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Ancient and Early Christian Sites of Rome (5008)
Andean Architecture (58)
Angkor: Architecture in Cambodia (185)
Architecture in Vienna and Prague (436)
Architecture in Yemen (580)
Art and Archaeology in Jordan (1245)
Art and Architecture of Puglia (1621)
Art and Architecture of Sardinia (1288)
Art History & Archaeology Lantern Slides (51070)
Art History & Archaeology Photograph Collection (79714)
Bauhaus and German Modernism (613)
Istanbul Documentation Project (5146)
Japanese Architecture (2511)
Life of a Cathedral: Notre Dame of Amiens (1134)
Mapping Gothic (22911)
Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments (6008)
Medieval and Renaissance Venice (1893)
Michael J. Waters Collection (334)
Modern Architecture of Chicago (763)
Panoramas of World Architecture (1659)
Rock-cut Architecture of India (1104)
Roman and Early Christian Germany (1890)
Romanesque Churches of the Bourbonnais (331)
Shaping Renaissance Rome (367)
Special Collection: Libya during the Italian Colonial Period (170)
Special Collection: Professor Robin Middleton (948)
Temples of Kyoto and Nara (2113)
The American Southwest (2321)
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Tombs of the Qutb Shahi Kings (58)
Travels in North Korea (319)
Venice and Its Lagoon (1965)

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View (30138)
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- exterior (12372)
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- street view (23)
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Built Environment (15975)
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- architectural element (4231)
  - arcade (697)
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    - architectural relief / ornament (270)
      - frieze (89)
    - masonry (419)
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  - colonnade (45)
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    - mon 門 (79)
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  - niche (62)
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  - stringcourse (43)
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  - vaults (469)
    - boss (59)
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    - rib vaults (368)
  - wall (3)
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    - rose window (26)
    - stained glass window (211)
- architectural space / structure (12520)
  - aisle (378)
  - ambulatory (89)
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  - atrium (15)
  - baptistery (8)
  - basement (5)
  - bathroom / restroom (7)
  - baths (47)
    - apodyterium (9)
    - caldarium (10)
    - ōyuya 大湯屋 (14)
    - tepidarium (10)
  - bridge (4)
  - chancel (5)
  - chapel (715)
    - aisle chapel (2)
    - chantry (15)
    - Chapel of Madonna dei Mascoli (1)
    - Chapel of Saint Agnes (12)
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    - Chapel of Saint Isidore (2)
    - Chapel of Saint Sebastian (5)
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    - Chapel of San Tarasio (14)
    - Chapel of St. John the Merciful (3)
    - Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament (7)
    - lady chapel (59)
    - lower chapel (9)
    - radiating chapel (255)
      - axial chapel (45)
    - upper chapel (130)
    - Vendramin Chapel (16)
  - chapter house (48)
  - chevet (4604)
  - choir (233)
  - clerestory (205)
  - cloister (55)
  - courtyard (76)
  - crossing (157)
  - crypt (94)
  - entrance (19)
  - exhibition space (281)
    - Archaeological Museum of Thebes (49)
      - Archaic Gallery (5)
      - Boeotian Myth Gallery (3)
      - Boeotian Myths & Drama Hallway (2)
      - Bronze Age Gallery (1)
