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Architecture And Art Collection

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Midland Hotel in Morecambe, the first Art Deco hotel in Britain

Midland Hotel in Morecambe, the first Art Deco hotel in Britain
circa 1935: A view of the front elevation of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe, Lancashire. Designed by architect Oliver Hill and built in 1932-33 by the London Midland & Scottish Railway

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: St Thomas Hospital

St Thomas Hospital
August 1919: St Thomas Hospital on the south bank of the River Thames, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Glasgow Centre

Glasgow Centre
circa 1900: The Municipal Buildings in George Square, central Glasgow. Glasgows City Chambers are built in Italian Renaissance style and were opened by Queen Victoria in 1888

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Colossus Of Rhodes

Colossus Of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of the sun god Helios measuring 34 metres, towers over the islands harbour, circa 250 BC

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: London Power Station

London Power Station
2nd July 1955: Battersea power station in London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7838 - What can The Citizen Do ? - pub. 1958 (Photo by Michael Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Perth Over The Tay

Perth Over The Tay
A view over the River Tay from Victoria Bridge to Perth Street, Perth, Scotland, 16th April 1955. Original publication: Picture Post - 7671 - Make Perth The Capital - pub

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Marylebone Station

Marylebone Station
June 1921: The interior of Marylebone station in London which belongs to the Great Central Railway. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Mesopotamia, Ur, ziggurat

Mesopotamia, Ur, ziggurat

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Fawley Oil Refinery

Fawley Oil Refinery
circa 1952: Fawley Oil Refinery, Southampton, is owned by the Esso Petroleum Company. It is the largest oil refinery in Europe. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Battersea Power Station Silhouette

Battersea Power Station Silhouette
25th January 1954: Battersea power station in London. With dimensions of 160m x 170m, the roof of the boiler house 50m tall, and its four 103m tall, tapering chimneys

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Luton Hoo

Luton Hoo
April 1950: The outside of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire which houses the Wernher Collection. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Staffordshire Potteries

Staffordshire Potteries
Factories in the Staffordshire potteries, 2nd March 1946. Original publication : Picture Post - 3088 - Pottery : A Working Partys Problem - pub

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower
circa 1950: Built in 1894, and modelled on the Eiffel Tower, the tower at Blackpool dominates the towns skyline standing 158 metres tall. (Photo by George H. Hall/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Chiswick House

Chiswick House
circa 1829: Chiswick House in London, Middlesex, designed by Richard Boyle, the 3rd Earl of Burlington. The building is inspired by Palladios Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
A woodcut illustration depicting the Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse, by German artist Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528) (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Galleria Umberto

Galleria Umberto
circa 1930: Galleria Umberto, Naples, one of Europes most famous shopping arcades. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Lyons Corner House

Lyons Corner House
circa 1930: Lyons Corner House on junction of Coventry Street and Rupert Street in Piccadilly, London W1. (Photo by Sasha/Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Opera House Plan

Opera House Plan
circa 1865: A floor plan of the Paris Opera house. The building was designed by architect Charles Garnier and opened in 1875

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Barclay Vesey Art Deco Building

Barclay Vesey Art Deco Building
circa 1928: Exterior view of the Barclay Vesey Building, located at 140 West Street, New York City. The Art Deco building, designed by the architectural firm of McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Astoria Cinema

Astoria Cinema
August 1929: Exterior of the Astoria Cinema, Brixton, south London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: St Georges Hall

St Georges Hall
circa 1890: St Georges Hall, Liverpool. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: St Pancras Station

St Pancras Station and Midland Grand Hotel London, designed by Victorian architect George Gilbert Scott, circa 1905. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: McAlpin Hotel

McAlpin Hotel
The Herald Square area of Manhattan, including the McAlpin Hotel located at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street, bustles with activity in this print, New York, New York, circa 1914

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral
circa 1850: The cathedral church of Notre Dame at Chartres in north western France, famed for its medieval glass windows. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange
circa 1820: The London Stock Exchange from a drawing by Thomas H Shepherd. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London

Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London
19th July 1950: Law Society Building in Chancery Lane, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Luna Park At Night

Luna Park At Night
Buildings lit up at night at Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1900. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great

Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great
circa 1950: A view of the Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great. Londons oldest surviving church. Founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory, it has been in continuous use since 1143

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Bavarian Castle

Bavarian Castle
25th August 1970: Neuschwanstein Castle dominates the surrounding tree tops of Bavaria, Germany. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Airship R-101

Airship R-101
October 1929: Airship R101 passing over St Pauls Cathedral, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Christs College

Christs College
circa 1930: The gateway of Christs College, Cambridge, depicting the college crest. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: View Of Erie Canal

View Of Erie Canal
Several groups of people talk and walk along the Erie Canal, Lockport, New York, 1830s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Brighton Clock Tower

Brighton Clock Tower
1894: The clock tower in Brighton. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Old Cairo

Old Cairo
circa 1880: Old buildings in the Touloun quarter of Cairo. Examples of highly decorated mashrubiyeh windows. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Heckscher Building

Heckscher Building
circa 1925: Exterior view of the Heckscher building, located at 1230 Fifth Avenue and 104th Street, New York City. The building now houses El Museo del Barrio

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Mayan Pottery With Engraved Jaguar

Mayan Pottery With Engraved Jaguar
An ancient Mayan pottery beaker engraved with a jaguar design, from the Yucatan, Mexico. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: The Lawn At The University Of Virginia

The Lawn At The University Of Virginia
Engraving shows the main lawn and quadrangle of the campus of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1830s

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Great Exhibition

Great Exhibition
Waiting for Queen Victoria to arrive at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace. The glass and iron building was designed by Joseph Paxton and initially erected in Hyde Park, London

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: The main spiral staircase at Queens House, Greenwich

The main spiral staircase at Queens House, Greenwich, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7277 - Greenwich Staircase - unpub. (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Zeppelin Over Berlin

Zeppelin Over Berlin
The Graf Zeppelin, the worlds most successful airship, flies over the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: The Beresford Apartment House In New York

The Beresford Apartment House In New York
Photo shows the view north up Central Park West from in front of the Natural History Museum to the Beresford apartment building, New York, late 1930s

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: East Midtown Skyline

East Midtown Skyline
Aerial view from the East River looking west of the East Midtown Manhattan skyline, New York, New York, 1950s or 1960s. Prominant structures include the United Nations Headquarters (right)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Second Bank Of The United States

Second Bank Of The United States
Engraving by William Henry Bartlett shows pedestrians on the street outside the imposing facade of the Second Bank of the United States on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, 1820s

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: La Scala

La Scala
circa 1930: La Scala Opera House in Milan, originally built in 1776. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Ally Pally

Ally Pally
9th October 1935: Rows of stalls in the main hall of Alexandra Palace, at the start of the North London Exhibition. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Inverness

Inverness
circa 1900: Inverness Castle and Bridge. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Gladstones House

Gladstones House
circa 1890: Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, North Wales, home of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Kaiser Hof Hotel

Kaiser Hof Hotel
1920: Guests sitting outside the Kaiser Hof Hotel, Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, East Africa. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Times Square, 1922

Times Square, 1922
Aerial view of Times Square, New York, New York, early 1922. Visible advertisements include billboards for Wrigleys chewing gum, Macys department store, and Chalmers underwear

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Prefabricated Council Flats

Prefabricated Council Flats
11th November 1959: Tennants live in prefabricated flats built for temporary accomodation during the war, until construction work on the Brandon Estate, Southwark, is finished

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Dresden, Germany

Dresden, Germany
An engraving of the German city of Dresden as it looked when visited by German composer J.S. Bach (1695 - 1750) in 1733. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Bastille Under Siege

Bastille Under Siege
1789: The Bastille under siege by troops during the French Revolution. Below: The ground plan. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Chapman (pub. 15th September 1798 by J Wilkes)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Forum

Forum
circa 1930: The Temples of Castor and Pollux in the foreground of the Forum in central Rome. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge
circa 1894: Upper level of Tower Bridge London with bascules up. The Tower of London can be seen in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Olympia Stadium

