Obelisk Collection (page 7)

The obelisk of Rameses II and front of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The obelisk of Rameses II and front of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This obelisk before us, like the temple pylon, was erected by Rameses II

The obelisk of Heliopolis, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The obelisk of Heliopolis, Egypt, 1905. Obelisks always stood in pairs at the entrance to a temple. This obelisk is now in London

Birds eye view of St Peters, 1843. Artist: J Jackson
Birds eye view of St Peter s, 1843. An engraving from The Art-Union Scrap Book, Henry G Bohn, London, 1843

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

Tomb of Edmund Waller, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 1840. Artist: C J Smith
Tomb of Edmund Waller, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 1840. Monument to Edmund Waller (1606-1687), English politician and poet

Obelisk of Two Rivers, (1895), 1920s
Obelisk erected in Two Rivers. It was built in the location where Jose Marti fell mortally wounded on 19 May 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Pantheon and the Piazza della Rotunda, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Pantheon and the Piazza della Rotunda, Rome, Italy. Built in the 2nd century during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian as a temple to all Romes gods

Ninety-two foot obelisk still lying in the quarry of Assuan (Aswan), Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ninety-two foot obelisk still lying in the quarry of Assuan (Aswan), Egypt, 1905. These granite quarries where the Egyptians found stone suitable for their buildings lie on the east bank of the Nile

Hadley Highstone, near Barnet, 1805. Artist: Sands
Hadley Highstone, near Barnet, 1805. Monument in commemoration of the Battle of Barnet (1471) between Edward IV and the Earl of Warwick during the Wars of the Roses

Phoenix Park, Dublin, c1888. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

Cleopatras Needle, Embankment, London, c1920s. The ancient Egyptian obelisk carved in granite and was erected on the bank of the River Thames in 1878

Obelisk at Heliopolis, Egypt, c1870. Artist: W Dickens
Obelisk at Heliopolis, Egypt, c1870. Illustration from Sinai and Jerusalem; or Scenes from the Bible Lands by the Rev FW Holland, (London, c1870)

Boston and Bunker Hill, Massachusetts, 1855. Artist: F O Freeman
Boston and Bunker Hill, Massachusetts, 1855. The Battle of Bunker Hill (1755) was fought near this site. Illustration from the History and Topography of the United States of North America, Volume II

The Thames Embankment and Cleopatras Needle, London, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Thames Embankment and Cleopatras Needle, London, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard

Place de la Concorde, Paris, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Place de la Concorde, Paris, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

The National Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA, 1855. Artist: AC Warren
The National Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA, 1855. Begun in 1848, the Washington Monument was not completed until 1884

Views of Capitals: St Peters Square, Rome, c1900. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

School for the Indigent Blind, Southwark, London, 19th century. Artist: TA Prior
School for the Indigent Blind, St Georges Fields, Southwark, London, 19th century

The citadel of Quebec, Canada, 19th century. Artist: E Challis
The citadel of Quebec, Canada, 19th century

Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, 1875. Artist: J Saddler
Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, 1875. View of the square and the Egyptian Obelisk of Luxor from the River Seine

Honouring Our Dead in Japan, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th October 1901

Church of St Stanislas Malatycze, 19th century. Artist: Alex Will
Church of St Stanislas Malatycze, 19th century. View of the church which bears similarities with the architecture of St Peters in Rome

General View of the Grand Temple of Amen Ra, Egypt, 20th Century
General view of the Grand Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. View of the ruins of the largest temple at the great temple complex of Karnak

Queen Hatshepsut obelisk, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Queen Hatshepsut reigned together with Tuthmosis III between 1479 and 1458 BC

General view of the Grand Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. View of the ruins of the largest temple at the great temple complex of Karnak

Obelisk at the Temple of Rameses II, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Rameses II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty

An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence

Exterior View of the Ancient Wall of Alexandria, with Cleopatras Needle, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
Exterior View of the Ancient Wall of Alexandria, with Cleopatras Needle, 1802. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 334 BC

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, c1890-1910
The Great Sphinx of Giza, c1890-1910. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Entrance of Luxor, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: CH Smith
Entrance of Luxor, Egypt, 19th century. From Sketches of Egypt. From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Heliopolis, 1878. Artist: William Simpson
Heliopolis, 1878. Found in the collection of the The Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Obelisk of Heliopolis, 1839. Artist: David Roberts
Obelisk of Heliopolis, 1839. Found in the collection of the The Victoria and Albert Museum, London

German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940. Paris fell to the invading German army on 14 June 1940

The liberation of Paris, August 1944. Jubilant French civilians surround the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde while others ride on an American jeep

Sandbags protecting the base of the Egyptian obelisk, German-occupied Paris, 1940

The great victory parade, Paris, France, 14 July 1919. French postcard

Napoleon in Egypt, 1847. Artist: Jean Adolphe Beauce
Napoleon in Egypt, 1847

The Virgin and Child, 16th century. Artist: Jan van Scorel
The Virgin and Child, 16th century

The Tuileries Gardens, 1858. Artist: William Wyld
The Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France, 1858. Ffrom the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. Artist: Spy
Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. In medicine Wilson (1809-1884) specialised in skin diseases. His other interest was Egyptology, of which he was a generous patron

Egyptian Obelisk of Tuthmosis II, 15th century BC. From Karnak now at Istanbul. Thutmose II was the fourth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, c858 BC-824 BC. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions

Base of an obelisk in Istanbul, 4th century
Base of an obelisk in Istanbul, showing the Byzantine Emperors Theodosius I, Valentinian II, Arcadius and Hononorius at the Imperial Box at the Hippodrome, 4th century

The Conquest of Space obelisk, which is a hundred metres high and made of titanium sheets on a steel frame. Near Mira Prospekt in Russia

Base of an Egyptian obelisk, Byzantine Emperor Theodosius, 4th century
Base of an Egyptian obelisk set up by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I (11 January 347 - 17 January 395). The base shows the Byzantine imperial court at the games, 4th century

Detail of Egyptian obelisk
Detail of granite Egyptian obelisk in the Boboli Gardens, florence, Italy

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BC
Detail of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BC. Black limestone obelisk with relief sculptures glorifying the achievements of King Shalmaneser III and his chief minister

Obelisk of Ramesses II, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c13th century BC
Obelisk of Rameses II, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c13th century BC. Rameses II reigned between 1307 BC and 1237 BC

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