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"Columns: Symbolic Structures that Span Time and Space" From the heroic fireman rescuing a girl from a blazing inferno to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight's epic tale

Background imageColumns Collection: View down street to St. Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

View down street to St. Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View down street to St. Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageColumns Collection: Pamphilius and his sevant Davus, 1802. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard

Pamphilius and his sevant Davus, 1802. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria;The lover Pamphilus speaking to his sly servant Davus. Scene from Terence's The Andria, 1802

Background imageColumns Collection: Statue, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Statue, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Statue, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageColumns Collection: Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageColumns Collection: Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageColumns Collection: Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageColumns Collection: Interior of a Temple, c. 1750. Creator: Pierre Varin

Interior of a Temple, c. 1750. Creator: Pierre Varin
Interior of a Temple, c. 1750

Background imageColumns Collection: Capriccio of Antique Ruins with Men Gazing at a Classical Orator, 1720s. Creator: Marco Ricci

Capriccio of Antique Ruins with Men Gazing at a Classical Orator, 1720s. Creator: Marco Ricci
Capriccio of Antique Ruins with Men Gazing at a Classical Orator, 1720s

Background imageColumns Collection: Stage Design of an Ancient Roman Encampment by Night (recto), c. 1792. Creator: Pietro Gonzaga

Stage Design of an Ancient Roman Encampment by Night (recto), c. 1792. Creator: Pietro Gonzaga
Stage Design of an Ancient Roman Encampment by Night (recto), c. 1792

Background imageColumns Collection: Egyptian Stage Design, 1800/1810. Creator: Pietro Gonzaga

Egyptian Stage Design, 1800/1810. Creator: Pietro Gonzaga
Egyptian Stage Design, 1800/1810

Background imageColumns Collection: Fantasy of a Great Hall with Basketweave Columns, c. 1800. Creator: Pietro Gonzaga

Fantasy of a Great Hall with Basketweave Columns, c. 1800. Creator: Pietro Gonzaga
Fantasy of a Great Hall with Basketweave Columns, c. 1800

Background imageColumns Collection: Timotheus Playing the Lyre before Alexander and Thaïs in the Hall of the Palace... c. 1820

Timotheus Playing the Lyre before Alexander and Thaïs in the Hall of the Palace... c. 1820. Creator: Pietro Fancelli
Timotheus Playing the Lyre before Alexander and Thais in the Hall of the Palace at Persepolis, c. 1820

Background imageColumns Collection: Veüe du Campo Vacine, 1640-1660. Creator: Israel Silvestre

Veüe du Campo Vacine, 1640-1660. Creator: Israel Silvestre
Veue du Campo Vacine, 1640-1660

Background imageColumns Collection: Veduta di Campo Vaccina, 1640-1660. Creator: Israel Silvestre

Veduta di Campo Vaccina, 1640-1660. Creator: Israel Silvestre
Veduta di Campo Vaccina, 1640-1660

Background imageColumns Collection: L'Hostel de Vandosme a Paris, 1652. Creator: Israel Silvestre

L'Hostel de Vandosme a Paris, 1652. Creator: Israel Silvestre
L'Hostel de Vandosme a Paris, 1652

Background imageColumns Collection: Goats before Ruins and a Pyramid, c. 1650. Creator: Bernhard Zaech

Goats before Ruins and a Pyramid, c. 1650. Creator: Bernhard Zaech
Goats before Ruins and a Pyramid, c. 1650

Background imageColumns Collection: Shepherds Traveling past a Ruined Rotunda, c. 1650. Creator: Bernhard Zaech

Shepherds Traveling past a Ruined Rotunda, c. 1650. Creator: Bernhard Zaech
Shepherds Traveling past a Ruined Rotunda, c. 1650

Background imageColumns Collection: Travelers beside a Ruined Portico, c. 1650. Creator: Bernhard Zaech

Travelers beside a Ruined Portico, c. 1650. Creator: Bernhard Zaech
Travelers beside a Ruined Portico, c. 1650

Background imageColumns Collection: Skull, 1520. Creator: Hans Wechtlin the Elder

Skull, 1520. Creator: Hans Wechtlin the Elder
Skull, 1520

Background imageColumns Collection: An old London Mansion - Cowfields, 30 Old Burlington Street, 1886. Creator: Unknown

