Golden Collection (#41)

St Sergius Monastery, Sergiyev Posad, Russia
View of the Trinity Lavra (Monastery) of St Sergius in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia. This monastery is the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church

St Michaels Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine
St Michaels (Mykhailovsky) Cathedral with its many golden domes, in Mykhailivska Square, Kiev, Ukraine. Named after Kievs patron saint, the Archangel Michael, it dates from the early 12th century

Church of the Prince, Yaroslavl, Russia
View of the Church of the Prince in Yaroslavl, Russia

Assumption Cathedral, Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Main entrance to the Assumption Cathedral, in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia. The cathedral was built in the 16th century

Uspenski Cathedral, Vladimir, Russia
View of the Uspenski Cathedral (Uspenski Sobor, or Mariae Ascension Cathedral), built in 1158-1160, in Vladimir, Russia. Date: early 21st century

St Sophia Cathedral, Tobolsk, Russia
View of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Sophia, with a belfry on the right, in Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia. The building was completed in 1686

Domes of the Assumption Cathedral, Sergiyev Posad, Russia
View from below of three of the domes of the Assumption Cathedral, in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia. The cathedral was built in the 16th century

Lady at a festival, Haimhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Lady in costume and mask at a rococo festival in Haimhausen, just north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Statue in niche, Golden Hall, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
Detail of a statue in a niche in the ornate rococo Golden Hall (Goldener Saal) of the Academy for Teacher Training and Personnel Management, Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Edward Prince of Wales visiting Training Ship Exmouth
HRH Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting the Training Ship Exmouth on the occasion of its golden jubilee in 1926. The ship was operated by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays

Ceiling fresco, Golden Hall, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
A ceiling fresco in the ornate rococo Golden Hall (Goldener Saal) of the Academy for Teacher Training and Personnel Management, Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Split - Croatia - Porta Aurea. The Roman Imperial Palace of Diocletian had four gates including this one: the Porta Aurea (Golden Gate) in the north

The Sampan Pagoda, Myanmar
Burma (Myanmar) - The Sampan Pagoda, with a golden stupa sitting atop this miraculously-balanced rock. In the history of Myanmar

Egyptian woman in colourful costume, with gold necklace and a patterned dress. In one hand she holds a small round bowl

Saray Burnu, Constantinople, Turkey
Palace Point, Constantinople - La Pointe du Seraile or Saray Burnu (in Turkish)

Fire at Kasim Pasa, Constantinople
A fire at Kasim Pasa, Constantinople, Turkey. The city was very prone to fires (which broke out regularly) due to wooden buildings and charcoal cooking fires, resulting in regular conflagrations

The Golden Horn meets the Bosphorus
The Golden Horn meeting the Bosphorus at Constantinople, Turkey

Rowing on the Golden Horn
An afternoon rowing women on the Golden Horn with the silhouette of the Topkapi Palace and Mosques behind

Saray Burnu, Constantinople at sunrise
The Saray Burnu, Palace Point, Constantinople at sunrise, with the silhouette of the Topkapi Palace and the Mosques of the city

View toward Constantinople, Turkey
A lovely painting of the evening view across the Golden Horn toward Constantinople, Turkey, the skyline dominated by the minarets and domes of the Mosques

View across the Golden Horn
A general view across the Golden Horn toward Constantinople. The French flag flies on the stern of a boat in the Harbour. The skyline is dominated by the domes

Harbour of Constantinople
General view of the Harbour of Constantinople, Turkey across the Golden Horn

German-French Customs Post 1930s
German-French Customs Post, the Goldene Bremm, on the border between Saarbrucken and France in the 1930s

Oarsmen and their boats - Eyup
Oarsmen with their boats at Eyup, Constantinople, Turkey. Close to the entrance to the Silver Horn

Boatmen on the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Turkey

Mexico City - Independence Monument
The Independence Mounument (Monumento a la Independencia) at Mexico City, Mexico, erected in 1910 to mark 100 years of Mexican Independence

View toward Topkapi across mouth of Golden Horn
View toward the Topkapi Palace across mouth of Golden Horn - the photograph is framed in a red background and sits above an illustration of the British Naval Flag

View of the Arsenal on the Golden Horn - Constantinople

Suleymaniye Mosque - Constantinople
Hold-to-light postcard of the Suleymaniye Mosque with view over Golden Horn - Constantinople

Brebieres 1916
The Tower of the Church of Notre Dame de Brebieres, in Albert. At the top of the tower the golden figure of the Virgin Mary holding aloft the infant Jesus hangs precariously

Istanbul - The Golden Horn at sunset
A view of Istanbul, Turkey at sunset, showing the small ferry boats used to make the crossing of the Bosphorus

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)

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey & Turkish Fleet
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) and the Turkish fleet in the Golden Horn. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918

Ancient British Druids pick Mistletoe
Ancient British Druid picks mistletoe with his Golden Sickle and makes an incantation toward the sky

Emperors New Clothes - Princess and the Pea
Illustrations of two well-known Fairy Tales: The Emperors New Clothes (left) and The Princess and the Pea (right)

Selection of Toy Cars
A selection of toy motor vehicle, some with their original boxes, including the land speed record-breaking cars John Cobbs fabulous Railton Special and Major Henry Segraves Golden Arrow

Archduke Albert of Austria (1559-1621), also known as Albert VII, shown wearing the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece, and a splendid ruff

American Indian children in London as part of the Golden West and American Industries Exhibition at Earls Court

Gates of Paradise
Gold Gates of Paradise on the Baptistry in Florence, Italy

Camp in the Mountains of Iran
A temporary camp in the mountains of Iran, close to oil exploration works undertaken in the early 1920s by British Petroleum

Victoria Golden Jubilee
Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee commemorated in patriotic verses under the banner God Save the Queen

PLUMS
Jefferson Victoria Coes Golden Drop Diamond Ponds Seedling Autumn Compote

Egypt - Cairo - Kasr-el-Nil Bridge
Egypt - Cairo - the Pont de Ghazirah (a bridge over the Nile) and a street scene in the city

Suleymaniye Mosque and Golden Horn
The Suleymaniye Mosque and the Golden Horn. Postcard by Publishing House of Rochat. Inspired to issue a series of cards of quite well-known views of Constantinople which they then washed out in

View toward the Ok-Meydan across the Golden Horn
View toward Ok-Meydan across the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Turkey

Woman in classical costume - Nonnebruch
Painting of a classical woman by German artist Max Nonnebruch. She wears a golden laurel wreath

Burns / Highland Mary
HIGHLAND MARY The golden hours on angel wings, Flew o er me and my dearie; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary

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