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Main altar of the Cathedral of Gurk, Carinthia, Austria. 1626-1636. Center: Saint Mary surrounded by angels;below apostles around the empty tomb;fathers of the church;in the niches emperor Heinrich II and count Wilhelm;saints, among them Thomas a Becket.
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Main altar of the Cathedral of Gurk, Carinthia, Austria. 1626-1636. Cent...

Interior of the cathedral of Salzburg, Austria. 1614-1628
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Interior of the cathedral of Salzburg, Austria. 1614-1628

Cathedral in Carignano (the elder branch of the Savoyan princes is called Savoy-Carignan). Built 1757-67 by Alfieri,first official architect of the Savoyan court.
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Cathedral in Carignano (the elder branch of the Savoyan princes is calle...

Cathedral in Carignano (the elder branch of the Savoyan princes is called Savoy-Carignan). Built 1757-67 by Alfieri,first official architect of the Savoyan court.
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Cathedral in Carignano (the elder branch of the Savoyan princes is calle...

Tower of Pisa, the high platform with bell and two stone balls of approximately the same size as those used by Galilei for his experiments on the free fall. In the background the Cathedral of Pisa.
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Tower of Pisa, the high platform with bell and two stone balls of a...

Tower of Pisa, the high platform and two stone balls of approximately the same size as those used by Galilei for his experiments on the free fall. In the background the Cathedral of Pisa.
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Tower of Pisa, the high platform and two stone balls of approximately the sam...

Thirty Years War (1618-1648) Friedrich von der Pfalz (1596-1632) flees from his capital Prague after the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620. Friedrich was dubbed the "Winter-King" because of his short reign in Bohemia during the winter of 1619-1620.
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Thirty Years War (1618-1648) Friedrich von der Pfalz (1596-1632) flees from h...

Lock across the canal of the Ille river, Bretagne. Louis XIV's minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) criss-crossed the country with canals to stimulate the economy.
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Lock across the canal of the Ille river, Bretagne. Louis XIV's minister Jean-Bap...