Capitals Collection (page 4)

Greetings from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1948

Poster advertising Blue Star Line summer cruises to Norway, northern capitals and the land of the midnight sun. Depicting a typical couple in Scandinavian costume. Date: circa 1930s

God Save the Queen
Arrangement of people spelling out God Save the Queen. Date: victorian era

Peristyle (looking up) Baalbek, Lebanon
The view looking up at the remains of a peristyle at the Temple of Baalbek, Lebanon, showing the columns, capitals and ornate roof

Pershore Abbey
Stone pillars, capitals and other stone architectural details inside Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire, England. Date: early 12th century

Shrine of John the Baptist - Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
The shrine of John the Baptist (or Yahya) inside the prayer hall of the Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus or formerly the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. Date: circa 1910s

Section of an Arch - Ruins of Temple of Jupiter, Damascus
Section of an Arch - Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter - Damascus, Syria. Found at one end of the 422m Al-Hamidiyeh Bazar Souk (Covered market). Date: circa 1910s

Denmark - Copenhagen - Amalienborg Palace
A stunning pin-sharp photographic postcard of a View through the Colonnade in the Amalienborg Palace, the winter home of the Danish royal family. The statue Date: circa 1910s

Columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak, located within the Karnak temple complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Luxor Temple Complex - Papyrus Columns of Amenhotep III showing the closed and open capitals. Date: circa 1930s

Carthage, Tunisia - The Roman Theatre - Corinthian Capitals Date: circa 1910s

Roman site of Timgud - Algeria - Arch of Trajan
Roman site of Timgud - Batna, Algeria - Triumphal Arch of Trajan Date: circa 1910s

Roman site of Timgud - Algeria - Columns of the Capitol. Date: circa 1910s

Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey - The Mihrab
The mihrab (located in the apse where the altar used to stand, pointing towards Mecca) in the Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles

Beautiful Arab / Islamic Architecture - Tunisia with three women and a young child surrounding fine marble fountain in the centre of an elegant arcade courtyard with twisted spiral columns Date

Harry Postcard, the letters containing female portraits Date: circa 1910s

Frank Postcard, the letters containing female portraits Date: circa 1906

Pompeii - Italy - Basilica Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa del Fauno Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa dei nuovi Scavi. Date: circa 1910s

Ancient City of Heliopolis - Baalbek, Lebanon
Columns at the Ancient City of Heliopolis - Baalbek, Lebanon. A town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon situated east of the Litani River, known as Heliopolis during the period of Roman rule

Interior of the Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon. A town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon situated east of the Litani River, known as Heliopolis during the period of Roman rule

Turkey - The ruins of the ancient Library at Ephesus, including fine carved corinthian capitals and lintels Date: 1908

Outpatients Department at London Hospital, Whitechapel
Rows of what appear to be mostly women and children sit on benches in the outpatients department of the London Hospital, Whitechapel - on of the capitals many voluntary hospitals. Date: circa 1910

Beauties of the three capitals triptych. Print shows three courtesans, full-length, standing. Date 1737, printed later

Scene outside the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Watercolour painting of a scene outside the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846

Colonnade in the Luxor Temple, Egypt
The colonnade in the Luxor Temple in Luxor, Egypt, built by Amenhotep III of the New Kingdoms 18th Dynasty. Date: circa 1910s

Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove, East Sussex
A close-up of the sign outside the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The building opened in the mid-1960s, and closed in 1988. Date: late 1960s

Marble Arch
A close-up of the fine Neo Classical Corinthian capitals and fluted columns of Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Date: 1828

Leaf Capital
One of the beautiful leaf capitals in the Chapter House of Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England; splendidly sculpted depictions of mulberry leaves. Date: 13th century

Tunisia / Dougga / Theatre
The Roman Theatre at DOUGGA, Tunisia. Dougga served as one of the capitals of Massinissa, a Roman ally, and one of the contenders to Carthage. Date: 1985

Tunisia / Dougga
The remains of the Capitol building at Dougga, Tunisia. Dougga served as one of the capitals of Massinissa, a Roman ally, and one of the contenders to Carthage. Date: 1984

Writing Examples
Examples of capital letters as they were supposed to be in the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Foundry mark, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A foundry mark in the blacksmiths shop at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales

Leptis Magna, Libya - Al Hums - some of the dozens of heads of Medusa that used to decorate the Severan Forum. Nowadays some are detached and lie damaged on the ground

The Ruins of Sardis - Two ionic columns
Sardis (also known as Sardes, Sfard in Lydian and Sparda in Persian) - modern name is Sart - in the Manisa Province of Turkey

Poster advertising Norway via Royal Mail
Poster for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, advertising trips to Norway and northern capitals. Luxury cruises on the SS Arcadian

Winged and harnessed lioness
Poised statue guarding the king of Assurnasirpal II. One of a pair of 11 foot winged lionesses uncovered at the Assyrian dig at Nimrud

Hang-Zhou (Hangchow)
Bird s-eye view of the city, formerly known as Hang-chow, Xuntien or Quinzay, one of the seven ancient capitals of China, praised by Marco Polo as a very fine place

Chesterfield Terrace, Regents Park, London, showing the symmetrical Neo-Classical architecture, including Corinthian capitals above fluted columns

John Nash Houses
Cumberland Terrace, Regents Park, London, with some of the fine houses built by the architect John Nash in 1827

Temple of Diana - Nimes
The Temple of Diane (Diana / Artemis) at Nimes attracting attention in this late 18th century scene from artists and some tourists examining a tomb and the masonry

Great Hall / Karnak / Egypt
The Great Hall, Karnak with the impressively decorated lotus flower column capitals

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