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ITR4755149: The Canal du Midi has Saint Cyrq Lapopie, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees region, (Midi Pyrenees), France. Hollow towpath in the cliff. Photograph 2004. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. / Bridgeman Images
ITR4755185: The Canal du Midi has Saint Cyrq Lapopie, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees region, (Midi Pyrenees), France. Hollow towpath in the cliff. Photograph 2004. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The South Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial watercourse. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661252: Theatre des Champs Elysees, 13-15 avenue Montaigne in Paris 75008. Architects Les Freres Auguste (1874-1954) and Gustave (1876-1952) Perret and Henry Van de Velde (1863-1957). Since its construction in 1913, this theatre was perceived as a symbol of French architectural modernity through its classical writing combined with the use of the new concrete. The marble-covered facade incorporates three high reliefs by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). Photography 1998., Velde, Henry van de (1863-1957), Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Perret, Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661232: Theatre des Champs Elysees, 13-15 avenue Montaigne in Paris 75008. Architects Les Freres Auguste (1874-1954) and Gustave (1876-1952) Perret and Henry Van de Velde (1863-1957). Since its construction in 1913, this theatre was perceived as a symbol of French architectural modernity through its classical writing combined with the use of the new concrete. The marble-covered facade incorporates three high reliefs by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). Photography 1998., Velde, Henry van de (1863-1957), Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Perret, Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661233: Theatre des Champs Elysees, 13-15 avenue Montaigne in Paris 75008. Architects Les Freres Auguste (1874-1954) and Gustave (1876-1952) Perret and Henry Van de Velde (1863-1957). Since its construction in 1913, this theatre was perceived as a symbol of French architectural modernity through its classical writing combined with the use of the new concrete. The marble-covered facade incorporates three high reliefs by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). Photography 1998., Velde, Henry van de (1863-1957), Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Perret, Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661258: Theatre des Champs Elysees, 13-15 avenue Montaigne in Paris 75008. Architects Les Freres Auguste (1874-1954) and Gustave (1876-1952) Perret and Henry Van de Velde (1863-1957). Since its construction in 1913, this theatre was perceived as a symbol of French architectural modernity through its classical writing combined with the use of the new concrete. The marble-covered facade incorporates three high reliefs by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)., Velde, Henry van de (1863-1957), Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Perret, Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661279: Theatre des Champs Elysees, 13-15 avenue Montaigne in Paris 75008. Architects Les Freres Auguste (1874-1954) and Gustave (1876-1952) Perret and Henry Van de Velde (1863-1957). Since its construction in 1913, this theatre was perceived as a symbol of French architectural modernity through its classical writing combined with the use of the new concrete. The marble-covered facade incorporates three high reliefs by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)., Velde, Henry van de (1863-1957), Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Perret, Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924069: Surviving sunstone at the reconstructed Mormon Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois. It depicts sun face emerging between clouds beneath a pair of hand-held trumpets. They are believed to be inspired by Paul's writing in 1 Corinthians 15:40-42 which likened the glory of the heavenly kingdoms to that of the sun, the moon and the stars. The stone was carved in the 1840s / Bridgeman Images