Sacred Collection (page 11)

The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia - The holiest site in the Islamic World and a place of pilgrimage attracting many millions of Muslims each year from all over the world

Nymphaea nelumbo, sacred Egyptian bean
Illustration from The Temple of Flora by Robert John Thornton (1768?-1837). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Azidirachta indica, neem tree
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952. Hindus use these leaves to bury their dead

Sacred stone worshipped by the Mashonas
Located about two miles East of Ganyana River, September 1870. Sketch 51 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus
A drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 286)

Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher
Watercolour 160 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Sacred Kingfisher

Painted figure
A brightly painted figure from the temple in Ariyalur, India

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Hindu sacred ceremony practised during an eclipse of the Sun and the Moon. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St)

INDONESIA. CENTRAL JAVA. Prambanan. Prambanan Complex, Hindu sacred place built in 10th c. and destroyed in 1549 by an earthquake. Hindu art

SPAIN. CATALONIA. GERONA. L Escala. Emp�;. Greek city or Neapolis. Sacred enclosure of the Temple of Asklepios (2nd c. BC). Greek art. Architecture

Raphael (1483-1520). The Mass of Bolsena. 1515. VATICAN CITY. Vatican Palaces. Stanza di Eliodoro. Representation of the miracle that took place in 1283 in Bolsena

Paul, the Apostle, Saint (10? - 67?). Apostle of Jesuchrist. Saint Paul threatened by the Jews in Jerusalem. Engraving

Title page of Bible, that is, sacred books of
" Title page of " Bible, that is, sacred books of the Old and the New Testament", a revised version of the Spanish Bible published in Basel in 1569 by Casiodoro de Reina

GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Sacred Way. Greek art. Architecture

Basilica of the Sacred Heart. 1876-1910. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Montmartre. Basilica of the Sacred Heart, in Monmartre quarter. Architecture

COELLO, Claudio (1642-1693). The Adoration of the Sacred Form. 1685-1690. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Bangkok Wat Phra - cow - Thailand - Grounds of Wat Phra - Emerald Buddha Temple sacred porcelain cow Date: 1952

Sacred Turtle pool - Rangoon - Sacred Turtle pool Date: 1952

Shwedagon Sacred Pool - Rangoon - filled with stagnant green water, being dribbled into eyes, ears, and mouth from dipped fingers. Date: 1952

Nikko sacred bridge - Japan - Sacred bridge on way to Kirifuri Falls Date: 1952

Sacred Tree of Buddha
SACRED TREE OF BUDDHA in Sri Lanka. Date: 5th century BCE

Rain over sacred bridge (shinkyo). Print shows a bridge during a rain storm. Date between 1900 and 1920. Rain over sacred bridge (shinkyoo). Print shows a bridge during a rain storm

The sacred elephant. Illustration shows a procession led by vice-presidential candidate Charles W. Fairbanks followed by President Theodore Roosevelt

Red lacquer (Sacred Bridge), Nikko

His most sacred majesty George III, King of Great Britain, etc. /. George III, King of Great Britain, bust portrait. Date 1762 Oct. 1

The view of Montmartre in Paris. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart (SacrÚ¡âur Basilica) in the background. La Rue de la Barre. C. 1908

Sacred to Pasht. Date 1888 Mar. 9

Sacred to the memory of the illustrious champion of liberty General George Washington

The sacred wood, Blidah, Algeria. Date ca. 1899

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Soldier Statues
Soldier Statues - grave monuments at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty

Mission Bells
Bells of the Mission at San Juan Capistrano (seen from the Sacred Garden), Southern California, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

Parnassos Oros
Mount Parnassus, near Delphi, is where Apollo and the Muses hang out : the other peak is sacred to Bacchus, hence the association of poets with wine and ale. Date: 1850

The Pilgrimage to Abu Seri A - Egypt
The Pilgrimage to Abu Seri A. Situated in the desert about 40 miles east of Helwan, the sacred tombs of Abu Seri A are the object of a great annual pilgrimage

Israel - Jerusalem - The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem. The mosque itself forms part of the al-Haram ash-Sharif or " Sacred Noble Sanctuary" (along with the Dome of the Rock)

Varese, Italy - Summit of Sacro Monte
The Sacred Hill (Mountain) of Varese (Sacro Monte di Varese), Lombardy, Italy - a site of pilgrimage. Date: circa 1907

Ancient Oak Trees
Relics of Sherwood Forest - there are acres of these strange, twisted and mis- shapen old oak trees still growing in Thoresby Park, Dukeries, Notts. England. Date: 1950s

Romano-Byzantine Mosaic
Romano-Byzantine style mosaics, designed by G. Pippet, in the Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Catherine, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. Date: 1930s

William Adams
WILLIAM ADAMS Churchman, author of Sacred Allegories. Date: 1814 - 1848

Orta San Giulio - Italy - Strada al Sacro Monte ( Road to the Sacred Mountain ). Sacro Monte, is a site of pilgrimage and in 2003 was inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List. Date: 1910

Initiation of the Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults
The Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults initiation ceremony. Upon exiting a dark corridor, he is greeted by a (stuffed) lion holding a sword in its mouth

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Havana, Cuba Date: circa 1910s

Statue on the Divine Road - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China
Statue at the Divine Road (or Sacred Way ) - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China Date: circa 1910s

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The preparation for the anointing of Queen Elizabeth II. While the anthem Zadok the Priest is sung, the Queen is divested of her crimson robe and train

The banks of the River Narmadar, India (Madhya Pradesh region) Date: circa 1920s

Sacred Canon, Java
A sacred canon decorated with flowers as part of a fertility ritual, Java, Indonesia. Date: early 1930s

Arch Druid (Smith)
The Arch Druid in his judicial habit holds the peithynin, or elucidator, on which maxims are inscribed : the snake beside the altar-stone is a sacred beast. Date: BCE

Birds / Red Ibis
RED IBIS (Ibis species) If those are pyramids in the background, this must be an Egyptian bird, but its not the Sacred Ibis. Date: circa 1850

Law Courts, City Hall and Basilica, Bruges, Belgium
View (from left to right) of the Law Courts, the City Hall and the Basilica of St Sang (Sacred Blood) (Heilig-Bloedbasillek), from across a cobblestone square in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

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