Architectural Collection

Marylebone Town Hall, One of the Most Eminent of Londons New Buildings, c1935. The Town Hall on Marylebone Road in central London opened in 1920

Via Assarotti, Genoa, Genova, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Italy c.1880s - Via Assarotti, Genoa, Genova, Italy

Italy, Sicily, Punta Secca, The house of fictional TV detective Inspector Montalbano, Punta Secca, Santa Croce Camerina

United Kingdom, England, Merseyside, Liverpool, Mersey ferry and Liverpool skyline - the only Dazzle ship in the UK

19th Century Moroccan wall feature. Photographed in the the Marrakech Museum, Dar Menebhi Palace, Morocco

Porto, Portugal old town skyline from across the Douro River

The Salisbury Hotel pub, Green Lanes, Harringay, London
The Salisbury Hotel, a Grade II listed pub on Grand Parade - at the junction of St. Anns Road / Green Lanes, Harringay, London - built by the prolific Scottish builder J C Hill

Paris Gargoyle
Black Peter the stone gargoyle of Notre Dame is 250ft above the ground. All Parisienne children know he watches out for naughty children

St Pauls Cathedral - Section through Wrens Dome
A section drawing through the dome of St Pauls Cathedral, the architectural masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren

Classical Orders
Columns, capitals and entablatures of the classical orders of architecture: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite

The Marylebone pub, Marylebone, London, England, UK

The Ritz Hotel, Picadilly, St James s, London, England, UK

England. London. The Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton. Great
The Crystal Palace. Cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London for Great Exhibition of 1851. Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865). Victoria and Albert Museum

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Greece, Crete, Knossos, Dolphin fresco in the Queens Megaron, Knossos Palace

Falling Water in Autumn, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA

Vivian Terrace, Falmouth Road, Truro, Cornwall. Probably early 20th century
A view of Vivian Terrace looking towards the Lander Monument in Lemon Street. There is a man on a bicycle riding in the road and a horse-drawn milk cart with churns is waiting outside one house

Station In London - Euston
Euston- Station, London serving the London and North-Western Railway. The Euston Arch, built in 1837, was the original entrance to the station, facing onto Drummond Street. It was demolished in 1961

"Muckross Abbey - Tree of Life"
The Franciscan friary of Irrelagh, known as "Muckross Abbey" was founded for the Observatine Franciscans about 1448, by Daniel McCarthy Mor

Charnock Richard Services, M6 Motorway
Charnock Richard Services (Fortes) - a motorway service station, between Junctions 27 and 28 of the M6 in England, which opened in 1963. Pictures here shortly after opening. Date: circa 1963

The Forum, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Italy, Sicily, Scicli, The Municipio, Town Hall, featured in Inspector Montalbano TV series

Queens University, Belfast, Ireland

Louisiana, New Orleans, French Quarter, Bourbon Street

Bristol - University - Wills Memorial Building designed by Sir George Oatley in memory of Henry Overton Wills III (of Wills Cigarettes). Date: 1936

Columns / Classical
Classical Greek orders

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA

Georgian architecture, Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Ukraine, Kyiv, Saint Volodymyr Hill Park, Overlooking The Dnieper River, Sitting Area

Art Deco beach house
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Stucco Art Deco beach house, convertible car in driveway, Margate City, New Jersey. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

The Horns Tavern, Kennington, in 1820, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Horns Tavern, Kennington, in 1820, (c1878). The Horns tavern in Kennington, south London, acted as a meeting place, lecture hall and exhibition space

Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Carbrain
Cumbernauld New Town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Carbrain. Cumbernauld is the clearest example of a modernist new town vision in the UK. Date: circa 1969

Senate House (University of London) from Store Street. Date: 1938

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Turkey
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Interior

Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy, Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Tripoli, Libya; The Castle; now housing the Museum of the Jamahariya as seen from across a small lake

The Keigwin Arms, Mousehole, Cornwall, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Keigwin Arms, Mousehole, Cornwall, 1936. The Keigwin Arms, 16th century hotel, dating to 14th century, the oldest building in town

19th Century View Of Eastnor Castle, Near Ledbury, Herefordshire, England. From Churtons Portrait And Lanscape Gallery, Published 1836

Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Ireland; Exterior Of A 13Th Century Castle

Upton House, mid-19th century. Creator: Thomas Picken
Upton House, mid-19th century. Upton House in Dorset was built between 1816 and 1818

Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Detail of glazed pottery that decorates the walls, made by potters of Iznik

Victoria and Albert Museum, London - Aston Webb Front - the final modified design - opened in 1909. Date: 1903

Co Tipperary, Thurles Cathedral, Ireland

Sparrowes House, or The Ancient House, Ipswich, Suffolk, is an architectural gem, built in 1567 by George Copping. It has four oriel windows and even the gabled windows have cupids Date: circa 1901

Stonehenge, 17th century artwork. This megalithic stone circle was constructed over 5000 years ago as a Druid temple, burial ground, or astronomical observatory

Pyramids at Giza. Satellite image of the three pyramids at Giza, in northern Egypt

Russia, St Petersburg. Main entrance to the Saint Hermitage Museum or Winter Palace

The Grenadier in Wilton Mews, Where Coachmen Drink No More, c1935. Creator: Unknown
" The Grenadier" in Wilton Mews, Where Coachmen Drink No More, c1935

Salmon Fishing, Ridgepool, Ballina, Co Mayo, Ireland

Lancaster Castle: John of Gaunts Tower, c1896. Artist: J Davis
Lancaster Castle: John of Gaunts Tower, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Syria, Aleppo. Entrance to the Citadel

Ballydehob Viaduct, Ballydehob, Co Cork, Ireland, 12 Arch Viaduct

Carrickfergus Castle & Harbour, Co Antrim, Ireland

Ananas comosus, pineapple
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Ananas comosus, pineapple

Orwell Bridge, Ipswich, England. This bridge spans 1287 metres, carrying the A14 road 39 metres above the River Orwell. When completed in 1982, it was the longest concrete bridge in the world

Elephant and Castle
The Elephant and Castle shopping centre. Later deemed by many to be yet another ugly example of post World War Two architectural modernism

Tudor Chimneys
Some fine Tudor chimneys at Bramhall Hall, Cheshire, England

Old wall paintings, Cathedral of Cuernavaca, UNESCO, Earliest 16th century Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatepetl, Mexico, North America

Lamp in Jojakko-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan

PORTMAN ROAD LANDSCAPE VIEW AT TWILIGHT PORTMAN ROAD IPSWICH SUFFOLK UK EXTERIOR Sport Sport Stadia STADIUM STADIA STADIUMS AMPHITHEATRE SPORTS GAME GAMES FOOTBALL SOCCER UNITED KINGDOM BRITISH ISLES

THE EDEN PROJECT DISTANT SHOT OF DOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION THE EDEN PROJECT BODELVA ST AUSTELL CORNWALL UK INTERIOR Visitor attraction Architecture architectural modern contemporary buildings building

The Hungarian Parliament building at night in Budapest, the capital of Hungary Budapest, Hungary's capital, is bisected by the River Danube

New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London - Unique Moving Wall
New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London with its unique Moving Wall opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1956

Leinster Square, London Date: circa 1905

The Gherkin building, Lloyds building and Willis building, London, England

Ukraine, Kyiv, Pechersak Lavra, Monastery of the Caves, Orthodox Christian Monastery, Preeminent Center Of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Named One Of The Seven Wonders Of Ukraine

A Modern Shopping Precinct - Nicholsons Walk, Maidenhead, Berkshire Date: circa 1980s

Lodge Park, viewed from the gateway, Sherborne Estate
Lodge Park, viewed from the gateway, Sherborne (near Burford), Gloucestershire

Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum), c. 1867. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum), c. 1867. A work made of albumen print

Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
USA, New York City, Manhattan, Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Plaza

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Vietnam, Hue, Cong Gate at the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Bitexco Financial Tower modern office block

Architectural plans of Borley Rectory. By Sidney Glanville. Scale of plans is 1 foot to 1/4. Ground floor Date: 1937

North Myrtle Beach, Cherry Grove Fishing Pier, South Carolina

Colchester Villas, Falmouth Road, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1917 / 1918
A view of Colchester Villas, from the front, with a lady and gentleman standing in the doorway

Old Midleton Distillery, Co Cork, Ireland; 17Th Century Jameson Distillery

Slyfield House: The Garden Front, Surrey, 1886. Artist: C Murray
Slyfield House: The Garden Front, Surrey, 1886. Slyfield House at Great Bookham in Surrey was rebuilt in the Jacobean period in 1615. From The Magazine of Art. [Cassell & Company, London, 1886]

Walter Gropius office, 1924. Main building, Bauhaus-University Weimar (1904-1911), Germany, 2018. Architect: Henry van de Velde. UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996)

Maison Atelier Horta (Horta Museum), 23-25 Rue Americaine, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017
Maison-Atelier Horta (Horta Museum), 23-25 Rue Americaine, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017. Designed by Victor Horta in 1898-1901

Hotel Solvay, 224 Avenue Louise, (1895-1903), c2014-2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Hotel Solvay, 224 Avenue Louise. Victor Horta: 1895-1903

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, View of Sofitel Legend Old Cataract hotel and swimming pool situated on the banks of the river Nile

San Michele in Foro, Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy
San Michele in Foro is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, built over the ancient Roman forum

China, Beijing, Beijing Capital Airport. Part of new Terminal 3 building opened February 2008, second largest building in the world

Long exposure night images of the Bridge of Sighs over the Rio di Palazzo Venice Italy

Kilgraston School, Bridge of Earn, 19th century, from Modern Athens by Th. H. Shepherd

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EDITORS COMMENTS

Discover the architectural wonders that define cities and cultures across the globe. From the grandeur of Marylebone Town Hall, one of London's most eminent new buildings in 1935, to the charming house of fictional TV detective Inspector Montalbano in Punta Secca, Sicily. Take a journey through time as you explore Merseyside's Liverpool skyline, where the iconic Mersey ferry gracefully sails along. Marvel at a 19th-century Moroccan wall feature that showcases intricate craftsmanship and cultural heritage. Immerse yourself in classical orders as you admire St Paul's Cathedral with its magnificent section through Wren's Dome, showcasing timeless elegance and architectural mastery. Experience breathtaking views from Saint Volodymyr Hill Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, overlooking the majestic Dnieper River while enjoying a serene sitting area. Uncover hidden gems like Paris' gargoyle perched atop a building, adding an element of mystery to this enchanting city. Step into Scicli's Municipio Town Hall featured in the Inspector Montalbano TV series and soak up its unique charm. Witness nature blending seamlessly with architecture at Falling Water in Autumn located amidst Mill Run, Pennsylvania. This masterpiece harmoniously integrates with its surroundings creating an awe-inspiring sight. Travel back to early 20th-century Truro Cornwall and marvel at Vivian Terrace on Falmouth Road—a testament to architectural beauty standing tall throughout time. Finally, encounter Sheela-na-Gig on Killinaboy church wall—an intriguing symbol found within Burren County Clare—showcasing Ireland's rich history and folklore. Architecture has always been more than just bricks and mortar; it is an expression of culture, creativity, and human ingenuity that transcends borders.