Tomb of Antonio Canova (1757-1822) sculptor. He is considered one of the main representatives of Italian classicism.
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The costume of the Roman women. Republican Rome.
Republican Rome 500 BC – 30 BC.. The costume of the Roman women are very much like the Greek dress.
The medieval architecture of the Hôtel Chambellan at Dijon.
The Hôtel Chambellan at Dijon. It has hitherto been known by various names, — Hôtel Chambellan, Hôtel des Ambassadeurs, and Hôtel d’Angleterre.
The cloisters of Belem. The Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. Lisbon, Portugal.
The Church and Convent of Belem built by the rich and pious King Emmanuel, in the year 1500, to sanctify and to commemorate the greatest of Portuguese maritime events.
The Bridge of Sighs as the centre of the Byronic idea of Venice.
No other city is so fascinating to the imagination, so rich in associations, or so picturesque, as Venice.
Nave of Wells Cathedral. Main work of early English Gothic architecture.
Nave of Wells Cathedral completely furnished with pointed arches. It is the main work of early English Gothic architecture.
The rock of Gibraltar. No finer panorama could be imagined.
The rock of Gibraltar separates the Atlantic from the Mediterranean. On the highest part of the rock stands the Signal House El Hache.
The Ice Cavern, or natural grotto of the Alpine world.
The Ice Cavern one of the most charming natural phenomena of the Alpine world.
The capital of Madagascar. Antananarivo, The City of a Thousand Towns.
Antananarivo, The City of a Thousand Towns, stands on a hill 7,000 feet above the sea-level, and 400 feet above the surrounding country.
View of the Via Mala. Road and view of the Trou Perdu in Switzerland.
View of the Via Mala. Road and view of the Trou Perdu, a gallery carved into the rock.