Obelisk Collection (page 6)

Closeup of the Fountain of the Four Rivers with the Egyptian obelisk by Bernini in Piazza Navona

Monument to May 2, obelisk erected in memory of the uprising of 2nd May 1808 in the same place where Murat ordered to shoot many local people, engraving, 1870

Passengers boarding the steamer Earl Godwin, London, c1905. The steamer is next to the Victoria Embankment. Cleopatras Needle and Waterloo Bridge can be seen in the background

Obelisk at Monken Hadley, Hertfordshire, c1800. The obelisk commemorates the Battle of Barnet, 1471, between Edward IV and the Earl of Warwick during the Wars of the Roses

St Georges Fields, Southwark, London, c1825. Artist: Louis Haghe
St Georges Fields, Southwark, London, c1825. View of the Indigent Blind School at St Georges Fields, with the obelisk, erected in 1771 at St Georges Circus, which was used as a milestone

Obelisk erected on Brockley Hill, possibly in Lewisham, London, c1795. Artist
Obelisk erected on Brockley Hill, possibly in Lewisham, London, c1795

Toll gate and obelisk at St Georges Circus, Southwark, London, c1830. Street scene showing part of London Road

St Georges Circus, Southwark, London, 1834. Artist: Thomas Hollis
St Georges Circus, Southwark, London, 1834

New Bridge Street, City of London, 1812. View of New Bridge Street, looking south, with Albion Fire Insurance Associations premises on the left. Also showing figures, horses, carriages and an obelisk

New Bridge Street, City of London, 1810. View of New Bridge Street, looking south, with the Albion Fire Insurance Associations premises on the left

New Bridge Street, City of London, 1809. Artist: William James Bennett
New Bridge Street, City of London, 1809. View of New Bridge Street, looking south, with Albion Fire Insurance Associations premises on the left

Monument at the junction of Farringdon Street and Fleet Street, City of London, 1833. View of the monument to the politician Robert Waithman (Lord Mayor of London in 1823)

Israel in Egypt, 1867. Artist: Edward John Poynter
Israel in Egypt, 1867. Dramatic scene set in Ancient Egypt showing Israelite slaves pulling a giant statue of a lion during the construction of the cities of Phithom and Rameses

St Georges Fields, Southwark, 1813. Artist: Dagaty
St Georges Fields, Southwark, 1813. The entrance to St Georges Road with a view of the royal circus and the obelisk turnpike, which was built as a milestone in 1771

Obelisk at Forres, Moray, Scotland, 1821. Artist: William Daniell
Obelisk at Forres, Moray, Scotland, 1821. Known as Suenos Stone, this 23 foot high carved standing stone is thought to have been erected sometime between c800 and 1000

Cosway Memorial, Bilsington, Kent. This 52 foot high obelisk is a memorial dedicated to Sir William Richard Cosway, a local landowner and politician who was killed in a coach accident in 1834

The Tomb, 1946. From Greetings from Mount Vernon V.A.. [Capitol Souvenir Company, Washington D.C. 1946]

The Washington Monument, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

Roma - Obelisk, fountains and square of the Popolo. - Terraces of the Pincio public park, 1910. The Piazza del Popolo, looking west from the Pincio

Roma - View from the Pincian Garden: Square of the Popolo (poplar-trees), 1910. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

Roma - The Quirinal Palace and Fountain, 1910. Since 1870 the palace, once the summer house of the Popes has become the ordinary residence of the Kings of Italy. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma

Roma - Facade and Dome of S. Peter s, 1910. An Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

Roma - Basilica and Square of S. Peter. Vatican Palace, 1910. St. Peters Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome

Electra and Orestes, 1880. Artist: Antique
Electra and Orestes, 1880. In Greek mythology, Elektra was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus princess of Argos

The First Attempt at Launching, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Preparing to Launch, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Putting on the Casing, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Beginning the Framework, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Prising Up the Needle, in order to build the Framework under it, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III

The Needle lying as it fell at Alexandria, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

General view from Niagara Square, Hotel Statler, Buffalo, New York, 1923. The hotel opened in 1923. From The Architectural Forum Volume XXXIX. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1923]

Piazza del Popolo and the Pincian Hill, Rome, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Piazza del Popolo and the Pincian Hill, Rome, Italy, 1927. The Piazza del Popolo was laid out between 1811 and 1822 by Giuseppe Valadier

Martyrs Monument, Golf House and Links, St. Andrews, c1900. Martyrs? Monument. St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, was erected in 1842 in memory of the Protestant reformers who were executed in St Andrews

Thames Embankment, London, c1910

The Needle, c1902. Artist: Tony Grubhofer
The Needle, c1902. Cleopatras Needle is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk dating from c1500 BC, transported from Egypt to London in 1878 at the expense of Sir William James Erasmus Wilson

Place de la Concorde, 1915. Artist: Eugene Bejot
Place de la Concorde, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

The Thames Embankment, showing Cleopatras Needle, 1896. From The Life and Times of The Right Honourable The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G. published by J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd. 1896

The Grave of Maximo Gomez, 1920s
Tomb of Maximo Gomez. Gomezs funeral was great and his remains lie in a magnificent mausoleum in Havana cemetery. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Monument to Antonio Maceo, (1899), 1920s
Monument to Maceo in Cacahuai. In 1899 a monument was raised to General Antonio Maceo and his aide Francisco Gomez Toro.Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Obelisk, Heliopolis, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Obelisk, Heliopolis, Egypt, c1890. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence, the example at Heliopolis was erected by the 12th Dynasty Pharaoh Senusret I

The Vatican Palace from St Peters Square, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Vatican Palace from St Peters Square, Rome, Italy. St Peters Square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and built between 1656 and 1667

The Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy, c1880. The Piazza del Popolo was laid out between 1811 and 1822 by Giuseppe Valadier. This view of the square shows the Ancient Egyptian obelisk

St Peters Square and Basilica and the Vatican, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
St Peters Square and Basilica and the Vatican, Rome, Italy. St Peters Square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and built between 1656 and 1667

The obelisk and fountain, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, 19th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The obelisk and fountain, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, 19th century. Jacques Ignace Hittorf redesigned the square in the 1830s, including this fountain, the Fontaine des Mers

Wynyard Park, County Durham, home of the Marquis of Londonderry, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Two Monuments of London, advert for the Hotel Cecil, 1925. Artist: W Welsh
Two Monuments of London, advert for the Hotel Cecil, 1925. Cleopatras Needle on the Embankmen in the foreground. A print from The Sphere, 23rd November 1925

The tallest obelisk in Egypt, in the temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The tallest obelisk in Egypt, in the temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. As it now stands, the great obelisk is 97.5 feet high and 8.5 feet square at the base, being the largest now in Egypt

Middle aisle of the great hall and obelisk of Thutmosis I, temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The first two columns, one on each side, have been repaired at some period with rough masonry

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