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The "Peace Chapel" of Karlovac, Croatia, built in commemoration of the peace of Karlovac in 1699, concluded after the victories of Prince Eugene of Savoy over the Turks near Zenta in 1696.
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The "Peace Chapel" of Karlovac, Croatia, built in commemoration of the...

Versailles, the "Grande Galerie des Glaces". Louis XIV had his father's much smaller Palace enlarged so that he could move his entire court from Paris to Versailles. Built 1646-1708 by Le Vau and Hardouin- Mansard. Gardens by Le Notre, 1661 and 1668.
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Versailles, the "Grande Galerie des Glaces". Louis XIV had his father's much sm...

Maintenon Palace, Mme de Maintenon's bedroom.
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Maintenon Palace, Mme de Maintenon's bedroom.

Bussy-Rabutin Castle, the Rotunda with the portraits of those ladies at the Court of Louis XIV, which the banished Count Roger de Rabutin despised most.
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Bussy-Rabutin Castle, the Rotunda with the portraits of those ladies at the C...

Grand courtyard of the "Hotel des Invalides," built under Louis XIV as a home for disabled soldiers. The expenses were born by abbeys and priories. Physicians, surgeons and pharmacists attached to the institution, were equal to those serving the person of the King.
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Grand courtyard of the "Hotel des Invalides," built under Louis XIV as a hom...

Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre was continuously enlarged. Pierre Lescot designed the Cour Carr‚e (1546-1574). Today, the Louvre houses one of the world's most important Art Museums.
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Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre wa...

Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre was continuously enlarged. The "Salon Carree," from the period of Louis XIV. Today, the Louvre houses on of the world's most important Art Museums.
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Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre wa...

Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre was continuously enlarged. "Perrault's Colonnade," by architect Claude Perrault, built 1665-1670. Today, the Louvre houses one of the world's most important Art Museums.
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Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre wa...

The tower of the church S.Andrea delle Fratte, Rome. The four archangels.
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The tower of the church S.Andrea delle Fratte, Rome. The four archangels.

The four archangels Michael,Gabriel,Raphael and Uriel, on the steeple of S.Andrea delle Fratte in Rome.
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The four archangels Michael,Gabriel,Raphael and Uriel, on the steeple of S.Andr...