Ruins Collection (#95)

Reliefs on the Tachara palace or private residence of Darius in Persepolis, Iran (stone)
7071290 Reliefs on the Tachara palace or private residence of Darius in Persepolis, Iran (stone) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis

The Tachara palace or private residence of Darius in Persepolis, Iran (photo)
7071289 The Tachara palace or private residence of Darius in Persepolis, Iran (photo) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis

The Tachara palace or private residence of Darius in Persepolis, Iran (photo)
7071288 The Tachara palace or private residence of Darius in Persepolis, Iran (photo) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis

Ruins of the great hypostyle hall
7129636 Ruins of the great hypostyle hall by Egyptian 20th Dynasty (1200-1085 BC); Luxor, Egypt; (add.info.: Ruins of the great hypostyle hall, Medinat Habu temple, Luxor)

The Folly at Mow Cop with a winter dusting of snow, Mow Cop, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Mow Cop castle on the Cheshire Staffordshire border, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Folly at Mow Cop on a winter morning, Mow Cop, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Mow Cop Folly on the Cheshire Staffordshire border, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

England, Northumberland, Warkworth Castle. Warkworth Castle (English Heritage), a magnificent 12th century stone motte and bailey fortress, and surrounding snow covered landscape on a winter morning

Sunk are thy bowers, in shapeless ruin all, and the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall (colour litho)
955950 Sunk are thy bowers, in shapeless ruin all, and the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall (colour litho) by Hankey

James Bruce helps his dumb follower (litho)
STC335845 James Bruce helps his dumb follower (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Bruce (1730-94) Scottish explorer;); The Stapleton Collection

Italian Propaganda Poster "Su loro ricade la colpa!" pub. 1939-45 (Colour litho)
3737174 Italian Propaganda Poster "Su loro ricade la colpa!" pub.1939-45 (Colour litho) by Boccasile, Gino (1901-52); (add.info.: On them rests the blame)

James Bruce helps his dumb follower, illustration from'Cassell's Romance of Famous Lives, c
3037712 James Bruce helps his dumb follower, illustration from'Cassell's Romance of Famous Lives, c.1940 (colour litho) by Tennant, C

Nunnery (photo)
XAM94981 Nunnery (photo) by Mayan; Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico; Ali Meyer

Festival in the ruins of Pompeii. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796395 Festival in the ruins of Pompeii. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Bac, Ferdinand Sigismund (1859-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Festival in the ruins of Pompeii)

Blockaded Landscape, 1942-43 (oil on canvas)
SRM96572 Blockaded Landscape, 1942-43 (oil on canvas) by Rusakov, Aleksandr Isaakovich (1898-1952); 81x101 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Firemen of the wartime British National Fire Service inspecting a large bomb crater during the Blitz, World War II
5226751 Firemen of the wartime British National Fire Service inspecting a large bomb crater during the Blitz, World War II, 1940s (colour litho) by Mills

Firefighters of wartime British National Fire Service using a mobile canteen during the Blitz, World War II
5226746 Firefighters of wartime British National Fire Service using a mobile canteen during the Blitz, World War II, 1940s (colour litho) by Mills

Firemen of the wartime British National Fire Service being alerted to the presence of a badly wounded victim of an air
5226744 Firemen of the wartime British National Fire Service being alerted to the presence of a badly wounded victim of an air raid, World War II, 1940s (colour litho) by Mills

Illustration from "Des Alten and Neuen Roms Grosser Schau-Platz" by Joachim von Sandrart, 1685 (etching)
1071586 Illustration from "Des Alten and Neuen Roms Grosser Schau-Platz" by Joachim von Sandrart, 1685 (etching) by Sandrart

Tell me, brother, is that the star over Bethlehem, from Simplicissimus magazine, 1911 (litho)
CHT415787 Tell me, brother, is that the star over Bethlehem, from Simplicissimus magazine, 1911 (litho) by Schulz, Wilhelm (1865-1952); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Roman Forum 16th century (engraving)
3793836 Roman Forum 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Roman Forum, 16th century. Engraving by Perac. The Forum as it would be known by Du Bellay and his contemporaries)

Sperrgebeit
Vikas Chander

Kilchurn
Bartolome Lopez

A Wet Scenery
Rainer Inderst

Kenilworth Castle, the ruins from the ramparts by W.W. Quatremain

Ruins, 1904 (pastel and red chalk on paper)
7332427 Ruins, 1904 (pastel and red chalk on paper) by Ottevaere, Henri (1870-1944); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Ottevaere, Henri (1870-1944)

The West Front, Marchelepot Church (gouache on paper)
LMG209078 The West Front, Marchelepot Church (gouache on paper) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 26.8x53.3 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K

Little Westwater Ruin, Canyonlands National Park, Utah Date: 05-03-2021

Ruins by a lake on Tibetan Plateau, Dhaulagiri (8167m) in the distance on the left, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, China Date: 12-09-2018

