Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards the half-buried inner pylon of the Temple of Amun and Re-Horakhty at el-Sebua, with a group of children and a small stuffed crocodile in the foreground: 'At Sabooa are the remains of a temple of the time of Rameses II. It is approached by a...
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the ceremonial gateway or triumphal arch: 'This Pai-lau, or Chinese honorary portal, is erected at the gate of the Ta-ka-tien temple, which the Emperor visits when he prays for rain. Structures of this sort are very numerous in Peking. Many of them span ...
The old arch, Nankow Pass. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the stone gateway known as Guojie ta ('tower that straddles the road') at Kew-yung-kwan (Juyongguan) on the road to Badaling. The sides and interior contain bas-reliefs and inscriptions of Buddhist subjects
The Pilgrims' Gate [Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]. Photographer: Thompson, Charles Thurston
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Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view of the gateway, with sculptured figures of pilgrims in niches in the tympanum of the pediment above the gateway, and panels with figures in relief on either side.