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Background imageOctagonal Collection: Pedestal table, 1925 (mahogany with fruitwood inlay)

Pedestal table, 1925 (mahogany with fruitwood inlay)
740664 Pedestal table, 1925 (mahogany with fruitwood inlay) by Follot, Paul (1877-1941); 76x104 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Mosaic on the domed ceiling of St Johns Baptistry, Florence (mosaic)

Mosaic on the domed ceiling of St Johns Baptistry, Florence (mosaic)
423892 Mosaic on the domed ceiling of St Johns Baptistry, Florence (mosaic) by Florentine School; (add.info.: Work on the mosaics probably spanned from the 13th to 14th centuries)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Mosaic on the domed ceiling of St Johns Baptistry, Florence (mosaic)

Mosaic on the domed ceiling of St Johns Baptistry, Florence (mosaic)
423886 Mosaic on the domed ceiling of St Johns Baptistry, Florence (mosaic) by Florentine School; (add.info.: Work on the mosaics probably spanned from the 13th to 14th centuries)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Interior view of the Florence Baptistery (photo)

Interior view of the Florence Baptistery (photo)
XOT351169 Interior view of the Florence Baptistery (photo) by Italian School, (11th century); Baptistery, Florence, Italy; (add.info)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Floor plan of the 6th century Byzantine San Vitale Church in Ravenna, Italy

Floor plan of the 6th century Byzantine San Vitale Church in Ravenna, Italy
KW415659 Floor plan of the 6th century Byzantine San Vitale Church in Ravenna, Italy, from Les Arts au Moyen Age, published 1873 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Frame depicting the Virgin Mary, Trapani, early 17th century (gilt-copper

Frame depicting the Virgin Mary, Trapani, early 17th century (gilt-copper
2628247 Frame depicting the Virgin Mary, Trapani, early 17th century (gilt-copper, enamel & coral) by Italian School, (17th century); 48x37 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Frame depicting the Virgin Immaculate, Trapani, mid 17th century (gilt-copper

Frame depicting the Virgin Immaculate, Trapani, mid 17th century (gilt-copper
2628240 Frame depicting the Virgin Immaculate, Trapani, mid 17th century (gilt-copper, enamel & coral) by Italian School, (17th century)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Kings Library, Buckingham House, from The History of the Royal

The Kings Library, Buckingham House, from The History of the Royal
STC169795 The Kings Library, Buckingham House, from The History of the Royal Residences, engraved by R.G. Reeves (fl.1811-37), by William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Street and Roman Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece (litho)

Street and Roman Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece (litho)
5997010 Street and Roman Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street and Roman Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Street and the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Ancient Greece (engraving)

Street and the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Ancient Greece (engraving)
5216635 Street and the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street and the Tower of the Winds in Athens)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Semaphore tower, c. 1840 (engraving)

Semaphore tower, c. 1840 (engraving)
3037840 Semaphore tower, c.1840 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of 15 semaphore towers between the Admiralty, London and Portsmouth)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Plate, c. 1725-30 (porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels)

Plate, c. 1725-30 (porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels)
1069419 Plate, c.1725-30 (porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels) by Chinese School (18th century); 5.6x45.1x45.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Tea set, c. 1930 (silver & rosewood)

Tea set, c. 1930 (silver & rosewood)
1076368 Tea set, c.1930 (silver & rosewood) by Puiforcat, Jean Elysee (1897-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: comprising teapot, hot water, sugar bowl and cover, milk jug)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: octagonal sky

octagonal sky
Edoardo Gobattoni

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Shapes and Swirls

Shapes and Swirls
Renee Doyle

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Chimney with a Bacchanal over the Mantle from Grandes Cheminee, ca. 1644-66

Chimney with a Bacchanal over the Mantle from Grandes Cheminee, ca. 1644-66

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Francois de La Mothe Le Vayer, 1648. Creator: Claude Mellan

Francois de La Mothe Le Vayer, 1648. Creator: Claude Mellan
Francois de La Mothe Le Vayer, 1648

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Victor le Bouthillier, 1658. Creator: Claude Mellan

Victor le Bouthillier, 1658. Creator: Claude Mellan
Victor le Bouthillier, 1658

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Portrait of Charles George Fenouillot de Falbaire de Quingey, 1787

Portrait of Charles George Fenouillot de Falbaire de Quingey, 1787. After Charles Nicolas Cochin II

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Octagon Vestibule, Lincolns Inn New Buildings, 1845. Creator: Unknown

The Octagon Vestibule, Lincolns Inn New Buildings, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Octagon Vestibule, Lincolns Inn New Buildings, 1845. Interior at Lincolns Inn, one of the Inns of Court at Holborn in London. The new complex was designed by Philip Hardwick

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Vienna: 'Pleasure Pavilion'in the Prater (Wien: Lusthaus im Prater), 1908

Vienna: "Pleasure Pavilion"in the Prater (Wien: Lusthaus im Prater), 1908
Vienna: " Pleasure Pavilion" in the Prater (Wien: Lusthaus im Prater), 1908

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Ruins of the Octagon Building, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Ruins of the Octagon Building, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Ruins of the Octagon Building, 1844. Damage after a fire at New Cross railway station in south-east London:at the works attached to the station of the South Eastern, Brighton

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Design for a Church with a Central Octagonal Plan, 1570-1620. Creator: Anon

Design for a Church with a Central Octagonal Plan, 1570-1620. Creator: Anon
Design for a Church with a Central Octagonal Plan, 1570-1620

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Octagonal Fountain Date: 1880

Octagonal Fountain Date: 1880

Background imageOctagonal Collection: [Tomb of Oljaetu, 1305-1313. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce

