Shrine Collection

Iraq - Tomb of Husayn Ibn Ali at Karbala
Karbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad

Moods of Mount Fuji - 4
A stylised painting by Malcolm Greensmith in the style of the Master Japanese woodcut artists of the late 18th and 19th centuries

Japan / Kyoto Geishas 1935
Kyoto: geishas at the Heian Shrine Gardens

General view of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
General view of the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan

Worshipping the God of Smallpox, India
Under the Hindu faith, if you want protection against getting smallpox, pray to Shitala, the Goddess of Smallpox

Catalhoyuk (Catal Hoyuk and Catal Huyuk) - a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7100 BC to 5700 BC

Canopic shrine from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - Karbala
Karbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad

Household shrine. ITALY. Pompeii. House of the Vettii. Roman art. Republican period. Fresco

Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-ʻ Uzair. The present buildings (depicted here), which unusually comprise a joint Muslim and Jewish shrine

The Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh, Scotland (interior, the entrance to the shrine) - housed in a re-developed barrack block in Crown Square, at the heart of Edinburgh castle

Anglo-Japanese exhibition, Taitokuin Mausoleum model
A model of the shrine of Shogun at Tokyo, the Taitokuin Mausoleum model, at the Japan-British exhibition at White City (May to October 1910)

Walsingham Shrine
The Holy Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, at Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England. This building, built on the foundations of the original shrine, was opened in 1931. Date: founded 1061

Walsingham Pilgrims
In the Middle Ages, pilgrims thronged to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, leaving their sandals in the " Slipper Chapel" and walking barefoot 2 miles to the shrine

c. 1880s Japan - Honmoku temple
c.1880s Japan - Honmoku temple

Itsukushima - Miyajima - Shrine Island, Japan
View looking down from the slopes of Mt. Misen on Itsukushima, an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay

The Chapel of Mercy, Kevelaer, Germany
Kevelaer, a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The most-visited Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe, with more than 800

The Imperial Museum at Nara, Japan - with deer
The Imperial Museum by the Deer Park at the Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan. In the Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely

Pine Tree at Matsushima, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name Date: circa 1910s

Red Mount Chapel
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Red Mount, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. Built for the use of pilgrims en route to the Shrine at Walsingham. Date: late 15th century

The Slipper Chapel
In the Middle Ages, pilgrims thronged to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, leaving their sandals in the " Slipper Chapel" and walking barefoot 2 miles to the shrine Date

Hindu Shrine at edge of Street in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (at this stage still in Northern India). Date: circa 1910s

Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi (Plants)
Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi. Tulsi or Tulasi (Holy basil) or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu belief. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulsi/Vrinda; she is regarded as a

Italy, Sestri Ponente, Santuario di Nostra Signora del Gazzo
Italy - Sestri Ponente and inset view of Santuario di Nostra Signora del Gazzo (Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy) Date: 1898

A mountain shrine, China, early 1900s

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Masjid Al-Kazimiyyah) or Al-Kadhimayn Shrine (Ḥaram Al-Kazimayn) - a Shi'ite Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq

The War Shrine, Whitechapel
This watercolour painting depicts a religious gathering, involving the main priest, reading from his book, some choir boys and an organist, watched by members of the public, including a military man

Westminster War Memorial Design
An illustration of a proposed design for a war memorial shrine at Westminster Abbey, London. Date: circa 1918

Minatogawa Shrine - Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Minatogawa Shrine - a Shinto shrine in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, roughly on the site of the Battle of Minatogawa. Date: circa 1910s

Ikuta Shrine, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Ikuta Shrine (Ikuta-jinja) - a Shinto shrine in the Chuo Ward of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan - possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. Date: circa 1910s

Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige - Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe
The Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige (Nanko) - Minatogawa Shrine - a Shinto shrine in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, roughly on the site of the Battle of Minatogawa. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Nikko Tosho-gu Sinto Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Tosho-gu Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Futarasan Shrine and Rinno-ji

Ziggurat Shrine, Iraq where the ancient Assyrians worshiped. Flat toped Ziggurat can be seen in with its shrine in the centre standing within a sacred enclosure, at Ur of the Chaldees in Mesopotamia

The pilgrims way from London the Tabard inn to the shrine of a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. A shine to St Thomas Becket who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 850 years ago

Japanese Nara Dolls - wooden carved dolls used for decorative purposes at a festival of the Kasuga shrine at the time of Emperor Sutoku in 1137

Hokokusai Folding Screens - national treasure owned by the Hokoku Shrine, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Seen here is part of a pair of folding screens

Dearborn Limited Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Dearborn Limited, promoting refined toilet table essentials, including Mercolized wax, Stallax hair shampoo, Prolactum lip colour

Daikyokuden Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
A photograph of of the Daikyokuden Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. Used as ad advertisement photo for travel agents, Gibbs Bright & Co. Date: circa 1922

A Studio Shrine
An oil painting of a studio shrine, comprising of an oriental figure, placed on a raised platform, beside a vase of flowers. Date: circa 1918

Three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan
The three wise monkeys - a 17th-century carving at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan carved by Hidari Jingoro - hear no evil (Kikazaru), speak no evil (Iwazaru), see no evil (Mizaru)

Fudo Waterfall and Hot Spring Shrine - Japan. Date: 1929

Famous floating Torii of the Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its floating torii gate (pictured on this card)

Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko
The Three Sacred Treasure Houses - (from left) Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines

Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan - The Deer Park
The path to the Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan passes through a Deer Park. In the Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely

Tomb of Sheikh Maruf Karkhi, Baghdad, Iraq
Tomb of Sheikh Maruf Karkhi (Abu Mahfuz Maruf Ibn Firuz al-Karkhi, c.750/760-c.815-820), in the Moslem Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920

Israel. Jerusalem. Shire of the Book. White dome. Exterior
Israel. Jerusalem. Shire of the Book, designed by Armand Phillip Bartos and Frederick John Kiesler, 1965. White dome. It houses the Dead See Scrolls. Exterior

THE SHRINE OF THE BOOK
The famous Shrine of the Book, a wing of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. It houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most exceptional archaeological find in the Holy Land. Date: completed 1965

BOOK OF THE DEAD/37
Osiris-Seker within a shrine adored by Ani and his wife, Plate. The goddess Hathor as a hippopotamus crowned with the sun-disk and horns

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