Ruin Collection (page 11)

Section of an Arch - Ruins of Temple of Jupiter, Damascus
Section of an Arch - Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter - Damascus, Syria. Found at one end of the 422m Al-Hamidiyeh Bazar Souk (Covered market)

The Column of Constantine or Burnt Column, Istanbul
The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD

Khami Ruins, Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Khami Ruins, a ruined city near Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: circa 1920

Chichen Itza - Mayan Ruins, Mexico
Chichen Itza, a world-famous complex of Mayan ruins on Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula. This card shows a small temple known as the La Iglesia (" The Church" )

Birth house (mammisi) at Edfu, Egypt
The birth house (mammisi) is part of the temple complex at Edfu, Egypt, and served as a sanctuary for pregnant women worshipping Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility

Temple of Hathor in Deir el-Medina near Luxor, Egypt
Inside the temple of Hathor, Ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood, in Deir el-Medina near Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. Deir el-Medina was a village inhabited by artisans who worked on the tombs in

Baalbek, Lebanon - Circular Exedra of the Grand Court. An Exedra is a room, portico, or arcade with a bench or seats where people may converse (especially in ancient Roman and Greek buildings)

Cartoon, Edward Compton, performer
Cartoon, Edward Compton, as Charles Goldfinch, in The Road to Ruin. 1884

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Aleppo, Syria
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, northwest of Aleppo, Syria - a Byzantine church, dating back to the 5th century. Built on the site of the pillar of St

Dunkirk, France - aerial view, WW2
Dunkirk, France - aerial view, showing extensive damage suffered during WW2. Date: 1940-1945

Damascus, Syria - Ancient Walls and the Bab Sharqi Gate
Damascus, Syria - (left) Ancient Wall - connected (in some way) to the flight of Saint Paul, forced to flee the city under the cover of night after explosive reactions from Jews opposed to his

Arles, France - exterior of the Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Roman Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could hold more than 20, 000 spectators. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here

Arles, France - Roman forum and cryptoportico
Arles, France - cryptoportico passages (semi-underground covered passages supporting portico structures above ground) built as the foundation of the Roman Forum. circa 1910s

Arles, France - view over the ruins of Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could seat 20, 000 spectators in Roman times. When the Roman Empire fell, the theatre was transformed into a fortress with the four towers added

Arab shop in Babylon, Hillah, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volute. Pergamon. Turkey

Palmyra, Syria - The Tower of Elahbel
The Tower of Elahbel (also known as Tower 13, or Kubbet el Arus) a four-storey sandstone tower tomb near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria

Wreckage caused by Dornier Bomber in Victoria Station
Part of an enemy fuselage hits Victoria Station. Wreckage caused by German Dornier Bomber which was brought down by Fighter Pilot Ray Holmes in the forecourt of Victoria Station. 15th September 1940

Baalbek, Lebanon - Temple of Bacchus - Interior Decoration. Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - The Baths of Diana Date: circa 1910s

The ruins of Huanchaca, Chile - silver smelting works
Huanchaca ruins - the remains of an old silver smelting plant, located in Antofagasta, Chile. The Antofagasta (Chili) and Bolivia Railway Company plc was incorporated in London in 1888

Cyclopean walls. Lions gate. Butrint. Republic of Albania
Cyclopean walls of the ancient city dating from IV century B.C. View of the gateway called Lions Gate, one of the six entrances to the city. It shows a lion devouring a bull. Butrint

Iran. City of Persepolis. The Gate of all Nations or Xerxus Gateway. Detail Lamassu. Assyrian protective deity. Bulls body and humans head

Spain. Italica. House of Hylas. Domus roman. Mosaic
Spain. Andalusia. Roman city of Italica. Founded in 206 BC. House of Hylas. Domus roman. Mosaic

The ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma. Turkey
Turkey. Didyma. Ancient Greek sanctuary. Coast of Ionia. Ruins of the Temple and oracle of Apollo, The Didymaion. Hellenistic period. Near Didim

