Columns Collection (#4)

Leicester Square, London, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

History of Israel. Jerusalem. Interior of the Golden Gate, the oldest entrance to the walls of the Old City. Engraving. Universal History (Historia Universal) by Cesar Cantu. Volume III, 1855

Barcelona - Royal Monastery of St. Mary of Pedralbes
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona. Royal Monastery of St. Mary of Pedralbes, founded by Queen Elisenda of Montcada in 1327. The cloister has three floors. It is formed by wide arches on columns

United States, Washington D.C. The White House. Designed by James Hoban (1758-1831), in Neoclassical style, its construction took place between 1792 and 1800

New York. St. Paul's Chapel in Manhattan. Built in 1763. Engraving by Arnout. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

United States, Washington D.C. The White House - Arnout
United States, Washington D.C. The White House. Designed by James Hoban (1758-1831), in Neoclassical style, its construction took place between 1792 and 1800

New York. St. Paul's Chapel in Manhattan. Built in 1763. Engraving by Arnout. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

Saint Petersburg. Rostral Column next to the River Neva
Russia, Saint Petersburg. Rostral Column next to the River Neva. In the background the Cathedral and Saints Peter and Paul Fortress. Engraving by Lemaitre and Cholet

Russia, Moscow. Assumption Monastery. Interior view. Engraving by Lemaitre and Traversier. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839

Spain, Toledo. Hospital de Tavera, 1541-1603
Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Toledo. Hospital de Tavera or Hospital de San Juan Bautista. It was built in Renaissance style between 1541 and 1603 by order of the Cardinal Tavera

Spain, Toledo. Hospital de Tavera, 1541-1603
Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Toledo. Hospital de Tavera or Hospital de San Juan Bautista. It was built in Renaissance style between 1541 and 1603 by order of the Cardinal Tavera

Spain, Andalusia, Granada. Royal Hospital. It was founded by the Catholic Monarchs who comissioned the building in 1504. Designed by the architect Enrique Egas, it was built in 1511

Spain, Andalusia, Granada. Saint John of God Hospital. It was founded by John of God (1495-1550) on ground ceded by monks of the Royal Monastery of Saint Jerome. The hospital was finished in 1544

Spain, Andalusia, Granada. Charles V Palace. Its construction was ordered by the emperor Charles V due to the need for a place that met all the comforts of the time for the emperor and his family

Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Albacete province, La Roda. Lienzo de Dona Ana (the so-called painting of Dona Ana) in the chapel of Saint Sebastian, a great stone wall with a valdevirian style lineage

Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Albacete province, La Roda. Palace of the Doctor of la Encina. Its construction was commissioned by Don Fernando de la Encina (1650-1740), canon of Cuenca cathedral

Spain, Extremadura, Merida. Roman Theatre. 1st century BC
Spain, Extremadura, Badajoz province. Merida. Roman Theatre. It was constructed under the patronage of Agrippa, between the years 16 and 15 BC

Moon Plate. 4th century AD. Marble plaque
Moon Plate. 4th century AD

Spain, Aragon, Zaragoza province, near the village of Fabara. Roman mausoleum of Lucius Aemili Lupi. 2nd century AD. Main facade

Spain, Salamanca. House of Santa Teresa. Patio. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

St. Peter's Basilica. Purification ceremony of great Altar
Vatican. St. Peter's Basilica. Purification ceremony of the great Papal Altar on Holy Thursday. Illustration by Juan Comba, detail. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Roman city of Mirobriga. Remains of the Forum
Portugal. Roman ruins of Mirobriga. Ancient Lusitanian settlement whose present-day ruins are dated to the Roman period, between the 1st and 4th centuries. Forum

Roman city of Mirobriga. Remains of the Forum
Portugal. Roman ruins of Mirobriga. Ancient Lusitanian settlement whose present-day ruins are dated to the Roman period, between the 1st and 4th centuries. Forum

Portugal, Sintra. Panoramic view of the surrounding landscape of the town and the coast from a window of the Pena Palace

Portugal. Sintra. Partial view of the Pena Palace complex
Portugal, Sintra. Partial view of the Pena Palace complex, conceived as a summer residence for the royal family. Built in 19th century by Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege (1777-1855)

Portugal. Roman ruins of Villa Cardillio. 1st-4th centuries AD. View of the ruins. Near Torres Novas

Baldachin of Saint Peter, 1623, by Bernini (1598-1680)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Italian sculptor and architect. Baldachin of Saint Peter (1623). Baroque style. Saint Peter's Basilica. Vatican City

Spain, Extremadura, Cuacos de Yuste - Monastery
Spain, Extremadura, Caceres province, Cuacos de Yuste. Monastery of San Jeronimo in Yuste

