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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

This photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows an interior view of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Tourists visit the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, on December 1, 2025. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Cheng Min/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

This photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows an exterior view of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Cheng Min/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

This photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows an interior view of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Cheng Min/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

A tour guide gives explanations to children at the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, on December 1, 2025. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Tourists visit the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, on December 1, 2025. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Cheng Min/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

This photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows an exterior view of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

This photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows the Sagrada Familia basilica under construction in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Cheng Min/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

This photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows an interior view of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Cheng Min/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE. YVELINES (78) THE CHAPEL OF THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES. AT THE END OF HIS REIGN, LOUIS XIV WANTED TO BUILD A CHAPEL WORTHY OF THE COUNTER-REFORMATION. WE OWE THIS MASTERPIECE TO MANSART. LOUIS XIV DID NOT ENTER THE BUILDING UNTIL 1710, WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. HE WAS THEN 72 YEARS OLD. IT WAS THE LAST BUILDING CONSTRUCTED AT VERSAILLES DURING HIS REIGN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE. YVELINES (78) PALACE OF VERSAILLES. THE GALERIE DES GLACES (HALL OF MIRRORS), DECORATIVE MASTERPIECE WHOSE REALIZATION WAS DIRECTED BY LE BRUN, RECEIVING THE LAST LIGHTS OF THE SETTING SUN Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. ENTRANCE HALL Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. READING ROOM Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. ENTRANCE HALL Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE ( 51 ) REIMS. LIBRARY(BOOKCASE) CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY(ENDOWMENT) OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. CHANDELIER(LUSTER) OF THE ENTRANCE HALL DRAWN BY THE REIMS MASTER GLAZIER JACQUES SIMON Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE ( 51 ) REIMS. LIBRARY(BOOKCASE) CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY(ENDOWMENT) OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. CHANDELIER(LUSTER) OF THE ENTRANCE HALL DRAWN BY THE REIMS MASTER GLAZIER JACQUES SIMON Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE ( 51 ) REIMS. LIBRARY(BOOKCASE) CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY(ENDOWMENT) OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE DETAIL OF THE WROUGHT IRON FRONT DOOR TODAY, OUTDONE IN THE EXHIBITION OF THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF 1925 Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE ( 51 ) REIMS. LIBRARY(BOOKCASE) CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY(ENDOWMENT) OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. IN THE BIG ENTRANCE HALL, THE MOSAIC OF THE FINE ARTS Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE ( 51 ) REIMS. LIBRARY(BOOKCASE) CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY(ENDOWMENT) OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE DETAIL OF THE WROUGHT IRON FRONT DOOR TODAY, OUTDONE IN THE EXHIBITION OF THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF 1925 Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE IN THE BIG ENTRANCE HALL, THE MOSAIC OF THE CHEMISTRY TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE ( 51 ) REIMS. LIBRARY(BOOKCASE) CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY(ENDOWMENT) OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. IN THE BIG ENTRANCE HALL, THE MOSAIC OF THE PRINTING OFFICE Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE ( 51 ) REIMS. LIBRARY(BOOKCASE) CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY(ENDOWMENT) OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. IN THE BIG ENTRANCE HALL, THE MOSAIC OF THE SPORT Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY. IN THE BIG ENTRANCE HALL, THE MOSAIC OF THE MEDICINE Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE. MARNE (51) REIMS. NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL OF REIMS, THE GOTHIC ART MASTERPIECE WHERE THE KINGS OF FRANCE WERE CROWNED, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MONUMENTS REGISTERED AS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE. EVERY YEAR IT WELCOMES ONE MILLION VISITORS.IN 2011 NOTRE-DAME WILL CELEBRATE ITS 800TH BIRTHDAY. IT IS OWNED BY THE STATE, WHICH DIRECTS THE RENOVATIONS AND DAILY MAINTENANCE NECESSARY TO COUNTER THE DEGRADATIONS OF TIME. Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE THE MARNE (51) REIMS. LIBRARY CARNEGIE, BUILT IN 1921 THANKS TO THE SUBSIDY OF THE AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART DECO IN FRANCE TODAY Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : DETAIL OF THE VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (BACKGROUND, LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SITE NOTRE DAME DE PARIS (24 MAY 2024) : BENEDICTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CROIX DU CHEVET (DESIGNED BY VIOLLET-LE-DUC), A 12-METRE-HIGH, 1.5-TON MASTERPIECE OF IRONWORK. IT IS NOW ANCHORED SOME FORTY METRES ABOVE THE GROUND, AT THE TOP OF THE APSE OF THE CHOIR FRAME. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millet s Masterpiece The Gleaners Ready For Exhibition - China

