Temple Collection

Boy playing a lute, by Victor Carpathius (Vittore Carpaccio), dated MDX (1510). This is a detail from a larger painting, Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. 1510

Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris

Cover design, Aero Espresso Italiana timetable, with scenes of Rhodes and Athens. Serving Brindisi, Athens, Rhodes and Istanbul. 1932

Satirical political cartoon, The Fall of Icarus, showing a plump, naked Earl Temple (Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos)

Chocolate box design, lady and servant
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in a pink Grecian-style dress, being offered a tray of fruit by a black servant. 20th century

Nishi Otni Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Nishi Otni (or Otani) Temple, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Temple in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Temple building in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Torii and Temple, Japan
Torii (gateway) leading to a Shinto Temple, Japan. circa 1890s

Temple Wedding Cake
Wedding and Speciality Cakes. Temple Wedding Cake Date: 1936

Label design for Huile de Venus and Creme de Venus, lubricant oil and cream for sexual comfort. Featuring the goddess Venus receiving a dish from Cupid, in a classical landscape. circa 18th century

Jain Temple, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Archer, Sanjusangendo, Kyoto, Japan
Archer outside Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888. He previously served as Governor General of Canada

Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of India
Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Lady Dufferin, 1843-1936), wife of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 8th Viceroy of India

Sanjusangendo, Buddhist temple, Kyoto, Japan
Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Entrance to Suwayama Temple, Kobe, Japan. circa 1890s

Temple of the Sacred Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Miko, Shinto temple maidens, Japan. circa 1890s

Pagodas at Seringapatam near Tiruchirappalli, India
Pagodas at Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) near Tiruchirappalli, Karnataka, India. circa 1890s

Children at the Chionin Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Buddhist Temple, Yokosuka, Japan

Golden Temple, Benares (Varanasi), India

Golden temple, Kangra
Golden-domed temple at Kangra, India. circa 1890s

Cleopatras Temple, Erment, Egypt. 1857

Temple, Takht-i-Suliman Hill, Srinagar, India
The ancient Temple of Jyeshteswara-Shankaracharya on Takht-i-Suliman Hill, near Srinagar, Kashmir, India. circa 1890s

Portico of the Temple at Dendera, Egypt

Temple at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Hindu) at Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy, Tiruchi), Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Golden Temple of Amritsar, Punjab, India
The Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple of Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is a prominent Sikh Gurdwara. circa 1890s

Painted Corridor, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India

Temple at Chirgaon, Uttar Pradesh, India. circa 1890s

Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt

Jain Temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India
Interior of a Jain Temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India. circa 1890s

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

Great Stone Bull, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
Great Stone Bull in the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Jain Temple, Sadri, Rajasthan, India
Jain Temple at Sadri, Rajasthan, India. circa 1890s

Shiv Temple, Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh, India
Shiv Temple at Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh, India. circa 1890s

Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
Bodh Gaya, a religious site linked to the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in the Gaya district, Bihar, India. circa 1890s

The Inner Gopuram, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
The Inner Gopuram in the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Thatbyinnyu Temple, Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
Thatbyinnyu Temple, Bagan (Pagan), Burma (Myanmar). circa 1890s

Part of Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore, India
Part of the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Golden Lily Tank, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
The Golden Lily Tank, part of the Great Pagoda (Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple) at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Interior of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, with a crowd of sightseers under the dome. It was built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome

Zoroastrian Fire Temple - Iran Date: circa 1925

Moods of Mount Fuji - 4
A stylised painting by Malcolm Greensmith in the style of the Master Japanese woodcut artists of the late 18th and 19th centuries

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

Ma Kok Miu Temple, Macao, China
View across the roofs of Ma Kok Miu, or the A-Ma Temple, also known as the Templo da Barra, in Macao, China. Built in 1488, the temple is dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen

Ram Raja Temple at Orchha
The Ram Raja Temple at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. Orchha was founded in the 16th century by the Bundela Rajput chieftain, Rudra Pratap

Temple building in Kashgar, western China
A large temple building in Kashgar, western China, with people standing and kneeling in front. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

Temple Bar 1930S
Temple Bar from the Strand, central London, showing fashionable ladies shopping near The Ceylon Shop, The Shop that is Different. Date: early 1930s

Pantheon and Fountain, Rome, Italy
View of the entrance to the Pantheon, with a fountain in the piazza in front. The Pantheon was built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome

Unidentified building, India
An unidentified building in India -- probably a temple or shrine. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1925

Ajaigarh Fort and Temple Ruins, Central India
Ajaigarh Fort and Temple Ruins, Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

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

Elephant carvings, India
Temple ceiling with carvings of elephants, India Date: 1925

Indian State Railways poster
Visit India tourism poster from Indian State Railways, promoting the delights and sights of Benares (Varanasi) on the banks of the River Ganges in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Date: 1930s

Drinking holy water at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Men drinking pure water from the holy source of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple, an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto, Japan

Posing for a photo at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
A young couple pose for a self-portrait photograph outside the Kiyomizu-dera Temple, an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto, Japan

Poster advertising Budh Gaya, India
Poster advertising India and the Budh Gaya, or Bodh Gaya, a famous place of Buddhist pilgrimage

Poster advertising Lucknow, India
Poster advertising Lucknow, the City of Gardens

Lakeside Temple, Madhya Pradesh Region. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Ram Raja Temple, Madhya Pradesh, India
View of the Ram Raja Temple at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Dedicated to Lord Ram or Rama, it was built in the 16th century in the centre of the city of Orchha

Khajuraho Temples, India
The Khajuraho Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. The Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Jehangir Mahal Temple, Madhya Pradesh, India
The Jehangir Mahal Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. It was built by Raja Bir Singh Ju Deo in the 17th century to commemorate the visit of Emperor Jehangir

Chaturbhuj Temple - Orchha - India
The bridge leading toward the imposing outline of the Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Madhya Pradesh - Pillars of Victory

Temple in Mandu
A wonderful photograph of a Temple in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. The distinctive pointed arches frame the late afternoon light creating beauty in design and form

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

Old man at Ram Raja Temple, Orchha, India
An old man outside the Ram Raja Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Dedicated to Lord Ram or Rama, the temple was built in the 16th century in the centre of the city of Orchha

Poster advertising Travancore State, India

God of Happiness
Children celebrate Chinese new year in Chinatown, New York. They touch the god of happiness to bring them good luck in year 4884 of the Chinese calendar Date: early 1930s

Paris from the Air
An aerial photograph of Paris, France, showing the Madeleine church, a Napoleonic structure on a classical temple model. Date: early 1930s

Flaminian Obelisk
The Flaminian Obelisk (Obelisco Flaminio), Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy, which originally stood in the Sun Temple at Heliopolis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Date: 1930s

The Wailing Wall
A view of the Western Wall, Jerusalem, the only surviving outer wall of Solomons Temple. Heartfelt weeping Jewish prayers caused it to be known as the Wailing Wall. Date: early 1930s

Springtime in London
A young woman stops to admire a lovely magnolia tree in blossom during the spring, the Temple, London, England. Date: early 1930s

Thomas Cook Tour Party - Luxor
A party of travellers on a Thomas Cook tour pose in front the wonderful Temple of Columns at Luxor; their local guides wait patiently whilst tending to the camel and donkey. late 1880s

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