Building Elements Collection

"En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys")
3563373 "En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys"): tourists among the ruins of the Temple of Apollo in Bassae by Unknown photographer

Marriage to the Pazzi Chapel in the first cloister of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence
3560607 Marriage to the Pazzi Chapel in the first cloister of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence; (add.info.: Basilica of Santa Croce, cloister)

Statues depicting human activity, located in the Palazzo della Civilta del Lavoro, formerly Civilta Italiana, Rome
3559380 Statues depicting human activity, located in the Palazzo della Civilta del Lavoro, formerly Civilta Italiana, Rome

Jesus Christ crowned with thorns. Fresco by Romanino located along the right nave of the Cathedral of Cremona
3559310 Jesus Christ crowned with thorns. Fresco by Romanino located along the right nave of the Cathedral of Cremona.; (add.info.: Artist: Romanino, Girolamo Romani)

The Galleria dei Vasi in Villa Sanmezzano in Rignano sull'Arno; original owner and constructor
3558462 The Galleria dei Vasi in Villa Sanmezzano in Rignano sull'Arno; original owner and constructor: Ferdinando Panciatichi Ximenes d Aragona (Florence 1813 - Sammezzano 1897); (add.info)

The Ferarkierat Tower, in Turkey
3567199 The Ferarkierat Tower, in Turkey by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Turkey 1870 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Houses of Europeans in Saigon
3567076 Houses of Europeans in Saigon by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Saigon, Vietnam 1880-1890 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Trollhattan in Sweden: a church
3569270 View of Trollhattan in Sweden: a church by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Trollhattan, Norway 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Piazza delle Erbe with the market and Maffei's Palace in the background, Verona
3568714 Piazza delle Erbe with the market and Maffei's Palace in the background, Verona by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Piazza delle Erbe, Verona 1890 ca)

House interior in Damascus
3568622 House interior in Damascus. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Damascus, Syria 1870 - 1880 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Thepuerta de San Vicente in Avila de los Caballeros in Spain
3572243 Thepuerta de San Vicente in Avila de los Caballeros in Spain by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Avila, Spain 1870-1880 ca)

Part of the transept of the basilica of Saint-Denis, in Paris. On the left
3570458 Part of the transept of the basilica of Saint-Denis, in Paris. On the left, one can glimpse the chapel with the tombs and kneeling statues of Francis I, king of France, and his wife Claudia

View of Salzburg from Gaisberg rail station
3570450 View of Salzburg from Gaisberg rail station. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Gaisberg, Railway station, Austria 1890 ca)

The Domstrasse in Wurzburg: on the left, the Rathaus, in the background St. Kilian's Cathedral
3570414 The Domstrasse in Wurzburg: on the left, the Rathaus, in the background St. Kilian's Cathedral. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Wurzburg, Germany 1880-1890 ca)

The Municipality Palace in Bruges
3570403 The Municipality Palace in Bruges by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Bruges, Belgium 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The Luitpoldbrunnen collocated in the Residenzplatz of Wurzburg
3570381 The Luitpoldbrunnen collocated in the Residenzplatz of Wurzburg by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Wurzburg, Germany 1890 ca)

The Praetorian Gate, in Regensburg, Germany
3570377 The Praetorian Gate, in Regensburg, Germany by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Regensburg, Germany 1890-1900 ca)

The ruins of the Gesprengter Tower of Heidelberg Castle, in Germany
3570364 The ruins of the Gesprengter Tower of Heidelberg Castle, in Germany by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Heidelberg, Germany 1890-1900 ca)

The Nassauerhaus in Nuremberg
3570358 The Nassauerhaus in Nuremberg by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Nuremberg, Germany 1880-1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

"Italie souvenirs de voyage"; view of the Rocca Pia in Tivoli
3560899 "Italie souvenirs de voyage"; view of the Rocca Pia in Tivoli by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Tivoli 1870 ca)

View of Nomentano Bridge in Rome
3560793 View of Nomentano Bridge in Rome by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Rome 1870 ca. Date of Artwork: I sec. VI sec. XIII-XIV secc)

View of Rome with the Temple of Winner Venus
3560778 View of Rome with the Temple of Winner Venus by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Rome 1870 ca. Date of Artwork: II - III secc)

