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Octagonal Collection (#7)

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Background imageOctagonal Collection: Antoine Monnoyer Large Flowerpiece Precious Urns

Antoine Monnoyer Large Flowerpiece Precious Urns
Antoine Monnoyer, Large Flowerpiece with Precious Urns, Large flower piece with practical, painting, Oil on canvas, Octagonal, Height, 309 cm (10.1 ft), Width, 208 cm (81.8 inches)

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Octagonal Library In Buckingham Palace, Built In Reign Of George Iii When The Building Was

The Octagonal Library In Buckingham Palace, Built In Reign Of George Iii When The Building Was Known As The Queens House. From The Book Buckingham Palace, Its Furniture, Decoration And History By H

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Manhattan Beach Pier At Sunset, Completed In 1920, Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab And Aquarium

Manhattan Beach Pier At Sunset, Completed In 1920, Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab And Aquarium (Octagonal Building)
Manhattan Beach Pier At Sunset, Completed In 1920, Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab And Aquarium (Octagonal Building, End Of Pier); Manhattan Beach, California, United States Of America

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Tower of St Catherines Oratory

Tower of St Catherines Oratory
A rare survival of a medieval lighthouse. Locally nicknamed the Pepper Pot. Chale, Isle of Wight. IoE 392680

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)

Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)
Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, c1931, (1933). The memorial commemorated the German soldiers killed during the victory over the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Papelotte Farm - Waterloo

Papelotte Farm - Waterloo
Papelotte Farm is located on the Waterloo battlefield and formed part of the defence system of the Duke of Wellington on 18 June 1815

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Advert for Maple & Co. furniture 1890

Advert for Maple & Co. furniture 1890
Various furniture, available from Maple & Co, Tottenham Court Road, London. circa 1890

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Michel Chevalier (1806-79) (oil on canvas)

Michel Chevalier (1806-79) (oil on canvas)
XIR193582 Michel Chevalier (1806-79) (oil on canvas) by Cogniet, Leon (1794-1880) (attr. to); 80x80 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Baalbek, Lebanon - Marble columns - Octagonal Building

Baalbek, Lebanon - Marble columns - Octagonal Building
Lebanon - Polished marble columns suppport the heavy blockwork roof lintels in this octagonal structure in the environs of Baalbek

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Yemen (Aden) - Group of local Arab Chiefs

Yemen (Aden) - Group of local Arab Chiefs, standing and seated, close to a huge nargile pipe Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Mesmer Baquet

Mesmer Baquet
Mesmers octagonal baquet, showing how eight patients could sit round it and be cured of 8 different ailments simultaneously, from hydropsis to the stone

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Mosaic ceiling, Baptistry of St John, Florence, Italy

Mosaic ceiling, Baptistry of St John, Florence, Italy. The Baptistry of St John (Battistero di San Giovanni) is thought to be the oldest building in Florence, dating from the 6th or 7th century

Background imageOctagonal Collection: An Octagonal Salt-Glaze Teapot, c1770

An Octagonal Salt-Glaze Teapot, c1770. An Octagonal Salt-Glaze Teapot and Cover of Staffordshire Ware moulded with military subjects in yellow, rose, green and blue

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Plan of Oxford Castle, 1786. Artist: Thornton

Plan of Oxford Castle, 1786. Artist: Thornton
Plan of Oxford Castle, 1786. Oxford Castle is a partly ruined Norman medieval castle in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Most of the original structure was replaced in stone in the 11th century

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Tiger Hill Pagoda, the Leaning Tower, of Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, 1900

Tiger Hill Pagoda, the Leaning Tower, of Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tiger Hill Pagoda, the Leaning Tower, of Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, 1900. This 154 foot tall, seven storey octagonal pagoda was completed in around 960 AD. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century

Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century. The Tower of the Winds is an octagonal tower dating from Roman times

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, c1870. Artist: WL Walton

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, c1870. Artist: WL Walton
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, c1870. The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely is known locally as the ship of the Fens because of its prominent shape

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Beisi Pagoda, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, c1924Artist: Ernest Peterffy

Beisi Pagoda, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, c1924Artist: Ernest Peterffy
Beisi Pagoda, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, c1924. This octagonal Buddhist pagoda dates from the 12th century, during the Southern Song dynasty

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Radway Tower, Edge Hill, Warwickshire, 1924-1926. Artist: HJ Smith

Radway Tower, Edge Hill, Warwickshire, 1924-1926. Artist: HJ Smith
Radway Tower, Edge Hill, Warwickshire, 1924-1926. This octagonal tower was begun in 1742 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Edgehill

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Markt and the Belfry, Bruges, Belgium c1900 (1914-1915). Artist: John Benjamin Stone

The Markt and the Belfry, Bruges, Belgium c1900 (1914-1915). Artist: John Benjamin Stone
The Markt and the Belfry, Bruges, Belgium c1900 (1914-1915). From The Studio Volume 63. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1914-1915]