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c. 1850 (b/w photo)
7315191 The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c.1850 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, around 1850)

Adoration of the Shepherds (oil on panel)
XAV171353 Adoration of the Shepherds (oil on panel) by Marmion, Simon (fl.1450-89) (attr. to); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c. 1850 (b/w photo)
7315196 The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c.1850 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, around 1850)

Landscape with Roman Ruins (oil on canvas)
490130 Landscape with Roman Ruins (oil on canvas) by Cock, Paul-Joseph de (1724-1801); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Nativity
XJL61181 Nativity by Juan de Flandes, (c.1465-1519); Santa Eulalia Cathedral, Palencia, Spain

Cityscape in Spain (oil on canvas)
490074 Cityscape in Spain (oil on canvas) by Bossuet, Francois Antoine (1800-89); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Temptation of Antony Abbot of Egypt (oil on panel)
471521 The Temptation of Antony Abbot of Egypt (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 88x71 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

View of the Colosseum in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas)
LAF470802 View of the Colosseum in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Abeele, Albijn van den (1835-1918); 73.9110 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Adoration of the Magi, c. 1519 (oil on panel)
471163 Adoration of the Magi, c.1519 (oil on panel) by Master of the Antwerp Adoration, (fl.c.1505-30); 29x39 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The Study of Art in Rome, 1662 (oil on panel)
471360 The Study of Art in Rome, 1662 (oil on panel) by Goubau, Anton (1616-98); 113x165 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

View of the Campo Vaccino, Rome (oil on panel)
3959895 View of the Campo Vaccino, Rome (oil on panel) by Nieulandt, Willem van (1584-1635); 66x49 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Bastion des Ormes, interior of the Chateau de Clisson, 1884 (painting)
7312338 The Bastion des Ormes, interior of the Chateau de Clisson, 1884 (painting) by Lansyer, Emmanuel (1835-93); Musee Lansyer, Loches, France; (add.info.: Emmanuel Lansyer, born February 19)

The temple of Diana, Nimes, 1890 (oil on canvas)
7312307 The temple of Diana, Nimes, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Lansyer, Emmanuel (1835-93); Musee Lansyer, Loches, France; (add.info.: Emmanuel Lansyer, born February 19)

Ruins overgrown with vegetation, 1832 (graphite on paper)
7308287 Ruins overgrown with vegetation, 1832 (graphite on paper) by Rohden, Johann Martin von (1778-1868); 9.4x13.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Vincennes Castle, Tour de Salves (w/c)
904808 Vincennes Castle, Tour de Salves (w/c) by French School, (19th century); Musee de l'Ile de France, Sceaux, France

Perspective with ruins and figures, 1720-29 (oil on canvas)
7292634 Perspective with ruins and figures, 1720-29 (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Marco (1676-1730) & Sebastiano (1659-1734); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Oybin Monastery Ruin in the Zittau Mountains, Saxony, Germany
7279857 Oybin Monastery Ruin in the Zittau Mountains, Saxony, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oybin Monastery Ruin in the Zittau Mountains, Saxony, Germany)

The Ruins of the Ancient Roman Palace of Varna, Bulgaria
7279822 The Ruins of the Ancient Roman Palace of Varna, Bulgaria by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ruins of the Ancient Roman Palace of Varna, Bulgaria)

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"Exploring the Beauty and Mystery of Ruins: From Brightons West Pier to Machu Picchu" Witnessing a mesmerizing spectacle, a starling murmuration gracefully dances above the ruins of Brightons West Pier in England. The rugged beauty of Ballybunion's beach in County Kerry, Ireland, contrasts with the nearby ancient ruins that whisper tales of forgotten times. As the sun sets over Corfe Castle near Wareham, Isle of Purbeck, its 11th-century ruins stand as a testament to history's enduring presence. Stepping foot on the abandoned island of St Kilda in Scotland's Western Isles takes you back to 1995 when nature reclaimed what was once inhabited by humans. Dunnottar Castle outside Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire stands proudly atop cliffs overlooking the North Sea – an awe-inspiring sight that echoes with stories from centuries past. Brampton Road in Bexleyheath bears scars from World War II bomb damage - a poignant reminder of resilience amidst destruction and a testament to human strength. Hadrian's Wall at Sycamore Gap paints an enchanting picture against autumn hues within Northumberland National Park - where nature intertwines with ancient history. Pennard Castle majestically perches above Three Cliffs Bay in Gower, Wales – offering breathtaking views while guarding secrets from long ago. MacLellans Castle in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway exudes an air of mystery as it stands silently among picturesque Scottish landscapes. The remote island of Hirta within St Kilda archipelago unveils hauntingly beautiful ruins that tell tales of isolation and survival against harsh elements. And finally, Embark on an unforgettable journey through time at Peru's Machu Picchu - immerse yourself in the lost city of the Inca, where ancient ruins hold the secrets of a remarkable civilization.