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Ghent Altarpiece

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High altar retable, wood, by José Benito Churriguera, 1693, in the church of San Estéban, Salamanca, Spain. Height about 30 metres.

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Ghent Altarpiece

High altar retable, wood, by José Benito Churriguera, 1693, in the church of San Estéban, Salamanca, Spain. Height about 30 metres.

Learn why Adolf Hitler commanded Nazi troops to seize The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

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José Benito Churriguera

Spanish architect

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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