The western front, which is represented in this view, is almost entire, and has suffered little or nothing in the late dilapidations.
The west front of the Parthenon and the Erechtheion, from the Propylaea.
Category: 1821
View of the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis, from the Propyleae.
The Parthenon is the temple to the city goddess Pallas Athena Parthenos on the Athenian Acropolis.
Ruins of Orchomenos in Boeotia before the excavations.
Ruins of ancient Orchomenos. The present view represents the southern side of the acropolis. Parnassos, covered with snow, is seen in the distance.
Peru 1821. Females of Lima.
Peru 1821. Females of Lima. Historic costumes. Lima is the capital of the South American Andean state of Peru. Lima is located on the Río Rímac at the foot of… Read More
Radack Islands. Inside of a house.
Inside of a house in the Radack Islands. Polynesia. Island nation of the Marshall Islands.
Adoo Quamina in war dress. Ashanti Ghana.
Adoo Quamina in war dress, a captain and courtier to the Ashanti king at Coomassie (Kumasi).
Traditional costume near Lodi, Italy 1821. Costumes of Italy.
Costume tradizionale vicino a Lodi, Italia 1821. Sketches Illustrative of the Manners and Costumes of France, Switzerland and Italy.
Entrance to the Tower of the Winds at Athens.
To the south-east of the Roman Agora is the octagonal Tower of the Eight Winds; the Clepsydra of Andronikos Kyrrheste described by Vitruviu.
The weekly market, bazar, or market-place of Athens.
Greeks, Turks, and Albanians are then seen mingled together; and while the variegated diversity of their costumes gratifies the eye of the beholder.
The Dance of the Dervishes in the Tower of the Winds.
This tower has been converted into a Semà-Khanés or chapel for the religious dance called Semà, which is performed every Friday within its walls by an order of dancing dervishes.