Limestone Collection

Ingleborough, seen from limestone benches above Kingsdale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Egyptian art. Nefertiti bust. Limestone and stucco. Neues Mu
Egyptian art. Nefertiti. 14th century B.C. Egyptian Princess, wife of Amenhotep IV Akhenaton. Bust. Limestone and stucco. It is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose

Archaeopteryx, fossil bird, Jurassic
PM-9858 Archaeopteryx, fossil bird Jurassic Archaeopteryx Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Malham Cove, limestone cliff 70 metres high, Malham, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Venus of Willendorf, Stone Age figurine, rear view. Discovered in 1908 near Willendorf, Austria, this 11-centimetre-tall limestone figurine dates from around 23, 000 years ago

Egyptian art. Relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and thre
Egyptian art. A house altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three of their Daughters. Relief. Limestone. New Kingdom. Amarna period. 18th dynasty. C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum of Berlin. Germany

Croatia, Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik with the oceans edge

Durdle Door at sunrise, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England

View of limestone pavement, Malham Cove, Malham, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pergamon Altar. Hecate fighting against the giant Klytios ne
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. The three-faceted goddess Hecate fighting with a torch

Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants

The Treaty Stone, Limerick, Republic of Ireland. The Treaty of Limerick ended the Williamite war in Ireland between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange

Headings Cliff

The Twelve Apostles limestone stacks, Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Stoney Middleton, Middleton Dale, Derbyshire
Stoney Middleton - a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It at the foot of the limestone valley of Middleton Dale. Date: 1904

View of Lincoln Cathedral from the North West
View of magnificent West Front of Lincoln Cathedral from the North West Date: 1915

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England

Green Bridge of Wales, Pembrokeshire Coast, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Australia - The Twelve Apostles
JPF-2259 Australia - The Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria The Twelve Apostles before stack collapsed 3rd July 2005 Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal

Vietnam, Halong Bay

Vietnam, Halong Bay

Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland; Cottages Near Clifden

Greek warrior fighting Amazons, the female warriors. 8th-5th century BC. Limestone Relief

Worms Head, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula. Limestone island, linked to mainland by causeway at low tide
ROG-11495 Worms Head, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula. Limestone island, linked to mainland by causeway at low tide West Glamorgan

Calcareous phytoplankton fossil, SEM Z100 / 0213
Calcareous phytoplankton fossil. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fossil of the skeleton (coccosphere) of a coccolithotrope, a small marine algal organism

Australia, Victoria - The Twelve Apostles with collapsed stack in foreground (collapsed 3rd July 2005)
AU-00026-jon Australia, Victoria - The Twelve Apostles with collapsed stack in foreground (collapsed 3rd July 2005) Port Campbell National Park September 2005 Auscape Please note that prints are for

Stela of Amenemhat I. Table offering. 12th Dynasty. Middle K
Amenemhat I. 1st King. 12th Dynasty (1991-1962 BC). Middle Kingdom. Limestone, painted, stela of Amenemhat. Table offerings. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Croatia, Dubrovnik. Red roofs and domes of the old city

Shingle beach and chalk cliffs along the North Sea coast at Yport, Normandy, France, June 2018

Pergamon Altar. Hephaistos and goddess Eos riding a horse
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. South frieze. Gigantomachy

Syria. Krak des Chevaliers. Castle built in the twelfth century by the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades to the Holy Land

Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bust of a bearded man. 6th century BC. Archaic Period. Limestone. It comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Foraminifera, light micrograph C016 / 8597
Foraminifera. Interphase contrast light micrograph of a selection of different foraminifera. Foraminifera are marine single-celled protozoa that construct

Hotel Horizontes Los Jazmines overlooking Vinales Valley, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba

Heart Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Moon light over Sedona, Arizona
During a near fullmoon, the landscape of Sedona Arizona glows under the stars of night. A long exposure created the ethereal mood, a view which cant be seen with the naked eye

Limestone head from Gandhara (northwest Pakistan), 4th -5th century A. D
PAKISTAN: BUDDHA. Limestone head from Gandhara (northwest Pakistan), 4th -5th century A.D

The red train of the Albula-Bernina Express Railway, UNESCO World Heritage on the famous Landwasser Viaduct, Switzerland, Europe

Llimestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)
MAB-197 Limestone pavement above Malham Cove Yorkshire Dales, UK Limestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)

Limestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)
MAB-196 Limestone pavement above Malham Cove Yorkshire Dales, UK Limestone pavement above Malham Cove has been deeply eroded by acid rain leaving clints (lumps of limestone)

Flooded limestone cave interior with many stalactites and stalagmites and reflections, Drach caves (Cuevas del Drach), Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Vietnam, Halong Bay

Iran / Tomb of Cyrus
The tomb is situated south of Pasargad, placed on top of a six-stage platform, surrounded by staircases. The ceiling is covered with five huge limestone roof stones. Date: 1853

View of Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to H Long City, Cam Pha town

Iconic view on Ha Long Bay from Hang Sung Sot (
Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1, 553 km2, including 1, 960 - 2, 000 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775 islets

Floating village, Halong Bay, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Giant limestone statues of Ramses II (Rameses - 1304-1237 BC) holding the crook and the flail, symbols of kingship, Temple of Ramses, Abu Simbel (Simbul)

Calymene blumenbachii brongniart, trilobite
This trilobite originates from the 425 million year old Devonian Wenlock Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire

Warm seas surround remote limestone islands in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This area is known as the Coral Triangle due to its high marine biodiversity

Bonifacio at sunset time, the limestone cliff, Corsica Island, France

Church square in the village of Blockley, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

Vinales Valley at sunset, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba

View over Swimming Pool at Horizontes Los Jazmines Hotel towards Vinales Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba

Blowhole, Punakaiki, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand

Fort Lovrijenac, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Giant limestone statues of Rameses II, Temple of Rameses, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1836. Artist: David Roberts
Giant limestone statues of Rameses II, Temple of Rameses, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1836. The reign of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279-1213 BC)

Chrysler Building
" A modernistic Georgia Marble and Indiana Limestone building which rises 1046 feet from the ground to the top of the steel mast."