      - Byzantine Gallery (8)
      - Classical Gallery (5)
      - Courtyard Marble Collection (6)
      - Geometric Gallery (2)
      - Hellenistic Gallery (3)
      - Mycenaean Gallery (6)
      - Ottoman Gallery (2)
      - Roman Gallery (4)
      - Stone Age Gallery (2)
    - Musei Vaticani (231)
      - Collezione d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (7)
      - Cortile della Pigna (190)
      - Cortile delle Corazze (19)
      - Galleria dei Candelabri (7)
      - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche (4)
      - Sala a Croce Greca (4)
  - fortress (5)
  - gallery (5)
    - organ loft (2)
  - garden (219)
  - hall (899)
    - akaiya 閼伽井屋 (6)
    - amidadō 阿弥陀堂 (23)
    - butsuden 仏殿 (5)
    - chaitya (45)
    - fugendō 普賢堂 (5)
    - haiden 拝殿 (2)
    - hakkakudō 八角堂 (6)
    - hakkaku endō 八角円堂 (24)
    - hattō 法堂 (12)
    - hōjō 方丈 (40)
    - hokkedō 法華堂 (14)
    - hondō 本堂 (57)
    - kaidan'in 戒壇院 (36)
    - kaisandō 開山堂 (3)
    - kannondō 観音堂 (51)
    - kōdō 講堂 (33)
    - kondō 金堂 (223)
    - kyakuden 客殿 (89)
    - kyōzō 経蔵 (21)
    - mieidō 御影堂 (11)
    - mirokudō 弥勒堂 (12)
    - nenbutsudō 念仏堂 (1)
    - oku-no-in 奥の院 (17)
    - raidō 礼堂 (24)
    - Sala Capitolare (16)
    - shakadō 釈迦堂 (5)
    - shōden 正殿 (2)
    - tōkondō 東金堂 (18)
  - harbor (1)
  - hemicycle (49)
  - hotel (6)
  - house (15)
  - infirmary (13)
  - library (5)
  - loggia (9)
  - market (4)
  - moat (2)
  - mosque (7)
  - narthex (45)
  - nave (3632)
  - nymphaeum (6)
  - office (3)
  - pagoda (172)
    - gojū-no-tō 五重塔 (29)
    - sanjū-no-tō 三重塔 (17)
  - palace (6)
  - passage (7)
  - porch (20)
  - portico (21)
  - presbytery (4)
  - refectory (13)
  - sacristy (2)
  - school (21)
  - shrine (38)
  - storage (42)
    - vestry (5)
  - store (2)
  - stupa (43)
    - Jain stupa (3)
  - temple (533)
  - theater (5)
    - cavea (1)
    - stage (2)
  - tower (298)
    - bell tower (64)
      - shōrō 鐘楼 (18)
    - korō 鼓楼 (10)
    - water tower (2)
  - transept (912)
  - treasury (12)
    - hōko 宝庫 (5)
  - triforium (193)
  - vestibule (5)
  - vihara (25)
  - zawiya زاوية (2)
- cave architecture (313)
  - Cave 01 (39)
  - Cave 02 (13)
  - Cave 03 (21)
  - Cave 04 (22)
  - Cave 05 (3)
  - Cave 06 (3)
  - Cave 09 (6)
  - Cave 14 (2)
  - Cave 15 (1)
  - Cave 17 (14)
  - Cave 18 (5)
  - Cave 19 (2)
  - Cave 20 (1)
  - Cave 24 (7)
  - Cave 26 (3)
  - Cave 27 (1)
  - Cave 29 (31)
  - Cave 30 (28)
  - Cave 31 (8)
  - Cave 32 (17)
- directionality (1220)
  - east (253)
  - north (257)
  - northeast (28)
  - northwest (5)
  - south (263)
  - southeast (12)
  - southwest (15)
  - west (454)
- fence (2)
  - zariba (2)
- ruins (228)
- walkway (15)
- water feature (52)
Genre, Theme, Concept (78)
- apotheosis (2)
- cityscape (16)
- erotic scene (34)
  - maithuna (13)
  - mithuna (18)
- landscape, genre (25)
- seascape (1)
Legend, Religion, Mythology (1008)
- Christian Iconography (239)
  - Christian Figures and Attributes (182)
    - Christ Child (1)
    - Christian Figures, unidentified (34)
    - Jesus Christ (8)
    - Madonna and Child (13)
    - Mary, Blessed Virgin (6)
    - Saint Agnes of Rome (2)
    - Saint Alexius (Alexis) of Rome (1)
    - Saint Andrew the Apostle (2)
    - Saint Bartholomew (3)
    - Saint Benedict (3)
    - Saint Catherine of Alexandria (2)
    - Saint Clare (2)
    - Saint Didacus of Alcalà (1)
    - Saint Dominic (4)
    - Saint Francis of Assisi (4)
    - Saint George (2)
    - Saint James the Greater (1)
    - Saint James the Lesser (1)
    - Saint Jerome (4)
    - Saint John the Baptist (8)
    - Saint John the Evangelist (4)
    - Saint Jude (Thaddeus) the Apostle (1)
    - Saint Justina of Padua (4)
    - Saint Leonard (1)
    - Saint Lucy (4)
    - Saint Mark (4)
