Railings Gallery

Gateway of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Gateway of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1898. Trinity College was founded by Henry VIII in 1546, the Great Gate was built at the beginning of the 16th century. Henry VIII, stands in a niche above the doorway, in his right hand he holds a chair leg instead of a sword, beneath the statue are the coats of arms of Edward III. From "Our Own Country, Volume II". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

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Through a Sentry-guarded Gateway to the Beautiful Government Buildings of New Delhi, c1930s

Through a Sentry-guarded Gateway to the Beautiful Government Buildings of New Delhi, the Imperial Capital of India, c1930s. Indo-Saracenic Secretariat Building built in 1910s by Herbert Baker, administered the Government of India in Delhi, capital of the British Indian Empire from 1911. From "Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa., New York, Chicago, London]

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British Museum, London, c1900s. Creator: Unknown

British Museum, London, c1900s. The British Museum in Bloomsbury, central London, was originally established by Sir Hans Sloane in 1759. The present neoclassical building, dating from 1857, was designed by Sir Robert Smirke. The Museum's collections of some 8 million items is among the largest and most comprehensive in the world, and include objects and works of art dating from prehistory

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