Ruins Collection (page 15)

Tunnel St Gotthard Pass, Switzerland, photo c. 1870's
Vintage 19th century photograph - tunnel/cave St Gotthard Pass, Switzerland, photo c.1870's

Dumbarton Castle on the River Clyde, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Dumbarton Castle on the River Clyde, Scotland

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)

Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, destroyed by fire 1882
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 16th December 1882, showing the destruction of the Alhambra Theatre in Londons Leicester Square by fire on 7th December 1882. 1882

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

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)

Isle of Man - Peel Castle ruins - Cathedral of St. German
The cathedral ruins located within the walls of Peel Castle, Isle of Man, are those of the former Cathedral of St. German. Date: circa 1910s

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

Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volute. Pergamon. Turkey

Easby Abbey, Ruins of the Church, North Yorkshire. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Spain. Catalonia. Province of Lleida. Templar castle of Gardeny. 12th century. Ruins

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

Fragments of a Dornier brought down in Victoria Station
Knocking over chimney pots as it came to rest. The Fragments of a Dornier Bomber brought down in the forecourt of Victoria Station by Fighter Pilot Ray Holmes on 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

Turkey. Roman art. Side. Ruins
Turkey. Asia Minor. Roman art. Side. Ancient Greek city. Ruins

Medina Azahara Palace. Cordoba. Andalusia. Spain
Medina Azahara. Palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir (912-961). Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba. Horseshoe arch. Andalusia. Spain

Herculaneum. Roman baths. Caldarium
Roman baths. Caldarium with a hot plunge bath. Marble. Herculaneum. Italy

Libya. Leptis Magna. Roman City. View of Macellum. 1st C. BC
Libya. Leptis Magna. City of the Roman Empire. View of Marketplace with the circular Macellum. 1st C. BC

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

Mycenaean Art. Greece. Mycenae. Royal Tombs. Circle A. Greec
Mycenaean Art. Greece. Mycenae. Royal Tombs. Circle A. Double circle within which there are six Shaft Graves. 14th century B.C. Province of the Argolid. Peloponnese region

Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. 510 to 480 B. C
Greek Art. Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. Built in Parian marble. Its construction ranging from 510 to 480 B.C. The metopes are reproductions. The originals are kept in the museum of Delphi

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

Roman Art. Italy. House of Bacchus and Ariadne. Floor mosaic in black and white. It depicts Bacchus with his wife Ariadne and the struggle of Eros and Pan (love and lust)

Battle of Turin, 1706. Painting by Joseph Parrocel (1646-170
War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Battle of Turin, 1706. Painting by Joseph Parrocel (1646-1704). Detail. Museum of the Risorgimento. Turin. Italy

Pre-Columbian Art. Maya. Tikal. Stelae and the North acropolis. Its construction began in the Preclassic Period, around 350 BC. Peten Region. Guatemala

Hadrians Villa. Pecile and Hall of Philosophers. 2nd centur
Italy. Hadrians Villa. Imperial Villa built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138). 2nd century. The Pecile. Tivoli

Hadrians Villa. Pecile. 2nd century. Italy
Italy. Hadrians Villa. Imperial Villa built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138). 2nd century. The Pecile. Tivoli

Trajans Market. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Trajans Market. 2nd century AD. Built by Apollodorus of Damascus. Panorama

Temple of Mars Ultor. 2nd century BC. Forum of Augustus. Rom
Imperial Forums. Forum of Augustus. Ruins of the Temple of Mars Ultor. 2nd century BC. Rome. Italy

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. The Palace of Despots. Dominates the Upper Town of Mystra. It is a great complex of buildings belonging to different times of construction. Peloponnese

Greece. Mystras. Gate of Monemvasia. 13th Century. Fortified
Greece. Mystras. Gate of Monemvasia, also know as Sideroporta (Iron Gate). 13th Century. Fortified gate. Peloponnese

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

Basilica of Maxentius. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine. 308-312. Aerial view

Temple of Castor and Pollux. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Temple of Castor and Pollux. 1st century BC. Built in honor to the Dioscuri. On the left, ruins of the Basilica Julia. Roman Forum

Satet Temple. Elephantine Island. Egypt
Satet Temple. Dedicated to the Goddess Satet, built by Tuthmose III. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. Elephantine Island. Egypt

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