code Related

Gateway to the Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. It is twenty-one feet in width, and forty-two feet high. The modern masonry, which supports the displaced keystone, conceals the crested eagle carved upon its soffit.

The south-east corner of the Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. At the east end of this temple there was a vestibule with a row of fluted columns within the outer line of plain columns; only two of these are now standing

The six columns of the Great Temple, Ba'albek. The winter winds have almost destroyed the carving on the north side of the capitals; but the south side of the capitals and of the entablature, shown above, are in a good state of preservation

The large stone in the quarry, Ba'albek called the Hajr el Hûbla. It is sixty-eight feet four inches in length. On the under side it is cut away all round, remaining attached to the bed of the rock in the middle along its entire length.

Ruins of Ashkelon, from the North. Showing fortifications at the north-west corner of the city. The western wall was about twelve hundred feet in length and followed the lines of the edge of the cliffs which are from thirty to seventy feet in height. The conquest of Ascalon by Rameses II is recorded on the walls of the Temple of Karnac.

An Arab shrine, south-west of Ba'albek. Called Kubbet Dûris, after the neighbouring village of Dûris; it is a modern structure formed of eight ancient granite columns clumsily set up and surmounted by a heavy architrave. An enormous sarcophagus, standing on end, serves as the mihrab, or Muslim prayer niche.

Baalbek. Temple du Soleil.

The temples of Baal at Baalbec

Ancien Temple, au milieu de la ville d'Essenay, et bien conservé, dans toutes ses parties, a l'exception du portail. L'éntre deux des colonnes (a) a été rempli, par les Arabes, d'une muraille, afin de pouvoir y enfermer leur bétail.

The Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. Showing the north and west sides. The columns, including the capitals, are forty-six and a-half feet in height; they are ten feet from the walls, and support an entablature connected with the cella by large slabs of stone

description

Summary

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

label_outline

Tags

temples lebanon ba labakk archaeological sites ba labakk lebanon prints illustrations dorot jewish division picturesque palestine sinai and egypt a half feet ten feet west sides ultra high resolution high resolution woodward john douglas 1846 1924 artist harley wood engraver wood engravings temple sun albek sides columns capitals forty six a half height walls support entablature cella slabs stone palestine sinai egypt 19th century history of egypt picture frame wood wall art font holy places history rectangle column ancient greek temple wood engraving illustration fine art america design mary evans picture library architecture greece ancient greece new york public library antiquities
date_range

Date

1881 - 1883
person

Contributors

Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Author
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), Artist
Harley, Wood engraver
place

Location

New York
create

Source

New York Public Library
link

Link

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
copyright

Copyright info

Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

label_outline Explore Slabs, Albek, Capitals

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Colonna Antonina.

Cedar rail fence at Wilson Cedar Forest Project near Lebanon, Tennessee.

Ptolemaeer. Ptol. IX Euergetes II. Edfu [Idfû]: a-d. Grosser Tempel. [a.b.]Pronaos, aeussere Ostwand der Cella; c.d. Pronaos. Kleiner Tempel, über dem Eingang.

Large gold initial with white vinestem on blue field. Opening of "De conjuratione Catiline", with rustic capitals.

Wand im atrium der Casa di Modesto Pompeji

Fountain with octagonal base and sculptures around central column of allegorical figures, including Justice at top of column.

Nevada Fall, Height 700 feet, Yo Semite Valley, Cal.

Abandoned mine showing how prop timber is used to support roofs of tunnels, Scranton, Pa., U.S.A.

Les peines et les plaisirs de l'amour

Sentinel Rock, height 3,042 feet, Yo Semite Valley, Cal.

There are two sides to a story - Public domain sheet music scan

Agazzing Column ... from Union Point (N.N.W.)to Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Valley, Cal.

Topics

temples lebanon ba labakk archaeological sites ba labakk lebanon prints illustrations dorot jewish division picturesque palestine sinai and egypt a half feet ten feet west sides ultra high resolution high resolution woodward john douglas 1846 1924 artist harley wood engraver wood engravings temple sun albek sides columns capitals forty six a half height walls support entablature cella slabs stone palestine sinai egypt 19th century history of egypt picture frame wood wall art font holy places history rectangle column ancient greek temple wood engraving illustration fine art america design mary evans picture library architecture greece ancient greece new york public library antiquities