St Peters Basilica, Vatican, Rome, ItalySt Peters Basilica with its iconic dome, viewed from St Peters Square in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Stratford Broadway, Stratford, East London, with Samuel Gurney obelisk. Date: circa 1910
Piazza del Popolo, Rome, ItalyView of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, with the Egyptian obelisk of Rameses II from Heliopolis (known as the Obelisco Flaminio)
Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. Date: late 19th century
Midleton, County Cork, Republic of IrelandFour views of Midleton, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s
John Mad Jack Fullers Obelisk The Brightling Needle, SussexJohn " Mad Jack" Fullers Obelisk: The Brightling Needle, Robertsbridge, East Sussex. Date: 1905
Ross Monument, Rostrevor, Co. Down - a view of the monument referred to as the Obelisk. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Rostrevor). Date: circa early 1900s
APOLLODORUS OF DAMASCUS (60-129). Column of Trajan. 110; Theodosius Obelisk. 390. ITALY. Rome. Forum of Trajan. First Dorian War. Third Campaign
Charing Cross Station & obeliskThe Victorian replica of the Eleanor Cross at London Charing Cross station, surrounded by taxi cars
Roman legionaries in armour building fortifications. One cuts wood with an axe, other bring lime in baskets, stones and timbers. From Trajans Column. Fortificazioni
The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. PeterGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
Killiney Bay, Ireland, from Obelisk HillKilliney Bay, Ireland, seen from Obelisk Hill Date: C.1910
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
Monument to Arctic exploration - ArchangelRussia, Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Monument to Arctic exploration and explorers. 2010
Thames Embankment / Somerset House - floodlitThames Embankment and Somerset House, London by floodlight
Thames Embankment - Cecil and Savoy Hotels
Axum, Ethiopia, East Africa - Monolithic Stele - 1st century. These tall, carved obelisks, relics of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum - they are markers for the Royal Tombs. Date: 1910s
The Obelisk of On, Egypt, Victorian period
Obelisk of On, Egypt
London & North Western Railway War Memorial, Euston, LondonLondon & North Western Railway War Memorial (unveiled in 1921), Euston, London. Date: circa 1921
Obelisk at Thebes, Egypt, Victorian period
Obelisks at Luxor, Egypt, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century
View from cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican CityView of St. Peter's Square from the cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910s
Floral Bridge, Southport, Lancashire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
Monument, Southport, Lancashire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
Naval, Drake and Armada Memorials, Plymouth, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Esplanade and Little Orme, Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
Fort Groton Monument, Groton, Connecticut, USA Date: circa 1920
The Blue Mosque and Walled Obelisk, Istanbul, TurkeyThe Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul
Irish Jaunting Car in Phoenix Park, Dublin, IrelandAn Irish Jaunting Car in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. A light two-wheeled carriage for a single horse, with a seat in front for the driver
Obelisk of Theodosius. 4th century. Detail of the pedestalObelisk of Roman emperor Theodosius.4th century AD. Detail of the pedestal. Theodosius I offers laurels of victory. Hippodrome of Constantinople. Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 2007
War Memorial At AnnandaleA photograph of a war memorial at Annandale, in the form of a hybride obelisk cenotaph, with curved seating. The names of 87 local dead people are inscribed on the front face
Battle of Naseby Memorial Obelisk, NorthamptonshireThe Battle of Naseby Memorial Obelisk, Northamptonshire Date: circa 1940
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Highgate Cemetery and St Michael's Church, North LondonView of Highgate Cemetery, North London, with St Michael's Church in the background. Engraving in the Illustrated News of the World. Date: 1859
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American Civil War flags and memorials, Virginia, USAAmerican Civil War, Confederate flags and memorials, Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, USA. Date: early 20th century
Monument to Daniel Defoe, Bunhill Fields, LondonMonument (erected 1870) above the grave of Daniel Defoe (1661-1731), English journalist and novelist, in Bunhill Fields, London. Date: 19th century
obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum, Heliopolis, EgyptThe major surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum erected by Senusret I of Dynasty XII. It still stands in its original position
The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843
Obelisk at Chipping Barnet commemorating the Battle of Barnet and the spot where the Earl of Warwick died, 14 April 1471, during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). It was a Yorkist victory. Date: 1471
Large Letter card - Greetings from Boston, MassachusettsLarge Letter postcard - Greetings from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Date: 1950
Monument to Eugenie de Montijo on the summit of Larrun (La Rhune), a mountain at the western end of the Pyrenees. It is located on the border of France and Spain
Elephant and Obelisk by Bernini, Rome, ItalyElephant and Obelisk by Bernini, Piazza della Minerva, Rome, Italy Date: circa 1950s
The Congress Column, Brussels, Belgium19th century vintage photograph: The Congress Column is a monumental column situated on the Place du Congres/Congresplein in Brussels, Belgium
Fontana del Tritone, Triton Fountain, Rome, Italy19th century vintage photograph: Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) is a seventeenth-century fountain in Rome, by the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Image c.1880 s
Obelisk and pylon, the Temple of Ramses, Luxor, EgyptVintage 19th century photograph - obelisk and pylon, the Temple of Ramses, Luxor, Egypt