Squares Collection (#29)

MFB at Southwark HQ and scaling ladders
A ladder cart at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade HQ at Southwark SE1. Scaling ladders were separate interlocking ladders which when placed together

Albrechtsburg church, Meissen, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Town square in Meissen, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Wittenberg, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Place des Nations and the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Placa d Espanya Monument in Montjuic District, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

View of the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) on the Market Square, Delft, Netherlands, Europe

Ferris wheel at Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, Europe

Hotel de Ville (town hall) and place Jean Jaures, Tours, Indre et Loire, France, Europe

Cafes in main square of old town, Porto Vecchio, Corsica, France, Europe

Karlsplatz and Karlskirche, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Neuer Markt, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Knife for cutting the gold leaf into squares. Date 1878?

Paris moderne. Les Tuileries, le Louvre, et la rue de Rivoli, vue prise du Jardin des Tuileries (nord-ouest). Date ca. 1850

Revolution Game
A board game in which successive squares are incidents in the Revolution, such as the King coming to Paris and the abolition of the gabelle (the hated salt tax). Date: circa 1790

London / Pickering Place
Pickering Place, St. Jamess Street, London, one of Londons smallest squares, with a bust of Palmerston. A spot where once the gallants used to settle disputes. Date: 1930s

Two ladies in outfits by Premet
Two fashionable ladies wearing outfits by Premet. On the left, a three-piece beige suit, single-breasted jacket with black block squares and belt

Close-up of patterned cobbled surface in town square, Elvas, Portalegre District, Alentejo, Portugal, april

City hall and Marian column at night, New City Hall, Marienplatz, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, august

Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) adult, perched on lamppost, falconry bird being used to clear feral pigeons from city square, Trafalgar Square, London, England, may

Square illusion - orientation changes perception of size. The two squares are identical. However, the one on the left appears larger because it has been rotated through 45 degrees

Square illusion - vertical lines appear longer
Square illusion. The shape on the right hand side is a square whilst the one on the left, which is slightly shorter, is not. However many people believe it to be the other way round

Irradiation illusion. The white square against a black background on the left appears to be larger than the black square against a white background on the right. They are actually the same size

Hermann-Hering illusion
Hermann grid illusion. The intersections of the white horizontal and vertical lines in this image appear to be grey. But when looked at directly they are clearly white

Traditional Chinese medicines weighed out in squares of paper. Traditional Chinese medicine is based around the concepts of Yin and Yang, The Five Elements and Qi

Salt Square, Old Town, Wroclaw, Silesia, Poland, Europe

Market Square and Town Hall, Old Town, Wroclaw, Silesia, Poland, Europe

Largo G Garibaldi, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Restaurants and cafes, Piazza del Duomo, Como, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

Restaurants, Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Colleoni Chapel through Archway, Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Palazzo D Accursio (Palazzo Comunale) (Town Hall), Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

Palazzo Della Ragione and Big Bell Civic Tower, Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Big Bell Civic Tower, Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Clock Tower, Piazza Grande, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Piazza Vecchia at sunset, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Tree lined promenade area in the Bastide town of Domme, one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, Dordogne, France, Europe

Hotel des Monnaies, Place du Palais, Avignon, Provence, France, Europe

Place Charles Felix, Cours Saleya market and restaurant area, old town, Nice, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, Cote d Azur, French Riviera, France, Europe

Modern sculpture in Place Massena, Nice, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, Cote d Azur, French Riviera, France, Europe

The Renaissance Fountain dating from 1535, on the main square (Praca da Republica), Viana do Castelo, Minho, Portugal, Europe

The Marquess of Pombal Monument, a major roundabout and landmark in Praca do Marques de Pombal, central Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

An outdoor cafe at the Largo de Portagem public square in Coimbra, Beira Litoral, Portugal, Europe

Fountain and cafes on the public Camoes Square (Largo de Camoes), Ponte de Lima, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Traditional housing, Praca de Santiago (St. James Square), Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guimaraes, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Palace of the Town Council (Pacos do Conselha), dating from 1502, main square (Praca da Republica), Viana do Castelo, Minho, Portugal, Europe

The Salado Monument (Padrao do Salado) on the Largo da Oliveira in the Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guimaraes, Minho, Portugal, Europe

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