Pillars Collection (#88)

Tem. Ro. Penatibus Dicatu, from a Series of 24 Depicting (Reconstructed) Buil... Plate ca. 1530-50. Creator: Anon
Tem. Ro. Penatibus Dicatu, from a Series of 24 Depicting (Reconstructed) Buildings from Roman Antiquity, Plate ca. 1530-50

Templum Antiquum Ad Fontem Aegerium (Sant Urbano alla Caffarella, Rome), ca. 1550-60. ca. 1550-60. Creator: Anon
Templum Antiquum Ad Fontem Aegerium (Sant Urbano alla Caffarella, Rome), ca. 1550-60

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, plate thirty-six from the Ruins of Rome, published January 7, 1797

Isolated View of Berninis Baldacchino. Plate 39 from the Album Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano, 1653-91

Ornate church door on a Christmas and New Year card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

The Temple of Vespasian and the Roman Forum, from Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside (Six grandes vues, dont quatre de Rome et deux de la Campagne romaine), 1656

The Man of Sorrows at the Column, 1523. Creator: Nicols Hogenberg
The Man of Sorrows at the Column, 1523

The Story of Samson, 1549. Creator: Cornelis Massys
The Story of Samson, 1549

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Ionic capital, ca. 1537. ca. 1537. Creator: Master GA
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Ionic capital, ca. 1537

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Corinthian base, ca. 1537. ca. 1537. Creator: Master GA
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Corinthian base, ca. 1537

Relief infantry at the attack of Douaumont, northern France, 1916. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Entry of Crusaders into Constantinople, 1840, (c1915). Artist: Eugene Delacroix
Entry of Crusaders into Constantinople, 1840, (c1915). Held by the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

The Bath of Psyche, c1890. Painting held in the Tate Britain, London. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1903-4, edited by William Gamble. [A. W. Penrose & Co. London, 1903-4]

The Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland, 1887. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland, 1887. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish sea to fight his Scottish

Mount Kronos and Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century. The wife of Zeus, Hera was one of the major goddesses of Ancient Greece. The Romans worshipped her as Juno

The Temple of Artemis, Ephesus, Turkey, 1933-1934. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933-1934

Vera-Ellen, American actress and stage and film dancer. Vera-Ellen (1921-1981) began dancing at the age of 10. She appeared in several Hollywood musicals, including On the Town (1949), with Gene Kelly

Petrograd Soviet of Workers and Soldiers Deputies, Tauride Palace, Russia, 1917. The Petrograd Soviet first met on 27 February 1917 at the beginning of the Rusian Revolution

The Apparition of the Sibyl to Caesar Augustus, 1535. Artist: Paris Bordone
The Apparition of the Sibyl to Caesar Augustus, 1535. Augustus askingthe Sibyl whether he is to be worshipped as a god. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The House of the Qadi (beit el-qadi), Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The House of the Qadi (beit el-qadi), Cairo, Egypt, 1928. A Qadi is an Islamic judge. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, Illustrated by Louis Cabanes, 1928

Temple of Hermopolis and Egyptian Tombs of Lycopolis, 1802. Artist: Vivant Denon
Temple of Hermopolis and Egyptian Tombs of Lycopolis, 1802. Ancient Egyptian sites at El-Ashmunein (top) and Asyut. A plate from Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute d Egypte, 1802

Altar of Zeus detail, 2nd century BC
Detail of the altar of Zeus from Pergamon, Turkey, From the Pergamon Museums collection in Berlin, 2nd century BC

Portico with skulls from a Celtic sanctuary, Roquepertuse, France, c3rd - 2nd century BC

Samson pulling down the Temple of Dagon, god of the Philistines, mid 19th century. The Israelite hero Samson, having been betrayed by Delilah and taken prisoner and blinded by the Philistines

Samson bringing down the Temple of Dagon, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Samson bringing down the Temple of Dagon, 1866. The Israelite hero Samson, having been betrayed by Delilah and taken prisoner and blinded by the Philistines

17th century, antique, architecture, archival, book, columns, cover, depicting, engraving, figures, frontispiece, gazebo, geography, globes, historic, history, human likeness, jan jansson, nobody

16th century, antique, art, atlas, book, cherubs, columns, cover, eagle, engraving, et graeciae tabule geographice, figures, frontispiece, geography, gerard mercator, historic, history

The Chennakesava Temple (Keshava Temple) on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Karnataka, India
The Chennakesava Temple, also referred to as Chennakeshava Temple, Keshava Temple or Kesava Temple, is a Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura, Karnataka, India

