Tiered Collection

London School of Economics, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wedding of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook
Scene at the wedding reception of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook, performers in the Pelissier Follies. The wedding took place at Finchley Parish Church, north London

Small theatre of Ancient Epidaurus (Epidavros), Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Royal wedding cake for Princess Margaret
The official wedding cake presented by J. Lyons for the wedding of Princess Margaret to Antony Armstrong-Jones in May 1960. Date: 1960

Citizens Bell Pavillion, Yongdusan Park, Busan, South Korea, Asia

The Forbidden City in Beijing looking South taken from the viewing point of Jingshan Park, Beijing, China, Asia

Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima, Western Honshu, Japan, Asia

Spectacular ice sculptures at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, Asia

Royal Wedding 1947 - the cake
Wedding cake made by Mr F. Schul of McVitie and Price in Harlesden, London for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947

Tynwald Hill - St John s, Isle of Man (" where the new Manx Laws are made" ). Established by Norse Viking settlers over a thousand years ago with the hill thought to have been built in

Torre del Oro (Gold Tower), Museo Naval, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Serving Le 5 Oclock
Low waisted dress with sleeves that are full from the elbow & with a tight cuff, a V neck with a scarf tie, tiered skirt & a scarf belt threaded through belt straps on the hip

The Dome des Invalides, Paris, France, c.1890-1900
1128947 The Dome des Invalides, Paris, France, c.1890-1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print)

Mme. Lucien Lelong wearing a Lelong design
Madame Lucien Lelong, formerly Princess Nathalie Paley, and wife of the dress designer, pictured modelling one of her husbands designs

Bell tower, traditional village of Megalochori, Santorini, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

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PERU Cusco Department Machu Picchu Terraces on Machu Picchu mountainside

The Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
he Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ascending tiered gardens in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq

T'ien-ning Ssu T'a Pagoda, Peking, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
T'ien-ning Ssu T'a Pagoda, Peking, 1860

Multi-storied Pagoda, N. China, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Multi-storied Pagoda, N. China, 1860

Twin Pagodas, Southern Sung Style, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Twin Pagodas, Southern Sung Style, 1860

A Group of Guardsmen, 1529, 1529. Creator: Dirck Jacobsz
A Group of Guardsmen, 1529, 1529. Other Title(s): A Group of Guardsmen, 1529

Stevenson, Robert Louis, Mrs. house, 1921 or 1922. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Stevenson, Robert Louis, Mrs. house, 1921 or 1922

The Tsushima Festival, Owari Province (Owari Tsushima sairei), from the series "One Hundre... 1859
The Tsushima Festival, Owari Province (Owari Tsushima sairei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)", 1859

View of Shimla city in Indian Himalayas the capital of Indian state Himachal Pradesh. Shimla, Himachal Prades, India. Landscape photography View of Shimla city in Indian Himalayas the capital of

University Of London Senate House & Library Senate Room
A photograph which shows the spacious Senate Room, with tiered seating and wood panelling, at the University of London Senate House and Library, designed between 1932 and 1937

Canal Bridge, Borwick
A landscape oil painting of a farm settlement with a background of tiered mountains, the foreground shows a singular arch bridge spanning a canal in Borwick, Lancaster. Date: circa 1921

Restaurant
A painting which depicts the scene of a busy two tiered restaurant, people can be seen happily drinking and dining at the tables, from both the ground floor and first floor. Date: circa 1916

A Civil Guard Parade on a tiered building at their barracks, Spain, 1936. This was deemed a necessary alternative to drilling on the middle of the parade ground

A wedding cake to be proud of, for the wedding of a British couple in India. Date: 1920

Cenotaph for Sebastian I, King of Portugal, Basilica Farnesina, Rome, December 3, 1578, Creator: Mario Cartaro
Cenotaph for Sebastian I, King of Portugal, Basilica Farnesina, Rome, December 3, 1578, 1578

Untitled Japanese Temple, about 1903 (gelatin silver print)
3954074 Untitled Japanese Temple, about 1903 (gelatin silver print) by Dow, Arthur Wesley (1857-1922); 35.6x27.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

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Seven Stars and Moon viewpoint, Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, near Zhuang village of Ping An.Guangxi Province, China. Zhuang ethnic minority village is located high in the Longji mountains

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Seven Stars and Moon viewpoint, Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, near Zhuang village of Ping An.Guangxi Province, China. Zhuang ethnic minority village is located high in the Longji mountains

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sunset at Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces near Yao Village of Dazhai, Guangxi Province China, Date: 22/10/2005

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Sunrise at Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces near Yao Village of Dazhai, Guangxi Province China, Date: 22/10/2005

