Construction Site Collection (page 3)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: the cathedrale Sainte-Marie Maggiore
LUX4705553 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: the cathedrale Sainte-Marie Maggiore (Sainte-Marie-Maggiore) (known as 'the Major')

Block machinery or lathe at Portsmouth naval docks, including shaping engine, early 19th century
FLO4590707 Block machinery or lathe at Portsmouth naval docks, including shaping engine, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees'

Varieties of masonry for walls, including reticulated, uncertain, isodomum, pseudisodomum with unequal courses
FLO4591569 Varieties of masonry for walls, including reticulated, uncertain, isodomum, pseudisodomum with unequal courses, Roman emplection with core of rubble and Greek emplection

Shipwright or ship's carpenter standing on a scaffold and driving wedges into the stern of a ship with a wooden
FLO4577786 Shipwright or ship's carpenter standing on a scaffold and driving wedges into the stern of a ship with a wooden trunnel. At his feet, his auger, axe and punch

Stone cutter with mallet and chisel model a bevel stone, behind him another cut a stone with the saw - Stone mason
FLO4577762 Stone cutter with mallet and chisel model a bevel stone, behind him another cut a stone with the saw - Stone mason carving a stone with mallet and chisel on a bevel

Plan of the Portsmouth shipyard (England) in 1850. Drawing and watercolor (65.5x79.5 cm), from a 1906 compilation
MMM5480454 Plan of the Portsmouth shipyard (England) in 1850. Drawing and watercolor (65.5x79.5 cm), from a 1906 compilation, by D. Hucker (?)

Shipyards on the Thames (England), in Redriff, opposite the tower of Saint Anne's Church in Limehouse
MMM5461673 Shipyards on the Thames (England), in Redriff, opposite the tower of Saint Anne's Church in Limehouse. Oil on canvas, 1792 by Thomas Whitcombe (1763-1825)

View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm)
MMM5483708 View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm), engraving by Leizel based on a drawing by Georg Balthasar Probst (1732-1801)

Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers
MMM5483654 Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers; National Maritime Museum, London

Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel (b/w photo)
7133852 Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel (b/w photo); (add.info.: Chicago, 1929 - Man at controls of a Marion 5600 steam shovel); GG Vintage Images; UIG.

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209599 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print)
7293315 Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. People eating vegetables (garlic, oignon, roots.) under the Ancient Egypt

Gothic architecture. Histoire de Charlemagne (detail): Charlemagne (742-814) ordering the construction of a church
JEB4844775 Gothic architecture. Histoire de Charlemagne (detail): Charlemagne (742-814) ordering the construction of a church. Stained glass of the northern ambulatory, absidial

Postcard, Satirical in N & B: Trenches - War of 14 -18, Trenches, Front (military)
ICA4837627 Postcard, Satirical in N & B: Trenches - War of 14 -18, Trenches, Front (military); (add.info.: Postcard, Satirical in N & B: Trenches - War of 14 -18, Trenches)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Villandry: Chateau de Villandry, transformation of gardens by M
LUX4777534 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Villandry: Chateau de Villandry, transformation of gardens by M. Carvalho, creation of a vegetable garden, 1913; (add.info.: France, Centre)

View of the building holds of the arsenal of Rochefort-sur-Mer (Rochefort) in Charente maritime (Rochefort arsenal)
ELD4948847 View of the building holds of the arsenal of Rochefort-sur-Mer (Rochefort) in Charente maritime (Rochefort arsenal, Charente-maritime)

Men at work in a shipyard, 1850
3359227 Men at work in a shipyard, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting men at work in a shipyard. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The frame-work of a ship, 1850
3359224 The frame-work of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the frame-work of a ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, 1850
3359221 Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Ships on the stocks at Green, Wigrams & Greens shipyard, Blackwall)

Rebuilding of Paris, 1870 (b/w photo) (b/w photo)
3434336 Rebuilding of Paris, 1870 (b/w photo) (b/w photo); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. Geography. France. Rebuilding of Paris: construction of the avenue of the Opera)

History. France. French Revolution. The Fete de la Federation, Paris, July
3434673 History. France. French Revolution. The Fete de la Federation, Paris, July, 1790 Huge feast to celebrate the establishment of the short lived constitutional monarchy in France

Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, illustration 1883
2604032 Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, illustration 1883; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York: Designed and built by JA Roebling and his son WA Roebling, opened 1883)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: leaving the employees at the door of the Arsenal de Toulon
LUX4706585 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: leaving the employees at the door of the Arsenal de Toulon, 1890; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Completion of the construction of the Basilica of Fourviere, 1884
LUX4706553 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Completion of the construction of the Basilica of Fourviere, 1884; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: dock
LUX4705524 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: dock and basin of the Joliette during the construction of the Cathedrale Sainte-Marie Maggiore

Stages in light boat building, 1850
3330508 Stages in light boat building, 1850; (add.info.: Stages in light boat building. A small craft assembled from sections. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850
3330793 A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776648 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776730 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

