, the most visible are the buildings in the shape of a pyramid. With 2 million tourists per year it is one of the favorite resorts of the French,
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  • Harlech Castle was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289. Over the next few centuries, the castle played an important part in several wars. UNESCO considers Harlech to be one of "the finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe"
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  • The Duomo. The cathedral of Turin, designed by the tuscan Meo del Caprina da Settignano in the 15th century, is the only Renaissance example of religious architecture that there is in the city. Near the Duomo we can see the beautiful bell tower of San Giovanni; behind the church there is the dome of the Cappella della Sacra Sindone, designed by Guarino Guarini in the 17th century in order to house the sheet that apparently wrapped the corpse of Jesus after the Crucifixion. The dome is a masterpiece of the Baroque and was carried out with a series of superimposed arches that filtrate the light with evocative effects; it was seriously spoilt by a fire in 1997 and, at the moment, it is under repair.
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  • Olivenza, tradirtional architecture.
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  • Segura de Leon, a village with traditional architecture influenced by the nearby Andalusia.
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  • Segura de Leon, a village with traditional architecture influenced by the nearby Andalusia.
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  • In 1883 Adolf Luderitz, from Bremen, buyed Angra Pequena from the local Nama chief. The village began as trading post. In 1909, after the discovery of diamonds in tjis area, Luderitz enjoyed alot of prosperity. Today the diamonds are foundly elsewhere and this city lost a lot of interest.The town is known for its German colonial architecture Art Nouveau.
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  • In 1883 Adolf Luderitz, from Bremen, buyed Angra Pequena from the local Nama chief. The village began as trading post. In 1909, after the discovery of diamonds in tjis area, Luderitz enjoyed alot of prosperity. Today the diamonds are foundly elsewhere and this city lost a lot of interest.The town is known for its German colonial architecture Art Nouveau.
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  • Northeastern Anatolia. Ishak Pasha Palace near Doğubeyazıt. The palace, completed in 1784, is built on a hill at the side of a mountain and is one of the most distinguished and magnificent examples of the 18th century Ottoman architecture.<br />
sides (north, west, south) are steep and sloped. <br />
Inner court. The İshak Pasha Palace is a rare example of the historical Turkish palaces.
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  • San Marco Basilica. The church is one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. The Horses of Saint Mark, installed on the balcony above the portal of the basilica date to Classical Antiquity and were sent to Venice as part of the loot sacked from Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade (1204).  After a long restoration,  the originals have been kept in St Mark’s Museum inside the basilica and the horses on the facade of the cathedral are bronze replicas.
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  • Central Railway station. Bertha-Süttner-Platz with examples of Post-Modern architecture.
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  • Saluzzo, a small town in the Piedmont region, has kept much of its 15th century old town intact. The traditional architecture of Volta street.
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  • Genoa, fascist architecture of Vittoria’s square. On the back Corte Lambruschini  buldings.
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  • Perugia. Volte della Pace, a traditional street with medieval architecture.
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  • Perugia. Traditional street with medieval architecture near the Palazzo dei Priori.
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  • Zacatecas. The cathedral, a masterpieces of colonial Mexican churriguerresque architecture, is build over the Eden mine, one of the richest of Spanish empire.
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  • Islamic Cairo. The beautiful Mameluke architecture of Barquq mausoleum (AD 1411) a inside The City of the Dead or Northern Cemetery, a vaste Mameluke necropolis inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people, both dead and alive.
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  • Cambados (Pontevedra), the large plaza with the fortified prazo de Fefinans, a classic examples of  Galician granite architecture.
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