Palazzo Farnese, Rome
3560766 Palazzo Farnese, Rome by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome 1870 ca)

Animated view of Piazza Navona in Rome, with the Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone
3560765 Animated view of Piazza Navona in Rome, with the Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Piazza Navona, Rome 1870 ca. Date of Artwork: VII sec)

View of Rome with Castel Sant'Angelo, Ponte Sant'Angelo and, in the background
3560762 View of Rome with Castel Sant'Angelo, Ponte Sant'Angelo and, in the background, the dome of the Basilica of San Pietro by Unknown photographer

Animated view of Piazza Santissima Annunziata
3560257 Animated view of Piazza Santissima Annunziata by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Florence 1890-1900 Date of Artwork: 1601 Artist: Caccini)

The New York Stock Exchange building in Melbourne, Australia
3561627 The New York Stock Exchange building in Melbourne, Australia by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Melbourne, Australia / Oceania 1890 ca)

Town Hall of Amboise
3566483 Town Hall of Amboise by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Amboise, France 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Bovolo Staircase (Spiral Staircase) built for Pietro Contanin to embellish the interior facade of the Palazzo di San
3566436 Bovolo Staircase (Spiral Staircase) built for Pietro Contanin to embellish the interior facade of the Palazzo di San Paternian (today Campo Manin) by Unknown photographer

The garden of the Generalife Building, in the Alhambra, in Granada
3566564 The garden of the Generalife Building, in the Alhambra, in Granada by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Granada, Alhambra, Generalife garden, Spain 1880-1890 ca)

The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Fifth Avenue, New York City
3562469 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Fifth Avenue, New York City by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: New York, United States 1895 ca. Date of Artwork: 1870 - 1880 ca)

Some boats moored on the Bank of the Po river at the height of the Iron Bridge
3931111 Some boats moored on the Bank of the Po river at the height of the Iron Bridge. In the background, the Mountain of the Capuchins is visible with the Church of S. Maria del Monte. 1890 c

Album "Photographs of London": View of Westminster Abbey
3563230 Album "Photographs of London": View of Westminster Abbey by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1890 ca. Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

View of the center of Cernobbio on Lake Como
3562978 View of the center of Cernobbio on Lake Como by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Cernobbio 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Villa on Lake Como
3562968 Villa on Lake Como by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Como 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

"Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570749 "Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

Southern side of Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg
3570486 Southern side of Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Strasbourg, France 1880 ca)

Two men posing in front of a loggia, Croatia
3570606 Two men posing in front of a loggia, Croatia by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Croatia 1885 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of youth in front front of the Cathedral of Teramo
3571325 Portrait of youth in front front of the Cathedral of Teramo by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Teramo 1908 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Detail of a stone stairway and of the door of an old house
3572422 Detail of a stone stairway and of the door of an old house; (add.info.: Italy 1872 ca. Photographer: Simelli, Carlo Baldassarre); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of a street in Sutro. Some people can be seen walking
3572394 View of a street in Sutro. Some people can be seen walking by Unknown photographer, (19th-20th century); (add.info.: California, San Francisco, Sutro)

View by night of the Chateau of Chillon in Switzerland taken through an opening in the vegetation
3572340 View by night of the Chateau of Chillon in Switzerland taken through an opening in the vegetation. The full moon, clearly visible in a partially overcast sky

The Church of the Great Mother of God seen from the Bridge of Vittorio Emanuele I, Turin; postcard
3575770 The Church of the Great Mother of God seen from the Bridge of Vittorio Emanuele I, Turin; postcard by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Bridge of Vittorio Emanuele I)

La roche du Calvaire, Saint-Mihiel; postcard
3575780 La roche du Calvaire, Saint-Mihiel; postcard; (add.info.: Saint-Mihiel, France 1910 ca. Photographer: Levy, A.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Chateau de Petit-Fontaine, Calvados; postcard
3575774 Chateau de Petit-Fontaine, Calvados; postcard; (add.info.: Calvados, France 1911 Photographer: A.D.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Central Portal of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg
3570491 Central Portal of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg; (add.info.: Strasbourg, France 1890 ca. Date of Artwork: XIII sec. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie
3570368 A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie (ex-Siebenburgen)

Horse-race at the racetrack in Bologna
3569946 Horse-race at the racetrack in Bologna by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Racetrack, Bologna 21/05/1899 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

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