Residence Gallery

Decoration in the Borgia Apartments, Apostolic Palace, the Vatican, Rome, Italy, (1928)

Decoration in the Borgia Apartments, Apostolic Palace, the Vatican, Rome, Italy, (1928). Zodiac symbols: About 1520-1527...Ceiling-painting in the "Sala detta dei santi Pontefici" [Hall of the Pontiffs]. After a water-colour by Bonk (c1845). Plate LXXXVI, fig 176, from "An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the XIXth Century" with explanatory text by Helmuth Bossert. [Ernst Wasmuth Ltd., Berlin, 1928]

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West End of Downing Street, No.10 and a Glimpse of the Foreign Office, c1935

West End of Downing Street, "No.10" and a Glimpse of the Foreign Office, c1935. Number 10 Downing Street in central London is the official residence of the British Prime Minister. Number, 11, next door, is the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The street was built in the 1680s by Sir George Downing. This view shows members of the public walking along the street. Security gates were installed in the 1980s, preventing public access. From "Wonderful London, Volume 3", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]

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The Viceroys Lodge, Dublin, Ireland, 1894. Creator: Unknown

The Viceroy's Lodge, Dublin, Ireland, 1894. The building was designed by Nathaniel Clements and completed in 1751. Aras an Uachtarain, formerly the known as Viceregal Lodge (the Union Jack is seen flying here), became the residence of the President of Ireland in the 1930s. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

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