Columns Collection (page 39)

The Beyazidiye Mosque with pigeons, Constantinople
The Beyazidiye Mosque (built between 1501-1506) in Constantinople, with pigeons. The Mosque encorporated a number of educational buildings, public baths and tombs (turbes)

Praying at the Mosque, Constantinople
Overflow of the Friday Prayers at a Mosque in Constantinople, Turkey

German troops in Oberammergau
German troops marching through Oberammergau, Germany in 1935

Ornate building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
The ornately carved entrance to a building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A tourist before an elaborate Turkish carved alcove, showing fine technique in relief work and beautiful sculpted patternation

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

The old Mosque at Ephesus under flood water
The old Mosque and old Ottoman Graveyard at Ephesus under flood water

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

Greek Temple of Giunone at Agrigento, Sicily
The remains of the Greek Temple of Hera Lacinia (Giunone) at Agrigento, Sicily. Agrigento is the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (also known as Acragas in Greek)

Greek Temple at Agrigento, Sicily
The remains of a Greek temple at Agrigento, Sicily. Agrigento is the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (also known as Acragas in Greek, Agrigentum in Latin and Kerkent in Arabic)

Ornate Norman cloister - Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily
A superb photograph of the Norman Cloister at the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily. The Cathedral is one of the greatest extant examples of Norman architecture in the world

Church interior, Horton War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
Interior of the church at the Horton War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, opened in 1899 as Horton Asylum - Londons seventh county asylum

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

Temple of Baal, Palmyra, Syria
A Temple, ruins at Palmyra, Syria. The most striking building in Palmyra is the huge temple of Ba al one of the most important religious building of the first century AD in the Middle East

Titanic Reading and Writing Room
The Reading and Writing Room on the ill-fated Titanic, which sank on 15 April 1912

Ruined building in India
A ruined building, probably a temple or shrine, in India in the early 1920s. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Buddhist Monastery Interior
Southern Chinese Buddhist Monks in Zinjiang Province, China sit in lines before the Abbot. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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

Subotica, Serbia
Subotica (Szabadka) in northern Serbia, in the Province of Vojvodina. The historic theatre, built in 1853

Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Courtyard ( heart ) of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The Mosque is directly associated with Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 975

Viceroy speech at unveiling of the Four Dominion Columns, Ne
Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, standing before a microphone in the right foreground on the dais in front of the southern secretariat, speaking before the unveiling of the four Dominion columns

Council Chamber Colonnade, New Delhi
A curving gallery with massive pillars, and effects of light and shade, producing an " impressive sensation of size and novelty" : the council chamber colonnade in New Delhi

Arrival of Lord Irwin at inauguration of New Delhi
A panoramic view of the two secretariats and the four dominion columns waiting to be unveiled during the inauguration of New Delhi in 1931 as the capital of India

Tunis, Tunisia - The Perfume Market
The Covered Perfume Market - a fabulous arcaded structure with shops and stalls set back from a main thoroughfare lined with columns and round arches

Tunis, Tunisia - Mosque
The Mosque of Sidi Ben Ziad in Tunis, Tunisia seen at the end of a very attractive old street, the houses set back behind a stone colonnade

Medressa and Slimania at Tunis, Tunisia
The Medressa and Slimania at Tunis, Tunisia

Trogir, Croatia - Loggia alongside a courtyard. Trogir (Trau) is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

The Exchange (Bourse) at Alexandria, Egypt, with wonderful sunshade awnings and a fine colonade front

Constantinople - Golden Gate, Yedikule
The Golden Gate, Yedikule - set in the seven towers, partly Byzantine structure and part Turkish a walled enclosure. Not used as a castle but two of the towers served as prisons

Percival Market, Gujarat, India
The fabulous ironwork entrance to the Percival Market in Gujurat, India. A fusion of British colonial and Asiatic architectural styling

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

British Armoured Vehicles advancing in Normandy; Second Worl
Photograph showing British Armoured vehicles and tanks heading off to attack German positions in Normandy, France, during July 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

USA / Met Opera / Front
NEW YORK front entrance of the recently built theatre, on Broadway

America. Scenes in Oregon and California. Basaltic Hill on t
Columns of basalt next to the Columbia River in Oregon

Krupp Family Villa Essen
The Krupp family villa at Essen

Confederate Troops moving through a burning forest; American
A dramatic night scene, showing columns of Confederate troops marching through a forest, part of which is ablaze

Canada House 1930S
The exterior of Canada House, Trafalgar Square, central London, which is now a cultural centre promoting Canadian music, films and visual arts etc

Bustle & Plus Fours
A rather incongrous scene as old meets new and a man wearing plus fours and Argyll socks steps out with a lady wearing a bustle!

Luxurious Living Room
An eye-catching living room, with a stylish satin suite, ruched curtains, parque flooring, Romanesque columns, flower arrangements, a baby grand piano, leopardskin rug

Bow-Fronted Shop Window
The lovely old fashioned bow- fronted window of the pottery and gifts shop in Cromford, Derbyshire, England

Swimming Pool 1930S
The luxurious bubbling swimming bath of St. Gellert, Budapest, Hungary, which has a hall adorned with Byzantine mosaics, and radioactive water

Mexico / Quintanaroo / Tulum
Quintana Roo, Tulum. View of the Mayan temple called El Castillo on the Caribbean coastline. This large pyramid has two columns depicting serpents

Baalbek / Archaeology
The head of a lion and the six columns of the GREAT TEMPLE of JUPITER built by the Romans On the site of the ancient archaeological city of Baalbek once called Heliopolis

Luxor Temple Columns
The distinctive shape of the columns of the Temple at Luxor. This view shows evidence of the later re-use of the site in the apse of a Christian Church at the rear

Luxor / Lotus Columns
Luxor Temple - Lotus Flower pillars, testament to the grandiose design of Egyptian religious buildings of this period

Luxor Columns (Shadows)
The papyriform pillars (shaped in the form of the papyrus plant) with dramatic shadows in the evening light

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