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Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces near Yao Village of Dazhai, Guangxi Province China Date: 22/10/2005

Dress in printed linen, illustration from Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1913 (colour litho)
745215 Dress in printed linen, illustration from Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1913 (colour litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); 22.9x13.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

View of the Himalayan foothills at dawn, from Kathmandu to Everest flight over Himalayas, Nepal
View of the Himalayan foothills from window on Dawn Kathmandu to Everest Flight over the Himalayas; Himalayas, Nepal

Triangular Five-Tiered Box with Bamboo, Plum Blossom, and Pine Trees, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century

Tiered Centerpiece, Italy, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Tiered Centerpiece, Italy, 19th century

Stepped Beaker, A. D. 1000 / 1532. Creator: Unknown
Stepped Beaker, A.D. 1000/1532

Pair of Beakers, A. D. 1450 / 1532. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Beakers, A.D. 1450/1532

Jar Depicting Mating Rats, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Jar Depicting Mating Rats, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

A Pagoda near Chao-Chowfu, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
A Pagoda near Chao-Chowfu, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. vii from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume ii" (1873)

Versailles, Grand Triannon (Buffet par Mansard), 1902. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Grand Triannon (Buffet par Mansard), 1902. A work made of albumen print

Versailles, Le Parc, 1904. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Le Parc, 1904. A work made of albumen print

Versailles, Grand Trianon (Le Parc), 1905. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Grand Trianon (Le Parc), 1905. A work made of albumen print

Versailles, Le Parc, 1906/07. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Le Parc, 1906/07. A work made of albumen print

Les Tulipes, 1928 (oil on canvas)
825851 Les Tulipes, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Valmier, Georges (1885-1937); 92.4x64.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Tulipes. Georges Valmier (1885-1937). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1928

Woman Lying Down; Femme Couchee, 1924 (oil on canvas)
656194 Woman Lying Down; Femme Couchee, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Valmier, Georges (1885-1937); 72.5x99 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman Lying Down; Femme Couchee. Georges Valmier (1885-1937)

A portrait of the American dancer Claire Luce, 1929 wearing a Lucien Lelong tiered black georgette crepe dance frock Date: 1929

View across the Sawahs to Gunung Agung, c. 1937-1939 (oil on board)
1198436 View across the Sawahs to Gunung Agung, c. 1937-1939 (oil on board) by Spies, Walter (1895-1942); 62x91 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spies)

A red satin cloak, possibly a marriage cloak (satin)
1767202 A red satin cloak, possibly a marriage cloak (satin) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A red satin cloak, possibly a marriage cloak)

Wat Arun with Chao Phraya River, 1890 (b / w photo)
LIT389114 Wat Arun with Chao Phraya River, 1890 (b/w photo) by Lenz, Robert (fl.1890s); Bangkok, Thailand; (add.info.: Wat Arun is a Buddhist temple with a central prang (Khmer-style tower)

The Khaju Bridge dam, Safavid Period (photo)
EBC181336 The Khaju Bridge dam, Safavid Period (photo) by Islamic School; Isfahan, Iran; out of copyright

Terrace buildings in the Inca citadel, built in 15th century (photo)
MAE175205 Terrace buildings in the Inca citadel, built in 15th century (photo) by Pre-Columbian; Machu Picchu, Peru; ePaul Maeyaert; South American, out of copyright

Fountain with cupid by Gaspar Marcy at Versailles, 1676 (etching)
2962810 Fountain with cupid by Gaspar Marcy at Versailles, 1676 (etching) by Lepautre, Jean (1618-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Les Plans, Profils, et Elevations, des Ville)

Womens evening dresses 1929
Narrow tiered evening dresses. Date: 1929

Charles II court cupboard, late 17th century (walnut & lignum vitae)
CH438395 Charles II court cupboard, late 17th century (walnut & lignum vitae) by English School, (17th century); 125x119x45 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Noctes Ambrosianae, 1906 (oil on canvas)
3744306 Noctes Ambrosianae, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 63.5x76.2 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); (add.info.: The Noctes Ambrosianae)

Model of a temple from the Ayutthaya Period (gilded wood)
LIT389802 Model of a temple from the Ayutthaya Period (gilded wood) by Siamese School; Wat Machimawat, Songkhla, Thailand; (add.info)

The Pink Door; La porte rose, 1927 (oil on canvas)
1769254 The Pink Door; La porte rose, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Valmier, Georges (1885-1937); 114x146 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pink Door; La porte rose. Georges Valmier (1885-1937)

Trafalgar Square, London, 1908 (oil on canvas)
652385 Trafalgar Square, London, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 78.7x100.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Trafalgar Square, London)

