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The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle's foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace
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The Marques Tower at Chenonceau. It is the only visible vestige of the medieval castle of the Marques family, razed to the foundations by Thomas Bohier in 1515 to build what would be the first stage of the new Chenonceau. It was the keep of the old building, consisting of a round tower...
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Detail of the "Nymphs of the Seine" statue group by Georges Recipon, west side of the Alexandre III bridge, Paris, France. The most ornate bridge in the city, with its Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs and nymphs, it was built between 1896 and 1900 and was named after Tsar Alexander III
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