Sunset at the Mysore Palace (Ambavilas Palace), Mysore, Karnataka, Southern India
Ambavilas Palace, also known as the Mysore Palace, is a historical palace and a royal residence at Mysore in the southern Karnataka state of India

Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard, Cornwall
Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Steam engines near service shed, Exeter St David s
Steam engines outside a service shed at Exeter St David s, Devon. circa 1960s

Nicols Bridge, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Temple of Hathor in Deir el-Medina near Luxor, Egypt
Inside the temple of Hathor, Ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood, in Deir el-Medina near Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. Deir el-Medina was a village inhabited by artisans who worked on the tombs in

Officials outside Government House, Mahe, Seychelles
Government officials and others outside Government House in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. From left: Mr de Boulay, Dr Bradley, Bishop, Petrides, Logan, Fiennes, Ms Halkett, Mrs Fiennes, Mrs Logan

Interior of European Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Interior of the European Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. 1925

Post Office, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Post Office building, Church Square, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

Military Hospital, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Kings House, St John Auxiliary Military Hospital, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: 1930s

The Hague, Inner Court - Amsterdam The Netherlands. (Den Haag Binnenhof). It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands

Alton Towers, England - the monument to Earl Charles
The Choragic Monument to Earl Charles was commissioned in the 1820s by the nephew of Earl Charles and stands near the entrance of the gardens at Alton Towers, now a adventure park and fairground

Arles, France - view over the ruins of Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could seat 20, 000 spectators in Roman times. When the Roman Empire fell, the theatre was transformed into a fortress with the four towers added

Teatro Solis, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America
Solis Hotel, Teatro Solis (theatre and cinema) and Diario del Plata (newspaper office), Montevideo, Uruguay, South America

Union Street, Lima, Peru, South America
View of Union Street, Lima, Peru, South America, with the Club Nacional, Colon Theatre, Hotel Bolivar (centre right), San Martin Theatre, and Banco de Credito de Peru (far right). Date: circa 1940

Group outside Moffat Hydropathic Hotel - believed to be at the front door, the woman on the left is holding a copy of The New Machiavelli. A sign behind them advertises charabancs for hire

Male Type / 4 Dandies 1820
Pillars of the Opera: Prince Esterhazy, Lord Fife, Ball Hughes, and Lord Wilton. Date: 1820s

Orange Assasinated / Delft
The assasination of William the Silent of Orange at Delft. Date: 1584

Rood screen, Church of St Gommaire, Lierre (Lier), Belgium
Ornate rood screen in the Church of St Gommaire (Gummarus), Lierre (Lier), Belgium, dating back to the 17th century. Date: circa 1910

Maison des Brasseurs, Anvers (Antwerp), Belgium
Great Hall of the Maison Hydraulique or Maison des Brasseurs (Brewers House), Anvers (Antwerp), Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

Perfume Market, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa
View inside the Perfume Market (Souk des Parfums), Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1920

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"Pillars: Symbolic Strength and Resilience Across Time and Space" A pillar of strength emerges as a heroic fireman fearlessly rescues a young girl from the clutches of a raging inferno, embodying courage in the face of danger. In William McLaren's masterpiece, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, " pillars stand tall as silent witnesses to chivalry, honor, and the timeless struggle between good and evil. Once again, a heroic fireman becomes an emblematic pillar of hope as he valiantly saves a young girl from the consuming flames that threaten her life. Amidst the vastness of space, gas pillars in the Eagle Nebula stretch like celestial sentinels, reminding us of nature's grandeur and our infinitesimal place within it. The Bible recounts events where Samson showcases his extraordinary might by single-handedly toppling towering pillars – an awe-inspiring testament to human strength under divine guidance. At Boone Tavern Hotel in Berea, Kentucky, sturdy columns bear witness to countless stories shared within its walls – each one adding another layer to its rich history. Off Cornwall's coast lies Dixilyn Field 97 oil rig – its towering structure resembling formidable pillars rising defiantly against wind-whipped waves; an embodiment of resilience amidst adversity. W Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration depicts railway ribaldry with comically exaggerated train carriages supported by improbable yet amusing pillars - showcasing creativity even in mundane objects. Kansas City's downtown skyline proudly displays architectural marvels such as Union Station - majestic structures standing tall like guardians over this vibrant cityscape bustling with life. The Temple of Athena Nike on Athens' Acropolis stands resolute through centuries past - these ancient marble columns serving as enduring reminders of Greece's cultural heritage etched into UNESCO World Heritage Site status.