Column Collection (#42)

The Column of Theodosius - Constantinople

Petra repairs 1962, Jordan
Restorations in the desert: repair work among the monuments of Petra, Jordan. This picture shows the closing stages of repair to fallen column which is part of the facade of the Khazne(treasury)

Roses in the garden at Abbotswood, Gloucestershire
Pink roses in the formal gardens at Abbotswood, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. The gardens were created by Sir Edwin Lutyens

Chilean Ambassadors car - Beijing, China

St Pauls Cross at St Pauls Cathedral, London. Destroyed in 1643 during the First English Civil War - reconstructed in 1910

Trafalgar Square lion
View of one of the lions at the foot of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square, Central London, at the time of the Nelson Centenary Celebrations

Spain - Seville - Casa Pilatos Palace entrance
Ornate entrance to the Casa Pilatos Palace, Seville, Spain. Although dating to after the Moorish period (16th century) - it is built in the mudejar style

Nelsons Column Goes Up
Nelsons Column is gradually erected in Trafalgar Square

Nelsons Column Installe
The square in 1845, after the erection of Nelsons Column but we must wait nearly a quarter of a century before Landseers lions are added in 1867

Waterloo Place
Duke of Yorks column and St Jamess Park ahead, Pall Mall off to the right, Trafalgar Square out of sight on the left : the prominent building is the United Service Club

An Automobile Column - Bulgarian Soldiers - WWI
A column of Bulgarian automobiles returning from the frontline during World War One

American nurses in procession
A column of U.S nurses parades down a street in Europe

View through arches, Madhya Pradesh, India
A view through arches in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Refugee Sikhs march toward the East Punjab
Part of a long column of refugee Sikhs marching across the East Punjab to escape the sectarian religious violence sparked by the partition of India

Long caravan of refugee Sikhs heading to Pakistan
A long column of refugee Sikh flee East Punjab to safety in Pakistan following the violent sectarian aftermath of the partition of India

Results of Fire at Brussels Exhibition
The devastation caused by a fire at the Brussels Exhibition of 14-15 August 1910. This was the entry to the Palace of Belgium on the Avenue of Nations

Column of Archers - Ok-Meydan
The Ottoman Emperors, with their court, often enjoyed the diversion of Archery in public and there is an extensive piece of ground alloted to that purpose

Constantinople - The Burnt Column
The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD

Ankara, Turkey - The Belkiz Sutunu. A Byzantine column with a (lucky) stork nesting at the top

Trafalgar Day, 21 October 1895
Commemorating the nineteenth anniversary of the victory of the Battle of Trafalgar. Crowds gather round Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square on 21 October 1895. Wreaths are laid on the steps

Painting of the Nelson column, Trafalgar Square
The newly erected Nelson Column on Trafalgar Square in London. It was designed by William Railton, the statue being by Bailly

RAF Typhoons attack German tanks, France; Second World War
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Typhoons, fighter-bombers equipped with rockets, attacking a column of German armour, near Mortain, 1944

Reinforcements of British Infantry marching in narrow column
Reinforcements of British infantry are shown moving in long, narrow columns towards the front lines, September 1916. The soldiers marched in such a way to minimise any damage that might be inflicted

Column of Russian soldiers marching to the Balkan front
A large number of Russian infantry, equipped with only recently introduced steel helmets, are shown marching towards the Balkan front

A column of British grenadiers
British grenadiers, armed with what the caption described as the most deadly weapon of this murderous war, marching towards the front lines in July 1916

Column of Congress
Leopold I lays the first stone of the Colonne du Congres (Congress column)

American Aircraft attacking German Vehicles, Falaise; Second
Illustration showing Thunderbolts and Lightning of the US Air Force attacking a column of German vehicles attempting to escape from the Falaise Pocket, France, August 1944

Wilhelm Ii / Liz 1909
WILHELM II GERMAN ROYALTY German Emperor in 1908 on the terrace of his villa at Achilleion, Corfu

British at Boulogne
Off to Paris at the end of the season - viewing the column at Boulogne

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

New Zealand troops marching to a memorial service in Westmin
A column of New Zealand troops marching to commemorate those who fell attempting to seize the Gallipoli peninsular during the First World War

Vendome Column Felled
Inspired by the artist Gustave Courbet, the Communards pull down the colonne de Vendome, perceived as a symbol of monarchical oppression

Piedmont Volunteers
From all over Italy, patriotic volunteers swarm to expel the Austrians : Giuseppe Mazzini leads a column of men from Piedmont

Trajans Column / Rome
Trajans Column in Trajans Forum, Rome

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

General Medicis Men
General Medici leads his column into an unidentified town (Rome ?)

Reichsbanner Marchers
A motorised column of German Nationalists provoke Reichsbanner marchers

Whitehall 1930S
Looking up Whitehall towards Trafalgar Square, with Nelsons Column and the National Gallery in the distance, London

NELSONs COLUMN 1930S
Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London, with South Africa House behind it

Bank of England / 1930S
Known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, the Bank of England has occupied this London site since 1734

Military / Scene (C15)
A column of medieval French soldiers accompany Renaud de Montauban and Gerard de Roussillon

Ruins of Pompeii
The Forum and Basilica in Pompeii

Trafalgar Square 1939
Trafalgar Square and Nelsons Column, floodlit at night, one month before the outbreak of World War Two. Date: August 1939

German Plane in Action
A German Messerschmitt 110 blasts a column of Russian troops as they retreat before the invincible might of the victorious German forces

Napoleon Statue
The statue of Napoleon I which crowned the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, until the Commune when it was pulled down by the Communards

America / Ribaults Column
The French coloniser, Jean Ribault sets up his column in Florida, which is honoured by Native Americans

Adorning Ribault Column
Florida Indians decorate Ribaults column

Circular Bath / Bath
The Circular Roman Bath at Bath, Somerset. The existence of the remains were secret until 1755, when hot water came rushing out of the Roman masonry

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