Architectural Details in Monochrome

Artistic black and white images focus on structural details, capturing the interplay of light and shadow in modern and historic architecture.

Low angle view of modern building against sky

Assets in this Story

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana when opening the Oosterscheldebrug; Detail of the bridge. December 15, 1965. Zeeland, Zierikzee

house killiney the sleeping giant concrete

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Bemmel E.O .. Destroyed stained glass windows of a church r.k. Church in Bemmel?. 1945. Bemmel

fort battlesment sky and star brick in oman muscat the old defensive

Antibes france, Stairs Picasso Museum

Low angle view of modern building against sky

Inside the National Gallery of Canada. Architecture photography. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Paris - Annex Office Building, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

asia greece and roman temple in athens the old column stone construction

Anefo photo collection. Wax image prisoner in tower lock. February 8, 1978

Railings and stairs, Henri Cartier Bresson Museum, Paris, France, Europe India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox -

Arches inside of Hallgrimskirkja church Reykjavik Iceland

View of a pillar of the railway bridge over the Waal in Nijmegen, during the restoration of war damage from the bridge.

Staricases in Paris France

Salem, 11 Central Street, exterior detail, fence, wrought iron, designed by Bulfinch in 1811, Osgood house , Fences, Ironwork. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

in the greece island window and door white colors old architecture

View from below triangular communications tower

Marienbrücke

Inside of old pole barn at Historic Stewart Farm at Elgin Heritage Park, near Crescent Beach, Surrey, BC, Canada. Black and white, also avail in color

Vintage Photograph. Sunset over buildings.

Mexico City - Department of Defense Agency Head Residence - 1979, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

close up view of tropical wooden pier at sunny weather, clear skies

asia greece and roman temple in athens the old column stone construction

Sprial staircase looking down.

ancien flight steps in europe italy old construction and background symbol

iron gate and country lane, Provence, France

Cambodia Angkor Baksei Chamkrong Unpublished image 1. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylo

old architecture in england london europe wall and history

View of the remains (a few columns and vaults) of the medieval palace praise in the cellars under the buildings between Domplein and the Vismarkt in Utrecht.

Anefo photo collection. Pedestrian courses at Waterlooplein and Mr. Visserplein, Amsterdam. September 21, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Bridge and Road, Chicago, Illinois, USA

State Railways Care Hall, Älvsjö

in sydney australia the skyscraper and the window terrace like abstract background

Salem, Mass. , Balusters, Stairways. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

A night view of the Lincoln Memorial. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Aerial Symmetry: Valencia's Bridge in Monochrome

Silhouette of person crossing a bridge in Paris France

Mt. Custis, Accomack vic., Accomack County, Virginia. Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. United States Virginia Accomack County Accomack vic, Stairways, Interiors.

Woman in Silhouette Standing in Front of an Archway in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe

fort battlesment sky and star brick in oman muscat the old defensive

A stereo diapositiv depicting a Baroque choir screen, highlighting the architectural and sculptural elements of the structure.

Peabody, Andover Street, exterior detail, window cap and McIntire Eagle , Windows, Awnings. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Demolition house

fort battlesment sky and star brick in oman muscat the old defensive

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol in black and white Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and River Avon designed by Brunel and completed in 1864 in Bristol, UK in black and white Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 10488726

View through windows with translucent curtains. Zollverein Schule, Essen, Germany. Architect: SANAA, 2008.

Sloop Point, Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina. Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. United States, North Carolina, Pender County, Hampstead, Hand railings, Stairways.

Steel pillars in the water The black and white photography of pillars in a harbor basin.

View over a bridge over the Rhine, Shadow, Duesseldorf, Germany, Europe

Silhouette of person crossing a bridge in Paris France

Staircase with railing

in europe italy milan old architecture and venetian blind wall

The ruins of CFS Lac St. Denis, Québec, Canada and its graffiti and strcutural damages.

Image of the access doors in the Traverse between Stationsplein and the Jaarbeursplein in Utrecht.

Opera, Opera House, Architecture, Landmark in Oslo, Norway, Europe

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

George C King Bridge to St Patricks Island Calgary, Alberta

Addis Ababa - Warehouse - 1974, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Caracas - Chancery Office Building - 1982, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Asia

Mexico City - Annex Office Building, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Two windows on an old cottage. Ahus (Ahus). Skane (Skane). Sweden.

La Paz - Chancery Office Building - 1968, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Oslo - Chancery Office Building - 1984, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Passageway with people in the old town, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Classical design black wrought iron gate in a beautiful green ga

Casablanca - Consulate Office Building - 1974, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

The area around Turning Torso, Malmoe (Malmö), Swed

Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy , Archaeological sites, Public baths, Baths of Diocletian Rome, Italy. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

old door in italy land europe architecture and wood the historical gate

Variation On A Theme - This close-up view of ten floors of the building, taken from an adjoining building, was awarded second prize. The photographer was Joseph E. Long of Jackson Heights, New York. July 8, 1953. (Photo by United Press).