[Tomb of Oljaetu, 1305-1313. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce
[Tomb of Oljaetu, 1305-1313.], 1840s-60s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Lord Ellenboroughs Folly on the Calcutta Course, 1858-61. Creator: Unknown

Lord Ellenboroughs Folly on the Calcutta Course, 1858-61. Creator: Unknown
Lord Ellenboroughs Folly on the Calcutta Course, 1858-61. The Gwalior Monument, also known as Ellenboroughs Folly, or The Pepperpot

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Young Chinese Girl - Beautiful composition

Young Chinese Girl - Beautiful composition and framing of this elegant studio photograph. Date: circa 1905

Background imageOctagonal Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101052

EyeUbiquitous_20101052
Greece, Attica, Athens, Tower of the Winds on the Roman Agora in Athens. Part view of octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower with frieze depicting the wind gods

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Huis ten Bosch at The Hague and Its Formal Garden (View from the East), ca. 1668-70

The Huis ten Bosch at The Hague and Its Formal Garden (View from the East), ca. 1668-70

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Abbots Kitchen, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Abbots Kitchen, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Abbots Kitchen, 1898. The Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury, a 14th century medieval octagonal kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset is Grade I listed and was also used as a Quaker meeting house

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Porcelain pot, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: Z Pritchard

Porcelain pot, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: Z Pritchard
Porcelain pot, 16th century?, (1881). Etching of a jug mounted on a piece of plate bearing the hall mark of 1585. It is quite possible that the jug may be much older than even the end of

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Water Tower, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, 1885. Creator: Unknown

The Water Tower, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, 1885. Creator: Unknown
The Water Tower, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, 1885. View of the octagonal Norman water tower, built in the 1160s, overgrown with foliage

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Fighting Cocks, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown

The Fighting Cocks, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Fighting Cocks, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 1936. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, with foundations claimed to date from 793 and earliest license records 1756

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Nelsons Tower, Forres, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown

Nelsons Tower, Forres, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Nelsons Tower, Forres, late 19th-early 20th century. Octagonal tower overlooking the River Findhorn and the Moray Firth at Forres, Scotland

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Elyl, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Elyl, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Elyl, c1910. The Cathedral. Population, 8, 171. The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in Ely, Cambridgeshire, is known locally as the ship of the Fens because of its prominent shape

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Young, c1800. Creator: Philip Audinet

Young, c1800. Creator: Philip Audinet
Young, c1800. Portrait of a man in a tightly curled wig

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Locke, c1800. Creator: William Bromley

Locke, c1800. Creator: William Bromley
Locke, c1800. Portrait of English physician and philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, commonly known as the Father of Liberalism

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Colley Cibber, c1800. Creator: Richard Rhodes

Colley Cibber, c1800. Creator: Richard Rhodes
Colley Cibber, c1800. Portrait of British dramatist and actor Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Otway, c1800. Creator: John Thornthwaite

Otway, c1800. Creator: John Thornthwaite
Otway, c1800. Portrait of Thomas Otway (1652-1685), English dramatist of the Restoration period

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Sir R. Steele, c1800. Creator: Smith

Sir R. Steele, c1800. Creator: Smith
Sir R. Steele, c1800. Portrait of Irish writer and politician Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729), who together with his friend James Addison, founded and edited " The Spectator" in 1711

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Dr. W. Harvey, c1800. Creator: Philip Audinet

Dr. W. Harvey, c1800. Creator: Philip Audinet
Dr. W. Harvey, c1800. Portrait of English physician William Harvey (1578-1657), who is credited with first correctly describing, in exact detail

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Lord Anson, c1800. Creator: Rothwell

Lord Anson, c1800. Creator: Rothwell
Lord Anson, c1800. Portrait of English naval commander George Anson, Baron Anson (1697-1762). Anson commanded a Royal Navy squadron of 6 ships sent to attack Spanish interests in South America at

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Atterbury, c1800. Creator: Andrew Birrell

Atterbury, c1800. Creator: Andrew Birrell
Atterbury, c1800. Portrait of Francis Atterbury (1663-1732), English man of letters and politician, and Bishop of Rochester

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Paul Whitehead, c1800. Creator: Thomas Rothwell

Paul Whitehead, c1800. Creator: Thomas Rothwell
Paul Whitehead, c1800. Portrait of English satirist Paul Whitehead (1710-1774), Secretary of the infamous Hell-Fire Club. It is said that in 1781 his ghost appeared at West Wycombe

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Cowley, c1800. Creator: A Smith

Cowley, c1800. Creator: A Smith
Cowley, c1800. Portrait of English poet Abraham Cowley (1618-1667)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Milton, c1800. Creator: Hilton

Milton, c1800. Creator: Hilton
Milton, c1800. Portrait of English writer and poet John Milton (1608-1674). Milton, author of " Paradise Lost", became totally blind in about 1652

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe



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"Discover the beauty of octagonal architecture around the world. From the stunning Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, adorned with snow by Ernest Uden, to the iconic Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset, witness the elegance of its Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium. Step into a Moroccan Harem and immerse yourself in its unique octagonal design. Marvel at the grandeur of Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, a true masterpiece that stands tall throughout history. Admire the intricate details of Market Cross and be captivated by the symmetrical steps at Vatican Museum in Rome. Travel back to 1924-1926 as FC Varley's artistry comes alive within Ely Cathedral's walls. Experience architectural brilliance as you cross bridges connecting buildings at Hertford College, Oxford. Journey through time in Mississippi's Deep South and explore Natchez's historic antebellum mansion - Longwood - boasting an impressive octagonal structure. Visit Mark Twain's Study in Elmira, New York State for a glimpse into his creative sanctuary. Ascend The Naze Tower in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex for breathtaking panoramic views or gaze upon Nelson’s Tower from A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between. . Uncover these remarkable structures that showcase both innovation and timeless beauty. "