Altar Collection (page 10)

Pergamon Altar. Detail
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze

Model of Pergamum
Model of the city of Pergamum. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Pala d Oro
Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Frontal of Main Altar, know as Pala d Oro. 1000. Golden panels depicting Christ enthroned inside a mandorla (centre) flanqued by Virgin Mary and St. Michael

Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Interior with main altar, know Pala d Oro (1000) and Shrine of the Virgin Mary (1238). Germany

Ostia Antica. Capitolium. Altar
Ostia Antica. Capitolium. The marble altar with the frieze of weapons. 120 AD. Italy

Sacellum. Altar. Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica. Sacellum. Altar of the Twins. Relief depicting Cupid carrying the chariot of Mars. Italy

Spain. 15th and16th century. Altarpiece of the Cathedral of
Spain. 15th and 16th century. Altarpiece of the Cathedral of Toledo depicting scenes of Christs life (1497-1504). Polychrome wood

Spain. Cathedral of Saint Dominic of la Calzada. 15th - 16th centuries. Interior

National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878). King of Italy. Designed by Giuseppe Falconi at 1885. Venice Square. Partial view

Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in Holy Week. Saint Peters Square. Vatican City

Place where Julius Caesar was cremated. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Altar who commemorates the place where Julius Caesar was cremated at the Temple of the Divine Julius

Greek Art. Altar of Hera. Olympia
Greek Art. Altar of Hera. Is the location where the Olympic flame is lit the Olympic games. Olympia. Greece

Church of Saint Peter in the Sky of Gold. Pavia. Italy
Italy. Pavia. Church of Saint Peter in the Sky of Gold. 11th - 12th centuries. Central nave

Presentation at the Inca temple of three virgins to be consecrated to the sun. Colored engraving, 1820

Dancing Maenad. Italica. Spain
Dancing Maenad. Circular Altar. Pulpitum of the Italica Theater. 1st century. Archaeological Museum. Seville. Spain

Italy. Rome. National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II. Night view. Built between 1885 and 1911 to celebrate the advent of Italian unification in 1870

Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Head. La Rioja. Sp
Gothic art. Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Head. Built between the ages 14 and 15 and reformed in the 16 century with starry vault. La Rioja. Spain

Church of Santiago El Real (16th century). Central nave. Log
Renaissance art. Spain. Church of Santiago El Real (16th century). Central nave, vaults and midribs. In the background the altarpiece of the 17th century. Logrono. La Rioja

Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Nave. La Rioja. Sp
Gothic art. Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Nave built between the ages 14 and 15 and reformed in the 16 century with starry vault. La Rioja. Spain

Cathedral of the Savior. Inside view. Albarracin. Aragon. Sp
CATHEDRAL OF THE SAVIOR. Built around 1200 by Bishop Don Martin on ancient muslim mosque. The present church dates from the XVI century

Italy. Rome. National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II. Altar of the Fatherland. Designed by Giuseppe Sacconi, 1885. Museum of Italian Reunification. Piazza Venezzia

Euphrasian basilica. Ciborium. Porec. Croatia
BYZANTINE ART. CROATIA. Euphrasian Basilica. Byzantine church built in the sixth century. World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. POREC. Inside view with the ciborium. Istrian Peninsula

Euphrasian basilica. Ciboirum. Porec. Croatia
BYZANTINE ART. CROATIA. Euphrasian Basilica. Byzantine church built in the sixth century. World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Ciborium built in 1227. POREC. Istrian Peninsula

Cathedral, Santo Domingo City, Dominican Republic
Interior of the Cathedral, Santo Domingo City, Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo), West Indies. Date: circa 1905

St Johns Cathedral, Antigua, West Indies
Interior of St Johns Cathedral (Anglican), Antigua, West Indies. Date: circa 1910

Four oval vignettes on a Christmas card, with Cupid kneeling by a flaming altar, Venus in a shell, Cupid again with doves, and a young man planting a tree

New Coventry Cathedral
Interior of Coventry Cathedral with John Pipers stained glass window on the right and Graham Sutherlands tapestry of Christ the King at the high altar Date: 1960s

Clergy Attacked by Mob
Clergy who refuse to swear loyalty to the Revolution gather in the church of the Theatines, but a mob breaks in and overturns the altar and other furnishings. Date: circa 1791

Temple - Fortuna Augusta
Pompeii: temple of Fortuna Augusta Date: 1910

Coronation of King Henry VII
HENRY VII (1457 - 1509) Making obeisance before the altar at his Coronation

Maury / Jean-S / Lassalle
JEAN-SIFFREIN MAURY French priest, member of Estates-General (1789), created cardinal (1794), Archbishop of Paris (1810-14) Date: 1746 - 1817

Iran / Tomb of Xerxes
The Tomb of Xerxes, north of Persepolis. The King is shown worshipping in front of a fire altar before the God Ahuramazda, supported by 30 peoples of the empire. Date: 1854

Joan of Arc / Ingres
JOAN OF ARC French heroine in armour and halo, at the altar of a church Date: 1412? - 1431

Stonehenge at sunrise on 21 June
View of Stonehenge at sunrise on 21 June -- the sun strikes the Altar Stone, providing archaeologists with a means of dating the construction. Date: 1901

Serenade to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico -- religious group inside a church. Date: circa 1900s

Interior, All Souls Church, Langham Place, London W1
Interior of All Souls Church, Langham Place, London W1. Date: circa 1910s

Taxco, Mexico - Santa Prisca Temple (Templo de Santa Prisca) Date: circa 1940

Rood screen, Church of St Pierre, Louvain, Belgium
Rood screen in the Church of St Pierre (St Peter), Louvain (Leuven), Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

Church altarpiece, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium
Church altarpiece in Braine-le-Comte, Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

Chapel, St Elizabeths Home, Mortimer Street, London
Chapel, St Elizabeths Home for Incurables, a hospital at 57-61 Mortimer Street, London. Date: circa 1910s

Rood screen in parish church, Nieuport, Belgium
Rood screen in the parish church, Nieuport (Nieuwpoort), Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

Dog wedding in a church, with a dog bride, dog bridegroom and dog vicar. Date: circa 1890s

Ormerod Home, St Annes on Sea - girls in chapel
Chapel interior at Ormerod Childrens Convalescent Home, St Annes on Sea, Lancashire. A group of girls stand in front of the altar. Date: early 1900s

The Chapel of the Stigmata - St Francis of Assisi
The Chapel of the Stigmata - marking the spot on Mount Verna where St Francis of Assisi received the stigmata. Date: 1905

Romena Church, Italy - Interior. Date: 1905

Interior of the Cathedral, Fiesole, Italy. Looking up the Nave to the Choir and High Altar, showing the ancient columns and the entrances to the Crypt. Date: 1905

Franciscan Church of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy. Shows the pulpit and the Bardi Chapel to the right of the High Altar. The fine beamed roof has been cleared of whitewash

Interior, Church of the Carmelite Friary, Dublin, Ireland, with a service in progress. Date: circa 1832

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