Under the Golden Gate Bridge at Fort Point,San Francisco,California.

New Sky Building By Yoji Watanabe Shinjuku Tokyo Japan 2010 Water Tower On The Roof Inspired By Nautical Design, Tokyo, Japan, Architect Unknown

Europe, Germany, Hesse, Central Hesse, Marburger Land, the Brücker Mill on the Ohm near Amöneburg

The interior of the Skywalk, in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

Bridge on the Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Bridge on the line between Skinnskatteberg and Snyten.

Abruzzo L'Aquila Tagliacozzo Palazzo Ducale1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of the renaissance palace built in the 14th and 15th centuries by the Orsini family, with much attention to windows. Interior views of a loggia (15th century) with poorly preserved frescoes by Lorenzo da Viterbo. More impressive is the Orsini chapel with its coffered ceilings and Viterbo's frescoes of the Redemption, Annunciation, Adoration of the Magi, Baptism and Crucifixion. (See view in H-29 for a possible self-portrait among the Magi) German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by

New York City

Pier of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, England.

Black and White image of Railing and Stairs near Rialto Bridge.

Detail of the tower of the Jacobikerk (Jacobskerkhof) in Utrecht, during the partial restoration.

New York Worlds Fair. Original caption: New York Worlds Fair. Photographed by Charles Ackley, Chief Photographer Public Buildings Administration. State: New York.

Silhouette of the urban landscape. Vector illustration

TURIN, ITALY - CIRCA NOVEMBER 2018: Lingotto underground station in black and white. Lingotto subway station in Turin in black and white

main entrance and sign, bauhaus school, Main building, Dessau, Federal Republic of Germany.

Tunnel.

Double exposure of the mining tower from the coal mine in Gent, Belgium.

Luborzyca a church of finding and raising the Holy Cross, Gothic door with a Romanesque knocker unknown

Black and white, Westfriedhof, underground station, modern architecture, Munich, Germany, Europe

Old staircase made of pure white marble in gothic mood

Rel bag cabinet at Myresjö station.

Sorano Narrow Alley with Arch in Italian City of Sorano, Retro Image Filtered Style Copyright: xZoonar.com/gkunax 10536914

Paris - Annex Office Building - 1981, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Elevator inside Old Town City Hall at Old Town Square, Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

Marseille - Consulate Office Building - 1984, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

New York City

Cairo - Executive Level Position Residence - 1964, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

GDR, Berlin, 25. 03. 1989, artistically designed building fence, with the inscription ART, by the artist Robert Rehfeldt, in front of the ruins of the Neues Museum, in Bodestrasse

Detail of Galleria di Diana in Venaria, Italy. Luxury royal palace interior

Barbed wire fence and skyline, New York City, New York, USA

Abstract depiction of row of houses as background, Bremen, Germany, Europe

Alley in the old town of Venice

Lolemalen

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6026 Germantown Avenue, exterior detail, window fastener, Wyck house , Houses, Windows, Ironwork. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

View of the Jay Jay Bridge

MUNICH, GERMANY, JANURAY 01, 2023, Iconic walls of subway station Oberwiesenfeld in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Assignment on the Laak, windows in Delft. January 19, 1967. Delft, South Holland

Missouri - Kansas City, Aerial Photograph.

Dry Dock No. 4, Inverted Stalactites, Stations 1+47, Abutment Joint, East Side. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

1980s AERIAL OF INDEPENDENCE HALL & MALL WITH STREAKED SUNBURST EFFECT PHILADELPHIA PA USA

Bridge of Remembrance, Christchurch, 18 May 1951, by Leslie Adkin.

View on the south side of the Kaatstraat in Utrecht, before the widening of the street, with the offices, shop and pastry shop of the Korenschoof flour factory.

Staircase to Bruehlsche Terrasse, Bruehl's Terrace, with a person and a lantern with backlighting, Dresden, Saxonia, Deuschland, Europe

Portugal, Lisbon, Tagus River walkway shrouded in thick fog

View of the railway viaduct over the Bezuidenhoutseweg in Eindhoven, with the (low) auxiliary railway.n.b in the foreground. The photo was taken in the context of the works for the high track by Eindhoven.

Blackstone Block , Shadows, Buildings. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Demolition house

Black and white photography, long exposure, detail photo, Kronprinzenbruecke in the government district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Buildings, images. undated

Mexico City - Annex Office Building, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

zeeland bridge

Vintage Photograph. United Nations Flags in New York City.

Building in the old town, reflection, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Stairs

FRA - IN MY OLD FILMS. Rennes in the rain.FRA - DANS MES VIEILLES PELICULES. Rennes sous la pluie.

