Columns Collection (#2)

Frescoes, Holy Trinity Cathedral, founded 1902, Sibiu, Transylvania Region, Romania, Europe

Syria, Homs Governate, Palmyra. Funerary Temple and Arab Citadel

A Capriccio of the Roman Forum, 1741 (oil on canvas)
3366978 A Capriccio of the Roman Forum, 1741 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 170.8x217.8 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; Italian

Mona Lisa (oil on canvas)
WLT430767 Mona Lisa (oil on canvas) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (after); 100.3x81.9 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1909; Italian, out of copyright

Stormont, Belfast, Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland, County antrim, Giants causeway at sunset

Parthenon. Athens. Greece
Greece. Athens. Parthenon. 447-438 BC. in Doric style under leadership of Pericles. The building was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates. Acropolis

Great Theatre, Berlin, Germany
Interior view of the Great Theatre (Grosse Schauspielhaus), Berlin, Germany. It was designed by Hans Poelzig for the theatre impresario Max Reinhardt. 1920

Queens Hall, Langham Place, London. Date: circa 1910

Entrance hall corridor, Woolwich Town Hall, SE London. circa 1908

Square du Petit Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
Aerial view of the Square du Petit Sablon, Brussels, Belgium, a public garden noted for its statues of representatives from traditional professions. Date: circa 1900

Sculpture on Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Sculpture on the Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France, a Romanesque revival building which was destroyed during the Second World War. Date: circa 1920s

Morning Call Coffee Stand, New Orleans, USA
Morning Call Coffee Stand, French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Claimed to be the citys most famous coffee drinking place. Date: circa 1940

A limousine leaves the entrance to Mount Nelson Hotel

Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens, Greece
19th century vintage photograph - Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus [Olympieion, ] Athens, Greece, c.1880

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

The Roman Baths, Bath (colour litho)
3094934 The Roman Baths, Bath (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman Baths, Bath. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Temple of Athena, Paestum, Campania, Italy

Temple of Hadrian, Rome, Lazio, Italy

View of Roman Forum (Foro Romano), Temple of Saturn and Arch of Septimius Severus, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

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

Turkey, Izmir Province, Selcuk, ancient city Ephesus, ancient world center of travel and commerce on the Aegean Sea at mouth of Cayster River. Cat

Lord Antrims Parlour, Giants Causeway - a close view of the columns. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills). Date: circa early 1900s

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

Side door of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa, Italy
The side door of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa, Italy Date: 1927

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

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, c. 1734 (oil on canvas)
XOS877570 Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, c.1734 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 128x99 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Great Central Railway Station (engraving)
XJF466217 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Great Central Railway Station (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opened by her Majesty Queen Victoria)

Renaissance Indoor Staircase, 1667 (oil on canvas)
XKH141367 Renaissance Indoor Staircase, 1667 (oil on canvas) by Ehrenberg, Wilhelm van (1630-c.1676); 60.5x43.7 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Flemish, out of copyright

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

Europe, Italy, Pompeii. The remains of the House of the Faun include geometric mosaics in the foreground at Pompeii, a World Heritage Site, Italy

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

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
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

Brandenburg Gate at sunset, Pariser Platz, Unter Den Linden, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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

Loyola / Butler Lives
IGNATIUS LOYOLA Spanish saint, founder of the Jesuit Order

Secular Games held in Rome
The Secular Games (Ludi Saeculares) are held in Rome to commemorate a 100-year span of Roman history

Ireland - Downpatrick Head
Jean Claude Castor

Ceiling of the Spanish Synagogue in Prague
Anne Ponsen

Eastbourne Bandstand and Pier at dawn, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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 Parthenon, Athens

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

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

On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara
2809213 On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, the pilgrimage of more than six thousand Alpine

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

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

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

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

Interior of the Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890

Front page, The London Gazette
Front page of a 17th century issue of The London Gazette, described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper. It contains official government notices and news items, and dates back to the 1660s

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

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar and Ionic column built to hold the sundial. In the background. stairs and two fluted Corinthian columns

Restaurant of the Grand Hotel, Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1910

Academic Building, Nasson College, Springvale, Maine, USA. Date: 1950s

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

Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving

Interior of St Thomas The Martyr Church, Brentwood, Essex Date: circa 1904

Ferrari 599 GTB

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

Thien Mu Pagoda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hue Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pillars of the Great Colonnade stretch into the distance at Palmyra [aka Tadmor]

The Pleaskins, Giants Causeway - an elevated view showing cliff heads with columns in the cliff faces. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills). Date: circa early 1900s

Ramesseum of Rameses II, Thebes, Egypt
View of the Ramesseum, the memorial or mortuary temple of Rameses II at Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt. Date: early 20th century

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