Columns Collection (page 3)

The Pantheon, Rome, 1904 (oil on canvas)
OVR328423 The Pantheon, Rome, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Peterssen, Hjalmer Eilif Emanuel (1852-1928); 161x204 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Pantheon, Rome, Italy. c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Pantheon, Rome, Italy. c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

The Masked Ball (colour photo)
3091199 The Masked Ball (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Masked Ball. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Landscape with Ruins (oil on canvas)
CHT181992 Landscape with Ruins (oil on canvas) by Servandoni, Giovanni Niccolo (1695-1766); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

Interior of the Temple Church, London, viewed from the entrance doorway. Date: 1843

On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, the pilgrimage of more than six thousand Alpine... (colour litho)
2809213 On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, the pilgrimage of more than six thousand Alpine... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Section view of the second and third floor of the Hall of Rarities looking eastwards
XJF444306 Section view of the second and third floor of the Hall of Rarities looking eastwards, illustration in Chambers of the St

Temple of Athena, Paestum, Campania, Italy

Temple of Hadrian, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Italy, Sicily, Palermo, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Massimo, Palermo Opera House

Agios Nikolaos Lighthouse & entrance to Mandraki Harbour, Rhodes Town, Rhodes, Greece

Camel in front of The Treasury, Al-Khazneh, Petra, Ma an Governorate, Jordan

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Temple of Amun & Sacred Lake

Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt -- temples were either covered by water or dismantled and moved to a new location. Date: circa 1960s

Temple of Luxor. Night view of the first courtyard. Egypt

Scene outside a theatre on a Christmas card, with people arriving to see the pantomime. Date: circa 1890s

Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris, France. Date: late 19th century

Souvenir postcard from Athens, Greece, showing the Arch of Hadrian and the Parthenon atop the Acropolis. Date: 1899

Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, London
View of the Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, London, a triumphal arch to the south of Hyde Park, designed by Decimus Burton and built between 1826 and 1830

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
The Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, a part of the Bodleian Library. Date: circa 1830

The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D. C. Date: circa early 1930s

Panoramic view of Rome from The Pincian Hill (Monte Pincio, from Latin Mons Pincius). Date: circa 1910s

Swimming Baths, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London
View of the Swimming Baths of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London. The club was founded in 1897. Date: circa 1920s

Street View - Pompeii
A view across Pompeii. Date: 1910

Iznik tiles adorning the circumcision room at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

The Millennium monument, with seven statues of tribe chieftains who settled Hungary, Heroes Square (Hosok tere), Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Archaeological Museum with sculpture, Odessa, Ukraine
View of the Archaeological Museum in Odessa, Ukraine, with a Laocoon sculpture in front (a copy -- the original is in the Vatican Museum, Rome). The museum was founded in 1825

The interior of Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Poster advertising East Indian Railway to Delhi
Poster advertising the East Indian Railway to Delhi

Poster advertising ANA flights to Brisbane, Queensland
Poster advertising Australian National Airways flights to Brisbane, Queensland

Road to Piazza San Pietro, St. Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Apadana Palace, Persepolis, Iran. Began by Darius the Great and completed by his son Xerxes I 30 years later in 480 BC
RS-273 Apadana Palace, Persepolis, Iran. Began by Darius the Great and completed by his son Xerxes I 30 years later in 480 BC, the palace was used by The King of Kings for official audiences

Lord Nelson / Crypt / Tomb
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officers tomb in the Crypt of St Pauls Cathedral

Buildings / Seven Wonders
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely in marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

Hampton Court Stair Case
The Grand or Kings Staircase in the portion of the palace designed by Wren and built in 1689. The classically inspired walls & ceilings were painted by Antonio Verrio

Secular Games held in Rome
The Secular Games (Ludi Saeculares) are held in Rome to commemorate a 100-year span of Roman history. Despite their name, the Games were a religious celebration involving sacrifices

Ceiling of the Spanish Synagogue in Prague
Anne Ponsen

US Supreme Court Building, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, United States of America, North America

The Parthenon, Athens

Basalt columns in Fingals Cave, Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pfitzer from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Opening ceremony, Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Opening ceremony of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, by Field Marshal Lord Plumer, 24 July 1927. 1927

Town Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. circa 1900

Rhodes House, Oxford (b / w photo)
3094735 Rhodes House, Oxford (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes House, Oxford. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Pilgrims beside Classical Buildings, c. 1710 (oil on canvas)
3930919 Pilgrims beside Classical Buildings, c.1710 (oil on canvas) by Carlieri, Alberto (1672-1720); 65X49 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

The Monument to the Great Fire, London (colour photo)
3091262 The Monument to the Great Fire, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Monument to the Great Fire, London)

Interior of the Temple Church in Fleet Street, London, going all the way back to the Knights Templar

Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Hathor and Nefertari, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Old Bill and Co. August 1940
" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours!" Bruce Bairnsfather pokes fun at rumours of German spies

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