Workers assembling an air ramp during the construction of the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York (USA)
NWI4967013 Workers assembling an air ramp during the construction of the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York (USA), circa 1870 - Colorised engraving 19th century - Workmen ascending a mid-air

Dutch settlers unlock on Manhattan Island, around 1600 - Colorized engraving 19th century - Dutch colonists arriving
NWI4967000 Dutch settlers unlock on Manhattan Island, around 1600 - Colorized engraving 19th century - Dutch colonists arriving on Manhattan Island

United States, New York City: Packaging of the statuede of the Liberte made by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in
NWI4966921 United States, New York City: Packaging of the statuede of the Liberte made by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in scaffolding to transport it from Paris to America, 1884

Immigrant workers digging to remove snow and allow the Union Pacific train to continue its journey near Ogden, Utah
NWI4963295 Immigrant workers digging to remove snow and allow the Union Pacific train to continue its journey near Ogden, Utah, 1870s

Workers of the Union Pacific Company working on the construction of the American Transcontinental Line Railway
NWI4963895 Workers of the Union Pacific Company working on the construction of the American Transcontinental Line Railway, circa 1860 - Colorisee engraving

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: beginning of construction of the town hall
LUX4796674 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: beginning of construction of the town hall, destruction of the Papion hotel, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907
LUX4780417 Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road)

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime (17), La Rochelle: port de la rochelle
LUX4771232 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime (17), La Rochelle: port de la rochelle, fishing boats and restoration of the tower, 1920; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Construction of a raft on the Meurthe by soldiers. Preliminary raft
LUX4768220 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Construction of a raft on the Meurthe by soldiers. Preliminary raft. Military exercise

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Construction of a raft on the Meurthe by soldiers. Military exercise
LUX4768218 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Construction of a raft on the Meurthe by soldiers. Military exercise

Ceremony for laying the first stone of the Jewish temple (or synagogue) of Wissembourg (Bas Rhin) in 1869, Alsace
JAB5037170 Ceremony for laying the first stone of the Jewish temple (or synagogue) of Wissembourg (Bas Rhin) in 1869, Alsace

Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886), American politician presiding over the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883
NWI4937680 Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886), American politician presiding over the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) advising his architects and terrassiers on his large construction sites
ELD4941163 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) advising his architects and terrassiers on his large construction sites (king of France Louis XIV supervizing the construction of palaces)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Quartier des Halles, demolition of the building next to the church of
LUX4811831 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Quartier des Halles, demolition of the building next to the church of Saint-Eustache, 1920; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: Tram rail installation, 1900
LUX4811790 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: Tram rail installation, 1900; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13)

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct
LUX4760160 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct, animated view with wooden crane, 1904; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct
LUX4760148 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Kennouillac: construction of a stone viaduct, pile of the viaduct, animated view with wooden crane, 1904; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

View of island 1 from the Old Port in Marseille. 1866 Photograph by Adolphe Terris. Departmental Archives, Marseille
JEB4858023 View of island 1 from the Old Port in Marseille. 1866 Photograph by Adolphe Terris. Departmental Archives, Marseille; (add.info.: View of island 1 from the Old Port in Marseille)

View of island 9 and construction sites from the former military factory in Marseille in 1865
JEB4858000 View of island 9 and construction sites from the former military factory in Marseille in 1865. Photograph by Adolphe Terris

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"Unveiling the Beauty of Construction: From Ancient Marvels to Modern Wonders" Step into a world where creativity meets engineering prowess, as we explore captivating construction sites from around the globe. Marvel at the grandeur of the Forth Bridge, an iconic Scottish landmark that stands tall against the backdrop of Edinburgh's scenic landscape. Its intricate steel structure is a testament to human ingenuity and has become a symbol of Scotland's industrial heritage. Travel south to Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, where you'll find yourself in awe of Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece - the Sagrada Familia. This ongoing construction project has been shaping Barcelona's skyline for over a century, blending Gothic and Art Nouveau styles in an architectural symphony like no other. Journey eastward to Iran and witness the mesmerizing Persepolis ancient columns at sunset. These remnants from centuries past stand as silent witnesses to Persian civilization's glory days and serve as a reminder of our enduring fascination with history. Closer to home, join us on the foreshore of Solway Firth near Workington as dedicated construction workers install power cables for Robin Rigg offshore wind farm. This ambitious renewable energy project harnesses nature's force while embracing sustainable practices – paving the way towards cleaner future. Delve into history once more with Shoreham Railroad’s creation in 1840 – depicted beautifully through watercolor on paper. Witness how this transformative endeavor connected communities and revolutionized transportation during Britain’s Industrial Revolution. Cross continents again to Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey; Emperor Constantine The Great laid its foundation stones ages ago when he transferred his imperial capital there. Discover how this strategic move shaped one of history’s most influential cities – Constantinople became synonymous with Byzantine splendor. Embark on an enchanting journey across America with George N. Barnard’s lens capturing Columbia from Capitol Hill in 1866. Behold Washington D. C.