Antiquities

Ancient monuments, architecture, and artifacts.
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Chand Baori
Chand Baori. - Chand Baori, in the village of Abhaneri near Jaipur, is the oldest stepwell in Rajasthan, having been constructed in the 8th-9th centuries A.D. | Tsahizn Tseh on Flickr
Digital Maps of the Ancient World on Twitter
Indian step well from above. Such brilliant design. It overflows harmlessly to the land. You cannot drown in it, neither can animals. You cannot fall far, just to the next stairs. It is simplistic perfection. And it allows you to survive while fending off an eternal siege.
Administration Building | Digital Collections @ University of Maryland Libraries
Located on the Court of Honor, the Administration Building provided the entrance point to the fair. : Chicago World's Fair 1893
Destruction of the Fair
The Tower of Jewels comes crashing down at the end of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1916.
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Chocolate concession stand, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.
World's Columbian Exposition, Machinery Building.
Chicago History in Pictures
A massive crowd surrounds the Administration Building at the #WorldsColumbianExposition. The date was October 9, #1893, which was proclaimed “Chicago Day” to commemorate the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Photograph by C. D. Arnold. ICHi-02201
Information for Visitors to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition - San Francisco - 1915 - Text
Palaces of Fine Arts and Horticulture
The Lomas Rishi Cave on Barabar Hill
The Lomas Rishi Cave on Barabar Hill. The Barabar Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, mostly dating from the Mauryan period, and some with Ashokan inscriptions, located in the Bela Ganj Block of Gaya District of Bihar, India, 24 km north of Gaya.