Altar Collection (page 14)

Trying to drag him from his altar and his idol. Illustration shows an old man labeled Progressive Republican trying to pull an aged and battered elephant labeled GOP

Einsiedeln, the altar in the Pilgrams Church, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Religious scene. Date c1874

The Calvary and the Greek altar, Jerusalem, Holy Land. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Royal Wedding 1891 - arrival of the bridegroom
Prince Aribert of Anhalt arriving at the altar of St. Georges Chapel, Windsor for his marriage to Prince Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein on 6 July 1891

Royal Wedding 1904 - St. Georges Chapel, Windsor
The wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck (1874 - 1957) to Princess Alice of Albany (1883 -1981) at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor on 10 February 1904

Royal Wedding 1923 - the altar at the Abbey
The scene of the Duke of Yorks wedding to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923; the altar of Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey had not been used as a venue for royal weddings for 650 years

Mechelen: cathedral of St Rombaux - Main Altar
Mechelen (Malines), Belgium - Main Altar at the Cathedral of St Rombaux Date: circa 1909

Solovetsky Monastery - Cathedral icons
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky: Interior of the Solovetsky Monastery Transfiguration Cathedral, icons 2010

All Souls Chapel in St Johns Church - Wilton Road, Pimlico, London - demolished in the mid 20th century. Date: circa 1920

Duke of Fife marries Princess Louise of Wales
Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl and 1st Duke of Fife (1849-1912) marries Princess Louise Victoria (1867-1931), eldest daughter of Edward Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VII)

Royal Wedding 1891 - In St Georges Chapel
The wedding of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, younger daughter of Princess Helena (Princess Christian) and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, to Prince Aribert of Anhalt at St

Royal Wedding 1934 - The Glow of the Golden Altar
An aspect of the ceremony in Westminster Abbey during the marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece

St Marks, Venice, Italy - Interior view
The interior of St. Marks Basilica, St Marks Square - Venice, italy. Date: circa 1910

Altar sculptures

Pagan Altar Font
This font at Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is thought to have originally been used as a Pagan altar and adapted for Christian use in the late 8th century. Date: pre 8th century

Rovaniemi church Finland

Patriotic Italian postcard featuring an athletic barely-clad man before a flaming altar and a crown of thorns, definitely stressing the importance of some form of personal sacrifice being beneficial

Waltham Abbey Altar
The original Nave of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. On the right is the Norman south doorway and the door, with its curious crescent-shaped hinges. Date: 11th century

India - Indian Guru and young devotees
Vuja - an Indian Guru pictured with his young devotees Date: circa 1910s

Syracuse, Italy - The Roman Gymnasium (Ginnasio)
Syracuse, Italy (Siracusa) - The Roman Gymnasium (Ginnasio). The monumental complex known as Gymnasium, probably built in the second half of the first century AD, consists of various constructions

Oldest British Font
The ancient font of Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is probably the oldest and largest font in Britain. It was probably a Pagan altar, adapted to Chritianity. Date: 1950s

CHRUCH ART

Great Canfield Church
Tour cyclists admire the Norman church at Great Canfield, Essex, England, noted for its 13th century wallpainting over the altar. Date: 1930s

Huntley & Palmers Coronation advert, 1953
Advertisement for Huntley and Palmers, biscuit manufacturers in the special Coronation Number of the Illustrated London News

The Imperial Vault of Heaven, Beijing, China Date: circa 1927

Marriage of Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna
The imperial wedding at St. Petersburg, showing the ceremony in the chapel of the Winter Palace. 1894

Scout cooking at camp
Picture shows a Scout frying up his meal over an altar fire. Camp time also allows for strange new hat fashions to develop. 1966

Swedish Scouts building an altar in the forest. circa 1960s

Side altar, Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of a side altar at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

Main altar, Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of the main altar of Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

Arch Druid (Smith)
The Arch Druid in his judicial habit holds the peithynin, or elucidator, on which maxims are inscribed : the snake beside the altar-stone is a sacred beast. Date: BCE

Various Roman Items
Items from the Roman era : military ensigns, spears, various equipments and an altar (bottom right). Date: ANCIENT ROME

Pompeii reconstruction
The Temple of Fortune reconstruction in Pompeii Date: 79

The Norwegian-Swedish Royal Wedding
A moment during the marriage of Prince Olaf of Norway and Princess Marthe of Sweden, which took place in a Lutheran church, St

Homeless refuge chapel in New York
Association for the Relief of Respectable Aged Indigent Females. The Chapel. Chapel at the Association for the Relief of Respectable Aged Indigent Females, 891 Amsterdam Avenue, looking toward altar

Marriage of Prince Olaf of Norway and Princess Martha of Swe
The marriage of Prince Olaf, Crown Prince of Norway and Princess Martha, second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Vastergotland and niece of the King of Sweden

High Altar and screen, St Davids Cathedral, South Wales
The High Altar, viewed through the rood (or chancel) screen from the choir stalls, St Davids Cathedral, St David s, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

High Altar, St Davids Cathedral, South Wales
The High Altar, St Davids Cathedral, St David s, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Lady Chapel, St Davids Cathedral, South Wales
A coffin stands in front of the altar in the Lady Chapel, St Davids Cathedral, St David s, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The Lady Chapel dates from the late 13th century

Interior of RC Church, Portland Prison, Dorset
The interior of the Roman Catholic church at Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Baroque altar, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany
View of the baroque altar in the Dominican Convent Church in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany. The church was built in 1720

Studienkirche interior, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
View of the interior of the Studienkirche (Study Church or University Church), formerly the Jesuit Church of the Assumption, in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

St Georges Chapel interior, Windsor
Interior of St Georges Chapel, Windsor, at the time of the funeral of King Edward VII, showing the ornate gothic choir stalls, fan vaulting on the ceiling and stained glass windows

Westminster Abbey, ready for Coronation of George V
A view of Westminster Abbey, with the Coronation Chair at the centre, ready for the coronation of King George V

Arras Cathedral ruins 1917
Remains of the altar in the ruins of Arras Cathedral in France on the Western Front during World War I in March 1917

Astrakhan Prayers
Tartar merchants of Astrakhan (Russia) at prayer before a kind of suspended altar containing figures, contrary to Islamic teachings

Carthage Priestess Dance
Fragment of a mosaic depicting a priestess of Carthage performing a ceremonial dance before the altar of a deity; she is holding an instrument similar to castanets

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