Shrine Collection (page 5)

Girl painting a picture on a Valentine card -- From the shrine of St Valentine. Date: circa 1890s

In the Street of Abundance at Pompeii by Matania
A special reconstruction series of ancient Pompeii by Fortunino Matania for The Sphere. Here, in the Via Dell Abbondanza, a wealthy street in the city, is a sacrificial shrine, where anyone

Scenes from Iraq - Basra, Tomb of Ezra, Ctesiphon, Baghdad
(Top) - The Strand - Basra, Iraq, WWI era. (Middle upper) - Ezras Tomb on the Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-╩╗Uzair

Han Wen Gong Temple - Hebei, Changli County, China. Date: circa 1910s

Spain. Avila. Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts). 16th centu
Spain. Avila. Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts). Shrine built by Francisco de Arellano, 16th century. In the background, panorama of the city surrounded by the wall, 12th century

Emperor Huizong (1082-1135) with the Buddhist sect Tao-See
Emperor Huizong (1082-1135), reign (1100-1126). Song dynasty. The emperor with the Buddhist sect Tao-See. Miniature from a History of the Emperors of China. Colour on silk. Chinese School

Jilin province, China, Hsinking (Changchun), Japanese Shrine - formerly the capital of the Japanese Manchukuo Puppet State in China (Manchuria) up to 1945. Date: circa 1925

A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

Valletta, Malta - street scene near Church of San Francesco
Valletta, Malta: street scene near the church of San Francesco. Date: 1909

Murat Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Also referred to as the Murat Shrine, Murat Temple, Murat Centre and Old National Centre

Miko, Shinto temple maidens, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: circa 1870

The Shrine of St Edward and its part in the Coronation cerem
A diagrammatic drawing to show the function of the Shrine of St. Edward in Westminster Abbey during the Coronation ceremony (in this case, that of King Edward VI)

Kobe, Japan - Ikuta Shrine
The Ikuta Shrine - a Shinto shrine in the Chuo Ward of Kobe, Japan - one of the oldest shrines in the country. Date: circa 1908

Iran - The Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine in Qom. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Imam Ali al-Rida and the daughter of the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim. Date: circa 1908

Ancient Japanese Horse racing at Kamo Shrine, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 18th century

The Jaffa Shriners Temple at Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, also commonly known as Shriners and abbreviated A.A.O.N.M.S

Tomb of Imam Ali, Najaf, Iraq
Najaf is renowned as the site of the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib (also known as Imam Ali ), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad whom the Shia consider to be the righteous caliph

Shrine of Plebeian Chastity set up by Virginia
A shrine of Plebeian Chastity is set up by Virginia, who had been refused access to the shrine of Patrician Chastity because she had married Volumnius, a plebeian

Ave Maria shrine - Florence, Italy. Date: 1980s

View of water and sailing boats, Japan
View of water and sailing boats, probably near the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Floating torii gate at the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Enoshima, Japan, Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Enoshima, a small offshore island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1905

Patriotic Shrine - Paiyushan - Port Arthur
Patriotic Shrine - Paiyushan - Lushunkou (a district in the municipality of Dalian, Liaoning province, also called Lushun City or Lushun Port, formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun)

The Tosho-gu Shrine at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Kameido Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - Evening
Itsukushima Shrine in the evening light - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate (pictured on this card)

Japan - Entrance to the Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, Tokyo
Entrance to the Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - The Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, Tokyo
The Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Buddhist Priests at a Shrine - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

China - Converts Worshipping - People on knees before shrine. Part of Box 167 Boswell collection - Tour in China. Date: circa 1900

English Cathedrals - Shrine of st Frideswide - Gothic - Style Shrine - stone with carved wood above. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals

English Cathedrals - Durham Cathedral Nave - View along nave, decorated pillars, rose window. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals

English Cathedrals - The shrine - St Albans - Heavily carved Shrine - Wooden fence in front. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals

Asakusa Shrine, Tokyo, 1870s. Date: 1870s

India - Maharashtra - Poona City
A street shirine on the base of a tree - India - Maharashtra - Poona City. Date: circa 1910s

Three scenes of Japan inset on a Japanese river scene
Three photographic scenes of Japan inset onto a traditional Japanese river scene showing a river craft navigating a section of rapids. Date: circa 1910s

Buddha Statues, Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita, Japan
3, 700 stone figures of the Buddha at the Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita Prefecture, Japan Date: 1914

Lakeside Torii Gate - Japan Date: 1903

Romanesque capital. Shrine of Saint Christopher. Spain
Spain. Canales de la Sierra. Shrine of Saint Christopher. 12th century. Detail of a capital of the portico. La Rioja

Sanctuary of Loyola. Churrigueresque Baroque. Dome. Exterior. 17th century

Egyptian censer. Bronze
Egyptian censer for burning incense grains in front of a divine shrine. Bronze. 25th Dynasty. Third Intermediate Period. 700 BC. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Chapel of St. Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling. 14th century. L
Spain. La Puebla de Castro. Chapel of St. Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling in the choir. Polychromed wood. 14th century

Chapel of Saint Roman. Spain
Spain. La Puebla de Castro. Chapel of Saint Roman. 13th century. Exterior

Chapel of Saint Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling. Detail. Spain
Spain. La Puebla de Castro. Chapel of Saint Roman. 14th century. Detail of paneled wooden ceiling of the choir. Polychromed wood

Capital of a portico of Chapel of Saint John. Montanana. Spa
Spain. Montanana. Chapel of Saint John. Capital of the portico depicting a character with robe and hood and, at left, another man sitting on a chair pointing him

Italy. Pompeii. The House of Loreius Tiburtinus. Aedicula wi
Italy. Pompeii. The House of Loreius Tiburtinus (also called the House of Octavius Quartio). Aedicula with decorative frescoes painted by Lucius with the myth of Narcissus (left)

Aedicula from Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek
Top part of an aedicula from a wall structure from the Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek, Lebanon. Limestone. 2nd century AD. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germnany

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