Ruin Collection (page 65)

Site of Mycenean fortifications, Greece, c1600-1100 BC. The Mycenaeans were a Bronze Age civilization in the Aegean who reached the peak of their achievements in around 1400 BC

Massive Ancient Egyptian statues and columns at Luxor, Egypt. The scale of the buildings is indicated by the size of the group of tourists

Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece, 7th-6th century BC. The wife of Zeus, Hera was one of the major goddesses of Ancient Greece. The Romans worshipped her as Juno

Arch and walkway, Pompeii, Ancient Rome, 1st century AD. Pompeii was buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash by a catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD

Caryatid porch, the Erectheum, Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. Artist: Mnesikles
Caryatid porch, the Erectheum, Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. Designed by Mnesikles, the six columns of the porch are carved in the form of draped female figures (Caryatids)

Ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Africa, 1892. Ruins including a massive round tower. The discovery in 1867 of ruins of a hilltop fortress

Fortress and citadel of Ghanzi, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842 (c1850) Artist: James Atkinson
Fortress and citadel of Ghanzi, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842 (c1850). The fortress changed hands a number of times during the hostilities

An Inward View of Stonehenge from behind the High Altar, 1760. Stonehenge, the megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain, England, which dates from c2000 BC

Citadel of Teotihuacan, Pre-Columbian Mexico. The capital of one of the earliest Central American civilizations, Teotihuacans power reached its peak in the 1st millenium AD

Hypostyle hall, temple of Amon-Re, Karnak, Ancient Egypt, 14th-13th century BC (1892)
Hypostyle hall, temple of Amon-Re, Karnak, New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, 14th-13th century BC (1892). Carved and decorated pillars at the temple of Amun-Re at Karnak (Thebes)

Macbeth and the Witches, 1835. Artist: Joseph Anton Kock
Macbeth and the Witches, 1835. The witches flying through the sky riding goats and broomsticks are holding up the crown which Macbeth covets. Scene from Shakespeares play, first performed c1606

Central alley of the great temple at Karnak, Egypt, 1878. The great temple at Karnak (Thebes), built in the 14th-13th century BC in the reigns of Rameses I and Rameses II

Interior of the sandstone Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, Egypt, 1838. Artist: Mitan
Interior of the sandstone Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, Egypt. The temple was built during the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC

Sandstone Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, Egypt, 1838. Artist: Louis Haghe
Sandstone Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, Egypt, 1838. The temple was built during the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC

Portico of the sandstone Temple of Edfu dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, Egypt, 1838. Artist: Louis Haghe
Portico of the sandstone Temple of Edfu dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, Egypt, 1838. The temple was built during the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC

Exterior of the Hypostyle hall, temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Egypt, 1878. The great temple at Karnak (Thebes), built in the 14th-13th century BC in the reigns of Rameses I and Rameses II

Hypostyle hall, temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Egypt, 1878. Artist: P Sebah
Hypostyle hall, temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Egypt, 1878. Carved and decorated pillars at the temple of Amun-Re at Karnak (Thebes)

Ruins of the Forum and Temple of Saturn, Rome. The Forum was built as a place where business, trade and commerce were conducted and justice was administered

Ruins of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae
Site of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae. Mycenae was the home of Agamemnon and capital of the Achaean Greeks from c1450-c1100 BC

The Forum of Pompeii, c1816-1822. Artist: Achille Etna Michallon
The Forum of Pompeii, c1816-1822. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Grand Temple, Isle of Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 19th century. Hypostyle hall of the Ancient Egyptian Temple of Isis, built during the Ptolemaic Period

Mosque ruin, Cairo, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Mosque ruin, Cairo, Egypt, 1878. From Album of Photographs, Egypt and Nubia, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

Kiosk of Qertassi, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Kiosk of Qertassi, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. This temple is dedicated to the Pharaoh Rameses II and the Ancient Egyptian gods Amun and Anuket. From Album of Photographs, Egypt, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Pylon of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC. From Album of Photographs, Egypt and Nubia, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

Colonnade, hypostyle hall, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Colonnade, hypostyle hall, Egypt, 1878. From Album of Photographs, Egypt and Nubia, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. These colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Amenophis III) stood in front of the mortuary temple that is now destroyed

Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Tombs and shrines cut into the rock above the River Nile. They are thought to date from the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (13th century BC)

The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. These colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Amenophis III) stood in front of the mortuary temple that is now destroyed

Ombos Temple, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Ombos Temple, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Ruins of the Ptolemaic temple of Kom Ombo. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Eastern columns, Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Eastern columns, Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Artist: Emmanuel Rouge
Ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Photograph from an expedition to Egypt by Emmanuel Rouge, Viscount of Banville, in 1863-1864

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egypt, 1863-1864. Artist: Emmanuel Rouge
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egypt, 1863-1864. Photograph from an expedition to Egypt by Emmanuel Rouge, Viscount of Banville, in 1863-1864

Entrance to ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Artist: Emmanuel Rouge
Entrance to ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Photograph from an expedition to Egypt by Emmanuel Rouge, Viscount of Banville, in 1863-1864

Column and ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Column and ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. The Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Sacred Lake and temple ruins, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Sacred Lake and temple ruins, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Families leaving their village bombarded during the Normandy landings, France, 1944

Obelisks at Alexandria called Cleopatras Needles, 1802

View of the Colosseum, Rome, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Pierre Henri de Valenciennes
View of the Colosseum, Rome, late 18th/early 19th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The demolition of the Church of the Feuillants, 1805. Artist: Hubert Robert
The demolition of the Church of the Feuillants, 1805. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Ischia, seen from Mount Epomeo, 1828. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Ischia, seen from Mount Epomeo, 1828. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Departure of Abraham and Isaac, 17th century. Artist: Cornelis van Poelenburgh
The Departure of Abraham and Isaac, 17th century. From a private collection

United States Army Signal Corps using captured German telephone equipment, World War 1. Photograph. Signal Corps Museum, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

Bombing of Helsinki by the Russians, World War 2, c1940. Block of flats in flames after a direct hit

Roman theatre at Aosta, Italy, 25th century BC
Roman theatre at Aosta in North Italy, 25th century BC

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