Panorama of Karst Mountain Range and Li River in Guilin, China
Tonnaja Travel Photography, 609185322

Sunset at Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Ha Long City, Cam Pha town

The three sister of Blue mountains, Australia
Three sister rock the spectacular landscape of Blue mountains, Australia

Petra Archaeological site - The Treasury seen from the Siq exit

Romania - Curtea de Arges Monastery
The Cathedral of Curtea de Arges - a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Curtea de ArgeE, Romania. It is located on the grounds of the Curtea de Arges Monastery Date: circa 1920s

A colourful sunset over Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Piceni, Italic civilizations, Warrior Capestrano, limestone sculpture from necropolis of Aufinum
Italic civilizations, Piceni, 6th century b.C. The Warrior Capestrano, limestone sculpture from the necropolis of Aufinum. Height 2.09 m, detail

Lyme Regis
The Lower Jurassic cliffs incorporating Lower Lias and Charmouth Mudstone rocks, Charmouth, Dorset, UK

Eire - Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala) Hoary Rockrose (Helianthemum oelandicum)
ROG-6903 IRELAND - Eire. Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala) and Hoary Rockrose (Helianthemum oelandicum) growing in Limestone Pavement The Burren. Co. Clare

Sandstone formation - From the Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell Na
JLR-63 Sandstone formation - From the Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Par South West cost of Victoria, Australia Jean-marc La Roque Please note that prints are personal display purposes only

Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 39 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Akhenaten and His Family, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna)
3520059 Akhenaten and His Family, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna). by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); (add.info.: Akhenaten and His Family, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna)

Boats in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam
A group of 4 small boats in the Halong Bay, setting not far from the limestone islands. Halong Bay is one of the most popular travel destinations in Vietnam

Aerial view of Navagio Beach and shipwreck at Smugglers Cove on the coast of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Austria, Aedicula with Jupiter and Juno, limestone Austria, Klagenfurt, Landesmuseum (Acrhaeological and Art Museum), Roman art

Rectors Palace and Cathedral at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Dalmatian Coast, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Waterfalls cascade down the karst limestone cliffs of the Cirque de Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Different level lagoons Bacuit Bay, Miniloc Island, Palawan, Philippines JPF37968
JPF-13469 Different level lagoons Bacuit Bay Miniloc Island, Palawan, Philippines Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Montezuma Castle dating from 1100-1400 AD in limestone cliff, Sinagua, Arizona, USA, North America

Water flowing through limestone ravine (glacial channel), Gordale Scar, Malhamdale, Yorkshire Dales N. P
Water flowing through limestone ravine (glacial channel), Gordale Scar, Malhamdale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, november

Replica Bust of Nefertiti, Germany
Full size plaster replica of a limestone bust of Nefertiti. The original bust of Nefertiti (meaning the beautiful one has come forth ) was discovered in 1912

Sun shining through Durdle Door at sunrise, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK

The Due Sorelle (Two Sisters) beach, Conero Riviera, Sirolo, Ancona province, Marche, Italy

The Green Bridge of Wales sea arch and stack along limestone coastline. Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, September 2019

View towards Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu) a distinctive 2519m limestone peak, Picos de Europa mountains, viewed from Arenas de Cabrales at sunset, Asturias, Spain, August 2016

Croatia, Dubrovnik. Back door to the St. Blaises Church

Galena, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Reticulated dull grey galena on larger dull grey octahedral crystals of galena. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue

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"Limestone: A Journey Through Time and Beauty" Step into the world of limestone, a versatile rock that has left its mark on history, art, and nature. From ancient Egyptian masterpieces to breathtaking natural formations, this captivating stone has captivated humanity for centuries. In the realm of Egyptian art, limestone played a significant role in immortalizing iconic figures such as Nefertiti. The exquisite bust of this legendary queen showcases the delicate craftsmanship and attention to detail achieved through the combination and stucco. Similarly, a relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their three daughters transports us back to an era filled with grandeur and artistic brilliance. But limestone's influence extends far beyond Egypt's borders. Traveling back millions of years to the Jurassic period brings us face-to-face with Archaeopteryx - a fossil bird preserved in stunning detail within layers of limestone. This remarkable discovery provides invaluable insights into our planet's prehistoric past. Venturing further across continents reveals awe-inspiring landscapes shaped by limestone's geological wonders. Malham Cove stands tall as a 70-meter-high cliff in Yorkshire Dales National Park, showcasing nature's raw power and beauty. Croatia's Dubrovnik enchants visitors with its picturesque cityscape against the backdrop of endless ocean horizons. At sunrise along England's Jurassic Coast lies Durdle Door - an enchanting arch carved by relentless waves into majestic limestone cliffs. Meanwhile, halfway around the globe in Australia's Great Ocean Road awaits The Twelve Apostles; towering stacks formed over millennia by erosion from crashing waves. Closer to home in Derbyshire lies Stoney Middleton nestled within Middleton Dale – an idyllic village surrounded by rugged yet charming limestone landscapes that have inspired generations with their timeless allure. Even mythology finds solace amidst these rocky structures; Pergamon Altar depicts Athena valiantly battling Alcyoneus atop vast slabs of imposing white limestone.