Dome Collection (#33)

Primavera Pavilion - Exposition des Arts Decoratifs
The Primavera Pavilion - Exposition des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France - designed by Wybo and A. Levard. Pavilion of the Printemps store (Grands Magasins de Printemps)

Nikolai Church, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

St Anna Church, Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, Germany
View of the tower of the St Anna Church (St Annenkirche) in the town of Annaberg-Buchholz, in the state of Saxony, Germany. 2010

France - Sedan Chair - Mont-Dore
Sedan Chair porters and occupant - at Mont-Dore (Mont Dor in Occitan), formerly called Mont-Dore-les-Bains, a commune in the Puy-de-Dome department in Auvergne in central France. Date: circa 1910s

Italian Shepheard - close to Rome
Italian Shepherd with his flock on a farm near Rome. Note the distinctive form of the hayricks, each ending in a pointed dome with a pole in the top. Date: circa 1910s

The Basilica of St Mary of Health (Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute) - located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. Date: circa 1908

Feet=Washing Fountain
The feet washing fountain near the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: 1960s

Results of German heavy artillery, Belgium, WW1
Results of German heavy artillery at Maubeuge, Belgium, during the First World War, showing a damaged gun dome. Date: September 1914

State Capitol Building - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Date: circa 1920s

Kairouan Tunisia
General view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia Date: circa 1910s

Earthquake at Samaxi, Azerbaijan
The 8th century Juma Mosque in ruins following the earthquake to hit Samaxi, Azerbaijan in 1902. Throughout its history eleven major earthquakes have hit Samaxi

The Wallace Statue and HM Theatre, Aberdeen
The Wallace Statue and His Majestys Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland Date: circa 1910s

Mosul, Iraq - Mashad Yahya Abul Kassem
The Tomb of John the Baptist or Mashad Yahya Abul Kassem: On the right bank of the Tigris, known for its conical dome, decorative brickwork and calligraphy engraved in Mosul blue marble

Istanbul - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque & Hippodrome
Constantinople - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - The Blue Mosque, a view including the Hippodrome. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

Tunis, Tunisia - A Fountain
Tunis, Tunisia - An Arab Fountain Date: circa 1910s

Side street in Vienna, Austria
View of a side street in Vienna, Austria, with parked cars and pedestrians. Date: 1953

Tunisia, North Africa - Kairouan
General view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia. Kairouan was a famed carpet-making centre and religious shrine (boasting a very old mosque). Date: circa 1908

View from the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1911
Visitors to St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London look across London from its roof towards the River Thames and Westminster Abbey. Date: 1911

Izmir, Turkey -Salepcioglu Mosque
Izmir, Turkey - Salepcioglu Mosque in the Konak area. Date: circa 1930s

The Duomo and Giottos Campanile, Florence Date: 1900

Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque
Beirut, Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque for pilgrims en route to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Date: circa 1910

The Kaza Main Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque - a shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. The shrine contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim

The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Sezincote, Gloucestershire
Sezincote (here spelt Sesincot), Gloucestershire, built in the Indian style.. Date: circa 1830

Kumanovo, Macedonia - the Eski Mosque, built in 1751 Date: circa 1919

Bitola, Macedonia - the St Sophia Mosque
Bitola ( formerly Monastir or Manastir), Macedonia - the St Sophia Mosque. Date: circa 1910s

General William Booth at the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
General William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army), at the Dome of the Rock Mosque, Temple Mount Jerusalem. Date: 1905

Israel - View of Acre - Knights Hall and Jezzar Pasha Mosqu
Israel - Panorama of Acre - The Ruins of the Knights Hall (foreground) and Jezzar Pasha Mosque (background) Date: circa 1903

Alexandria, Egypt - Mosque Nebi Daniel
The Nebi Daniel Mosque, Alexandria, Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Turin, Italy - the Mole Antonelliana
Originally built as a synagogue, the Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark of the Italian city of Turin. It is named after the architect who built it, Alessandro Antonelli

Rome / The Vatican
The Dome of St. Peters and the Vatican, Rome, Italy, with the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in 37 A.D. Date: 1930s

Rome / St. Peters Square
St. Peters Square, Rome, Italy, with the Dome of St. Peters (Vatican) behind and the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in Date: 1930s

Madison Arena Model
Planners pouring over a model of Madison Square Garden Arena, the famous New York sports arena designed by Charles Luckman; now known as MSG or The Garden. Date: opened 1968

Flaminian Obelisk
The Flaminian Obelisk (Obelisco Flaminio), Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy, which originally stood in the Sun Temple at Heliopolis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Date: 1930s

Victoria Embankment
The Victoria Embankment, central London, with boats moored along the River Thames and the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral on the horizon. Date: 1950s

Brighton Pavilion Dome
The Dome, once the Royal Stables of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, the extravagant Indian inspired architecture built by John Nash, between 1815 and 1822, Sussex, England Date: early 19th century

Cairo, Egypt - Blue Mosque Date: circa 1910s

Ottoman Tombstone - Fatih Mosque, Istanbul Date: circa 1930

Istanbul, Turkey - Nuruosmaniye Camii
The Nuruosmaniye Camii in the Cemberlitas neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. Completed in 1755 by Sultan Osman III (named after Osman as " The Mosque of the Sacred Light")

Izmir, Turkey - General View
Izmir, Turkey - General Panoramic View. Date: circa 1905

The Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Destroyed by fire on August 29th, 1910. Date: circa 1908

Tekkiye Mosque at Damascus
The Tekkiye Mosque (Tekkiye Camii) built by the architect Mimar Sinan on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent - a mosque complex in Damascus, Syria on the banks of the Barada River (foreground)

Alassio, Italy - Church of St. Ambrose (Ambrogio) Date: circa 1910

Tomb of St. John - Damscus, Syria
Tomb of St. John (Yahya) in the Great Mosque (The Umayyad Mosque) at Damscus, Syria. Date: circa 1910s

The Abominable Clubman by Wyndham Robinson
Amusing, Festival of Britain themed cartoon, showing crowds rushing to see the sights of the Festival of Britain, while a toffish clubman shouts above the melee

Exhibits in Dome of Discovery and Shot Tower, London
Various exhibits in the Dome of Discovery and the Shot Tower at the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London. Top left shows a reconstruction of Captain Cooks ship, Endeavour

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia
Domes of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia circa 2008

Tope of Maunikyaula, Afghanistan
Tope of Maunikyaula. A tope is the Hindi word for a stupa or a structure where Buddhist relics are kept. 1815

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