Ruin Collection (page 42)

San Francisco earthquake, the Synagogue
View of the ruined Synagogue after the San Francisco earthquake. Following the earthquake, the city was badly damaged by fire

Pyramid and temple, Tuxpan, Mexico
A pyramid-shaped monument with a temple on the top at Tuxpan (Tuxpam, Tusapan), in the State of Veracruz, Mexico

Showgirls showing their legs at an audition
A group of showgirls showing their legs at an audition. Shakespeare spells ruin, but legs mean dividends

A Ruined building in the English countryside. Whether the remains of a castle, part of a manor house or just a Victorian folly - sadly we cannot tell. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Cambrai Cathedral
Cambrais magnificent cathedral in its original state, before a series of natural and man-made disasters reduced it to little more than a ruin

Glastonbury Abbey 1927
Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset

Wwi / Italy / Nervesa Ruins
Nervesa, situated at a crucial tactical position where the river Piave narrowed to a ford, was left in a state of ruin by the end of 1918

Valle Crucis Abbey C1850
Valle Crucis Abbey

The Road to Ruin
If drinking is the road to ruin, then its appropriate that these visitors to an ancient site should celebrate their visit with cocktails

Starting a Hailstorm
For a small fee, your friendly neighbourhood witch will cause a hailstorm to ruin your neighbours crops, without a single hailstone falling on yours

American Bank Failure
The financial panic of 1907 forces many American banks to suspend payments, bringing ruin to countless of their customers

Durnstein Castle / Austria
The upper ruins are a medieval castle that held Richard the Lionheart for a time on his return from the Crusades

Chepstow Castle
The picturesque ruins of Chepstow Castle, Gwent (formerly Monmouthshire) Date: circa 1750

Triumphal Arch / Reims
PORTE BAZEE, RHEIMS, FRANCE Roman triumphal arch in a somewhat dilapidated condition with a strut used to hold the walls apart. Much of the ornamentation has now gone

Columbuss Birthplace
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS The ruins of the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, Rue de Fil, Calvi, Corsica, France

A Bank Failure
SUSPENDED ! When a bank suspends payments, its clients know they are unlikely to see a penny of their money again: for most it spells ruin Date: 1882

Scenes from an earthquake in Peru, South America, showing the destruction of the towns of Arica and Arequipa

View of Ein Kerem, near Jerusalem
View of Ein Kerem, a village 5 km from Jerusalem. On the right the ancient ruins of the Church of the Visitation can be seen. According to tradition, it is there that John the Baptist was born

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