Millet s Masterpiece The Gleaners Ready For Exhibition - China

Staff members place Jean-Francois Millet's masterpiece "The Gleaners" in preparation for the exhibition of "Paths to Modernity: Masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay, Paris" at the Museum of Art Pudong in east China's Shanghai, on June 9, 2025. The exhibition will kick off here on June 19 and last until October 12. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Brittany

Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY. ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35) THE SCULPTED ROCKS OF ROTHENEUF, NEAR SAINT-MALO. THESE ARE THE WORK OF ABBE FOURE (1839-1910), WHO RETIRED TO THIS VILLAGE AFTER AN ILLNESS THAT LEFT HIM MUTE. AS AN OUTLET, HE SPENT ALMOST 15 YEARS OF HIS LIFE HAMMERING, SHAPING AND SCULPTING THE ROCKS, CREATING A UNIQUE AND EXCEPTIONAL MASTERPIECE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. YONNE (89) VEZELAY. AERIAL VIEW OF ETERNAL HILL AND VILLAGE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE BASILICA. FAMOUS FOR ITS BASILICA (MASTERPIECE OF ROMAN ART) AND HIGH PLACE OF CHRISTIANITY, THE SITE, PERCHED ON A HILL, WAS AN ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR PILGRIMS ON THE ROAD TO SAINT-JACQUES-DE-COMPOSTELLA AND IS LISTED AS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SINCE 1979 Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. YONNE (89) VEZELAY. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ETERNAL HILL AND THE VILLAGE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BASILICA OF SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE. FAMOUS FOR ITS BASILICA (A MASTERPIECE OF ROMANESQUE ART) AND A MAJOR CENTRE OF CHRETITIAN LIFE, THE SITE, PERCHED ON A HILL, WAS AN ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR PILGRIMS ON THEIR WAY TO SAINT-JACQUES-DE-COMPOSTELLE AND HAS BEEN A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1979. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES: LA CHAPELLE. AT THE END OF HIS REIGN, LOUIS XIV WANTED TO BUILD A CHAPEL WORTHY OF THE COUNTER-REFORMATION. WE OWE THIS MASTERPIECE TO MANSART. LOUIS XIV DID NOT ENTER THE BUILDING UNTIL 1710 WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. HE WAS THEN 72 YEARS OLD. IT IS THE LAST BUILDING TO BE BUILT IN VERSAILLES DURING HIS REIGN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. YONNE (89) VEZELAY. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ETERNAL HILL AND THE VILLAGE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BASILICA OF SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE. FAMOUS FOR ITS BASILICA (A MASTERPIECE OF ROMANESQUE ART) AND A MAJOR CENTRE OF CHRETITIAN LIFE, THE SITE, PERCHED ON A HILL, WAS AN ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR PILGRIMS ON THEIR WAY TO SAINT-JACQUES-DE-COMPOSTELLE AND HAS BEEN A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1979. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. YONNE (89) VEZELAY: FACADE OF THE SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE BASILICA. FAMOUS FOR ITS BASILICA (A MASTERPIECE OF ROMANESQUE ART) AND A HIGH PLACE OF CHRISTIANITY, THE SITE, PERCHED ON A HILL, WAS AN ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR PILGRIMS ON THEIR WAY TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA AND IS LISTED AS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1979. SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI FOUNDED THE FIRST FRANCISCAN MONASTERY IN FRANCE HERE. THE ABBEY HAS BEEN KNOWN THROUGHOUT EUROPE SINCE THE 11TH CENTURY FOR HOUSING THE RELICS OF SAINT MADELEINE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. YONNE (89) VEZELAY: AERIAL VIEW OF THE ETERNAL HILL AND THE VILLAGE FROM THE WEST. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BASILICA OF SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE. FAMOUS FOR ITS BASILICA (A MASTERPIECE OF ROMANESQUE ART) AND A HIGH PLACE OF CHRISTIANITY, THE SITE, PERCHED ON A HILL, WAS AN ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR PILGRIMS ON THEIR WAY TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA AND IS LISTED AS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1979. SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI FOUNDED THE FIRST FRANCISCAN MONASTERY IN FRANCE HERE. THE ABBEY HAS BEEN KNOWN THROUGHOUT EUROPE SINCE THE 11TH CENTURY FOR HOUSING THE RELICS OF SAINT MADELEINE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

A costumer selects Indonesian batik clothes at Beringharjo Traditional Market in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

This photo taken on May 19, 2025 shows wooden mask handicrafts with batik motif displayed at a workshop in Krebet village, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people watching Indonesian batik exhibits in Museum of Textile in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Xu Qin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Children wearing Indonesian batik walk on campus during an event of "Batik Friday" in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on May 16, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

A worker dries Indonesian batik cloth at a batik workshop in Krajan village, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 17, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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