Spain. Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Ruins of House of the army
Spain.Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Fortified arab muslim medieval palace-city, built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al -Nasir (912-961). Ummayad Caliph of Cordoba. Ruins. Dar-al-Yund or House of the army

Etruscan Art. The Princes Buildings. 750-500 BC. Ny Carlsbe
Etruscan Art. The Princes Buildings. Archaeological remains. 750-500 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Mycenean Art. Greece. Palace of Nestor, near Pylos. 1300-1200 B.C. Bronze Age. Ruins. Northeast stoa. Region of Peloponnese

Greece. Mystras. Fortified town. Byzantine. Remains. Pelopon
Greece. Mystras. Fortified town, situated on Mt. Taygetos. Byzantine. Laconia. Peloponnese. Remains

Thermopolium of Asellina. Pompeii. Italy
Thermopolium of Asellina, tavern specializing in the sale of hot beverages. Stone bar with holes to place the amphorae containing drinks

Ses Salines. Majorca
Ses Salines. Archaeological remains of the talaiotic village. Majorca. Balearic Islands. Spain

Constantine I, The Great (272-337). Roman Emperor. Hand of C
Constantine I, The Great (272-337). Roman Emperor. Best known for beign the first christian roman emperor. Hand of Constantines colossal Statue at the Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy

St. Sebastian Gate or Ancient Porta Appia. Rome. Italy
Roman Art. Porta S. Sebastiano (St. Sebastians Gate) or Ancient Porta Appia. I was built within Aurelians wall (271-275 AD.). It houses the Wall Museum (Museum della Mura). Rome. Italy. Europe

Opus Mixtum. Ostia Antica. Italy
Opus Mixtum or opus Compositum. 2nd century A.D. Ostia Antica. Italy

Trajans Column. Relief depicting scenes of Dacian War (1101-106 A.D.) Forum of Trajan. Rome. Italy

Greek Art. Parthenon (447-438 BC). Acropolis. Athens. Attica
Greek Art. Parthenon. Was built between 447-438 BC. in Doric style under leadership of Pericles. The building was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates. Acropolis. Athens. Attica

Roman ruins of Andelos. Mendigorria. Navarre. Spain
Roman ruins of Andelos I-II centuries. Overview of the baths. Mendigorria. Navarre. Spain

Rasputin as Ruin of Tsar
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Caricatured as The ruin of Tsardom, a lesson to all good people, the story of the serpent, a warning to Russian children Date: 1872 - 1916

Ruins of Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, dating back to the 12th century. Date: 1809

Fourth Guards Brigade in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Fourth Guards Brigade, including the Coldstream Guards, fighting the Germans in the narrow streets of Landrecies during the retreat from Mons

After WW1 - The battlefield at Fort Vaux in Verdun, France
A post-war view of the heavily damaged fortifications, wire fences and bunkers at Fort Vaux on the Verdun Battlefield, France. Date: 1920

World War I. Invasion of Belgium (1914). Detachment defending Belgian village fo Lombaertayde, NE of Niewpoort

Ruined fortress at Beth Zur, Judea
Ruined fortress at Beth Zur (Beit Tzur, Bethsura), Judea, mentioned in the Bible (Old Testament), site of the Battle of Beth Zur in 164 BC, during the Maccabean wars. Date: 1920s

Tyneham House
The deserted Tyneham House, in the village of Tyneham, on the Dorset coast. The village and surrounding area was commandeered by the War Office in late 1943, to be used as firing ranges

Reims Cathedral, France, after German bombing, WW1
Two views of Reims Cathedral, France, after bombing by the Germans during the First World War. Date: September 1914

People in a bomb damaged street during WW2
People in a bomb damaged street in Germany during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Izmir, Turkey - view from Castle of Kadifekale (Mt Pagus)
Izmir, Turkey - view from the Summit and Castle of Kadifekale (Mount Pagus). Date: circa 1930s

Baalbek, Lebanon - Marble columns - Octagonal Building
Lebanon - Polished marble columns suppport the heavy blockwork roof lintels in this octagonal structure in the environs of Baalbek

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