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Column Collection (#40)

Background imageColumn Collection: Michaelangelos Well - Cerosa, Florence

Michaelangelos Well - Cerosa, Florence
Cerosa Monastery - Florence, Italy. The working well curb designed by Michaelangelo being attended by monks in the courtyard (surrounded by cloisters) Date: 1903

Background imageColumn Collection: Reims Cathedral, France - Bas Relief - Drapers

Reims Cathedral, France - Bas Relief - Drapers
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims, France - Intricately carved column pier with a bas relief depicting the Guild of Drapers - 13th century, located near the left entrance to the Cathedral

Background imageColumn Collection: Royal wedding 1863 - procession passing through Trafalgar Sq

Royal wedding 1863 - procession passing through Trafalgar Sq
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Background imageColumn Collection: Italy - Bologna - Malpighi Square

Italy - Bologna - Malpighi Square (Piazza) and the Tombe dei Glossatori, which contains the remains of Bolognese lawyers, in the shadow of St. Francis Basilica. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColumn Collection: Vendome Column 2

Vendome Column 2
The column in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the Communards, as a symbol of the previous regime, at the instigation of artist Gustave Courbet. Date: 8 May 1871

Background imageColumn Collection: Vendome Column 4

Vendome Column 4
A veteran of Napoleons campaigns mourns the destruction of the Vendome column by the Communards who see it as a symbol of the previous regime. Date: 8 May 1871

Background imageColumn Collection: Romanian column, Austro-Hungarian army, WW1

Romanian column, Austro-Hungarian army, WW1
A Romanian column of the Austro-Hungarian army marching through the Transylvanian Hills in Romania during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageColumn Collection: Vendome Column 1

Vendome Column 1
Cutting the base of the column in the place Vendome, Paris, preparatory to pulling it down, at the instigation of artist Gustave Courbet. Date: 8 May 1871

Background imageColumn Collection: Duke of York Column

Duke of York Column
overlooking the Mall and Saint Jamess Park Date: 1890s

Background imageColumn Collection: Vendome Column 3

Vendome Column 3
Communards celebrate the destruction of the column in the place Vendome, Paris, seen as a symbol of the previous regime, at the instigation of artist Gustave Courbet. Date: 8 May 1871

Background imageColumn Collection: Greetings from Egypt

Greetings from Egypt
A Happy New Year card sent from a British man stationed in Egypt to a friend in Westminster. The message on the back includes the line

Background imageColumn Collection: Trafalgar Square 1968

Trafalgar Square 1968
Nelsons Column and St. Martins church, Trafalgar Square, central London. Date: 1968

Background imageColumn Collection: Trafalgar Sq. Silhouette

Trafalgar Sq. Silhouette
Silhouettes in Trafalgar Square, London. The equine statue in the foreground is George IV, with Nelsons Column in the background. Date: 1950s

Background imageColumn Collection: Nelsons Column

Nelsons Column, made of Portland stone, 145 feet high, was erected by public subscription 1840-43, from designs by Railton. The statue on top is by E.H. Baily. Date: 1950s

Background imageColumn Collection: London / Waterloo Place

London / Waterloo Place
Waterloo Place, central London, looking towards St. Jamess Park, and showing the Duke of Yorks Column monument. Date: 1950s

Background imageColumn Collection: Great White Horse Inn

Great White Horse Inn
The entrance and the famous sign of the Great White Horse Inn at Ipswich, Suffolk, England, associated with the Dickens character Mr Pickwick. Date: 1950s

Background imageColumn Collection: Imperial Measures

Imperial Measures
Standard Imperial measures at the base of the Wellington Column, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageColumn Collection: Instantaneous Views of a tornado

Instantaneous Views of a tornado
From photographs taken near Jamestown, Dakota, 6th June 1887 by Mr. C.L Judd, while the column was 18 miles distant and rapidly receding

Background imageColumn Collection: Austrian troops in deep snow, Serbia, WW1

Austrian troops in deep snow, Serbia, WW1
Austro-Hungarian troops on the march through deep snow in Serbia during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageColumn Collection: California - The Agassiz Column, Yosemite National Park

California - The Agassiz Column, Yosemite National Park, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColumn Collection: Head European Offices - Canadian Pacific, Trafalgar Square

Head European Offices - Canadian Pacific, Trafalgar Square
The Head European Offices of Canadian Pacific, 62-65 Charing Cross Road, Trafalgar Square, London - photographed during a great night storm. Date: 1924

Background imageColumn Collection: H Miller. In & out & round about

H Miller. In & out & round about
In and Out and Round About. Children playing in a crocodile around an arcade with columns. 20th century

Background imageColumn Collection: View of South London

View of South London
The Colosseum Print, a view of south London, based on a photograph by Antoine Claudet taken from the top of the Duke of Yorks Column, 124 feet high

Background imageColumn Collection: Feeding the pigeons outside St Pauls Cathedral

Feeding the pigeons outside St Pauls Cathedral Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColumn Collection: Young lady in black dress by Philippe et Gaston