An old London Mansion - Cowfields, 30 Old Burlington Street, 1886. Creator: Unknown
An old London Mansion - Cowfields, 30 Old Burlington Street, Gallery to drawing Room Floor, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageColumns Collection: Landscape with Ruins, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Landscape with Ruins, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with Ruins, 18th century

Background imageColumns Collection: Capriccio: Ruins. Creator: Marco Ricci

Capriccio: Ruins. Creator: Marco Ricci
Capriccio: Ruins

Background imageColumns Collection: Landscape with Classical Ruins, 1720s. Creator: Marco Ricci

Landscape with Classical Ruins, 1720s. Creator: Marco Ricci
Landscape with Classical Ruins, 1720s

Background imageColumns Collection: The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1758: A 'Deliziosa' with Hanging Gardens, 1758

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1758: A "Deliziosa" with Hanging Gardens, 1758. Creator: Giuseppe Pozzi
The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1758: A "Deliziosa" with Hanging Gardens, 1758

Background imageColumns Collection: The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1757: The Colonnade of the Athenian Lyceum, 1757

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1757: The Colonnade of the Athenian Lyceum, 1757. Creator: Giuseppe Pozzi
The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1757: The Colonnade of the Athenian Lyceum, 1757

Background imageColumns Collection: The School of Athens Arcades, for the 'Chinea' Festival, 1757. Creator: Giuseppe Pozzi

The School of Athens Arcades, for the "Chinea" Festival, 1757. Creator: Giuseppe Pozzi
The School of Athens Arcades, for the "Chinea" Festival, 1757

Background imageColumns Collection: Corfou et l'Achilleion; les terrasses. 1916. Creator: B. Borri

Corfou et l'Achilleion; les terrasses. 1916. Creator: B. Borri
Corfou et l'Achilleion; les terrasses, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Background imageColumns Collection: Woman Suffrage - Pennsylvania Pickets, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woman Suffrage - Pennsylvania Pickets, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman Suffrage - Pennsylvania Pickets, 1917
Woman Suffrage - Pennsylvania Pickets, 1917

Background imageColumns Collection: Woman Suffrage - at Capitol with Banners, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woman Suffrage - at Capitol with Banners, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman Suffrage - at Capitol with Banners
Woman Suffrage - at Capitol with Banners, 1917

Background imageColumns Collection: Les dix livres d'Architecture de Vitruve, corrigez et traduits nouvellement en François, a... 1684

Les dix livres d'Architecture de Vitruve, corrigez et traduits nouvellement en François, a... 1684
Les dix livres d'Architecture de Vitruve, corrigez et traduits nouvellement en Francois, avec notes & de figures, 1684

Background imageColumns Collection: I dieci libri dell'architettura di M. Vitruvio tradutti et commentati da monsignor Barbaro... 1556

I dieci libri dell'architettura di M. Vitruvio tradutti et commentati da monsignor Barbaro... 1556
I dieci libri dell'architettura di M. Vitruvio tradutti et commentati da monsignor Barbaro eletto patriarca d'aquileggia, 1556

Background imageColumns Collection: The Septizodium, 1556. Creator: Anon

The Septizodium, 1556. Creator: Anon
The Septizodium, 1556

Background imageColumns Collection: Hercules Bearing the Column of Gades, c. 1520/1525. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer

Hercules Bearing the Column of Gades, c. 1520/1525. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Hercules Bearing the Column of Gades, c. 1520/1525

Background imageColumns Collection: Saint Sebastian, 1500/10. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena

Saint Sebastian, 1500/10. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena
Saint Sebastian, 1500/10

Background imageColumns Collection: View of the Door and Peristyle of the Temple of Vesta, 1780. Creator: Francesco Piranesi

View of the Door and Peristyle of the Temple of Vesta, 1780. Creator: Francesco Piranesi
View of the Door and Peristyle of the Temple of Vesta, 1780

Background imageColumns Collection: Chapel of Saint Margaret in the City of Nuremberg, from Collection of Memorable Medieval... 1819

Chapel of Saint Margaret in the City of Nuremberg, from Collection of Memorable Medieval... 1819
Chapel of Saint Margaret in the City of Nuremberg, from Collection of Memorable Medieval Buildings in Germany, 1819

