Site Collection (page 14)

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Church of the Holy Apostles
The Church of the Holy Apostles a 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. With the conquest of the city by the Ottoman Turks

Cambodia - Angkor Wat - Statue of Hindu Deity Vishnu
Cambodia - Angkor Wat - A surviving Statue of a many-armed Hindu Deity (Vishnu) in the South Gallery of the Main Entrance to the complex, being re-used as the focal point for Buddhist worship

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

Baalbek, Lebanon - Marble columns - Octagonal Building
Lebanon - Polished marble columns suppport the heavy blockwork roof lintels in this octagonal structure in the environs of Baalbek

The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt - aerial photograph. Note the site is still being excavated at this stage. Date: circa 1930s

The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt - Aerial Photograph. Date: circa 1930s

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Pansa (the architect of the Amphitheatre) Date: circa 1910s

Tented section, Pine Tree Holiday Camp, Troodos, Cyprus
Tented section, " Pine Tree" Holiday Camp, Troodos Mountains, Greek Cyprus. Date: circa late 1940s

Amritsar - Gateway to the Golden Temple
Amritsar, India - Gateway to the Golden Temple - the spiritual centre for the Sikh religion. Date: circa 1910s

The Temple of Venus at Baalbek, Lebanon
The Temple of Venus (Aphrodite) at Baalbek, Lebanon. A town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon situated east of the Litani River, known as Heliopolis during the period of Roman rule

Yemen - Sanaa - Multi-storey decorated Houses
The old city of Sana a, Yemen. A UNESCO World Heritage Site with a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics

Cyclopean Wall - Sacsayhuaman Complex, Cuzco, Peru
Sacsayhuaman (also known as Saksaq Waman, Sacsahuaman or Saxahuaman) - a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cuzco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire

Stela E in Quirigua, Guatemala, Guatemala
Ruins of Quirigua, an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. The monuments at Quirigua include unusually large stelae elaborately carved from single

Stela K - Ruins of Quirigua, Guatemala
The photograph shows the west side of a carved stone stela known by archaeologists as Stela K, created during the reign of Jade Sky (early 9th century)

Aleppo - Syria - The 13th century Citadel
Aleppo - Syria - The dramatic 13th century Citadel Date: circa 1910s

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Cottage Homes at Fazakerley
Childrens houses at the cottage homes site opened by Liverpools West Derby Union at Fazakerley in 1889. The homes housed 650 pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1925

Goldie Leigh Childrens Cottage Homes, Bostall Woods, Plumst
Entrance to the Woolwich Unions Goldie Leigh cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Union Workhouse, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
A view of the workhouse at Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire. From 1932-36, the building was used as a youth hostel and was known as Styper House

Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2
Civil defence rescue workers carrying a casualty from the exercise site. A policewoman and a nurse are with the rescue team

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi at the ancient city Yasy (Turkistan/Turkestan), Kazakhstan - one of important commercial centres on the Silk Road, the trade route between Europe and China

Bromsgrove Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The main block of the former Bromsgrove Union Workhouse. The site later became All Saints Hospital. Date: 2000

Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham

Greenwich Childrens Home, Sidcup
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes site at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent. A group of children stand inside the gate

The ruins of Tiwanaku - Bolivia
The ruins of Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) - Bolivia. An important pre-Columbian archaeological site in the west of the country, Tiwanaku flourishing as the ritual

Church with idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Church built ith stone and stele idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Aston Union Workhouse, Birmingham, Warwickshire
An aerial view of Aston Union Workhouse at Erdington, Birmingham. The unions childrens cottage homes are on a separate site, just visible at the right of the picture

Cleobury Mortimer Union Workhouse, Shropshire
A view of the Cleobury Mortimer Union Workhouse, Shropshire. In 1932, the building was taken over for use as a youth hostel

Stourbridge Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The administration block of the former Stourbridge Union Workhouse at Kingswinford, Worcestershire. The site later became Wordsley Hospital. Date: 2000

Union Infirmary Griffithstown, Pontypool
The infirmary at Pontypool Union workhouse on Coedygric Road, Griffithstown, Monmouthshire. The site later became Panteg County Hospital. Date: circa 1908

Sea and Ships Pavilion, Festival of Britain site, London
View of the Sea and Ships Pavilion, part of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London, with models of sterns of different types of vessel, to illustrate British skill in shipbuilding

Persepolis / Architecture
Details of the capitals and column bases from the site of the citadel of Persepolis. Columned halls were characteristic of Persian architecture. Date: 1854

Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich, London
An architects aerial view of the Greenwich Union workhouse, erected in 1840 at Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich, south east London, to a design by R.P. Browne

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

Lourdes - The Basillica and the Grotto
A composite postcard (unusual) depicting the Rosary Basilica of the Sanctuary of our Lady at Lourdes (top) and the Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto

Jahaz Mahal - Mandu
A panoramic view of the Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Site of the Garden of Eden, Iraq
Traditional site of the Garden of Eden on the River Tigris, Iraq

Sri Lanka - Moon Stone and Steps - Anuradhapura

Turkey Ephesus
Excavations at Ephesus, near Izmir : working on the site of the temple of Diana, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

Safi, Morocco
The seaport of Safi, (also known as Tzaffin) SW of Casablanca, was the site of a Portuguese fortress in the 16th century, and the Allies will land here in 1942

Great Zimbabwe
The great wall of the remarkable site of Great Zimbabwe, a testament to the skill of construction and status of the occupants

Apollo and the Python
He slays the dragon Python, who guards the sacred site of Delphi, establishing his own sanctuary there, angering Zeus who exiles him for several years

British Museum 1906
The courtyard and main facade of the Museum, seen from Great Russell Street : it stands on the site of Montagu House

Atlantis Site ?
Are the Azores, in mid- Atlantic, the site of the Atlantis continent ?

Greek vase -- warriors with horse and dog
The design on a Greek vase, depicting two warriors with a horse and a dog. It was found in Tiryns, an archaeological site in Mycenae

Laying of the Foundation Stone for a Religious School. Date: circa 1910

Leicesters Roman forum reconstructed
Reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell of the city of Leicesters Roman forum in Roman times. The Roman remains excavated by Kathleen Kenyon in 1936, beside the Roman-era Jewry Wall in Leicester

Leicesters Roman remains excavated, 1936
Drawing by Alan Sorrell of excavations in progress in the city of Leicester in 1936 led by Kathleen Kenyon. The excavated Roman remains were initially thought by Kenyon to be a Roman forum

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