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Background imageCrypt Collection: Founding of the Jesuit Order, Montmartre, France

Founding of the Jesuit Order, Montmartre, France
Foundation of the Jesuit Order in an underground chapel in the church of Saint Denis, Montmartre, near Paris. Ignatius de Loyola and six companions dedicate themselves to spread the Word of God

Background imageCrypt Collection: The Crypt, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire

The Crypt, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCrypt Collection: Lord Nelson / Crypt / Tomb

Lord Nelson / Crypt / Tomb
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officers tomb in the Crypt of St Pauls Cathedral

Background imageCrypt Collection: Grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth

Grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth
View inside the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth, where by tradition Mary is said to have received a visit from the Angel Gabriel

Background imageCrypt Collection: St Stephens crypt

St Stephens crypt
Although St Stephens Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1834, the crypt below St Stephens Hall, the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, which had fallen into disuse before the fire

Background imageCrypt Collection: St Stephens Chapel

St Stephens Chapel was a chapel in the old Palace of Westminster which served as the chamber of the House of Commons of England and that of Great Britain from 1547 to 1834

Background imageCrypt Collection: Fresco, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube, France

Fresco, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube, France
Christ dressed as a gardener and Mary Magdalene, with an apple tree, representing original sin, and a speech scroll reading Noli me Tangere, wall fresco

Background imageCrypt Collection: Sculptures, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube

Sculptures, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube
Nicolas de Monstier and his wife Jacqueline de Laignes, donors of the Entombment sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for their sepulchral chapel

Background imageCrypt Collection: Entombment sculpture, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource

Entombment sculpture, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource
Entombment, or Holy Sepulchre, sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for the sepulchral chapel of Nicolas de Monstier and Jacqueline de Laignes

Background imageCrypt Collection: Four Hooded Figures

Four Hooded Figures
This painting shows a side on view of a procession of four hooded figures, solemnly bearing a single candle, inside a dimly lit crypt or undercroft. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCrypt Collection: Italy. Rome. Catacombs of Callixtus

Italy. Rome. Catacombs of Callixtus. 2nd - 4th centuries. Interior

Background imageCrypt Collection: 2nd Century 3rd 4th Ancient Ancient Age Appian

2nd Century 3rd 4th Ancient Ancient Age Appian
2nd, century, 3rd, 4th, ancient, Ancient, Age, Appian, way, Callixtus, catacomb, catacombs, cemetery, crypt, death, grave, graves, Illuminate, illumination, interior, italian, Italy, narrow, Niche

Background imageCrypt Collection: Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta

Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta
View inside the Grand Masters (Knights of Malta) Crypt, St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, showing the sarcophagi of (left to right) Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam

Background imageCrypt Collection: Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon II

Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon II, son of Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: circa 1855

Background imageCrypt Collection: 1861 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon

1861 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon
1861, paris, france, tombeau, tomb, tombs, napoleon, french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, death, 1821, 1840

Background imageCrypt Collection: Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon French

Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon French
paris, france, tombeau, tomb, tombs, napoleon, french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, death, bonaparte, remains

Background imageCrypt Collection: 1854 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon

1854 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon
1854, paris, france, tombeau, tomb, tombs, napoleon, french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, death, bonaparte, remains

Background imageCrypt Collection: Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon

Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon. 1853

Background imageCrypt Collection: French Monument Monuments Coupole Dome Cupola

French Monument Monuments Coupole Dome Cupola
french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, tomb, tombs, death, bonaparte, remains, granite, quartsize, ashes, excavation

Background imageCrypt Collection: BODIES IN CRYPT/SPAIN

BODIES IN CRYPT/SPAIN
Exposed bodies in a crypt in Esquivias, Spain Date: 1932

Background imageCrypt Collection: Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Paul s

Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Paul s
Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Pauls Cathedral, London, 9 January 1806. Date: 1806

Background imageCrypt Collection: St Mary-at-Lambeth

St Mary-at-Lambeth
The church is the oldest structure in the Borough of Lambeth, except for the crypt of Lambeth Palace itself, and its burials and monuments are a record of 950 years of community history. Date: 1875

Background imageCrypt Collection: A Shelter Concert if the Crypt of a Church

A Shelter Concert if the Crypt of a Church. Date: circa 1941

Background imageCrypt Collection: St Georges Bloomsbury

St Georges Bloomsbury
St Georges church, Bloomsbury, is a parish church in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. It was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and consecrated in 1730. The church crypt houses the Museum of Comedy

Background imageCrypt Collection: Crypt of the ancient priory of Black-Nuns

Crypt of the ancient priory of Black-Nuns
Remains of the crypt part of the ancient priory of Black-Nuns, adjoining St. Helens Church, Bishopsgate Street. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Background imageCrypt Collection: A specimen of ancient building, King Street, London

A specimen of ancient building, King Street, London
A specimen of ancient building. Old timber-frame houses situated on the west side of King Street, Westminster. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Background imageCrypt Collection: English gentleman and bookseller staring at a young beauty