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Ye Old Fighting Cocks Inn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, 1937

Ye Old Fighting Cocks Inn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, 1937. Octagonal pub originally known as The Round House, said to be the oldest pub in England

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Saint Cecilia, c1527-1530. Artist: Parmigianino

Saint Cecilia, c1527-1530. Artist: Parmigianino
Saint Cecilia, c1527-1530. Parmigianino (1503-1540). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageOctagonal Collection: The Baptistry in Florence, 12th century

The Baptistry in Florence, 12th century
The Baptistry in Florence from Giottos Tower, 12th century

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Baptistry of St John, Florence, Italy

Baptistry of St John, Florence, Italy. The Baptistry of St John (Battistero di San Giovanni) is thought to be the oldest building in Florence, dating from the 6th or 7th century

Background imageOctagonal Collection: High Street, Colyton, Devon

High Street, Colyton, Devon - note the 16th Centry pub (The Colcombe Castle) and the octagonal lantern tower of St. Andrews Church (back left) Date: 1904

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Orange River, Cape Colony, South Africa

Orange River, Cape Colony, South Africa
Norvals Point, Orange River, Cape Colony, South Africa, with a Blockhouse (octagonal fort, a relic from the Second Boer War) on the right. Date: circa 1910

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) - annals of the Assyrian

Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) - annals of the Assyrian
The Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) with the annals of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser I (1114-1076 B.C.). This text spoke of a campaign of king Tiglath-pileser against the land of ?atti

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Four robins on a plate-shaped New Year card

Four robins on a plate-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Three blue tits on a plate-shaped Christmas card

Three blue tits on a plate-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Spain and Portugal - Old Houses, Braga

Spain and Portugal - Old Houses, Braga - Fountain with steps left foreground, Octagonal House with pointed roof on right. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain. Date: circa 1900

Background imageOctagonal Collection: White dog on plate design on a New Year card

White dog on plate design on a New Year card
White terrier dog with a pink ribbon on an octagonal plate design on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Spaniel dog on plate design on a Christmas card

Spaniel dog on plate design on a Christmas card
Spaniel dog on an octagonal plate design on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Oriental china plate and bowl on a Christmas postcard

Oriental china plate and bowl on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: A dinner party, China

A dinner party, China - five men around a rather small octagonal table eating bowls of rice. Date: circa 1908

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Glazed octagonal tiles. 13th-14th centuries

Glazed octagonal tiles. 13th-14th centuries. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Roman floor mosaic. Cos (Istankoy). 2nd century AD

Roman floor mosaic. Cos (Istankoy). 2nd century AD
Roman floor mosaic. Coloured stone and mortar. 2nd century AD. From Cos (Istankoy). Archaeological museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Spain. Monzon. Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Romeral. Starr

Spain. Monzon. Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Romeral. Starry rib vault and squinch on the cruise. 14th-16th centuries. Aragon

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Octagonal pillar of the Tomb 138. Sedment, Egypt. 1279-1213

Octagonal pillar of the Tomb 138. Sedment, Egypt. 1279-1213
Octagonal pillar who supported the roof of the Tomb 138 of Sedment. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Reign of Ramesses II. C. 1279-1213 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Spain. Alcazar of Segovia. Mudejar style. Throne Room. The o

Spain. Alcazar of Segovia. Mudejar style. Throne Room. The o
Spain. Castile and Leon. Segovia. Alcazar. Mudejar style. Throne Room. The ornatly decorated celling

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Fine Art Ware, Plate 73

Fine Art Ware, Plate 73, showing ornately decorated plates, jugs, pots, vases, saucers, cups and a bowl. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Ang Kauffmann / Anon

Ang Kauffmann / Anon
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome Date: 1741 - 1807

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Elisabeth Hamilton / Lely

Elisabeth Hamilton / Lely
ELISABETH HAMILTON COUNTESS OF GRAMMONT La Belle Hamilton - wife of Philibert, Comte de Grammont Date: 1641 - 1708

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper
PETER COOPER American manufacturer and philanthropist. A backer in the laying of the Atlantic Cable. Also ran for President. Date: 1791 - 1883

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Thomas Killigrew / Scriven

Thomas Killigrew / Scriven
THOMAS KILLIGREW English playwright Date: 1612 - 1683

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Fg Klopstock / Old Age

Fg Klopstock / Old Age
FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB KLOPSTOCK German writer in old age Date: 1724 - 1803

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Spaniel on plate design on a greetings card

Spaniel on plate design on a greetings card
Spaniel on an octagonal plate design on a greetings card -- Love Me, Love My Dogs. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Bulldog on plate design on a greetings card

Bulldog on plate design on a greetings card
Bulldog on an octagonal plate design on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageOctagonal Collection: Doberman dog on plate design on a Christmas card

Doberman dog on plate design on a Christmas card
Doberman Pinscher on an octagonal plate design on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s



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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. "