Olympia Stadium
1909: Interior of the Olympia exhibition halls in Kensington, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Princess Louise

Princess Louise
24th April 1979: Exterior of the Princess Louise public house, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Antwerp Cathedral

Antwerp Cathedral
1832: The Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame in Antwerp, Belgium. Original Artwork: Engraving by E K Proctor. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Eiffel Construction 11

Eiffel Construction 11
The Eiffel Tower under construction in Paris, France, 31st March 1889. No. 11 in a series of 11. Theophile Feau captured the construction of the tower by taking photographs from the tower of

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Covent Garden Theatre

Covent Garden Theatre
The auditorium and stage of the New Covent Garden Theatre in London, better known as the Royal Opera House or Covent Garden Opera House

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral
The south transept of Notre Dame Cathedral in Chartres, built in the late 12th and early 13th century in the Gothic style. The rose window depicts the Apocalypse

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Dunwich Church

Dunwich Church
1813: The ruins of All Saints Church at Dunwich on the Suffolk coast. Original Artwork: Engraving by Barrenger from a drawing by JP Neale (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Houses Of Parliament

Houses Of Parliament
July 1958: The Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge from the South Bank over the River Thames, London. (Photo by Holmes/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Congos Artwork

Congos Artwork
Congo, London Zoos artistic chimpanzee, at work on his new masterpiece, 25th May 1957. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: The newly-built De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 10th December 1935

The newly-built De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 10th December 1935. The building was designed by architects Erich Mendelsohn

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea

Spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea
The spiral staircase leading to the lounge and sunroof of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 1937. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Shaftesbury Theatre

Shaftesbury Theatre
March 1923: The exterior of Shaftesbury Theatre in London which is showing the play Stop Flirting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Tour Eiffel

Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the Trocadero, circa 1925. (Photo by Gall/General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Pullman Flats

Pullman Flats
1936: Pullman Court flats at Streatham Hill, London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Chicago Buildings

Chicago Buildings
circa 1930: The Railway Exchange on the right and thes W Strauss building on Michigan Avenue looking past one of the lions in front of the Chicago Art Institute

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Smithfield Market

Smithfield Market
December 1888: Horses and carts used for transporting goods, outside Londons Smithfield Market. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Station Interior

Station Interior
17th February 1928: A general view of the interior of Marylebone Station, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: The Alhambra

The Alhambra
circa 1919: The Alhambra Music Hall theatre on Charing Cross Road, central London. It was demolished in 1936 to build the Odeon cinema, Leicester Square. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: No Lions

No Lions
circa 1843: Trafalgar Square, the base of Nelsons column surrounded with scaffolding and without the lions. The church of St Martin-in-the-Fields is in the background

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: St Vedasts Church

St Vedasts Church
circa 1950: Saint Vedast Foster Lane or Saint Vedast-alias-Foster, a church in Foster Lane, in the City of London, is dedicated to St

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Natural History

Natural History
circa 1910: The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: London Bank

London Bank
circa 1910: The National Provincial Bank, London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Algerian Pavilion

Algerian Pavilion
1900: The Algerian Pavilion, constructed for the Paris Exhibition of 1900. At left is the Palais du Trocadero. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Onion Turrets

Onion Turrets
January 1924: Russian church in Nice. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Victoria Memorial

Victoria Memorial
17th March 1928: The Victoria Memorial Hall on the maidan near the racecourse at Calcutta. It was designed by Sir William Emerson in 1903. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Robinsons Store

Robinsons Store
July 1923: Peter Robinsons department store in Oxford Circus, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square
April 1924: Berkeley Square, central London on a quiet spring morning. (Photo by Hawkins/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: Sultan Ahmed Mosque at sunset

Sultan Ahmed Mosque at sunset
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey at sunset

Background imageArchitecture And Art Collection: The Laotian golden gilded black lacquer art technique and wood carving at the door inside

The Laotian golden gilded black lacquer art technique and wood carving at the door inside Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos PDR



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