France, Ile de France, Paris, Eglise de la Madeleine or The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, finally inaugurated on 24th July 1842 after many different attempts at construction by various rulers of Fra...

France, Ile de France, Paris, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a Neoclassical triumphal arch built between 1806 and 1808, detail of some of the intricate carving.

France, Ile de France, Paris, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Galerie Francois 1er or Gallery of Francis 1st, widely considered to be the birthplace of the French Renaissance, it was onstructed between 1528...

France, Ile de France, Paris, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Galerie Francois 1er or Gallery of Francis 1st, widely considered to be the birthplace of the French Renaissance, it was onstructed between 1528...

France, Ile de France, Paris, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Galerie Francois 1er or Gallery of Francis 1st, widely considered to be the birthplace of the French Renaissance, it was onstructed between 1528...

France, Ile de France, Paris, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Galerie Francois 1er or Gallery of Francis 1st, widely considered to be the birthplace of the French Renaissance, it was onstructed between 1528...

France, Loire-Atlantique, Nantes, Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne, Detail of carved stone wall in the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany.

Portugal, Porto, Se do Porto or Porto Cathedral, Gothic cloister viewed from the rooftop terrace with stone cross sculpture in the centre.

Portugal, Porto, Se do Porto or Porto Cathedral, Sacristy with vault and mural baroque painting and wooden cabinets with gilded carvings.

Portugal, Porto, Se do Porto or Porto Cathedral, Stone carved column in front of the cathedral known as the Pelourinho or Pillory do Porto.

Portugal, Porto, Se do Porto or Porto Cathedral, Stone carved column in front of the cathedral known as the Pelourinho or Pillory do Porto.

Portugal, Porto, 15th century Igreja de Santa Clara or Church of Santa Clara covered in gold and polychrome.