Chiswick, design for a rockword cascade with an octagonal Doric temple on the terrace
5926031 Chiswick, design for a rockword cascade with an octagonal Doric temple on the terrace behind (pen and ink over pencil on paper) by Kent

Evening dress of dark cream ribbed silk, 1876 (silk)
2597345 Evening dress of dark cream ribbed silk, 1876 (silk) by English School, (19th century); Fashion Museum Bath; (add.info.: With a deep hem of narrow lace tiers and decorated with bronze, amber)

Gate of the Imperial Palace of Beijing (the Forbidden City) - from "
LSE3526003 Gate of the Imperial Palace of Beijing (the Forbidden City) - from " Ancient and Modern Costume" by Ferrario, ed

Metalwork: a set of liqueur cups on a stand, 1780-96 (engraving)
618010 Metalwork: a set of liqueur cups on a stand, 1780-96 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Oeuvres Diverses de Lalonde by Richard de Lalonde)

The Interior of the Alhambra Theatre, London, 1900, 1900 (oil on canvas)
657698 The Interior of the Alhambra Theatre, London, 1900, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Hacker, Arthur (1858-1919); 76x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Interior of the Alhambra Theatre)

La Femme a Paris: Political Woman, 1885 (etching and drypoint on laid paper)
996015 La Femme a Paris: Political Woman, 1885 (etching and drypoint on laid paper) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 40x25.4 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

A Victorian Tazza, Sheffield, 1877 (glass & silver)
5049460 A Victorian Tazza, Sheffield, 1877 (glass & silver) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldsmith Joseph Pike); Photo eChristies Images; English

View of the Post Office, Cagnes; Vue de la Poste, Cagnes, 1907 (oil on canvas)
825720 View of the Post Office, Cagnes; Vue de la Poste, Cagnes, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 33x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Post Office)

Actor Richard Todd with his bride Catherine Bogle cutting the cake on their wedding day, circa 1949

Advertisement for the 10ft high royal wedding of the Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, placed by McVitie and Price of Edinburgh, who strangely, call themselves biscuit makers

Flounced Evening Dress
An elegant woman wearing a spotted organdie evening dress with deep flounces around the hem & butterfly sleeves; a garland of flowers is worn around the bodice Date: 1930s

PARTY CLOTHES 1930
A small at home drinks party. One of the male guests isnt stopping long - so no need to remove the topcoat. Notice the large dot motif dress of one of the ladies. Date: 1930

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Greece, Attica, Athens, Stone seating in Odeon of Herodes Atticus, located on southwest slope of the Acropolis

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Italy, Sicily, Syracuse, Neapolis Archaeological Park, Greek Amphitheatre

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Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Olympic Stadium, Olympiastadion, Built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics, Green seat pattern

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Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Olympic Stadium, Olympiastadion, Built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics, Green seat pattern

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Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Olympic Stadium, Olympiastadion, Built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics, Green seat pattern

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Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Olympic Stadium, Olympiastadion, Built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics, Green seat pattern

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Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Olympic Stadium, Olympiastadion, Built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics, Green seat pattern

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"Discovering the Beauty of Tiered Architecture Across Continents" From the grandeur of London School of Economics in London, England to the enchanting Small theatre of Ancient Epidaurus in Greece's Peloponnese region, tiered structures have captivated us throughout history. In Kyoto, Japan, Kinkaku-ji Temple stands as a testament to architectural brilliance with its shimmering golden pavilion. Meanwhile, Princess Margaret's royal wedding cake showcased intricate tiers that symbolized opulence and tradition. Closer to home, Dan Everard and Dollis Brook celebrated their union with a tiered wedding cake that represented love and commitment. On the Isle of Man, Tynwald Hill proudly displays its layered structure as a symbol of democracy and governance. Venturing further eastward brings us to Beijing's Forbidden City where we marvel at its majestic tiers from Jingshan Park. The 1947 Royal Wedding also featured an exquisite tiered cake that delighted guests with its elegance. Across Asia in Busan, South Korea's Yongdusan Park stands the Citizens Bell Pavilion - a striking example of Asian architecture characterized by multiple tiers. In Seville, Spain's Museo Naval houses Torre del Oro or Gold Tower which showcases stunning layers reminiscent of Andalusian heritage. Finally, Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China presents spectacular ice sculptures crafted into mesmerizing tiered formations that leave visitors awestruck. And for those seeking refined indulgence like Le 5 O'clock tea service offers delightful treats served on elegant tiered trays. Whether it be for cultural significance or sheer aesthetic appeal, these tiered structures across continents remind us of humanity's creativity and ability to build wonders that stand the test of time.