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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Century Basque Whaler Replica Launching- Pasaia

Launching of the nao San Juan, at Albaola Itsas Kultur Faktoria, on November 7, 2025, in Pasaia, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain. The nao San Juan is the scientific replica of the 16th century Basque whaler that sank off the Canadian coast, thus culminating the construction stage on land and opening its sea stage, marking a milestone for the international maritime heritage. Photo by Arnaitz Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian week at Osaka expo

Photo shows an android representing Ito Mancio, head of the 16th century Tensho embassy, the first Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe including Italy, on display at Italy's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 7, 2025, the opening day of the expo's eight-day Italian week.

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Italian week at Osaka expo

Photo shows an android representing Ito Mancio, head of the 16th century Tensho embassy, the first Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe including Italy, on display at Italy's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 7, 2025, the opening day of the expo's eight-day Italian week.

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Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE, HAUTE-GARONNE (31TOULOUSE, SAINT ETIENNE CATHEDRAL AND ITS BELL TOWER BUILT BY CARDINAL JEAN D'ORLEANS (16TH CENTURY) Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE, HAUTE-GARONNE (31TOULOUSE, SAINT ETIENNE CATHEDRAL AND ITS BELL TOWER BUILT BY CARDINAL JEAN D'ORLEANS (16TH CENTURY) Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE, HAUTE-GARONNE (31TOULOUSE, SAINT ETIENNE CATHEDRAL AND ITS BELL TOWER BUILT BY CARDINAL JEAN D'ORLEANS (16TH CENTURY) Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE. HAUTE-GARONNE (31) TOULOUSE, SAINT ETIENNE CATHEDRAL AND ITS BELL TOWER BUILT BY CARDINAL JEAN D'ORLEANS (16TH CENTURY) Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. AUVERGNE. PUY-DE-DOME (63). CLERMONT-FERRAND. THE FONTFREYDE HOTEL (16TH CENTURY), RUE DES GRAS Photo by Luc Olivier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY. LAZIO. ROME. VATICAN MUSEUMS. THE BRAMANTE STAIRCASE IS A FAMOUS MONUMENTAL SPIRAL STAIRCASE (ALLEGORICAL DOUBLE HELICOIDAL), WHICH ACTS AS AN EXIT FOR THE PUBLIC. RESERVED INITIALLY FOR RIDERS, IT WAS BUILT IN 1932 BY THE ITALIAN ARCHITECT GIUSEPPE MOMO (PONTIFICATE OF POPE PIUS XI) AND INSPIRED BY A NEARBY RENAISSANCE STAIRCASE FROM THE 16TH CENTURY BY THE ARCHITECT BRAMANTE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AT THE ENTRANCE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA (AND TO ALL ACCESS TO THE VATICAN), THE FAMOUS SWISS GUARDS WHO HAVE BEEN WATCHING OVER THE POPE SINCE THE 16TH CENTURY. STILL DRESSED IN THEIR COSTUME DESIGNED BY, IT IS SAID, MICHELANGELO (ACTUALLY BY THE COMMANDER OF THE GUARD JULES REPOND IN 1914, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE FRESCOES RAPHAEL). THE UNIFORMS ARE TAILOR-MADE AND BLESSED BY THE POPE FOR EACH GUARD. WHEN ONE OF THEM FINISHES HIS SERVICE, HIS UNIFORM MUST BE DESTROYED IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY FRAUDULENT OR ABUSIVE USE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Campomoro

THE GENOESE TOWER OF CAMPOMORO (16TH CENTURY) IN A STORM, SOUTHERN CORSICA (2A), CORSICA, FRANCE Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bourges

FRANCE. CHER (18) BOURGES 2028. EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE. DETAIL OF THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN SAINT-ETIENNE'S CATHEDRAL. THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WERE CREATED BETWEEN THE 13TH AND 16TH CENTURIES. THE 16TH-CENTURY WINDOWS ARE THE WORK OF MASTER GLASSWORKER JEAN LECUYER. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bourges

FRANCE. CHER (18) BOURGES 2028. EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE. DETAIL OF THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN SAINT-ETIENNE'S CATHEDRAL. THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WERE CREATED BETWEEN THE 13TH AND 16TH CENTURIES. THE 16TH-CENTURY WINDOWS ARE THE WORK OF MASTER GLASSWORKER JEAN LECUYER. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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