"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
Large, white building with arches and decorative details. Palm trees, other trees, and a statue are in front of the palace. A street runs in front of the plaza and next to the palace. Title: 14. Palace of the Captain General, Havana. Copyright...
Stone bridge across a narrow body of water with a long building with multiple columns to the left and another building with columns in the background. Title: 15012-Palace of Electricity and Lagoon from Lewis and Clark Bridge, Louisiana Purchase...
The Household Division of the British Army responsible for guarding the British Royal Family performs The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London, England. The soldiers wear tall hats and carry musical instruments. Jean Thomas and her...
Stone building with multiple archways and a tower across a body of water. On the near side, a man sits on a tree branch extended over the water. The building is surrounded by trees on the other sides with steps leading down to the water. Title: The...
Ornate bedroom inside the Royal Palace in France. Bed framed by tall curtains with a chandelier hanging above. Paintings are on the wall and a second chandelier hangs near the back. Descriptive information on back of card: The Royal Palace, Paris....
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
"The son and successor of Artaxerxes, Shapur I (r. 241-272), succeeded in further extending Sasanian territory. He also erected a great palace at Ctesiphon, the capital his father had established near modern Baghdad in Iraq. The central...
Several displays in a large room with a grid of metal beams at the ceiling within the Palace of Agriculture at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. On top of one of the displays, an enormous model of a tobacco leaf rises between two octagonal...
Pedestrians walk in front of the Palace of Varied Industries, a long white building with columns, a portico, and a cupola, at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. A sign near a group of trees in a small plot of grass says "No...
View of "Grand Canal" (also known as the lagoon) and bridge at World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, with Palace of Liberal Arts at left; Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at right; and United States Government Building at rear. There are a...
Indoor exhibit in the Palace of Agriculture at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri of a "corn palace" -- a hexagonal structure labeled "Missouri" topped by a large dome encircled by fleur de lis. The display is also...
A large institutional building located on a small waterway as seen from a nearby bridge or shore. Five flags are flying from the building. Small ferry and sight-seeing boats are passing by. It appears to be the Palace of Fine Arts constructed for...
Interior of Palace Pharmacy at 12th and Walnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two men stand in front of counters, looking toward front of store. Stools along counter, bottle-shaped refrigerator, pharmacy counter in back are also visible. Stamped on...
Low, narrow bridge with a set of railroad tracks down the middle across a body of water. Two people stand against the railing. The opposite shore is visible in the background. Conemaugh Furnace Title: 484. Pontoon at Conemaugh Furnace. Text on...
