"The Lion Gate at Mycenae and the towering fortification wall circuit of which it formed a part were constructed a few generations before the presumed date of the Trojan War. At that time, wealthy Mycenaeans were laid to rest outside the...
"The Lion Gate at Mycenae and the towering fortification wall circuit of which it formed a part were constructed a few generations before the presumed date of the Trojan War. At that time, wealthy Mycenaeans were laid to rest outside the...
Corridors; Vaults (Architecture); Buildings; Religious facilities; Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Address: 3642 Monks Road, Trappist, Kentucky. Arched windows illuminate a vaulted ceiling in a hallway at the Abbey of Gethsemani. Framed pictures line the wall and a carpet runs along the floor to a door. Another door is visible halfway down the...
Vaults (Architecture); Buildings; Religious facilities; Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Address: 3642 Monks Road, Trappist, Kentucky. Stained glass windows are set in pointed arches along the walls of the Abbey of Gethsemani. A vaulted ceiling towers over the wooden pews and altar. Books rest at an incline on wooden stands. In the...
Vaults (Architecture); Buildings; Religious facilities; Churches
Address: 1126 S. Sixth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A prayer rail separates the altar from the pews at St. Louis Bertrand Church. Religious scenes are painted on the walls. A series of columns uphold transverse arches and the ceiling is vaulted.
Interior of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, looking toward altar and showing pews and vaulted ceilings. Handwritten on back of print: "Church - St. Patrick, interior of church. 1301 W. Market St."
Planetaria; Domes; Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Illinois. The planetarium is seen in isolation. It has a large dome and a sign over the entrance reads "The Adler Planetarium." Text printed on verso reads, "The $1,000,000 Adler Planetarium comprising an...
Architecture; Buildings; Gladiators; Athletes; People associated with entertainment & sports; Sports & recreation facilities; Educational facilities; Schools; Education; Teaching; Sports; Recreation; Games; Contests; Fighting;...
“A reconstruction of the Ludus Magnus, with the Colosseum in the background. Practice stakes (pali) are shown set up at the far end of the arena. The bottom righthand corner has been cut away to show the various rooms. Steps led up from the...
"It was built illegally by private interests in the last decade of the first century B.C. [...]. Renovated in the Fourth Style after the earthquake of 62 A.D. [...]." (p.122); “The oecus is a rectangular vaulted hall six meters wide by...
"It was built illegally by private interests in the last decade of the first century B.C. [...]. Renovated in the Fourth Style after the earthquake of 62 A.D. [...]." (p.122); “The oecus is a rectangular vaulted hall six meters wide by...
