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The obelisk of Cleopatra at Alexandria. In the background, the triumphal column of Diocletian or Pompey's Pillar.

Tags: Alexandria, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Dogs, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Obelisk of Cleopatra (Alexandria), Obelisks, Pompey's Pillar / Triumphal pillar of Diocletian

The Italian diplomat and antiquarian Bernardino Davetti, with his suite, in search of antiquities.

Tags: Arabs, Bernardino Michele Maria Drovetti, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Ethnic groups, Human types, Italians, Nubians, Obelisks, Portraits, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Travel, Women

Temple of Amun Ra at Karnak.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Human types, Karnak, Obelisk of Karnak, Obelisks, Precinct of Amun-Re (Luxor), Thebes / Luxor

The colonnade of the temple of Luxor with the colossal statues of Ramesses II and the obelisks of Ramesses, of which only one remains on the site today.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Obelisk of Luxor, Obelisks, Ramesseum / Memorial temple of Ramesses II, Thebes / Luxor

Temple of Amun Ra at Karnak.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Human types, Karnak, Obelisk of Karnak, Obelisks, Precinct of Amun-Re (Luxor), Thebes / Luxor

Temple of Amun Ra at Karnak.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Human types, Karnak, Obelisk of Karnak, Obelisks, Precinct of Amun-Re (Luxor), Rosaries, Thebes / Luxor

Obelisk of Cleopatra, Alexandria.

Tags: Alexandria, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Obelisk of Cleopatra (Alexandria), Obelisks

The Obelisk of Al Masalah or Obelisk of Heliopolis, Cairo.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Cairo, Egypt, Obelisk of Senusret (Sesostris) I / Obelisk of Heliopolis (Al-Masalla), Obelisks

The old port of Alexandria.

Tags: Alexandria, Art and antiquities, Castles and fortresses, Egypt, Obelisk of Cleopatra (Alexandria), Obelisks, Ports, Views

View of the town of Corfu, with the Old and New fortresses (imaginary representation). In the foreground, Douglas's Column and the church of Hagios Georgios in the Old Fortress.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Church of Hagios Georgios (Old Fortress of Corfu), Column of Douglas (Corfu), Corfu, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Ionian islands, Neo Frourio - New Fortress (Corfu), Obelisks, Palaio Frourio - Old Fortress (Corfu), Venetian monuments, Views

The Obelisk of Theodosius at the Byzantine Hippodrome. On the right, the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Human types, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Obelisks, Ottoman monuments, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

View of the Basilica of San Giovanni di Laterano. In the foreground, the Obelisk of Touthmosis III.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Basilica of San Giovanni di Laterano, Churches, Irrigation systems, Italy, Obelisk of Thutmose III (Rome), Obelisks, Rome

View of Piazza del Quirinale, Rome. At the centre, the fountain of the Dioscuri.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Fontana dei Dioscuri (Rome), Fountains / Springs, Irrigation systems, Italy, Obelisks, Rome, Squares, Views

The Obelisk of Touthmose III in front of San Giovanni di Laterano Basilica, Rome.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda (Rome), Italy, Obelisk of Thutmose III (Rome), Obelisks, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome, Views

View of Piazza del Popolo, Rome. In the foreground, the Obelisk of Ramses II. In the background, the basilicas of Santa Maria in Montesano and Santa Maria dei Miracoli.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Churches, Italy, Obelisk of Ramses II (Rome), Obelisks, Piazza del Popolo (Rome), Rome, Views

Imaginary depiction of Capitoline Hill in Rome. On the left, the temple of Jupiter. At the centre, mounted statue of Marcus Aurelius. In the background, on the right, modern buildings situated on the hill.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Capitoline Hill (Rome), Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Obelisks, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome, Sculptures, Temple of Jupiter (Capitoline Hill), Women

Egyptian obelisks.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian architecture, Egyptian monuments, Obelisks

Views of the obelisk standing at the court of San Bartolomeo all'Isola Basilica, which is built upon the Temple of Asclepius on Tiber Island in Rome.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island / San Bartolomeo all'Isola, Italy, Obelisks, Rome, Tiber Island (Rome)

The Obelisk of Gaius Cassius Philieus on the road from Iznik (Nicaea) to Izmit (Nicomedia).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Obelisk of Gaius Cassius Philieus (Iznik), Obelisks, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments, Turkey

Plans and views of the Faiyum region. The lake Moeris.

Tags: Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Obelisks, Plans and drawings, Pyramids

Obelisk in Alexandria.

Tags: Alexandria, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Obelisks

Obelisk in Alexandria.

Tags: Alexandria, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Obelisks

One of the two obelisks of Alexandria, also known as obelisks of Cleopatra. The two granite obelisks from Aswan, dating from the time of Tuthmosis III, stood initially in Heliopolis, near Cairo. They were transported to Alexandria by the Romans. Since the late 19th century, one of the two obelisks is kept in London and the other in New York.

Tags: Animals, Camels, Egyptian antiquities, Human types, Obelisk of Cleopatra (Alexandria), Obelisks, Tuthmosis III

The obelisk of Cleopatra and the triumphal pillar of Diocletian or Pompey's pillar in Alexandria.

Tags: Alexandria, Art and antiquities, Cleopatra VII, Egypt, Obelisks, Pompey, Pompey's Pillar / Triumphal pillar of Diocletian

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