Columns Collection (page 2)

Extension of the British Museum, London
Extension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914

Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum), c. 1867. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum), c. 1867. A work made of albumen print

Porch of Caryatids, Erechtheion Temple, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

A limousine leaves the entrance to Mount Nelson Hotel

Ireland - Downpatrick Head
Jean Claude Castor

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

Tribute to Escher
Jacek Stefan

Al Khazneh Temple, Petra, Jordan
Al Khazneh (The Treasury) Temple, Petra, Jordan, carved out of the sandstone rock face. Date: 20th century

Kiosk of Trajan in the foreground, Temple of Isis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Philae Island, Aswan, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Apollo Temple at Dusk, Side, Turkey

Temple of Vesta. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Temple of Vesta. Roman Forum

Oldway Mansion, Paignton, Devon, in the style of the Palace of Versailles. Showing part of the formal gardens. Date: circa 1950s

Villa San Michele, Capri, Italy
The Villa San Michele, Anacapri, Capri, Italy. The villa dates back to the late 19th century, when the Swedish physician, writer and recreational archaeologist, Axel Munthe, adjudicated the site

Architecture I: Orders of Architecture, engraved by Charles Lawrie (engraving)
XJF314357 Architecture I: Orders of Architecture, engraved by Charles Lawrie (engraving) by Waring, John Burley (1823-1875) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Temple of Apollo at the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, Kourion, Limassol, Cyprus

Agia Kyriaki Chrysopolitissa (St Kyriaki) Church, Paphos, Cyprus

Rhodes Town, Rhodes, Greece

Roman Forum, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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

Treasury Lit By Candles At Night, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Cornwall Gardens, South Kensington, SW London
View of Cornwall Gardens (north side looking west), South Kensington, SW London. circa 1910

Scenery for Aladdin, Pollocks Toy Theatre, with two rounded arches opening onto a seascape. Date: late 19th century

Capriccio Landscape, by Jean Victor Bertin (1767-1842). Date: circa 1810

Statues on the Lion Terrace, Delos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Great temple at Thebes, ancient Egypt
Great temple at Thebes in ancient Egypt, restored view. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Great temple at Karnak, site of Egyptian Thebes
Ruins of the great temple at Karnak, site of the city of Thebes in ancient Egypt. Color lithograph reproduction of an early 20th-century illustration

Edmonton Military Hospital, Edmonton, Middlesex
Edmonton Military Hospital, erected in 1910 as the infirmary of the Edmonton Union workhouse. It later became part of the North Middlesex Hospital

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

Doric Greek Temple, Segesta, Sicily, Italy

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

Stormont, Belfast, Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly

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

Corpus Iuris Civilis. Code of Justinian. 529. Legislative compilation for a Roman law unification. Parchment codex. Folio 63v. 13th century

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

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

State Insane Asylum, Austin, Texas, USA
View of the State Insane Asylum (now the Austin State Hospital), Austin, Texas, USA. It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Texas. Date: circa 1905

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

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

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

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

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