Ruins Collection (page 18)

Corinthian pillars in Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
View of three Corinthian pillars in the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, with the Basilica di Massenzio (Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine) in the background

Roman Forum with Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy
View of the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, in Rome, Italy, with the Arch of Titus in the distance at the south east corner

Nicosia, Government House ruins
The exterior of Government House in Nicosia, Cyprus, after its destruction by fire on the night of 21 October 1931. The fire was the culmination of a demonstration by 5000 supporters of enosis -

Abu Simbel, Egypt - Cartouche of Rameses II
Abu Simbel, Cartouche of Rameses II, " One powerful of truth is Ra, he whom Ra has chosen.". Photograph by Lionel Coate"

Valley of the Queens, Tomb of Tyti, wife of Rameses, 1186 - 1085 BC, wall painting. Photograph by Lionel Coates

D-Day - Metal Detectors in use after invasion
American GIs stroll through a captured village close to the Normandy coast following the invasion. Two metal detector operators check the road ahead of the troops for hidden/buried mines or booby

Rankoth Vehera Stupa - Sri Lanka
Rankoth (Rankot) Vehera (Golden Pinnacle) Stupa, is the 4th largest stupa in Sri Lanka. Built by King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196), it is 55 metres in height 185 metres in circumference

Dahomey (modern Benin) - Ruins of Royal apartments
Dahomey (modern Benin) - The ruins of royal apartments at the Kings Palace destroyed by cannonballs at Abomey

Sri Lanka - Moon Stone and Steps - Anuradhapura

Ruins of a Palace at Oreanda in the Crimea built by Nicholas I in the mid 19th century. The Oreanda estate had been a favoured retreat for the Russian Royalty for many years prior to construction of

Manila on Fire, Philippines; Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing Manila, the Philippine capital, on fire (in background) and with the ruins of gutted buildings in the foreground

The Torri degli Ardinghelli, San Gimignano, Italy, 1944
Photograph showing the Torri degli Ardinghelli, or Towers of the Guelphs, at the eleventh-century hill-top town of San Gimignano, near Siena, Italy, prior to July 1944

Albania / Feniki
The ruins of Fenike : there was a Greek settlement with a theatre here in the 4th century BCE

Ruins of Lytham Lighthouse, 1863
Engraving of the ruins of Lytham lighthouse, Lancashire, with a dismasted wreck in the background. The lighthouse was built circa. 1848 and was destroyed by heavy gales in 1863

Ruins of Sus, Iran
Ruins of Susa, or Sus, or Sush, with an encampment of travelers with camels and horses

Ruins of Hougomont / 1815
The ruins of Hougomont after the Battle of Waterloo

Ruins of Tabriz
Ruins of the old fortifications

Earls Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland - The West Front Date: circa 1940s

Family on a holiday outing, Dunwich, Suffolk
Family (Arthur, Harold, Lucy, Albert and Violet Auerbach) on a holiday outing to the village of Dunwich, Suffolk, 30 August 1908. The building is All Saints Church, abandoned in the 1750s

View of Pevensey Castle, Pevensey, East Sussex
Atmospheric view of Pevensey Castle, Pevensey, East Sussex. circa early 20th century

Ruins of a Roman Temple - Black and white looking down on to Roman Theatre ruins Date: circa 1890s

Grosnez Castle, Saint Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands
Part of the ruins of Grosnez Castle, Saint Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands, dating back to the 14th century. Date: circa 1970s

Corral, Chile, South America
Town and sea port of Corral, Chile, South America, with the ruins of an old colonial Spanish fort. Date: circa 1920

Buddhist temple near Prambanan, Central Java, Indonesia
Candi Sewu (Tjandi Sewoe) 8th century Buddhist temple near Prambanan, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Showing the southern entrance. Date: circa 1908

View of Abbey ruins, Glastonbury, Somerset
View of Glastonbury Abbey ruins (from the east), Glastonbury, Somerset. Date: circa 1900s

View of Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury, Somerset
View of the Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset. Date: circa 1900s

Ruins of Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset, dating back to the 12th century, viewed through an archway. Date: circa 1980s

Yokohama Earthquake, Japan - Remains of CPR Shipping Offices
The aftermath of the earthquake in Yokohama, Japan - remains of CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) Shipping Offices and Jetty. The Great Kanto earthquake, Japan - which struck on 1st September 1923

Roman Ruins - Site of Ancient Carthage, Tunisia. Date: circa 1901

Great Zimbabwe Ancient Ruins, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Great Zimbabwe Ancient Ruins, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), a ruined city in the south-east of Zimbabwe, near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo

Spain. La Rioja. Early Iron Age. Contrevia Leukade. Celtiberian city. 3rd-2rd BC century. Ruins

Spain. Huete. The Church of Our Lady of Atienza. Gothic. 13th century. Ruins

Section of the city walls, c. 1530. Stockholm
Medieval Museum. Section of the city walls, around 1530. Stockholm. Sweden

The Aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 18th April 1906, showing devastated and burnt-out buildings, many reduced to piles of rubble

Section of the city walls. Stockholm
Medieval Museum. Section of the city walls. Stockholm. Sweden

The Forum, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1920s

Rhine crossing: two Commandos looking out for snipers
Photograph showing the Rhine crossing: two Commandos looking out for snipers among the ruins of Osnabuck, 4 Apr 1945. Armed with a Bren Gun and Thompson sub-machine gun

Glastonbury, Somerset - Archaeological excavations - Abbey
Glastonbury, Somerset - Archaeological excavations at the Abbey complex. Date: 1936

Glastonbury, Somerset - St. Josephs Chapel - Abbey Ruins. Date: circa 1940

Entrance to the Medinet Habu Temple near Luxor, Egypt
General view of the entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu near Luxor( Thebes), Egypt. The entrance leads through a fortified gate house, known as mogdul. Date: circa 1920

Glastonbury, Somerset - Abbey Ruins from the East. Date: circa 1940

Karnak Temple Complex (Thebes), Egypt
General view on the Karnak Temple Complex at the ancient city Thebes (today Luxor) in Upper Egypt. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is composed of various temples

Entrance pylon of Ramesses II in the Luxor Temple, Egypt
Side view on the entrance pylon of the Luxor Temple in Upper Egypt, built by Ramesses II whose statues and obelisk stand in front of it

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire - 12th century Norman keep. Date: circa 1910s

Kendal Castle, Cumbria. Date: 1943

Norham Castle Moat and Marmion Gate, Northumberland Date: 1944

East window, Melrose Abbey, Scotland. Date: 1944

Women in front of the site of Palmyra, Syria
Two native women, one of them carrying a basket on her head, walking from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra in central Syria

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