Columns Collection (page 5)

Svartifoss waterfall at sunset, Skaftafell National Park, Hornafjor√∞ur, Austurland, Iceland(MR)

The Roman Forum at sunsrise, with Temple of Saturn in foreground and Colosseum in background, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Corridor with red walls and columns at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Corridor with red walls and columns at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Blue corridor at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Basilica Cistern, Sultanahmet, UNESCO, Fatih District, Istanbul Province, Turkey

Basilica Cistern, Sultanahmet, UNESCO, Fatih District, Istanbul Province, Turkey

Back lit column at Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Decorated columns, Cloisters of The Company, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Decorated columns, Cloisters of The Company, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Crosses at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Crosses at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Syracuse Cathedral facade, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Apollo Temple remains, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Former castle guard at castle square Oldenburg, Oldenburger Land, Lower Saxony, Germany

Former castle guard at castle square Oldenburg, Oldenburger Land, Lower Saxony, Germany

Tree at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Tree at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Detail of entrance to Iglesia Patrimonial Nuestra Senora del Patrocinio Church, Tenaun, Dalcahue, UNESCO, Chiloe Island, Chiloe Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile

Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt, Africa

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

Northern Ireland, County antrim, Giants causeway, woman at base of organ

The little Angel fountain inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora, Athens, Attica, Greece

Europe, England, London, Richmond, Richmond Theatre

Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Salerno Province, Campania, Italy Girl climbs the staircase to the Amalfi Cathedral

Raising the Columns on the River Ganges, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683555 Raising the Columns on the River Ganges, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

"Christ on a Column" Sculpture by Miguel Espinosa (16th century), 1537
AIS5391044 "Christ on a Column" Sculpture by Miguel Espinosa (16th century), 1537; Real Monasterio de San Zoilo, Carrion de los Condes, Palencia, Spain.

George II (1683-1760), 18th century (oil painting)
7337910 George II (1683-1760), 18th century (oil painting) by Pine, Robert Edge (1730-88) (after); 67x58.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332789 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024.

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125778 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125776 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Eastern arcade of The Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey
7125766 Eastern arcade of The Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey; (add.info.: Eastern arcade of The Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey)

Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058472 Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

The Memnonium at Thebes, as it was in the early 19th century. From Cassell's Universal History
6867221 The Memnonium at Thebes, as it was in the early 19th century. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: The Memnonium at Thebes)

Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058471 Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Frederick the Great and Voltaire in conversation, unknown (engraving)
7273678 Frederick the Great and Voltaire in conversation, unknown (engraving); 13.2x13.2 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info)

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125781 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. Arcades of the cloister
7125779 Thoronet Abbey. Arcades of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Arcades of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Rotherham, 3 miles from (litho)
8633403 Rotherham, 3 miles from (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotherham, 3 miles from, Column, erected in memory of Admiral Keppell)

Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo)
TED4615468 Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo) by Hittorff, Jacques Ignace (1792-1867); (add.info.: Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th)

Egyptian Art (engraving)
8644760 Egyptian Art (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian Art. Illustration for Architecture, Sculpture)

The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, St Peter's at Rome (engraving)
8650794 The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, St Peter's at Rome (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture)

Part of a Column from the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus (engraving)
8663130 Part of a Column from the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Part of a Column from the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus)

Romans Landing from a Ship (engraving)
8663109 Romans Landing from a Ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romans Landing from a Ship)

The Damascus Gate, Bab el Amud, Gate of the Column (engraving)
8638816 The Damascus Gate, Bab el Amud, Gate of the Column (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Damascus Gate, Bab el Amud, Gate of the Column)

Celebrations on the anniversary of Belgian independence, Brussels (engraving)
8676930 Celebrations on the anniversary of Belgian independence, Brussels (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Late 19th Century house in central London
3520121 Late 19th Century house in central London; (add.info.: Late 19th Century house in central London showing neo-classical influences including coloumns and balustrates)

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