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Elaborate Collection (page 16)

Background imageElaborate Collection: Istanbul - Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet I Mosque)

Istanbul - Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet I Mosque)
Istanbul, turkey - Interior view of The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - The Blue Mosque. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

Background imageElaborate Collection: Hindu Temple, Singapore

Hindu Temple, Singapore Date: circa 1950s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Bosnian Bridesmaid with elaborate headdress

Bosnian Bridesmaid with elaborate headdress
Bridesmaid from the territory close to Srebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina wearing a quite sensational headdress and rather low-cut blouse! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Mantes-la-Jolie, France - Grand Hotel du Grand Cerf

Mantes-la-Jolie, France - Grand Hotel du Grand Cerf Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Valencia, Spain - Detail of the Cathedral Facade

Valencia, Spain - Detail of the Cathedral Facade
Valencia, Spain - Detail of the Main Cathedral Facade (Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia - Iglesia Catedral-Basilica Metropolitana de la Asuncion de Nuestra)

Background imageElaborate Collection: A High Ranking Boyar Woman

A High Ranking Boyar Woman
A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar (high ranking) Woman in a fine and expensive silken gown Date: 1904

Background imageElaborate Collection: Kiosk building - Santiago, Chile

Kiosk building - Santiago, Chile
Elaborate architectural Kiosk, a survival of the International Exhibition held at Santiago, Chile in 1875. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Boyaryshnya - Boyar Wife - Russia

Boyaryshnya - Boyar Wife - Russia
A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar (high ranking) Woman in a fine and expensive silken gown. Date: 1900

Background imageElaborate Collection: A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar Woman

A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar Woman
A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar (high ranking) Russian Woman with elaborate headdress, sheer veil and strings of fine pearls. Date: 1909

Background imageElaborate Collection: The gilded gates of the Kremlin, Moscow

The gilded gates of the Kremlin, Moscow
The decorative gilded gates of the Kremlin, Moscow Date: circa 1907

Background imageElaborate Collection: Chinese Actor in elaborate costume - Singapore

Chinese Actor in elaborate costume - Singapore Date: circa 1909

Background imageElaborate Collection: Bangkok Royal Barges - Thailand

Bangkok Royal Barges - Thailand - To see Royal barges, like Egyptian frescoes, in a dry-dock shed. 8 or 10 of them, up to 150 feet in length, holding 60 rowers and a throne

Background imageElaborate Collection: Bangkok Wat Phra - Thailand

Bangkok Wat Phra - Thailand - Wat Phra (Emerald Buddha) elaborate inlaid mother-of-pearl doors (also photographed in 1923 by my Father). Date: 1952

Background imageElaborate Collection: Reclining Buddha - Pegu

Reclining Buddha - Pegu - Reclining Buddha - Elaborate glass mosaics on the heroic feet and devan. Date: 1952

Background imageElaborate Collection: Female / White Dress 1902

Female / White Dress 1902
A demure young woman in a white dress and elaborate hat. Date: 1902

Background imageElaborate Collection: Circular roll hairstyle 1940s

Circular roll hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

Background imageElaborate Collection: India, Himachal Pradesh, Manali, Naggar

India, Himachal Pradesh, Manali, Naggar: Small wooden temple, elaborate carvings. Date: 2011

Background imageElaborate Collection: Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia

Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia
Two beautiful Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia, wearing elaborate metal wrist bracelets and bangles, jewellery, necklaces, shawls, headresses and massive hooped earrings. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Washington, DC Mess hall at Harewood Hospital, heated by ela

Washington, DC Mess hall at Harewood Hospital, heated by elaborate stoves. Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the hospitals. Date Between 1860 and 1865

Background imageElaborate Collection: Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and appar

Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for securing multi-passenger platforms on captive balloons; arrangement of ropes for netting;

Background imageElaborate Collection: Blank sheet of stationery with elaborate watermark for the F

Blank sheet of stationery with elaborate watermark for the French papermakers Canson & Montgolfier, including an 1883 calendar surrounded by a decorative border

Background imageElaborate Collection: Sonato de Otono (Song of Autumn)

Sonato de Otono (Song of Autumn)
Woman in an elaborate stage costume preparing to perform a Song of Autumn. Date: 1921

Background imageElaborate Collection: Marguerita Sylva in Kirke La Shelles elaborate opera comiqu

Marguerita Sylva in Kirke La Shelles elaborate opera comique production, The Princess Chic book by Kirke La Shelle, music by Julian Edwards. Date 1900?

