Ruin Collection

Bomb damaged buildings in the City of London
Bomb damaged buildings in the Barbican area of the City of London. Date: 1954

Boys at bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Two boys climbing a wall in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Palace of the Caesars, Rome, Italy

Ruined buildings and palm trees

Ruined church at Ypres, Belgium, Western Front, WW1
Scene inside a ruined church at Ypres, Belgium, after German bombing on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Cleopatras Temple, Erment, Egypt. 1857

Street scene with oxen, Germany
Street scene with oxen near Cochem, Germany. 20th century

Street in Ypres, Belgium, Western Front, WW1
All that remains of a street in Ypres, Belgium, after bombing on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt

Stone pillars at Baroli, Rajasthan, India
Stone pillars at Baroli, near Kota, Rajasthan, India. They were part of an ancient temple building. circa 1890s

Ruins, Macau, China

Shell crater in Flanders graveyard, Western Front, WW1
A shell crater in a graveyard in Flanders, Belgium, on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Ruins, Egypt

Via del Tulliano, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

Corinthian pillars in Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Three Corinthian pillars in the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy. early 21st century

Roman Forum with Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy
View of the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, in Rome, Italy, with the Arch of Titus in the distance at the south east corner. early 21st century

Ruins in Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
View of ruins and pillars in the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy

Ruins of the Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
Ruins of the Cloth Hall at Ypres, Belgium, during World War One. circa 1916

American soldiers in France, WW1

Church at Neuve Eglise, Western Front, WW1
The bombed-out church at Neuve Eglise (Nieuwkerke) on the Western Front in Belgium during World War One. circa 1916

Street scene at Combles, France, WW1
View of a devastated street and buildings at Combles on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Main street of Combles, France, WW1
View of the devastated main street of Combles on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Scene at Longueval, France, Western Front, WW1
Scene in the rubble at Longueval, France, on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Aftermath of bombing in Dublin, WW2
The aftermath of bombing in Dublin, Ireland, during World War Two, with workers searching the wreckage for survivors. An estimated 30-40 people were killed. May 1941

Church tower at Bethune, Western Front, WW1
View of the church tower and other damaged buildings at Bethune on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1918

Devastation at Gommecourt, France, WW1

British troops resting in snow, Western Front, WW1
British troops resting in the snow on their way to the trenches, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Ruined factory at Serre, Western Front, WW1
A ruined sugar factory in Serre near Ancre on the Western Front in France during World World War One. circa 1917

British troops in snow, Western Front, France, WW1
British troops travelling through snow on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Devastation at Julich, Germany, WW2
A scene of devastation discovered by the men of the US 29th Division at Julich, Germany, towards the end of World War Two. As they advanced, they still had to look out for German snipers. circa 1945

British troops on Western Front, France, WW1
British troops (a Wiltshire regiment) crossing a shell-swept piece of ground on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Effect of high explosive shell, Western Front, WW1
The effect of a high explosive shell in a town on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Remains of a brickworks, Western Front, France, WW1
Remains of a brickworks near Montauban on the Western Front in France during World War One. It was a German stronghold, hit by British shell fire. circa 1916

British officers in wrecked house, Western Front, WW1
A group of British officers in a wrecked house on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British officers inside wrecked building, Western Front, WW1
British officers inside a wrecked building on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Church in Arras, France, after German shelling, WW1
A church in Arras, France, cut in half by German shelling, on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1917

Interior of Arras Cathedral after German shell fire, WW1

Greek theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Remains of a Greek theatre, Taormina, Sicily. late 19th century

Scene in Mametz, Western Front, WW1
Scene in Mametz, on the Western Front in France during World War One, showing the effects of the British bombardment. circa 1916

Temple ruins, Girgenti (Agrigento), Sicily, Italy
Ruins of a temple at Girgenti (Agrigento), Sicily, Italy. It is on the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas (Acragas, Agrigentum). late 19th century

Colosseum, Rome, Italy. late 19th century

Cloth Hall and Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
The Cloth Hall and Cathedral at Ypres, Belgium, after bombing on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

View of Ypres, Belgium, after bombing, Western Front, WW1
A general view of Ypres, Belgium, after bombing on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Bomb damaged building during WW2

Ruined building in a landscape

Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland. It is a medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century

People in a bomb damaged street during WW2
People in a bomb damaged street in Germany during the Second World War. circa 1940s

Bomb damaged street during WW2
A bomb damaged street in Germany during the Second World War, with rubble piled up on either side of the road. circa 1940s

Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany
The Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, some time after it was ruined by fire. circa 1940s

Tourists at the Acropolis, Athens
Tourists at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Date: 1965

Bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Children play in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Post-World War Two bomb site in Wroclaw, Poland
A post-World War Two bomb site in Wroclaw (Breslau), Poland with a bare tree, a gutted building and piles of rubble. Half of the city was destroyed during the Siege of Breslau in 1945. Date: 1959

OKEHAMPTON
Distant view of Okehampton (here spelt Oakhampton) Castle, Devonshire Date: circa 1830

Unidentified ruined building, India
An unidentified ruined building at the side of a river in India. It appears to be a temple or shrine. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Poster advertising East Indian Railway to Delhi
Poster advertising the East Indian Railway to Delhi

Washing in a deserted Palace pool
A young boy washes a large platter in a courtyard pool of a desertd Palace building in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Mandu - India - Gateway in a high wall
Stone and brick gateway inset into a high wall in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Ruined building in India
A ruined building, probably a temple or shrine, in India in the early 1920s. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1920s

Jahaz Mahal - Mandu
A panoramic view of the Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

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