Height Collection (#2)

View of the Church of St Olaf - Tallinn, Estonia (Reval). The building was actually the tallest structure in the world for 76 years between 1549 and 1625

The Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

Lake Lucerne with Pilatus mountain, Switzerland
A view of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, with the Pilatus mountain in the background (height of 2132 metres). Date: circa 1940

Paper chasing / W H Robinson
In post war Britain, permanent features such as Trafalgar Square should be enlisted as sports centers, allowing paper chasers to compete

A German Zeppelins observation car photographed on display as part of a public exhibition of dirigible wreckage collected from across Britain

Clan Menzies
Clan FORBES an 18th century gentleman dressed in the height of fashion

DDE-90026938
Lookout view from Shirley Heights over Admiral Nelson's Dockyards, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Date: 20/01/2009

Where theres a will, theres a way: short man standing on a pile of books to kiss a much taller woman (colour litho)
5999970 Where theres a will, theres a way: short man standing on a pile of books to kiss a much taller woman (colour litho) by English School

Giant saguaro cactus (Cereus giganteus), Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona

Front view of flight 41, Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Sept. 29

Matrushka - St Nicholas and the recipients of his gifts
Matrushka Doll illustration with St Nicholas as the largest figure and the recipients of his Christmas gifts - a slowly diminishing (in size!) group of children Date: circa 1920s

Bystander - Flying Number 1937
Front cover from the Bystander - Flying Number

Thames / Ascot Sunday 1914
The Thames at Maidenhead is jammed with boats of all kinds on Ascot Sunday at the height of the Season - a fashionable event for all levels of society

A women walker looking towards Harter Fell in the Lake district above the cloud
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook, Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Volcano Villarrica, Villarrica National Park, Curarrehue, Chile, South America

Strasbourg Balloon Trip
The aeronautic experience of Adorne who flew over Strasbourg, France, at a height of 80 feet. He and his companion wave as they pass over the city

Up and Down
Tal Paz-Fridman

Hotel de Ville de Boulogne Billancourt (Hauts de Seine). Architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948), 1931-1934
TED4652794 Hotel de Ville de Boulogne Billancourt (Hauts de Seine). Architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948), 1931-1934. Built of weapon concrete

Christie's, 9 avenue Matignon, Paris 8th arrondissement
TED4595345 Christie's, 9 avenue Matignon, Paris 8th arrondissement. by Courtonne, Jean (1671-1739) & Mazin, jean Antoine (1679-1740); (add.info.: Christie's, 9 avenue Matignon)

Conseil d'Etat in Paris, Palais Royal, Paris (photo)
TED4604628 Conseil d'Etat in Paris, Palais Royal, Paris (photo) by Lemercier, Jacques (c.1585-1654); (add.info.: in 1st arrondissement); Photo © Collection Artedia

The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium), by Josef Hoffman, 1999 (photo)
TED4667514 The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium), by Josef Hoffman, 1999 (photo) by Hoffman, Josef (1831-1904); (add.info.: The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium)

Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919)
TED4640249 Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919). Photography 10/10/99

Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919)
TED4640230 Maison Saint Cyr, Square Ambiorix in Brussels (Belgium). Construction 1898, architect Gustave Strauven (1878-1919). Photography 10/10/99

The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo)
TED4603444 The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo) by Percier, Charles (1764-1838) & Fontaine, Pierre (1762-1853); (add.info)

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659576 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659557 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659533 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo)
TED4615468 Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo) by Hittorff, Jacques Ignace (1792-1867); (add.info.: Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th)

The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir
TED4759051 The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir lake. Architecture by Gustave Eiffel, 1881-1884

The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium), by Josef Hoffman, 1999 (photo)
TED4667502 The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium), by Josef Hoffman, 1999 (photo) by Hoffman, Josef (1831-1904); (add.info.: The Stocklet Palace in Brussels (Belgium)

Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 75010 (photo)
TED4660941 Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 75010 (photo) by Hittorff, Jacques Ignace (1792-1867); (add.info.: Church Saint Vincent de Paul)

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659577 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659565 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681136 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