    - Saint Mark, lion of (23)
    - Saint Matthew (2)
    - Saint Matthias the Apostle (1)
    - Saint Maurus (2)
    - Saint Paul the Apostle (4)
    - Saint Peter (6)
    - Saint Philip Neri (1)
    - Saint Philip the Apostle (1)
    - Saint Roch (2)
    - Saints Cosmas and Damian (11)
    - Saint Stephen (4)
    - Saint Thomas the Apostle (1)
    - Saint Vincent (3)
  - Christian Themes and Narratives (61)
    - Adoration of the Magi (3)
    - Adoration of the Shepherds (3)
    - Annunciation to the Virgin Mary (1)
    - Assumption of the Virgin Mary (4)
    - Baptism of Christ (5)
    - Christ the Redeemer (4)
    - Coronation of the Virgin Mary (4)
    - Crucifixion of Christ (2)
    - Holy Family (3)
    - Holy Trinity (1)
    - Last Judgement (3)
    - Last Supper (3)
    - Madonna and Child Enthroned (2)
    - Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (3)
    - Massacre of the Innocents (1)
    - Pietà (5)
    - Resurrection of Christ (4)
    - Saint George Slaying the Dragon (10)
    - Visitation of the Virgin Mary (1)
- Classical Iconography (34)
  - Greco-Roman Figures (26)
    - Apollo (3)
    - Ares / Mars (3)
    - Athena / Minerva (2)
    - Daedalus (1)
    - Enyo / Bellona (2)
    - Hera / Juno (1)
    - Heracles / Hercules (7)
    - Laocoön (2)
    - Poseidon / Neptune (6)
    - Zeus / Jupiter (1)
  - Greco-Roman Themes and Narratives (9)
    - Abduction of Europa (1)
    - Adonis (2)
    - Apollo and Daphne (2)
    - Diana and Actaeon (1)
    - Dionysus and Ariadne (2)
    - Trojan Horse (1)
- Hindu-Buddhist Iconography (710)
  - Buddhist Figures and Attributes (273)
    - bodhisattva (45)
      - Avalokitesvara (10)
      - Maitreya (4)
    - Bodhi tree (6)
    - Buddha (203)
    - Hariti (6)
    - Maya Devi (4)
    - Pancika (1)
    - Tara (3)
  - Buddhist Themes and Narratives (58)
    - Birth of the Buddha (2)
    - Buddha's first sermon (1)
    - Buddha defeating Mara (2)
    - Eight Great Events (7)
    - Enlightenment of the Buddha (1)
    - Fasting Siddhartha (2)
    - jataka (13)
    - Life of Sakyamuni Buddha (10)
    - Mahaparinirvana (5)
    - Miracle at Shravasti (3)
    - Queen Maya's Dream (4)
    - Taming the elephant Nalagiri (3)
    - Wheel of Dharma (9)
  - Hindu-Buddhist Figures and Attributes (35)
    - Brahma (8)
    - Indra (11)
    - kirtimukha (1)
    - Surya (8)
    - Yogini (1)
  - Hindu Figures and Attributes (363)
    - Agni (1)
    - Ardhanarishvara (5)
    - Durga (14)
    - Ganesha (6)
    - Kartikeya (3)
    - Krishna (19)
    - Kubera (2)
    - Lakshmi (11)
    - Nara-Narayana (1)
    - Nataraja (13)
    - Parvati (26)
    - Radha (1)
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    - Shiva (64)
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    - Umamahesvara (1)
    - Vishnu (40)
  - Hindu Themes and Narratives (9)
    - Mahabharata (1)
    - Ramayana (8)
- Jain Iconography (16)
  - Jain Figures and Attributes (16)
    - Tirthankara (12)
      - Mahavira (1)
- Old Testament Iconography (6)
  - Old Testament Figures and Attributes (3)
    - David, King of Israel (3)
  - Old Testament Themes and Narratives (3)
    - Judith and Holofernes (3)
- Persian Iconography (3)
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    - Shirin and Khosrow / Shirin and Farhad (1)
Locale (382)
- Cagliari (24)
  - Castello di Cagliari (21)
  - Largo Carlo Felice (3)
- Istanbul (21)
  - Beyoğlu (2)
  - Fatih (15)
    - Zeyrek (11)
  - Üsküdar (4)
- New York City (17)
  - Brooklyn (9)
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  - Manhattan (7)
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- Petra (1)
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- Prague (8)
  - Malá Strana (6)
  - Staré Město (2)
- Rome (85)
  - Palatino (85)
