Heliopolis Collection

Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
View of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy

Italy, Rome - Piazza del Popolo (Peoples Square) - looking west from the Pincio. An Egyptian obelisk of Ramesses II from Heliopolis stands in the centre of the Piazza. Date: circa 1910s

A circular Roman temple to Venus at Baalbek
Plan and elevation of a circular Roman temple to Venus at Baalbek or Heliopolis, Lebanon. Elevation 1 and plan 2 of a circular peripteral temple

View of the Pantheon or Rotonda in Rome, circa 1810
View of the Pantheon or Rotonda in Rome. Cylindrical domed temple with 16 Corinthian columns under a pediment, large bronze doors. Twin bell towers added in the 17th century

obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum, Heliopolis, Egypt
The major surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum erected by Senusret I of Dynasty XII

Ancient fig tree, Heliopolis, Egypt, Victorian period

RAF football team fly to Palestine ready for match, WW2
RAF football team flying by bomber from Heliopolis to Palestine dressed in kit ready for a game during the Second World War Date: circa 1940s

Interior of the Heliopolis, Baalbek, Lebanon
View of the interior of the Heliopolis or Temple of Baalbek, Lebanon Beqaa Valley. Interno del Tempio di Balbec

The Shah of Persias harem on the road

Persian soldiers with weapons, cattle, wagons, etc. They carry spears, shields and quivers, and lead goats, bulls and horses

Courtyard and columns of Heliopolis, Temple of Baalbek
Plan of the courtyard of Heliopolis, or the Temple of Baalbek, and columns in the temple and the Hexagonal court, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon

Amazons coming to the aid of the Trojans at Troy

The tomb of the Maccabees, Jerusalem, 1800s. Tomba di Maccabei

Egyptian Obelisks from Heliopolis in Rome
Egyptian obelisks from Heliopolis in Rome

HELIOPOLIS HOTEL CAIRO
Promotion for the HELIOPOLIS PALACE HOTEL, Cairo. Date: 1929

SPORT / GOLF / CAIRO
Golfing on the 18-hole course at the Heliopolis Palace Hotel, Cairo (Egypt) Date: 1929

TENNIS AT CAIRO
at the Heliopolis Palace Hotel, Cairo (Egypt) Date: 1930

Stele dedicated to Mnevis, the bull of Ra. Egypt
Stele dedicated to Mnevis, the bull of Ra. Limestone. 20th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1100 BC. From Heliopolis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Stele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. Egypt
Stele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1300-1200 BC. Probably from Heliopolis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Religion / Egypt / Amun
The supreme god of the Egyptian pantheon : sometimes known as AMUN-RE, adding the attributes of RE, the creator sun-god of Heliopolis

Entrance to Luna Park in Heliopolis, Cairo
Entrance to Luna Park in Heliopolis, a suburb north-east of central Cairo. The Cairo Luna Park was an amusement park opened to the public in 1911 and a popular tourist attraction

Gargoyle from Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek
Lionhead gargoyle. 2nd century AD. Limestone. From the entablure of the courtyard colonnades of the Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek, Lebanon. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germnany

Obelisk of Senusret I, site of Heliopolis, Egypt
The obelisk of Senusret I, in the ancient city of Heliopolis, Egypt. Senusret erected two red granite obelisks there to celebrate his Year 30 Heb Sed Jubilee

The Temple of Venus at Baalbek, Lebanon
The Temple of Venus (Aphrodite) at Baalbek, Lebanon

Henri Rougier in a Voisin at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910

Electric Train carriage - Egypt
Electric Train used to travel to Cairo, Egypt direct from Heliopolis

St Barbara - Santa Barbara, California
St Barbara - known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek saint and martyr

Stadium and Heliopolis Palace Hotel near Cairo
Stadium and Heliopolis Palace Hotel which was opened in 1910 in Heliopolis, a suburb north-east of central Cairo and soon became a travel destination for many

Heliopolis Palace Hotel near Cairo
Heliopolis Palace Hotel was opened in 1910 in Heliopolis, a suburb north-east of central Cairo and soon became a travel destination for many

Advertisement for Paul Poiret fashions, showing three elegant women in the winter sun of Heliopolis, Egypt. 1929

Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt - Al-Gamea Mosque, Al-Gamea Square
Al-Gamea (The Mosque) in Al-Gamea Square, Heliopolis - a suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city. Date: circa 1910s

Aedicula from Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek
Top part of an aedicula from a wall structure from the Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek, Lebanon. Limestone. 2nd century AD. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germnany

Baalbek / Jupiter Temple
The six columns of the GREAT TEMPLE OF JUPITER built by the Romans, situated on the ancient archaeological site of Baalbek, once called Heliopolis. Date: 1st century AD

Armenian boy scouts at refugee camp, Egypt
Armenian boy scouts blowing cook house at the Armenian refugee camp, Heliopolis, near Cairo, Egypt

Peristyle (looking up) Baalbek, Lebanon
The view looking up at the remains of a peristyle at the Temple of Baalbek, Lebanon, showing the columns, capitals and ornate roof

Jean-Baptiste Kleber
JEAN-BAPTISTE KLEBER French military commander victorious at Heliopolis in the Egyptian campaign, but assassinated in Cairo soon after. Date: 1753 - 1800

Jean=Baptiste Kleber
JEAN-BAPTISTE KLEBER French military commander waving to his men after the victory of Heliopolis in Egypt, when 10000 of them routed 70000 Turks. Date: 1753 - 1800

Baalbek, Lebanon - General view of the Acropolis Date: circa 1907

Egypt - Heliopolis - Laying Foundation stone St Michael s
Egypt - Heliopolis - Laying Foundation stone for St Michaels Church on Seti Street off Baghdad Street. British dignitaries arriving in a fine Rolls Royce! Date: 1925

de Havilland DH66 G-EBMX City of Delhi - Imperial Airways
de Havilland DH66, G-EBMX, City of Delhi, of Imperial Airways, leaving Heliopolis for Karachi

Handley Page O / 400 at Heliopolis
Handley Page O/400 at Heliopolis

Hans Grade in a Grade monoplane at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910

Jacques Balsan in a Bleriot XI
Jacques Balsan in a Ble

Hauvette-Michelin, a nephew of the famous tyre manufacturers Michelin Freres, on an Antoinette VII at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910

An Antoinette at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910

A Voisin flies over a Farman at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910

A Voisin at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910

The Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910

Obelisk at Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Baalbek, Lebanon
The ruins of the Temple of the Sun, the Acropolis and the Temple of Jupiter at the Lebanese archaeological site of Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis)

Baalbek - Cornice of the colonnade of the Temple of Jupiter
Lebanon - Baalbek - Cornice of the colonnade of the Temple of Jupiter with the head of a lion. Built by the Romans on the site of the ancient city of Baalbek, formerly known as Heliopolis

Obelisk in Rome
The ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in 37 A.D. which now stands between the double colonnade in St. Peters Square, Rome. Date: 1930s

Rome / The Vatican
The Dome of St. Peters and the Vatican, Rome, Italy, with the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in 37 A.D. Date: 1930s

Rome / St. Peters Square
St. Peters Square, Rome, Italy, with the Dome of St. Peters (Vatican) behind and the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in Date: 1930s

Flaminian Obelisk
The Flaminian Obelisk (Obelisco Flaminio), Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy, which originally stood in the Sun Temple at Heliopolis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Date: 1930s

Baalbek - The Acropolis
The Lebanese archaeological site of Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), which features some of the finest and best preserved Roman remains in the Middle East. The Temple of the Sun from the South West

Heliopolis - Cairo - Sultanas Palace
Egypt - Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo. The Palace of Her Highness the Sultana. Date: circa 1919

Piazza del Popolo and obelisk, Rome, Italy
View of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, with the Egyptian obelisk of Rameses II from Heliopolis (known as the Obelisco Flaminio) in the centre, brought to Rome in 10 BC

Egypt - Heliopolis - Abbas Boulevard
Egypt - Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo. The Abbas Boulevard

Religious gathering in Egypt with Shiite Muslims
Shiite Muslims in Heliopolis with Egyptian Officials and Dervishes in the background, close to a church. A very interesting scene of a religious gathering

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

Peepshow / Cairo Fair
Egyptians view peepshows at a fair held near Cairo in Heliopolis

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