TEC4658357: The villa Nubar Bey in Garches (Hauts de Seine). Construction 1931-1932, architects Auguste and Gustave Perret. Large Villa built for an Egyptian minister, Nubar Bey Pasha. Made of concrete weapon and Burgundy stone, the villa overlooks a terraced garden of which only remains a small part of the original trace. Photography 20/05/89., Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
TEC4658367: The villa Nubar Bey in Garches (Hauts de Seine). Construction 1931-1932, architects Auguste and Gustave Perret. Large Villa built for an Egyptian minister, Nubar Bey Pasha. Made of concrete weapon and Burgundy stone, the villa overlooks a terraced garden of which only remains a small part of the original trace. Photography 20/05/89., Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4658455: Saudi Arabia's coral reefs - Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia - Approximately 260 coral species have been recorded in Al Wadj Bank coral reefs in Saudi Arabia. Image obtained from the International Space Station (ISS) in December 2007. Saudi Arabia boasts the most coral reefs of any Middle Eastern country, as it includes coastline along both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Arabia. This high - resolution astronaut photograph shows part of the Al Wadj Bank, located along the northern Red Sea coast. Despite the relatively high salinity of Red Sea water, approximately 260 species of coral have been documented in the region. Large tracts of the Saudi Arabian coastline are undeveloped, and reefs in these areas are in generally good ecological health. However, reefs located near large urban centers such as Jeddeh have suffered degradation due to land reclamation (dredging and filling), pollution, and increased sediment runoff from land. The Al Wadj Bank (a bank is an underwater hill) includes a healthy and diverse reef system, extensive seagrasses beds, and perhaps the largest population of dugong - - a marine mammal similar to the North American manatee - - in the eastern Red Sea. The portion of the Bank in this image illustrates the complex form and topography of the reef system. Several emergent islands (tan) are visible, surrounded primarily by dark green seagrasset; the largest is at top left. Only the islands are above the waterline; over the reefs, the water color ranges from light teal (shallow) to turquoise (increasing depth). The southern edge of the reef is well defined by the deep, dark blue water of the Red Sea (top). Image taken from the international space station (ISS) in december 2007 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4658565: The Economic and Social Council, 1 avenue d'Iena in Paris 75016. Construction 1937-1946, architects Auguste (1874-1954) and Gustave (1876-1952) Perret. Originally, the Museum of Public Works was to be created for the 1937 Universal Exhibition on Chaillot Hill. In fact, its construction did not begin until January 1937. In 1939, the first rooms of the museum and the conference room were inaugurated. The museum will suffer delays due to the Second World War. This anthem to concrete has been home since 1959 to the Economic and Social Council, established by the 1958 Constitution promulgated by General de Gaulle. Interior architect Pierre Paulin signs the furniture of the hypostyle room. And Martial Raysse carries out the mosaics in the conference room., Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661538: Tibet Plateau seen by Space Shuttle - The Tibetan plateau from space - South-eastern part of the Tibet Plateau, seen from Space Shuttle Columbia on October 20, 1993. Lower left is Lake Namco, the highest dirty lake in the world. The southeast portion of the high Tibetan Plateau, called the Northern Plain by the Chinese, is seen in this southwest - looking, high - oblique photograph taken by astronauts in the space shuttle Columbia in october 1993. Many great rivers originate in the Tibetan Plateau - - Indus, Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Salween, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow. The plateau has no river system; however, it has numerous brackish lakes, some of which are visible in this photograph. Saline Namco Lake (southeast corner of photograph), the largest lake in Tibet, covers 950 square miles (2461 square kilometers) and sits at an altitude of 15 180 feet (4630 meters) / Bridgeman Images
LRI4661653: Portrait of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Orhan (Orkhan or Urchan) I (1281-1360) Miniature from the manuscript “” Human physiognomy (About personal arrangements of the Ottomans) by Seyyid Lokman Hussein. (Ms. ty6087 folio 25b), 1579. University Library Istanbul, Ottoman School, (16th century) / Bridgeman Images