La Casa Mila, La Pedrera, Passeig de Gracia in Barcelona (Spain). Architect Antoni Gaudi i Cornet (1852-1926), 1910
TED4664102 La Casa Mila, La Pedrera, Passeig de Gracia in Barcelona (Spain). Architect Antoni Gaudi i Cornet (1852-1926), 1910

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681170 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

The Eiffel Tower with in the foreground the monument for peace, Champs de Mars built between 1806 and 1836, Paris 75007
TED4681141 The Eiffel Tower with in the foreground the monument for peace, Champs de Mars built between 1806 and 1836, Paris 75007 by Eiffel

The statue of Duke Antoine, by Giorne Viard, 1851, on the Ducal Palace in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle, Lorraine)
TED4561546 The statue of Duke Antoine, by Giorne Viard, 1851, on the Ducal Palace in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle, Lorraine)

Detail of the building Les Pins, 2 rue Albin Haller in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle)
TED4641129 Detail of the building Les Pins, 2 rue Albin Haller in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933), 1912

La Maison Grosjean, 36 rue Felix Faure in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933), 1903
TED4640983 La Maison Grosjean, 36 rue Felix Faure in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933), 1903

Immeuble France Lanord, 71 avenue Foch in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933), 1904
TED4640478 Immeuble France Lanord, 71 avenue Foch in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933), 1904

Immeuble France Lanord, 71 avenue Foch (architect Emile Andre, 1904) La Villa Majorelle
TED4640426 Immeuble France Lanord, 71 avenue Foch (architect Emile Andre, 1904) La Villa Majorelle, 1 Rue Majorelle (architect Henri Sauvage, 1902) in Nancy (Meurthe et Moselle)

Panoramic view of the Eiffel Tower, Paris
TED4610569 Panoramic view of the Eiffel Tower, Paris. by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Panoramic view of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.); Photo © Luc Boegly. All rights reserved 2024

Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night
3086255 Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night, illustration from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, published 1909 (colour litho) by Dulac

Villa Les Glycines, 5 rue des Brices in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933)
TED4640857 Villa Les Glycines, 5 rue des Brices in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933) in 1904 and Jacques Philippon in 1924

Detail of the grid of Villa Les Glycines, 5 rue des Brices in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle)
TED4640907 Detail of the grid of Villa Les Glycines, 5 rue des Brices in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architects Emile Andre (1871-1933) in 1904 and Jacques Philippon in 1924

Detail of the grid of Villa Les Glycines, 5 rue des Brices in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle)
TED4640903 Detail of the grid of Villa Les Glycines, 5 rue des Brices in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architects Emile Andre (1871-1933) in 1904 and Jacques Philippon in 1924

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"Reaching New Heights: From Leon Trotsky's Revolutionary Aspirations to Colonel Norton Conquering Everest" In 1920, the towering figure of Leon Trotsky symbolized the height of revolutionary fervor as he led the Bolshevik movement in Russia. Meanwhile, at a breathtaking altitude of 28, 000 feet on Mount Everest in 1924, Colonel Norton defied gravity and pushed human limits to reach unprecedented heights. During World War I, a British Royal Navy recruitment poster urged young men to rise above their fears and join the ranks for a chance to soar to new heights of honor and bravery. Similarly, a Metropolitan Police recruitment poster called upon individuals with ambition and determination to scale great heights in service of their community. Nature too has its own way of embracing height. A Red Admiral butterfly basking on a sunlit plant showcases how even creatures find solace and beauty when they elevate themselves towards warmth and light. Boots The Chemist became synonymous with quality healthcare products that elevated people's well-being by providing them with remedies that helped them stand tall against ailments. The marriage between Greville Worthington and Diana Duncombe epitomized love reaching new heights as two souls embarked on an eternal journey together from that day forward. In Ireland's County Fermanagh lies Cuilcagh Mountain Park where adventurers embark on the Legnabrocky Trail leading them up towards the summit. Here nature lovers can experience awe-inspiring views from great heights while reconnecting with Mother Earth. Trevithick's Railway revolutionized transportation by introducing steam locomotives that propelled humanity into an era where distances were conquered at remarkable speeds never before imagined possible - truly raising society's expectations for what was achievable through innovation. Kings Cross station in London served as both gateway and departure point for countless travelers embarking on journeys that would take them far beyond their comfort zones - physically elevating themselves towards new horizons filled with opportunities and adventures.