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Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: 1. Elevation of the east side of the temple. On the metopes the Twelve Labours of Heracles. 2. Section plan of the metopes and the friezes of the temple. 3. The east (the battle of Theseus and the Pallantides) and west frieze (Centauromachy) of the temple.
Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Battle of Theseus and the Pallantides, Centauromachy, Frieze of the temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Greece, Greek mythology, Labours of Heracles, Labours of Theseus, Metopes, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion)
View of the Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Athens
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Greece, Houses, Human types, Jewellery, Musical instruments, Musicians, Nobility, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Women
Plan of the Acropolis of Athens.
Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Fortifications and fortresses, Greece, Mosque of the Parthenon, Mosques, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Odeons, Parthenon, Propylaea of the Acropolis, Roman monuments, Temple of Athena Nike (Acropolis), Theatres, Walls
1: Views and plans of Egyptian, Jewish and Phoenician temples. 2: Views and plans of Greek and Roman temples. 3: Views and plans of Christian temples.
Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Basilica of Saint Peter (Rome), Churches, Egypt, Greece, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos / Tower of the Winds (Athens), Istanbul, Italy, Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens), Pantheon (Rome), Rome, Saint Mark's Basilica (Venice), Thebes / Luxor, Venice
Persian officials take the most beautiful women of the city away to the harem of the shah of Persia.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Azerbaijan, Camels, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Harem, Horses, Military officers, Modes of transport, Persia / Iran, Persians, Şamaxı-Shamachy, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
Fishing of caviar and beluga at the oufall of the Volga into the Caspian Sea.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso), Boats and ships, Camels, Caviar, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Fish, Fishermen, Fishing, Natural environment, Rivers, Russian sturgeon ( Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), Social sphere and everyday life, Sturgeons (Acipenseridae), Views, Volga river
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