Masonry Collection (page 5)

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Amerindian Man - Cyclopean Wall - Cuzco, Peru
Amerindian Man - standing in front of a Cyclopean stone Wall - testament to the skill of Incan masons - Cuzco, Peru. Date: circa 1910s

Aleppo - Syria - Carving above the entrance
Aleppo - Syria - Beautiful carving of serpents and arabic script above the second gate of the Citadel. Date: circa 1908

Riems, France - Nave - Capitol and Base
The capitol and base stones of a former pillar of the nave (from the 13th century) at Reims Cathedral, Farcme Date: circa 1908

Hall of Private Audience, Fatehpur Sikri, India
Hall of Private Audience, Fatehpur Sikri, in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Fatehpur Sikri was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570

Singers - bas relief by Luca della Robbia
Bas relief of singers by Luca della Robbia - Museo di S. Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy Date: 15th century

Carved tracery in a Mosque
The classic geometric patterns and forms of Islamic architecture, beautifully illustrated in this postcard photograph showing stunning carved tracery in masonry windows set into the wall of a mosque

Riems, France - Carving of the Visitation
Cathedral of Riems, France - Carving of the Visitation - the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke in the Bible. Date: circa 1908

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

Earthquake at Samaxi, Azerbaijan
The 8th century Juma Mosque in ruins following the earthquake to hit Samaxi, Azerbaijan in 1902. Throughout its history eleven major earthquakes have hit Samaxi

Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander
WWII - Destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the Church of St Alexander during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1953 Date: circa 1906

Cathedral at Riems, France - Carving of Jesus (le Beau Dieu) on the doorway of the Last Judgement Date: circa 1908

Near Ephesus - Turkey - Paved Street
The Caplio Roads - Izmir Efes (Smyrna) a paved street close to the site the site of Ephesus, Turkey Date: 1931

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

Entrance to Bishopthorpe Palace
Entrance to Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire, The Palace Gateway. Situated on the banks of the River Ouse, Bishopthorpe Palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of York. Date: circa 1930s

Roman Construction
Roman masonry, part of the Roman amphitheatre at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1st century

Sketch of Ruined Abbey
An unnamed abbey stands in ruins. Nature is slowly taking over as plants sprout from the masonry. Date: 1854

Norman Stonework
Detail of Norman stonework, around a doorway at Broxford Church, Hampshire, England. Date: 11th century

Roman Masonry
Roman masonry in the basement of business premises on the corner of Gracechurch Street and Leadenhal Market, London. Believed to the be base of a statue and part of the Forum. Date: 1st century

Aswan Low Dam and Reservoir
The Aswan Low Dam and Reservoir (Old Aswan Dam). The dam is a gravity masonry buttress dam on the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. Date: circa 1924

Norman Tower - Priory Church - Christchurch Date: circa 1910s

Pune, India - Khadakwasla Water Works
Pune (Poona), India - Khadakwasla Water Works. The original dam (pictured on this postcard), was built in the 1879 as a masonry gravity dam and was the first of its kind in the world. Date: 1910s

The Column of Theodosius - Istanbul Date: circa 1930s

Bas-reliefs at the Theatre of Bacchus, Athens, Greece Date: circa 1940

Masonry Equipment 18th C
Equipment used by builders in the 18th century including cranes, saws, winches, scaffolding, etc. Date: Circa 1760

Tiryns - The Gallery
Minoan Hillfort complex of Tiryns. This site was excavated by Heinrich Schliemann in 1884-1885, and is the subject of ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute at Athens

Italy - Perugia - The Etruscan Gate
Italy - Perugia - The massive Etruscan Gate Date: circa 1908

Ruins at Bergama / Pergamon
The Ruins at Pergamon or Pergamum. An ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey, in Mysia, north western Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea

France, Lille - Gate of the Citadel
The highly ornate interior Gate of the Citadel at Lille, France, built c.1668. The citadel was part of a double line of fortified towns of Gravelines, Dunkirk and Maubeuge-Rocroi

Ancient City Wall - Damascus
Damascus, Syria - A section of the Ancient City wall

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

Clearing rubble from bombed buildings, London
Clearing rubble from bombed buildings in London during the Blitz - 1940

Air Raid damage off Piccadilly during the Blitz
Air Raid damage off Piccadilly, London on 19th September 1940. A lampost and parked car have been heavily damaged by falling masonry from bombed buildings

Bomb damage by County Hall during the Blitz
The Southbank terrace alongside City Hall, showing fallen masonry attesting to bomb damage following a German Air Raid during the Blitz

Carvings on the Khajuraho Temples, India
The ornate carvings on the walls of the Khajuraho Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Carved gateway to Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
The beautifuly ornate carved gateway to the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. The Stupa is a large hemispherical dome with a central chamber containing relics of the Buddha

The fort at Agra
Oldest part of the fort at Agra, India, now a UNESCO world heritage site. The great Mughals Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here, and the country was governed from here

Entrance to the Prison, Rabat, Morocco
The Prison Gate - Rabat, Morocco. The fine arched entrance has been bricked up for its new role for keeping those within, firmly within!

Lake Vyrnwy, North Wales
Lake Vyrnwy, Montgomeryshire, North Wales, formed by the dam of masonry constructed for the new Liverpool Waterworks

The Stone-Cutting Establishment at Oreston, with part of the
Engraving of the Prince of Wales visiting the Oreston granite quarry, viewing part of the masonry for the new Eddystone Lighthouse, August 1879

Luxor Temple (Detail)
The front Pylon at Luxor showing the massive seated statues of Rameses II and the empty base of the obelisk now standing in the Place de la Concorde, Paris

Sphinx at Memphis
A sphinx statue at Memphis in alabaster c.1567-1320 BC. 8 metres long and 4.25 metres tall

Luxor (Front View)
The Great front Pylon of Luxor Temple, which originally was fronted by 6 statues of Rameses II, two sitting and four standing. Built around 1250 BC

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

Temple of Luxor / Egypt
A detail looking through the front Pylon at Luxor toward the columned hall beyond. The two weathered forms of Rameses II sit in stately pose behind the one remaining obelisk

St Sergius Church / Cairo
The gateway of the Hanging Church, St Sergius, Cairo. It houses a deep crypt, 10 metres below the church floor. Date: circa 1970

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