Structure Collection (#84)

The Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Photograph of the interior of the Darwin Centre, a state-of-the-art scientific research and collections facility at the Natural History Museum, London which opened in Septmber 2009

View of the Waterhouse building from the Darwin Centre, a state-of-the-art scientific research and collections facility at the Natural History Museum, London which opened in September 2009

Cork structure
Schem XI of the struture of cork facing page 115 of Micrographia by R. Hooke, 1665

Meliceritites semiclausa, bryozoan
Branching colony of a fossil cyclostome bryozoan. Specimen originates from the Lower Cretaceous Faringdon Sponge Gravel, Faringdon, Oxfordshire

Observing structure of rock
Looking at fresh granite under a microscope to study structure, granular composition can clearly be seen

Aspidelectra melolontha, bryozoan
Scanning electron micrograph. Zooids of a bleached colony of a modern cheilostome bryozoan. A recent specimen from Sheppey, Kent

Crystal structure
A cross-section through an iron meteorite which shows the alien crystal structure

Dictyonema, graptolite
Shown here is Dictyonema, a Cambrian dendroid graptolite. Graptolites are the fossil remains of small colonial animals. Graptolite colonies were connected together by living tissue

HONDURAS. CopᮮStructure 11 in Western Square
HONDURAS. Copᮮ Structure 11 in Western Square. Supernatural figure holding a torch. Maya art. Sculpture on rock

Gaudi Skeletons
Skeletons used by Catalan designer and architect, Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926), for the study of the structure and movements of the human body in order to create sculptures for the Sagrada Familia

Buffalo Bill Dam - Wyoming - A wonderful big structure which slopes and holds back tons of blue-green water of Shoshone Reservoir. A big power plant is a ways below it

The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace, South London
The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace on 30 November, 1936. The fire started after an explosion in the womens cloakroom, and consumed the entire building

Aftermath of major fire, Smithfield Poultry Market, London
The aftermath of a fire at Smithfield Poultry Market, London, on 23 January 1958, looking east along the southern gangway, taken about 36 hours after the fire had broken out

Winter scene with log structure, Grisons, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Etruscan Tombs - and St. Patricks Well - Orvieto
Etruscan Tombs at the Cannicella Necropolis at Orvieto in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy and (top) the Pozzo di San Patrizio (" St)

Annexe built on Westminster Abbey for George V coronation
Photograph showing the temporary annexe constructed to provide extra space for the coronation procession of King George V. The structure was gothic in style with a porte-cochere. Date: 1937

Annexe built on Westminster Abbey for Edward VII coronation
The temporary annexe constructed outside Westminster Abbey for marshalling the coronation procession of King Edward VII in 1902

Scene of Welsh floods with damaged bridge, Aberdare
Scene of Welsh floods, with people standing near a damaged bridge in Aberdare, South Wales. Two lives were lost when the bridge collapsed due to heavy rain -- two youths

Kintai Bridge, Japan
The Kintai Bridge, in the city of Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Built in 1673, the bridge spans the beautiful Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches. Located at the foot of Mt

Old Essex Cottages
Lovely old cottages such as these at Clavering, Essex, England, appeal to us all, with their simplicity of structure. Date: 1930s

Paris Seine 1904
The Seine flows down both sides of the Ile de la Cite : note a strange structure on the right, maybe some kind of landing stage : whatever it is, its not there in 2007. Date: 1904

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, was founded by Sitric, the Danish King of Dublin. The present structure was built between 1871 and 1878 (Medieval interior). Date: founded 1038

Antioch Bridge
An old bridge near Antioch (Antakya), Turkey, showing the decomposed stones of this remarkable structure. Date: 1930s photo

Ladakh, India - Chortens / Stupas - close to the Spitok Monastery (founded in the 11th century). The mound-like structures contain Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship

Staple Inn, Holborn
The half-timbered structure of Staple Inn in Holborn, one of the few surviving Tudor buildings in central London. Dating from 1581, it was formerly an Inn of Chancery. Date: 16th century

Underwater House
A diver from the Imperial College / Enfield College (London) expedition to Malta, examines the outer structure of their underwater house. Date: late 1960s

Training in an American army camp, France, WW1
A training exercise in an American army camp in France during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Aswan Low Dam and Reservoir
The Aswan Low Dam and Reservoir (Old Aswan Dam). The dam is a gravity masonry buttress dam on the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. Date: circa 1924

The Salvation Army Citadel, Aberdeen, Scotland. In the foreground is a statue of George, the 5th (and last) Duke of Gordon (1770-1836). Date: circa 1900s

Tope of Maunikyaula, Afghanistan
Tope of Maunikyaula. A tope is the Hindi word for a stupa or a structure where Buddhist relics are kept. 1815

View down from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Looking straight down from the top of the Eiffel Tower - not the best position for a photographer with vertigo! Date: circa 1910s

Circular Airport Project
A suggested central London overhead airport at Kings Cross showing aeroplanes landing on the runways of a huge wheel-shaped structure Date: 1931

Lawson Aircraft Co. Part of Airplane. Factory space with wooden airplane structure under construction

Old Pharos at Dover, Kent
View of the Old Pharos (Roman lighthouse) at Dover, Kent, next to the Anglo-Saxon St Mary in Castro Church. The Pharos was originally an octagonal tower with eight stepped stages

Slate roof, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North Wales
Intricate patterning made from slate on the roof of an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Slate tiling, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North Wales
Intricate patterning made from slate on an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Rustic woodwork in a German trench
Clear evidence of the superiority of German trench-building, an intricate structure of rustic woodwork, gables and arches interspersed with shrubbery makes life in this particular trench

Landscape Gardening in a German trench
Clear evidence of the superiority of German trench-building, an intricate structure of rustic woodwork makes life in this particular trench that little bit more bearable

Wat Buddhai Sawan, Ayutthaya, Thailand
General view of the Wat Buddhai Sawan Buddhist monastery in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The large white structure on the right is the central prang, built in 1352

Framework of a Tongan House
The basic framework of a Tongan House, Tonga, Pacific

General view of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
A general view of the central business district of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, with a boat travelling across the harbour

Hopi Watch Tower - Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Falmouth - The Bank & Killigrew Monument
The Killigrew Monument at Grove Place, Falmouth, Cornwall - a mysterious structure seemingly constructed solely as a memorial to this famour family of the town

The Tumacacori Mission, Arizona, USA - reputedly the oldest in the country. Mission San Jos頤 e Tumacᣯ ri is a historic Spanish mission preserved in its present form by Franciscans in

Aswan - Egypt. Elephantine Island
Elephantine Island is the largest of the Aswan area islands, and is one of the most ancient sites in Egypt, with artifacts dating to predynastic periods

Metalworkers welding a railway carriage
Three metalworkers wearing protective masks weld large metal boxes together to form the shell of a railway carriage. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku, Azerbaijan
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (often referred to as The Gilt Church ) was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan from 1898

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - Construction (1 of 2)
The construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia. The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough Teesside and Cleveland Bridge, Darlington

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