Salamanca

Low angle view of Old Library, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010. Thousands of Antiquarian books line the shelves around the walls of the library. original furniture stands around the parquet floor, and in the foreground is a huge antique globe. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada (The golden city) because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13447492

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45164191

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5616px x 3744px (4.6MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen