Construction Site Collection (page 9)

Representation of the destruction of Fort Saint Jean near Marseille. Musee Paul Arbaud, Aix en provence
JEB4959966 Representation of the destruction of Fort Saint Jean near Marseille. Musee Paul Arbaud, Aix en provence; Musee Paul Arbaud, Aix-en-Provence

Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, 1907
LUX4780445 Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, 1907); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Re-building of the Temple in Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible
3665456 Re-building of the Temple in Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Re-building of the Temple in Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

View of the arsenal of Rochefort-sur-Mer (Rochefort) in Charente maritime (Rochefort arsenal, Charente-maritime)
ELD4948824 View of the arsenal of Rochefort-sur-Mer (Rochefort) in Charente maritime (Rochefort arsenal, Charente-maritime)

View of the construction sites taken from the debouche of the rue Imperatrice (current rue de la Republique)
JEB4858071 View of the construction sites taken from the debouche of the rue Imperatrice (current rue de la Republique) in Marseille

Queen Dido founding the city of Carthage. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4918177 Queen Dido founding the city of Carthage. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Biblical scene: Hiram I, Phenician king of Tyre, brings men to help the Israelites cut the cedar to build the temple of
NWI4916450 Biblical scene: Hiram I, Phenician king of Tyre, brings men to help the Israelites cut the cedar to build the temple of Solomon

Representation of Saint Honorat d'Arles (died 430) on the construction site of the Abbey of Lerins
ELD4912891 Representation of Saint Honorat d'Arles (died 430) on the construction site of the Abbey of Lerins (Honoratus of Arles building the lerins abbey)

France, Basse-Normandy, Manche (50), Mont-Saint-Michel: general view with locomotive, restoration work, 1900
LUX4776116 France, Basse-Normandy, Manche (50), Mont-Saint-Michel: general view with locomotive, restoration work, 1900; (add.info.: France, Basse-Normandy, Manche (50)

House construction (building, dwelling), 1894 (engraving)
PCT4276596 House construction (building, dwelling), 1894 (engraving); (add.info.: House construction (building, dwelling): macon, paveur

Peter the Great (1672-1725), Russian tsar (1682-1725), Saardam (Zaandam), was introduced to shipbuilding
XEE5032175 Peter the Great (1672-1725), Russian tsar (1682-1725), Saardam (Zaandam), was introduced to shipbuilding; (add.info.: Peter the Great (1672-1725), Russian tsar (1682-1725)

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Vihiers: hotel de la boule d'or with macons on scaffolding
LUX4750608 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Vihiers: hotel de la boule d'or with macons on scaffolding, 1890 - Sign: Hotel de la Boule d'or Gautier Baleine; (add.info.: France)

United States, Rhode Island State: Roger Williams built his first home on Rhode Island, 1636
NWI4967261 United States, Rhode Island State: Roger Williams built his first home on Rhode Island, 1636. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Ship construction in North American colonies. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4962508 Ship construction in North American colonies. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Ship construction in North American colonies)

View of the Garnier Opera still covered with scaffoldings before its inauguration, 1875 (photo)
1749965 View of the Garnier Opera still covered with scaffoldings before its inauguration, 1875 (photo); (add.info.: view of the Garnier Opera, built in 1861-1875)

The island of Onrust, off the coast of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), equipped with all the infrastructures
MMM5461438 The island of Onrust, off the coast of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), equipped with all the infrastructures necessary for commercial activities

Port San Stefano shipyard (Italy). Oil on canvas by Reinier Nooms (1623-1667)
MMM5459684 Port San Stefano shipyard (Italy). Oil on canvas by Reinier Nooms (1623-1667).; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Port San Stefano shipyard (Italy)

United States, Rhode Island State: The settlers of Rhode Island welcome Roger Williams with the charter from England
NWI4967300 United States, Rhode Island State: The settlers of Rhode Island welcome Roger Williams with the charter from England, 1644

United States, Massachusetts: pelerins cutting trees to build houses in the Plymouth colony
NWI4965884 United States, Massachusetts: pelerins cutting trees to build houses in the Plymouth colony. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Piercing the Paris Metro, 1907: view of the large central box of the "Place Saint Michel" station
XEE4164015 Piercing the Paris Metro, 1907: view of the large central box of the "Place Saint Michel" station. Engraving in " La Nature

Building the Church of Saint Mary in Lalibela, Ethiopia (illuminated manuscript)
3849873 Building the Church of Saint Mary in Lalibela, Ethiopia (illuminated manuscript); (add.info.: Illuminated manuscript)

France: Macons pose in front of their yard with their instrument, 1900
LUX4815765 France: Macons pose in front of their yard with their instrument, 1900; (add.info.: France: Macons pose in front of their yard with their instrument, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Beaver-built dams near Niagara Falls. Start 1700. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4852630 Beaver-built dams near Niagara Falls. Start 1700. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Beaver-built dams near Niagara Falls. Start 1700)

Operative masons on a cathedral construction site in the Middle Ages Chromolithograph from " The history of
ELD4948497 Operative masons on a cathedral construction site in the Middle Ages Chromolithograph from " The history of freemasonry" by Albert Mackey 1898; Private Collection; (add.info)

Roman Antiquite: construction of the bridges of Jules Cesar on the Rhine, two wooden bridges built in 55
ELD4961883 Roman Antiquite: construction of the bridges of Jules Cesar on the Rhine, two wooden bridges built in 55 and 53 BC by Jules Cesar for the passage of his Roman legions"

Rebuilding of Paris, 1865 (b/w photo) (b/w photo)
3434341 Rebuilding of Paris, 1865 (b/w photo) (b/w photo); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. Geography. France. Rebuilding of Paris. the avenue of the Opera)

Roman antiquite: the construction of the Servian Wall by King Servius Tullius around the city of Rome 4th century BC
ELD4965528 Roman antiquite: the construction of the Servian Wall by King Servius Tullius around the city of Rome 4th century BC (Ancient rome: building of the Servian Wall by king Servius Tullius)

Roman Antiquite " Emperor Hadrian directs the construction work of the temple of Venus and Rome 121-135 AD"
ELD4962169 Roman Antiquite " Emperor Hadrian directs the construction work of the temple of Venus and Rome 121-135 AD" (Emperor Hadrian during the construction of Temple of Venus and Roma)

Roman Antiquite, First Punic War: " the construction of the first Roman fleet in 311 BC under the control of
ELD4961683 Roman Antiquite, First Punic War: " the construction of the first Roman fleet in 311 BC under the control of Decius" (construction of the first roman navy)

The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, [London], 1864. View from the bottom of Cow-cross and St. John-street towards the south-west

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Canadian railway troops, possibly with Chinese Labour Corps members

The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, [London], 1864. Preparations for '...the proposed railway bridge across the Thames

Railroad construction on the Shadrinsk-Sinara railroad near the city of Shadrinsk, 1912.

Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912.

Construction of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Construction of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912.

Water pumps, Beloomut, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Water pumps, Beloomut, 1912. Uniformed men posed at a water pump construction site.

Prince Leopold laying the Foundation-Stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, Hants., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Prince Leopold laying the Foundation-Stone of the Royal Albert Infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, Hants., 1864. 'The little town of Bishop's Waltham, in Hampshire

The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, [London], 1864. '...when the embankment is finished, running as it will from Pimlico to Blackfriars-bridge, and beyond it

Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. View of '...piles being driven in, and scaffolding of an extensive character being erected to support

The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river [Thames, London], 1864. 'This magnificent structure, with a semicircular roof of iron and glass

Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Ray (Slater) Murphy (1895-1985) who married James Bumgardner Murphy. She is in the British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). Emily Louise Stevens Ladenburg (1864-1937), wife of financier Adolf (Adolph) Ladenburg (1855-1896)

Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). The British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Egyptian Antiquiity: " The King of Egypt Ptolemee I Soter (368-283 BC)
ELD4861183 Egyptian Antiquiity: " The King of Egypt Ptolemee I Soter (368-283 BC) supervising the construction work of the library of Alexandria within the Museum (museum)

Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Wing of the Licenced Victuallers Asylum, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Wing of the Licenced Victuallers Asylum, 1858....the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the above addition to the well-known building

The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820. Creator: Prosper Barbot
Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820

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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.