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Temple at Philae, Egypt. Tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846.

Open-air market outside the temple of Shah Ahmed, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James Rattray, c. 1847.

Temple of Jupiter, Spalato [Split]: interior. Engraving by D. Cunego.

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Palmyra, Syria: remains of the temple of the sun. Coloured etching, 17--.

The Temple of Solomon: aerial view, with flames billowing from the sacrificial altar. Wood engraving.

Temple of Vesta or Fortuna Virilis, Rome. Engraving.

Palmyra, Syria: west door of the temple of Bel (temple of the sun). Engraving by J.B. Reville and P.G. Berthault after L.F. Cassas.

Palmyra, Syria: the temple of Baalshamin. Engraving by J.B. Liénard after L.F. Cassas.

Temple of Jupiter, Spalato [Split]: floor plan and design drawings. Transfer lithograph by Kell Bros.

The Temple of Solomon, its grounds and some of its interiors. Engraving.

Kamakura, Japan: the Grand Temple of Kamakura, in wooded country. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Christ heals a lame man. Engraving.

A pair of bearded musicians, in a temple.

Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome. Engraving by G. Cottafavi.

The Jami Masjid, Delhi: front view. Coloured aquatint by F. Hegi after Noel after Thomas Daniell, after 1797.

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Temples

Images from the collections

Images referencing Temples

Works from the collections

Kamakura, Japan: the Grand Temple of Kamakura, in wooded country. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Christ heals a lame man. Engraving.

A pair of bearded musicians, in a temple.

Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome. Engraving by G. Cottafavi.

The Jami Masjid, Delhi: front view. Coloured aquatint by F. Hegi after Noel after Thomas Daniell, after 1797.

Temples

Images from the collections

Images referencing Temples

Works from the collections

Kamakura, Japan: the Grand Temple of Kamakura, in wooded country. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Christ heals a lame man. Engraving.

A pair of bearded musicians, in a temple.

Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome. Engraving by G. Cottafavi.

The Jami Masjid, Delhi: front view. Coloured aquatint by F. Hegi after Noel after Thomas Daniell, after 1797.

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