Architectural Collection (page 17)

Palmyra, Syria - The Tower of Elahbel
The Tower of Elahbel (also known as Tower 13, or Kubbet el Arus) a four-storey sandstone tower tomb near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria

Rural Khmer houses on stilts near Phnom Penh, Cambodia - these appear to be fishermans dwellings. Date: circa 1910s

Spain. Leon. Gothic cathedral. 13th-14th centuries. Pinnacles

Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears

Italy. Rome. Villa Farnesina, 1506-1510
Italy. Rome. Villa Farnesina. Built by Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536), 1506-1510. Exterior

Rome. Cloaca Maxima
Italy. Rome. Cloaca Maxima

Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. 510 to 480 B. C
Greek Art. Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. Built in Parian marble. Its construction ranging from 510 to 480 B.C. The metopes are reproductions. The originals are kept in the museum of Delphi

Etruscan Art. Italy. Antefix as a womans head. C. 500 B. C
Etruscan Art. Italy. Antefix as a womans head. C. 500 B.C. Polychromed terracotta. From Cerveteri. Gregorian Etruscan Museum. Vatican Museums. Vatican City

Turkey. Church of the Buckle (Tokali Kilise). Frescoes
Turkey. Church of the Buckle (Tokali Kilise). Interior decorated with frescoes. 10th-11th centuries. Goreme Valley. Cappadocia

19th century reconstruction of the Aegina West Pediment. Tem
Aegina West Pediment. Sanctuary of Aphaia, Aegina Island, Greece. Reconstruction by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884). 19th century. Athena and warriors. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Tomb of Pope Julius II (1443-1513). 1505-1545. By Michelange
Tomb of Pope Julius II (1443-1513). 1505-1545. Built by Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564) and his assistants. Detail. San Pietro in Vincoli Church. Rome. Italy

Lithuania. Vilnius. Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine or Romanov Church, built in 1913 by I. Kolesnikov. Exterior

Gargoyle from Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek
Lionhead gargoyle. 2nd century AD. Limestone. From the entablure of the courtyard colonnades of the Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek, Lebanon. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germnany

France. Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral. The Kings Gallery. Deta
France. Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral. West facade. The Kings Gallery. Statues of the 28 kings of Judah and Israel, redesigned by Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879)

Medina Azahara. House of Viziers. Andalusia. Spain
Islamic Art. Umayyad period. Spain. 10th century. Medina Azahara (936-960). Palace city of the Caliph Abd al-Rahman III. House of Viziers. Andalusia

Roman Art. Column of Marcus Aurelius. Built in honour of rom
Roman Art. Column of Marcus Aurelius. Doric column, with a spiral relief. Built in honour of roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (180 AD.)

Myanmar - Yangon - The Jubilee Hall Date: circa 1910s

Myanmar - Yangon - American Baptist College. Date: circa 1910s

Myanmar - Yangon - The General Hospital
Myanmar - Yangon (Rangoon) - The General Hospital. Date: circa 1910s

Miyako Hotel, Kyoto - Japan - Gracious resort living in 16 acres of beautiful landscaped Japanese gardens in the heart of the historic and fascinating city of Japan

Tomb of Gunbad-i Qabud - Maragha, Iran - one of the three tombs built in Maragheh, Gunbad-i Qabud has a decagonal brick chamber with a stone base and a crypt. Date: circa 1903

St. Marys Roman Catholic Church, Star of the Sea, Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. Built in concrete to a design by Italian Architect Guiseppe Rinvolucri

Detail of reconstruction of Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Detail of a reconstruction of the Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia - (Architect - Blanche, Sculptor - Auberlet) for the Exposition Coloniale Internationale de Paris. Date: 1931

Mumbai - Street Scene near the Oriental Bank Date: 1875

Courtyard of San Geronimo, Venice, Italy. Date: 1927

1872 plan of the Museum by Alfred Waterhouse
Architectural structure of what is now the Waterhouse Building, ground floor including the Central Hall

Roman arches.. Architectural drawings of the Arch of Adrian at Athens and the Arch of Septimius Severus at Rome. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal

Guillaume de Croy, Lord of Chievres
Guillaume de Croy (William II de Croy, Lord of Chievres (1458 - 1521), 1st count of Beaumont, 1st Marquess of Aarschot, Lord of Temse, chief tutor and First Chamberlain to Charles V

Ground floor plan, Queens Hall, Langham Place, London
Ground floor plan for the Queens Hall, a concert hall in Langham Place, London. It opened in 1893, and was burnt down in 1941, following a WW2 air raid. Date: 1890s

Two gargoyles on Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. Date: 1914

Immobilia Buildings, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1930s

Leinster Square, London Date: circa 1905

Gazi, Ankara, Turkey - Railway Station. A wonderful mid-1920s Station displaying a variety of Architectural styles - opened by Kemal Ataturk in 1926

Kyoto, Japan - Otani Bridge, which leads to the Nishi Otani Mausoleum. Date: circa 1908

China - Shanghai - The Metropole Hotel Date: circa 1930s

White Dagoba, Qionghua Island - Beifei Park, Beijing, China
Beifei Park, Beijing, China - The White Dagoba (Pagoda or Stupa) on Qionghua Island as seen from the Marble Bridge. Date: circa 1910s

Dongdang, Beijing, China - The Ketteler Memorial
A paifang or " memorial gate" - The Ketteler Memorial which was erected at the location where German career Diplomat Clemens August Freiherr von Ketteler (1853-1900)

City Investing Building, New York, New York, USA
A fabulous postcard view of the City Investing Building, New York, New York, USA - erected in 1908, and razed (sadly) in 1968. Date: 1910s

Entrance Hall - Daily Express Building, Fleet Street, London. Architects - Ellis & Clark. Lobby designed by Rupert Atkinson with reliefs by Eric Aumonier

Mar del Plata - Argentina - Tower of the Monk
The Tower of the Monk (Torreon del Monje) one of the iconic buildings of the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is a building of medieval influences

Yemen - Sanaa - Multi-storey decorated Houses
The old city of Sana a, Yemen. A UNESCO World Heritage Site with a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics

Ruins of Ollantaytambo, Cuzco, Peru
Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco

Cathedral destroyed by earthquake 1863, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi at the ancient city Yasy (Turkistan/Turkestan), Kazakhstan - one of important commercial centres on the Silk Road, the trade route between Europe and China

Model of the Palace of the Soviets, unbuilt design
An architects model of the accepted design for the Palace of the Soviets by Boris Iofan, surmounted by a colossal Lenin in chromium steel

Westminster Abbey sacrarium
A birds eye view of the sacrarium in Westminster Abbey, where the bridal pair - Princess Mary, daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, and Viscount Lascelles

TOOTHACHE GARGOYLES
The Dentists Apprentice : This gargoyle, on the church at Monksilver, Somerset, England, looks like it has bad toothache. No wonder, with a mouth like that! Date: Medieval

Villa Eremitaggio (Verbania Pallanza), Italy - built in 1895 by William B. Kaupe, a wealthy American citizen with German origins, as well as a traveller and arts lover

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