Illustration - Lyon

Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. PERRACHE-CHARLEMAGNE DISTRICT. PLACE CARNOT. THE STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC, MADE BY THE FRENCH ARTIST EMILE EDMOND PEYNOT IN 1889 FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 28 : AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE NARTHEX (OR PORTICO), EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF CHARLEMAGNE (WHO WAS CROWNED EMPEROR IN THE BASILICA IN THE YEAR 800), MADE BY AGOSTINO CORNACCHINI IN 1725. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 1: ENTRANCE TO THE NAVE WITH : LEFT, THE BAPTISTERY, COMMISSIONED BY POPE INNOCENT XII AND DESIGNED BY CARLO FONTANA (IN THE INSTALLATION PHASE OF THE CHRISTMAS NATIVITY SCENE); IN CENTER, THE CLAMS AND THE NAVE; ION FOREGROUND BELOW RIGHT, THE PORPHYRY ROUND WHERE CHARLEMAGNE WAS CROWNED EMPEROR IN THE YEAR 800. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, MICHELANGELO'S ROOM OF LA PIETA. ON RIGHT, ANTONIO AVERLINO'S BRONZE GATE. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE BUILDING IS 220 M. AND ITS TOTAL WIDTH OF 150 M. THE WIDTH OF THE NAVE IS 27.5 M. AND ITS HEIGHT OF 46.2 M. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF LANGEAIS : HALL OF THE PREUX. ALL DRESSED IN RED AND ADORNED WITH A HERRINGBONE ARCH WITH OAK WARHEADS, IT TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE SEQUEL OF THE NINE PRINCES, A UNIQUE SET IN FRANCE OF SEVEN TAPESTRIES (IT LACKS THOSE OF JUDAS MACCHABEE AND CHARLEMAGNE) MADE AND WOVEN BETWEEN 1520 AND 1540 IN AUBUSSON AND FELLETIN (CREUSE). THE NINE PRINCES ARE HECTOR, ALEXANDER, CAESAR, JOSHUA, JUDAS MACCABE, DAVID, CHARLEMAGNE, KING ARTHUR AND GODEFROY DE BOUILLON. IN THE SIXTEENTH, THE "NINE PRIESTS" ARE A HOT TOPIC. TODAY, WE FIND THEM IN PLAYING CARDS, WITH THE SQUARE OF KINGS (ALEXANDER, DAVID, CAESAR, CHARLEMAGNE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Economy

Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. DISTRICT OF PERRACHE-CHARLEMAGNE. THE TRAMWAY UNDERGROUND STATION OOF LYON-PERRACHE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Statues of Saints on the wing of Charlemagne of the south Colonnade of Saint Peter's square on January 2007. 140 statues of Saints are on the colonnades. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM