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Illustration - Monnaie De Paris - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (6TH DISTRICT). THE MONNAIE DE PARIS. THE " 11 CONTI " MUSEUM. THE MANUFACTURE (METHODS AND TOOLS OF STRIKES AND ENGRAVINGS). STAINED GLASS JEPENDANTZ BY ZYTT (1586, PAINTED GLASS, LEAD, LUCERNE) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Monnaie De Paris - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (6TH DISTRICT). THE MONNAIE DE PARIS. THE " 11 CONTI " MUSEUM. THE MANUFACTURE (METHODS AND TOOLS OF STRIKES AND ENGRAVINGS) STAINED GLASS BY HANS KAUW (1582, PAINTED GLASS, LEAD, STRASBOURG) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Monnaie De Paris - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (6TH DISTRICT). THE MONNAIE DE PARIS. THE " 11 CONTI " MUSEUM. THE MANUFACTURE (METHODS AND TOOLS OF STRIKES AND ENGRAVINGS). ENGRAVER AT WORK Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY (IN THE FOREGROUND, ON THE BILLIARD TABLE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY REGION. MORBIHAN (56) BELLE-ILE EN MER. LE PALAIS. THE MUSEUM POSSESSES A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS REPRESENTING THE ISLANDERS IN TRADITIONAL DRESS. HERE SARDINE FISHERMEN Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240328) -- BEIJING, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist guide introduces to visitors at the Twyfelfontein rock engraving site in Kunene Region, Namibia, March 26, 2024. Twyfelfontein is one of the largest and most concentrated sites of rock engravings in Africa to date. The site was recognized by UNESCO as Namibia's first World Heritage in 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-KUNENE-WORLD HERITAGE-TWYFELFONTEIN ROCK ENGRAVINGS

(240327) -- KUNENE, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows an engraved slab at the Twyfelfontein rock engraving site in Kunene Region, Namibia. Twyfelfontein is one of the largest and most concentrated sites of rock engravings in Africa to date. The site was recognized by UNESCO as Namibia's first World Heritage in 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-KUNENE-WORLD HERITAGE-TWYFELFONTEIN ROCK ENGRAVINGS

(240327) -- KUNENE, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Twyfelfontein rock engraving site in Kunene Region, Namibia, March 26, 2024. Twyfelfontein is one of the largest and most concentrated sites of rock engravings in Africa to date. The site was recognized by UNESCO as Namibia's first World Heritage in 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-KUNENE-WORLD HERITAGE-TWYFELFONTEIN ROCK ENGRAVINGS

(240327) -- KUNENE, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist guide introduces to visitors at the Twyfelfontein rock engraving site in Kunene Region, Namibia, March 26, 2024. Twyfelfontein is one of the largest and most concentrated sites of rock engravings in Africa to date. The site was recognized by UNESCO as Namibia's first World Heritage in 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-KUNENE-WORLD HERITAGE-TWYFELFONTEIN ROCK ENGRAVINGS

(240327) -- KUNENE, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Twyfelfontein rock engraving site in Kunene Region, Namibia, March 26, 2024. Twyfelfontein is one of the largest and most concentrated sites of rock engravings in Africa to date. The site was recognized by UNESCO as Namibia's first World Heritage in 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-KUNENE-WORLD HERITAGE-TWYFELFONTEIN ROCK ENGRAVINGS

(240327) -- KUNENE, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Twyfelfontein rock engraving site in Kunene Region, Namibia, March 26, 2024. Twyfelfontein is one of the largest and most concentrated sites of rock engravings in Africa to date. The site was recognized by UNESCO as Namibia's first World Heritage in 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-KUNENE-WORLD HERITAGE-TWYFELFONTEIN ROCK ENGRAVINGS

(240327) -- KUNENE, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows an engraved slab at the Twyfelfontein rock engraving site in Kunene Region, Namibia. Twyfelfontein is one of the largest and most concentrated sites of rock engravings in Africa to date. The site was recognized by UNESCO as Namibia's first World Heritage in 2007. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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China Pavilion unveiled at Malta's first art biennale

STORY: China Pavilion unveiled at Malta's first art biennale SHOOTING DATE: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony of China Pavilion 2. various of the China Pavilion STORYLINE: The China Pavilion at Malta's first art biennale was officially launched on Friday at Fort Saint Elmo, a renowned historical and cultural heritage site in Valletta. The China Pavilion showcases over 100 pieces of artwork by contemporary Chinese artist Yan Shanchun. The artworks, including traditional Chinese ink paintings and Western copper engravings, are dedicated to the West Lake, an iconic tourist destination in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The China Pavilion comprises two interconnected exhibition halls, gradually leading visitors into Yan Shanchun's artistic world of the West Lake. Addressing the launch ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Malta Yu Dunhai said the China Pavilion offers a glim

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Over 100 prehistoric engravings found in northeastern Spain

STORY: Over 100 prehistoric engravings found in northeastern Spain DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: TARRAGONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the engravings STORYLINE: Over a hundred "exceptional" engravings from between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago have been discovered inside a cave complex in Tarragona of Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia. The engravings were depicted on an eight-meter-long panel on a wall in the Cova de la Vila cave. Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) said the engravings are "exceptional, both for their singularity and for their excellent state of conservation." Although the cave was first found in 1941, the engravings were only discovered in May 2021 by three cave explorers. Arranged in five horizontal lines, the engravings depict animals, star shapes and geometric patterns which IPHES specialist Ramon Vinas said "are not a random composition but clearly have a symbolic meaning" for the Ne

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The Karamon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

Karamon, the main gate at Toshogu, was used only by high-ranking government officials and feudal lords granted permission to meet the shogun directly. The gate was covered in white kofun paint, and its pillars were embellished with engravings of dragons. The upper portion of the gate has an inscription reading Shuntei Choken-no-gi (Emperor Shun's Morning Greetings) and features 27 figures in four rows carved from one zelkova tree.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐31‐0]