Background imageElaborate Collection: The runaways the elaborate musical comedy from New York Casi

The runaways the elaborate musical comedy from New York Casino. Date c1908

Background imageElaborate Collection: Monument to the Spanish - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Monument to the Spanish - Buenos Aires, Argentina. Actually the Monument to the Magna Carta and the Four Argentine Regions donated by the Spanish Community in Buenos Aires in 1910 to commemorate

Background imageElaborate Collection: The Peers Lobby, 1863

The Peers Lobby, 1863
The Peers lobby in the House of Lords. Date: 1863

Background imageElaborate Collection: Archbishop Germanus

Archbishop Germanus, Metropolitan of the Greek Church in Western and Northern Europe, taken specially for The Sphere, showing him crowned and wearing his elaborate and beautiful gold-stitched robes

Background imageElaborate Collection: Bullfight in France

Bullfight in France
A matador in elaborate costume, fights a bull in France. 1970s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Royal Wedding 1934 - the wedding cake

Royal Wedding 1934 - the wedding cake
A most decorative wedding cake for Princess Marina of Greece and the Duke of Kent who were married at Westminster Abbey on 29 November 1934

Background imageElaborate Collection: Arabian wedding carriage transporting the bride

Arabian wedding carriage transporting the bride
An Arabian wedding carriage transporting the bride - Cairo, Egypt Date: 1905

Background imageElaborate Collection: Italy - Verona - Scaligeri Cemetery (1 / 2)

Italy - Verona - Scaligeri Cemetery (1 / 2)
Italy - Verona - The Scaligeri cemetery is protected by a beautiful wrought iron gate, decorated with the coat of arms of the Scala family who were the lords of Verona in the middle ages

Background imageElaborate Collection: Riems, France - The Central Main Entrance

Riems, France - The Central Main Entrance/Doorway Date: circa 1908

Background imageElaborate Collection: Selfridges Store, London - The Queen of Time

Selfridges Store, London - The Queen of Time, installed in 1931 and designed by Gilbert Bayes. Date: circa 1931

Background imageElaborate Collection: Beverley Minster Font

Beverley Minster Font
The font, with its elaborate font cover, in the South Aisle of Beverley Minster, Yorkshire, England. Date: Medieval

Background imageElaborate Collection: Bolzano Italians

Bolzano Italians
Men and women of Bolzano, Italy, wearing their elaborate national costumes. Date: 1930s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Liberia, West Africa - a Sinoe Devil

Liberia, West Africa - a Sinoe Devil - a man in the ceremonial costume of the devil from the Sinoe Region of the country. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Monk Bar, York

Monk Bar, York, Yorkshire, England, in the spring. It is a four-storey gatehouse, the most elaborate and ornate of the surviving gates. It dates from the early 14th century. Date: 14th century

Background imageElaborate Collection: York Minster, South Side

York Minster, South Side
York Minster, York, England, the South Side. The South Transept was rebuilt between 1220 and 1250 in an elaborate French style with lancet windows beneath a rose window. Date: 1960s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Fullarton House Gateway

Fullarton House Gateway
The elaborate gateway to the stable yard at Fullarton House, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. Date: medieval

Background imageElaborate Collection: Elaborate Automobile sandcastle - Atlantic City, NJ

Elaborate Automobile sandcastle - Atlantic City, NJ
Elaborate Automobile (including the occupants!) sandcastle - Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sadly, pickpocketing of unsuspecting crowds of onlookers led to an outlaw of making sand sculptures

Background imageElaborate Collection: Old Guild Hall, Exeter

Old Guild Hall, Exeter
Old Guild Hall, High Street, Exeter, Devon. The elaborate frontage pictured here was added in the 1590s. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Foyer, the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Foyer, the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
View of the Foyer of the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue (near Piccadilly Circus), London, proprietors J Lyons & Co. Described (in French) as the foremost restaurant in the world

Background imageElaborate Collection: Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia - Ubudiah Mosque

Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia - Ubudiah Mosque
Kuala Kangsar, the Royal Town Perak, Malaysia - the Ubudiah Mosque. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Masjid Jamek Mosque

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Masjid Jamek Mosque
The Masjid Jamek (Friday Mosque) built in 1909 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Railway Refreshment Truck

Railway Refreshment Truck
A rather elaborate railway refreshment truck with urns, a glass cabinet and small railings around each shelf to keep refreshments from falling out

Background imageElaborate Collection: The Royal Thrones, House of Lords, London

The Royal Thrones, House of Lords, London. These are used for state openings of parliament. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElaborate Collection: Greek woman in traditional costume

Greek woman in traditional costume
A Greek Lady. She is wearing an elaborate dress and hat and wearing jewellery. 1803

Background imageElaborate Collection: Selim III - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Selim III - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
The Grand Seignior. He is Selim III (1761-1808), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Son of Mustafa III (175774), he succeeded his uncle Abdulhamid I (177489)



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