Drawing
19th century (made)
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Diagram showing elevations of buildings from around the world, overlaid to show their comparative heights. The buildings include:
The Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt
Rome
Colosseum
Antonine Column
Trajan's Column
Pantheon
Temple of Jupiter
St Peter's
Temple of Baalbek
Temple of Giants at Agrigento
Greece
Temple on the Ilissus
Temple of Minerva (Parthenon)
Temple of Lysicrates
Tower of the Winds
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Paris
St Genevieve
Hôtel des Invalides
England
Salisbury Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
The Monument
St Steven's, Vienna
Strasbourg Cathedral
Freiburg Cathedral
Antwerp Cathedral
Italy
Santa Maria, Florence
St Mark's Tower, Venice
Bell Tower, Florence
Bell Tower, Pisa
The Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt
Rome
Colosseum
Antonine Column
Trajan's Column
Pantheon
Temple of Jupiter
St Peter's
Temple of Baalbek
Temple of Giants at Agrigento
Greece
Temple on the Ilissus
Temple of Minerva (Parthenon)
Temple of Lysicrates
Tower of the Winds
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Paris
St Genevieve
Hôtel des Invalides
England
Salisbury Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
The Monument
St Steven's, Vienna
Strasbourg Cathedral
Freiburg Cathedral
Antwerp Cathedral
Italy
Santa Maria, Florence
St Mark's Tower, Venice
Bell Tower, Florence
Bell Tower, Pisa
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink drawing with gold decoration |
| Brief description | Diagram showing comparative heights of buildings, by C.R. Cockerell, 19th century |
| Physical description | Diagram showing elevations of buildings from around the world, overlaid to show their comparative heights. The buildings include: The Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt Rome Colosseum Antonine Column Trajan's Column Pantheon Temple of Jupiter St Peter's Temple of Baalbek Temple of Giants at Agrigento Greece Temple on the Ilissus Temple of Minerva (Parthenon) Temple of Lysicrates Tower of the Winds Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Paris St Genevieve Hôtel des Invalides England Salisbury Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral The Monument St Steven's, Vienna Strasbourg Cathedral Freiburg Cathedral Antwerp Cathedral Italy Santa Maria, Florence St Mark's Tower, Venice Bell Tower, Florence Bell Tower, Pisa |
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| Accession number | 8525A-1879 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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