The majestic remains of Kom Ombo Date: 1846

The Temple of Vespasin viewed from the portico of the Dii Consentes. Date: 1905

Copy of the Oath of the Horatii - made by Girodet. Date/Period: 1786 (original by David made in 1784). Painting. Oil on canvas. 130, 2 x 166, 2 cm. Author: DAVID, JACQUES LOUIS

Ancient city of Laodicea. One of the seven churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation

Baroque Canopy, baldacchino and Apse Gloria by Bernini, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

The Riviera del Brenta is the urban area, historic landscape, distributed along the "Canal del Brenta", the old bed of the Brenta Old River Brenta The Riviera del Brenta is the urban area

Svartifoss black fall skaftafell iceland dramatic waterfall Svartifoss black fall skaftafell iceland dramatic waterfall surrounded by dark basalt lava

Iowa Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines, Iowa

Starbucks Coffee near City Thameslink railway station

The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
The Giants Causeway - The Honeycomb - 40, 000 interlocking basalt columns on the coast at County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1930s

Cleopatra film set at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire. Cleopatra starred Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra and Richard Burton as Mark Antony, it also on this film set that they met and became a couple

ITALY Lazio Rome Piazza di Trevi Trevi Fountain

Patio de las Doncellas (The Courtyard of the Maidens), Real Alcazar (Royal Palace), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Plaza de Espana with canal and bridge, Maria Luisa Park, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Entrance hall and staircase of Princes House, Princes Street, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1900
A view of the staircase and stair hall from the entrance hall. Princes House was built for William Lemon in 1739 by the London architect Thomas Edwards. Photographer: Unknown

Lamps and columns of the Galerie de la Reine shopping gallery, Brussels, Belgium

View through the village, Mitchell, St Newlyn East, Cornwall. 1967
A view through the village looking west with Raleigh House and the Pillars Hotel on the left. The Pillars, on the left, is a Grade II listed farmhouse built in 1683

The Pillars Hotel and Raleigh House, Mitchell, St Newlyn East, Cornwall. 1957
The Pillars Hotel and Raleigh House from across the road. The Pillars, on the left, is a Grade II listed farmhouse built in 1683. The house is dated on the timber panel over the door

Moorish Bathhouse - Algeria. Date: circa 1909

Roman columns, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Roman columns, 1889. Examples of various types of column from classical buildings in Rome: 1. Corinthian, from the Temple of Mars Ultor; 2. Composite, from the Arch of Titus; 3

Doors on the Bank of England building, City of London, London, England, UK

Market Hall Wolverhampton, 1942 a42_03222
Market Hall, North Street, Wolverhampton. The west portico of the Market Hall in North Street. The Market Hall opened in 1853

Italian style pergola in the Private Garden, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Low angle view of the ceiling in the nave, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Crypt of Saint Matthew, Cathedral, Salerno, Campania, Italy

Selinunte, Sicily. Aerial view of the Greek temple at sunrise

Monreale, Sicily. The cloister of the Benedictine Abbey next to the cathedral

Selinunte, Sicily. Greek temple at sunset with the sea in the background

Agrigento, Sicily. Concordia Temple in the Valley of Temples at sunrise with the sea in the background

Two women pose in the arcade at St. Marks Square, Venice; veneto; Italy

Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt, Africa

Boats on the river Nile in Luxor, Egypt, Africa

Charles V Palace, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

The main portal of the Unfinished Chapels (Capelas Imperfeitas) in Batalha Monastery (Mosteiro da Batalha), Batalha municipality, Leiria district, Estremadura province, Portugal

Europe, Italy, Rome. The temple of Saturn in the Forum Romanum at sunrise

Svartifoss waterfall at sunrise, Skaftafell National Park, Hornafjorður, Austurland, Iceland, Northern Europe

Pittville Pump Room, Pittville park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Exterior Of The Basilica, Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, Morocco, North Africa

Statue at Temple of Concord, Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Duomo, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Egypt, Luxor, Dendara, Temple of Hathor

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Colossal statue of King Ramesses II with his daughter Bent anta

Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, the Temple of Ramessess 11 known as The Ramesseum, Fallen colossi in the first courtyard

Ruins of ancient city Cuicul, Djemila, Setif Province, Algeria

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

UK, Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, George Street, Twilight view of the Christmas Decorations on The Dome

Courtyard of the medieval Muslim college, the Attarine Medersa, founded in 1325, Fes, Morocco

Twilight view of the Roman Forum, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Uzumlu Kilise or Grape Church, Zelve open air museum, Cappadocia, Turkey

Portico of the Roman Forum in Merida, Spain

Marble pillars in courtyard in City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

View over Temple of Venus, Delphi, Greece

The Treasury, Al-Khazneh, Petra, Ma an Governorate, Jordan

Temple of Artemis, Jerash, Jerash Governorate, Jordan

Temple of Olympian Zeus or Olympieion, Athens, Attica, Greece

The blue light of dusk on the ancient Imperial Forum Rome Lazio Italy Europe

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