PCT4295526: Cerdagne electric railway line: 1908, construction of the Sejourne bridge, crossing the Tet valley near Mont-Louis and Fontpedrouse - - Roussillon, Catalan Country, Pyrenees-Orientales (Pyrenees Orientales) - this line opened in 1910, has since 2002 been inscribed by UNESCO on the indicative list of World Heritage as “” Railway of Cerdagne””. Operated by SNCF, it forms line 669 000 of the national railway network - Cliche Brun- / Bridgeman Images
PCT4295682: View of the city of Jeddah (Jeddah), Saudi Arabia, port on the banks of the Red Sea and gate of Mecca (East Africa) - in the foreground, a boat used by fishermen to transport Muslim pelerins travelling to Mecca - Islam, mosque, minaret - Engraving of “The Illustrious Universe” 1860 (East Africa) - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4295875: Church of Saint-Nectaire (Saint Nectaire, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne): reliquary bust of Saint Baudime (companion of Saint Nectaire during the evangelization of the Monts d'Ore) in oak covered with copper regrowth and gold. The right hand is raised as a sign of blessing. The eyes are ivory with the iris in horn. The dilated pupils give the gaze a terrifying expression - religious art 12th century - Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4295992: Abbey church Saint-Austremoine (Saint Austremoine) of Issoire (Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne) - the choir with its columns and polychrome capitals 12th century - Romanesque art auvergnat - Romanesque sculpture - abbey church, Issoire, Puy-de-Dome, France, 12th century- Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4296017: Temple of Mercury (Gallo-Roman of the second century) at the top of Puy de Dome, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome, France - Roman architecture - site rehabilitation - restoration of the wall of the sanctuary, southeast corner - photo Patrice Cartier, July 2017 -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
FAT4299998: Orque (monstrous representation of the orca or epaulard) in “” Ulyssis Aldrouandi... De piscibus libri V et de cetis lib. vnus/Ioannes Cornelius Vteruerius... collegit; Marc. Antonius Bernia in lucem restituit... “”, deals with the natural history of Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605). Bologna, 1638. / Bridgeman Images
FAT4300895: Fragment of jaw and teeth of Toxodon, a prehistoric animal, found by Charles Darwin near Montevideo, Uruguay during his exploration journey aboard the Beagle. The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy during the years 1832 to 1836 edited and supervised by Charles Darwin - Part I.” / Bridgeman Images
FAT4300978: Zoology: the “Mus micropus” or Grand-A-ears mouse described by Charles Darwin during his exploration journey aboard the Beagle. Plate from “The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy during the years 1832 to 1836 edited and supervised by Charles Darwin - Part I.” 1838 / Bridgeman Images
FAT4300992: Zoology: Darwin's “Mud Darwinii” or mouse described by Charles Darwin during his exploration journey aboard the Beagle. Plate from “The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy during the years 1832 to 1836 edited and supervised by Charles Darwin - Part I.” 1838 / Bridgeman Images
FAT4301021: Zoology: The “Didelphis elegans” of the Opossums family described by Charles Darwin during his exploration journey aboard the Beagle. Plate from “The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy during the years 1832 to 1836 edited and supervised by Charles Darwin - Part I.” 1838 / Bridgeman Images
PCT4296130: Train on tires (tire rail): Michelin railcar intended for French colonies: the colonial Micheline type 51 known as Madagascar, used in the 50s (1950), exhibited in the premises of “” L'Aventure Michelin”, a museum that traces the history of the French tyre firm in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne) - Photo Patrice Cartier 2017 -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4296219: Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece from Isfahan, 19th century, cotton weave - picking scene (grapes, grapes, harvest, harvest) - vines and wine have been present in Persian culture since the Rouenid period (first millennia before the Christian era). It was only in the 7th century, after the Muslim conquete, that the consumption of alcohol was prohibited and grapes were intended for the table only - private collection - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4296564: Villa known as English in Pau (Bearn) at the beginning of the 20th century - the region of Pau was very popular among Anglo-Saxons (English and American) at the beginning of the 20th century. At the end of the nineteenth and the end of the 19th centuries, many villas of this type were built throughout the region for the benefit of the rich bitannic in the town. They're called English villas. They were the place of worldly rendezvous - / Bridgeman Images