Background imageColumns Collection: Classical Portico with Figures in Ancient Dress, n.d. Creators: Antonio Zucchi, Hubert Robert

Classical Portico with Figures in Ancient Dress, n.d. Creators: Antonio Zucchi, Hubert Robert
Classical Portico with Figures in Ancient Dress, n.d

Background imageColumns Collection: Stage in Memory of Isabella Clara Eugenia, plate 24 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introi... 1642

Stage in Memory of Isabella Clara Eugenia, plate 24 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introi... 1642
Stage in Memory of Isabella Clara Eugenia, plate 24 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introitus Honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi

Background imageColumns Collection: View of the Park at Versailles: Ruined Columns and an Open Iron Gate, n.d

View of the Park at Versailles: Ruined Columns and an Open Iron Gate, n.d. Creator: Pierre Antoine Mongin
View of the Park at Versailles: Ruined Columns and an Open Iron Gate, n.d

Background imageColumns Collection: View of the Park at Versailles: Women Bathing Beneath a Bridge, n.d. Creator: Pierre Antoine Mongin

View of the Park at Versailles: Women Bathing Beneath a Bridge, n.d. Creator: Pierre Antoine Mongin
View of the Park at Versailles: Women Bathing Beneath a Bridge, n.d

Background imageColumns Collection: View of the Park at Versailles: Arched Bridge with Columned Approaches, n.d

View of the Park at Versailles: Arched Bridge with Columned Approaches, n.d. Creator: Pierre Antoine Mongin
View of the Park at Versailles: Arched Bridge with Columned Approaches, n.d

Background imageColumns Collection: Design for an Unexecuted Funerary Monument for the First Duke of Marlborough, n.d

Design for an Unexecuted Funerary Monument for the First Duke of Marlborough, n.d

Background imageColumns Collection: The Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds, c.1512. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena

The Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds, c.1512. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena
The Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds, c.1512

Background imageColumns Collection: Banquet Scene on Terrace, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Banquet Scene on Terrace, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Banquet Scene on Terrace, n.d

Background imageColumns Collection: Colonnade Portico, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Colonnade Portico, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Colonnade Portico, n.d

Background imageColumns Collection: Classical Interior Scene, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Classical Interior Scene, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Classical Interior Scene, 18th century

Background imageColumns Collection: Landscape with Ruins, about 1740. Creator: Bernardo Bellotto

Landscape with Ruins, about 1740. Creator: Bernardo Bellotto
Landscape with Ruins, about 1740

Background imageColumns Collection: The Ancient Forum - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Ancient Forum - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Ancient Forum - Rome, 1850. The Forum Romanum, originally a marketplace, is a rectangular piazza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings




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"Columns: Symbolic Structures that Span Time and Space" From the heroic fireman rescuing a girl from a blazing inferno to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight's epic tale, they have long been associated with heroism and strength. Just like these brave individuals, columns stand tall as enduring symbols of resilience. In the realm of architecture, classical orders such as Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns evoke a sense of grandeur and elegance. They grace iconic structures like St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome - an awe-inspiring testament to human ingenuity. But they can not confined to ancient marvels alone; they transcend boundaries both physical and cultural. A poster for French railways leading to Morocco showcases how these architectural elements can bridge nations while inviting exploration. Closer to home in Berea, Kentucky lies Boone Tavern Hotel - its stately facade adorned with majestic columns that exude Southern charm. These pillars serve as silent witnesses to countless stories unfolding within its walls. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, it also find their place in academia. The standard periodic table stands proudly with each element type organized into neat rows and columns - a scientific masterpiece guiding our understanding of matter itself. Even University College London boasts impressive columned entrances that welcome eager minds seeking knowledge within its hallowed halls. Columns here symbolize enlightenment and intellectual pursuit. Meanwhile, on the downtown skyline of Kansas City stands Union Station - an architectural gem punctuated by towering columns that reflect both history and progress simultaneously. It serves as a reminder that even amidst modernity, we honor our past through design choices rooted in tradition. Whether it be saving lives or embodying artistic expression or serving practical purposes in construction or education – "columns" are more than just structural elements; they represent humanity's triumphs over adversity throughout time.