Art and antiquities (4912 Subjects)
Kidron Valley, Jerusalem. The funerary monuments known as the tombs of Absalom (left) and Zechariah (right) and others.
The colonnade of the temple of Luxor with the colossal statues of Ramesses II and the obelisks of Ramesses, of which only one remains on the site today.
The obelisk of Cleopatra at Alexandria. In the background, the triumphal column of Diocletian or Pompey's Pillar.
Top: Catacombs of Milos island: Plan, architectural features and votive offerings. Bottom: Vertical section of pyramid.
The Oracle of Trophonius at Livadeia. The openings on the rock served to hold votive offerings. 23 December 1810.