Vintage photograph. Lilies in front of Brick Arch Looking through to clouded sky with Bells at top

City views Halberstadt

The ruins of CFS Lac St. Denis, Québec, Canada and its graffiti and strcutural damages.

Vintage Photograph. Dark wall with Post No Bills Sign, Frame 1

stone columns and pedestal made in 3D

Qānūn 19th century Turkish. Qānūn 500573

France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Underside of Pont de Bir-Hakeim at night

Wagon hall at SJ freight expedition, Gävle freight yard. State Railways, SJ GRE 52049.

Rangoon - Standard Level Position Residence - 1981, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Poll photo collection. Report Paris. Covered terrace, with the Madeleine colonnade in the background. 1935. France, Paris

Underground parkade

Trip to South America: Bogotá, Colombia, White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) communications equipment preparations, personnel, and city views. A White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) antenna on the roof of Hotel Tequendama in Bogotá, Colombia.

Damaged autochrome photograph by Arthur von Hübl showing a building along a country road, with shift termination and cracks, produced between 1907 and 1932.

Rue de Venice, rue Saint-Martin, 4th arrondissement Rue de Venice, St. Martin Street, 4th arrondissement. 1933. Anonymous photography.

Black and white image of a boardwalk in San Francisco, California.

Norrköping (depicted - name).Norrköping (pictured - name)

Rain over empty parking lot of a shut down mall, black and white platinum toned image,

A high-key picture of a dismantled jetty in Binderup Strand, Denmark, Europe

View in the Balijelaan in Utrecht, from the east. In the background the Merwedekanaal and the factory under construction of the N.V. Clothing Industry Rocobé (Kanaalweg 28a, municipality of Jutphaas).

Vintage Photograph. Detailed view of a Grand Pedal Harp. Frame 3

Office building under construction, New York City, New York State, USA

ancien clock tower in italy europe old stone and bell

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Bayley ladder in unfolded position. Fire brigade of the city of Paris, France. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Inside an historic building.

House of the Seven Gables, exterior , Architecture, Dwellings. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Long exposure of an old rusty jetty on the Baltic Sea coast off Stralsund, Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

AB Stockholm's bulb factory. Holophane street lighting, 1927.

Black and white photography, pedestrian bridge Katzengrabensteg, Mueggelspree Koepenick, Berlin, Germany, Europe

USA, Minnesota, Duluth, Enger Park

Historical clock at the water level tower, Landungsbruecken, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

New Sky Building By Yoji Watanabe Shinjuku Tokyo Japan 2010 Side Elevation, Tokyo, Japan, Architect Unknown

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Spherical Object, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Part of Eiffel this seems to be a part of the eiffel tower in paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreasxLudwigxultraKREATIVx 3507734

Negative highlights in the Ruhr area in the years 1965 to 1971. Colliery settlement, Germany, Europe

Hallsbergs Bangård, Night

sculpture of demons, wall of St. Mary's Church on the Naumburg Cathedral, Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Building for Ore Transport Bands at Luleå Malmbangård

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Prisoner's cell in Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, USA

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Haifa, Lanch and Buildings of (AF) the Carmel Mountains. January 1, 1964. Carmel, Haifa, Israel

Image taken with a Holga medium format 120 film toy camera of ices sign on side of old Rendezvous Cafe on dull winter´s day, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear,...

Argentina, Buenos Aires, La Boca, Colorful House, Windows

GDR, Berlin, 19 February 1990, headquarters of the GDR's State Security in Normannenstrasse

PHILADELPHIA, USA, AUGUST 15, 2022, Corridor with cells at the old abandoned Eastern State Penitantiary, USA, North America

Italy, Lucca. Infrared image of City Canal of Lucca

GDR, Berlin, 19 February 1990, headquarters of the GDR's State Security in Normannenstrasse

Entrance door, Berghain, Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Bridge over Torquay Marina in Black and White, Torquay, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Soviet War Memorial, Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Leon Edoux elevators lifts to go from the second to the third floor, Eiffel Tower, 1889 Paris. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1889

Pigeons in Old town square, Bydgoszcz, Poland

bauhaus school, typical sign under construction, Main building, Dessau, Federal Republic of Germany.

Detail of the Congress Hall in the inner courtyard, unfinished National Socialist monumental building on the Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Man Ascending Stairs to "Colored" Entrance of Crescent Theater, Belzoni, Mississippi, USA, Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, October 1939

Outside A Building

UK - England, Yorkshire, Whitby, View along West Pier with lighthouse

Colourful lobster shack, orange wooden façade with door and window, lobster pictogram, façade detail in the harbour, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Escanaba Water Tower

Germany, Bavaria, Munich-Dachau, WW2-era Nazi concentration camp, entrance gate with the inscription, Arbeit Macht Frei, Work sets you free