English gentleman and bookseller staring at a young beauty
An English gentleman at a booksellers in Avignon, catching his first glimpse of the beauty Clara with her old aunt. First sight of Clara at Avignon

Background imageCrypt Collection: View of the Neapolitan Crypt or Crypta Neapolitana

View of the Neapolitan Crypt or Crypta Neapolitana, ancient Roman road tunnel linking Naples to Pozzuoli on the Via Domiziana, Italy. Grotta di Posilippo

Background imageCrypt Collection: Map of Rome - ancient and modern topography

Map of Rome - ancient and modern topography
Map of Rome showing ancient and modern topography. Allegorical figure of Rome. Urbis Topographia ejusque Ambitus Antiquus et Hodiernus. From a map by Francesco Gandini

Background imageCrypt Collection: Flemish Soldiers Memorial Crypt, Zonnbeke

Flemish Soldiers Memorial Crypt, Zonnbeke
The crypt is in the local cemetery. There was considersable acrimony between the French speaking population and those who spoke Flemish

Background imageCrypt Collection: Canterbury Cathedral Crypt supports, September 1939

Canterbury Cathedral Crypt supports, September 1939
Photograph of the 843-year-old crypt of Canterbury Cathedral in which the apex of the vaulting has been supported with a series of wooden beams as a precaution against potential air raid damage

Background imageCrypt Collection: Baroque Keystones - Crypt beneath Queen Annes building

Baroque Keystones - Crypt beneath Queen Annes building
Baroque Keystones in the Crypt beneath Queen Annes building at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London - possibly intended for one of the rooms of Greenwich Palace, but never used. Date: 1946

Background imageCrypt Collection: Body of Maximilian back in Austria 1868

Body of Maximilian back in Austria 1868
Maximilians resting place in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, moved there after being embalmed and displayed in Mexico for a year. A monk stands by the coffin decorated in wreaths and sashes

Background imageCrypt Collection: Souvenir card - Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Lourdes

Souvenir card - Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Lourdes Date: circa mid 1870s

Background imageCrypt Collection: Blackadder aisle, Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland

Blackadder aisle, Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland
Blackadder aisle, St Kentigerns (St Mungo s) Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland, dating back to the 1100s. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCrypt Collection: Gerard Hall, Basing Lane, London

Gerard Hall, Basing Lane, London

Background imageCrypt Collection: Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb

Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb
The low winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb beneath cemetery gates. Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland Date: 2009

Background imageCrypt Collection: Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940

Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940
The Bystander depicts a range of different sleeping arrangements during night-time stays in air-raid shelters. On the top-left (Lansdowne House shelter) women can be seen resting on li-los, rugs

Background imageCrypt Collection: Arles, France - Roman forum and cryptoportico

Arles, France - Roman forum and cryptoportico
Arles, France - cryptoportico passages (semi-underground covered passages supporting portico structures above ground) built as the foundation of the Roman Forum. circa 1910s

Background imageCrypt Collection: Winfield Manor, South Wingfield, Derbyshire

Winfield Manor, South Wingfield, Derbyshire
Winfield Manor, South Wingfield, Alfreton, near Crich, Derbyshire, England. Showing the crypt Date: 1910s

Background imageCrypt Collection: Rome, Italy - Capuchin Monks Campo Santo

Rome, Italy - Capuchin Monks Campo Santo
Black and white. A crypt in which the walls are completely covered in human skulls. In addition there are three skeletons dressed in monks clothes attached to the wall in a standing position

Background imageCrypt Collection: Crypt of San Antolin

Crypt of San Antolin. Crypt of San Antolin. SPAIN. Palencia. Cathedral. Visigothic art. Architecture

Background imageCrypt Collection: St Georges Chapel Vault

St Georges Chapel Vault
The Royal Vault/mausoleum beneath St Georges Chapel, containing the remains of many generations of British Royalty

Background imageCrypt Collection: Crypt, St Marys Priory, Birkenhead

Crypt, St Marys Priory, Birkenhead - Crypt of St Marys Priory. Part of Box 12 Boswell collection. Counties of England. Date: circa 1900

Background imageCrypt Collection: Fountains Abbey - The Crypt - Ripon, North Yorkshire

Fountains Abbey - The Crypt - Ripon, North Yorkshire. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageCrypt Collection: Spain. Aragon. Sos del Rey Catolico. Crypt of Church of St

Spain. Aragon. Sos del Rey Catolico. Crypt of Church of St. Maria del Perdon. 14th century. Church of San Esteban. Mural. Coronation of the Virgin Mary

Background imageCrypt Collection: Fresco depicting the Pantocrator and the symbols of tetramor

Fresco depicting the Pantocrator and the symbols of tetramorphs of the four evangelists. Attribute to Master of Navasa (c.1200). 13th century. Romanesque. Treasure Room. Cathedral of Saint Vincent

Background imageCrypt Collection: Stained glass window. 19th century. Crypt of the Colonia Gue

Stained glass window. 19th century. Crypt of the Colonia Gue
Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926). Catalan architect. Stained glass window. 19th century. Crypt of the Colonia Guell. Catalonia. Spain



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