- Tokyo (76)
  - Ginza 銀座 (5)
  - Roppongi 六本木 (4)
  - Shibuya-ku 渋谷 (16)
    - Harajuku 原宿 (6)
  - Shinjuku-ku 新宿 (51)
- Venice (150)
  - Burano (13)
  - Cannaregio (39)
  - Castello (21)
  - Dorsoduro (8)
  - Madonna del Monte (3)
  - Mazzorbo (4)
  - Murano (14)
  - San Marco (21)
  - San Polo (35)
Mapping Gothic (10381)
- Ancillary buildings (cloister, chapter house, refectory, dormitory etc) and displaced sculpture (304)
- Exterior, general views (222)
- Exterior, western frontispiece (41)
- Exterior, western frontispiece and towers (798)
- Exterior chevet (865)
- Exterior nave (504)
- Exterior transept (453)
- Interior chevet (3193)
- Interior crossing and transept arms (1200)
- Interior crypt (if present) (86)
- Interior Lower Chapel (9)
- Interior narthex (if present) and nave (2576)
- Interior Upper Chapel (130)
Natural Environment (161)
- desert (34)
- landscape, natural (1)
- ocean / sea (13)
  - beach (11)
- plant (79)
  - flower (6)
    - cherry blossom (2)
    - lotus (3)
  - tree (56)
    - bonsai (4)
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- activity (204)
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  - creating / manufacturing (76)
    - construction, act of (8)
    - painting, act of (21)
      - fresco painting, act of (16)
    - sewing (3)
    - weaving (34)
  - dancing (20)
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  - procession (7)
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  - selling (5)
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- animal form (581)
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  - bird (67)
    - chicken (2)
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    - eagle (3)
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    - buffalo (9)
    - bull (37)
    - cow (7)
  - deer (11)
  - dog (44)
  - dolphin (2)
  - donkey (6)
  - elephant (169)
  - fish (9)
  - horse (71)
  - lion (112)
  - monkey (12)
  - mouse (1)
  - octopus (3)
  - sheep / ram (8)
  - snake (4)
  - tiger (2)
  - turtle / tortoise (3)
- human figure (293)
  - child (12)
  - female figure (84)
  - male figure (59)
- human figure, by activity (50)
  - ascetic (12)
  - chauri bearer (2)
  - garland bearer (4)
- human figure, by occupation (130)
  - donor (7)
  - musician (18)
  - ruler (13)
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  - soldier (85)
    - Meharista (7)
  - student / scholar (8)
  - warrior (5)
- legendary being (208)
  - angel (5)
  - apsara (16)
  - centaur (2)
  - dragon (3)
  - gandharva (3)
  - garuda (10)
  - griffin (4)
  - kinnara (2)
  - makara (4)
  - naga (21)
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  - triton (14)
  - yaksha (23)
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- object (1198)
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  - floral arrangement (50)
  - font (14)
  - funerary monument (96)
  - lantern (14)
  - map (14)
  - mosaic (12)
  - organ (15)
  - piscina (3)
  - pulpit (11)
  - reliquary (4)
  - sarcophagus (2)
  - screen (46)
    - choir screen (27)
      - tornacoro (6)
    - rood screen (6)
  - signage (4)
  - stall (540)
    - choir stall (538)
      - misericord (125)
  - study (3)
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  - tomb (96)
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  - vehicle (18)
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    - tractor (1)
  - well (3)
- painting (181)
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- sculpture (940)
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  - in the round (261)
  - niche sculpture (59)
  - sculptural relief (303)
  - sculpture fragment (16)
- stele (4)
- woodwork (217)

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