Young lady in black dress by Philippe et Gaston
Young lady on a mild winter evening at Beaulieu, wearing a black dress with multicoloured hip detail by Philippe et Gaston. 1924

Background imageColumn Collection: British troops marching to El Arish, Egypt, WW1

British troops marching to El Arish, Egypt, WW1
British troops of the 1/11th London Regiment, 162nd Infantry Brigade, 54th East Anglian Division (Desert Column) marching to El Arish, North Sinai, Egypt, during the First World War

Background imageColumn Collection: Desert columns at El Magdhaba, Egypt, WW1

Desert columns at El Magdhaba, Egypt, WW1
Desert columns at El Magdhaba, on the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 11 June 1917

Background imageColumn Collection: Desert column at El Magdhaba, Egypt, WW1

Desert column at El Magdhaba, Egypt, WW1
A desert column at El Magdhaba, on the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 11 June 1917

Background imageColumn Collection: Initiation

Initiation
Three recipients are initiated after being lowered through a hole in the ceiling. They are privy to a brass column that escape the ravages of an immense cataclysm, " the Great Flood"

Background imageColumn Collection: Blue Mosque, Istanbul and the Hippodrome

Blue Mosque, Istanbul and the Hippodrome
The Blue Mosque (The Sultan Ahmed Mosque - designed by royal architect Sedefhar Mehmet Aga, a pupil of Sinan), Istanbul (Constantinople) and the Hippodrome

Background imageColumn Collection: Window into courtyard, Marrakech, Morocco

Window into courtyard, Marrakech, Morocco. circa 2008

Background imageColumn Collection: Ancient ships in a Roman seaport

Ancient ships in a Roman seaport
An ancient Roman ships in a Roman seaport. Mercury, messenger of the gods and god of commerce, oversees proceedings from atop a column in the harbour

Background imageColumn Collection: Man in a salvage yard

Man in a salvage yard
A man examining architectural items of a neoclassical style in a salvage yard. circa 1940s

Background imageColumn Collection: Palace Square in St Petersburg, Russia

Palace Square in St Petersburg, Russia
The Alexander Column in Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia circa 2008

Background imageColumn Collection: Officer of the 7th Regiment of Foot

Officer of the 7th Regiment of Foot
Officer of the Seventh Regiment of Foot in uniform, carrying a sword. Described as: An officer standing at ease on the left of his division, the regiment being at open column, the right in front

Background imageColumn Collection: Prague - The Church of Our Lady before Tyn

Prague - The Church of Our Lady before Tyn
Czech Republic - Prague - The Church of Our Lady before Tyn and the Old Town Square. Date: 1912

Background imageColumn Collection: RMS Queen Mary compared in size with Buckingham Palace

RMS Queen Mary compared in size with Buckingham Palace
The newly launched RMS Queen Mary compared with Buckingham Palace and other large buildings. With other indications of her size, power, speed and safety. Date: 1934

Background imageColumn Collection: Poster, Join the Thrift Column

Poster, Join the Thrift Column (a play on words -- not the Fifth Column!). Advertising the Post Office Savings Bank. Showing a long queue of people waiting to open their accounts. 20th century

Background imageColumn Collection: Israel - Ruins of Capernaum

Israel - Ruins of Capernaum, a fishing village in biblical Palestine, located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. A church near Capernaum is said to be the home of Saint Peter

Background imageColumn Collection: The Column of Theodosius - Istanbul

The Column of Theodosius - Istanbul Date: circa 1930s

Background imageColumn Collection: Trajans Column, Rome, Italy

Trajans Column, Rome, Italy - a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, which commemorates Roman emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars

Background imageColumn Collection: Column of Antoninus Pius

Column of Antoninus Pius
The Column of Antoninus Pius built in the 2nd century by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, successors of Emperor Antoninus Pius in his honour. Date: 2nd century AD

Background imageColumn Collection: Rome / Trajan Column C1760

Rome / Trajan Column C1760
Trajans Column in Trajans Forum, Rome.The monument was built under Emperor Trajan and was finished in 113 AD. The carvings depict Trajans campaigns in Dacia. Date: 2nd century AD

Background imageColumn Collection: Ribault & Florida Indian

Ribault & Florida Indian
Jean Ribault sets up his column which the Florida Indians honour Date: 1562

Background imageColumn Collection: Piazza Colonna / Rome

Piazza Colonna / Rome
The column of Marcus Aurelius in the Piazza Colonna. Date: 1905

Background imageColumn Collection: Venice / St Marks Square

Venice / St Marks Square
Saint Marks Square during a flood. Date: 1867

Background imageColumn Collection: Huntley and Palmers Christmas advertisement

Huntley and Palmers Christmas advertisement
Advertisement for Huntley and Palmers, the first name you think of in biscuits showing a snowy Trafalgar Square in central London

Background imageColumn Collection: Pioneer Column en route to Mashonaland

Pioneer Column en route to Mashonaland
The Pioneer Corps, a force raised by Cecil Rhodes and the British South Africa Company, cross a stream on their way to annex the territory of Mashonaland (now part of modern day Zimbabwe)



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