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West Pediment, Temple of Zeus, Olympia
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West Pediment, Temple of Zeus, Olympia

The west pediment of the temple of Zeus at Olympia representing the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs in Thessaly. Symbolic of the greek victory over barbarians or reason over savage nature. Severe...
West Rose Window, Chartres Cathedral
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West Rose Window, Chartres Cathedral

The West Rose window of Chartres Cathedral, France, 1190-1220 CE. The stained glass window shows scenes of Jesus Christ and the Last Judgement
Colossal Statue of a Winged Lion from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
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Colossal Statue of a Winged Lion from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II

Colossal statue of a winged lion from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 883-859 BCE. This is one of...
West Rose Window at Chartres Cathedral
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West Rose Window at Chartres Cathedral

Outside view of the west rose window of Chartres Cathedral, France. The window is situated just above the main entrance or Royal Portal and was installed c. 1215 CE. It measures 15.42 metres in diameter.
Queen Mother of the West
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Queen Mother of the West

Earthenware figurine depicting the Queen Mother of the West. c. 2nd century CE, Eastern Han Dynasty. Cat # 2000.106.1740. From the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut
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Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut

Overview of the colossal heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut, a tomb-sanctuary built by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene in the 1st century BCE on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus...
West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)
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West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)

Ruins of the West Church found at the village of Umm el-Jimal in the north of Jordan, which was occupied between the 1st century CE (by the Kingdom of Nabatea) and the 9th century CE (during the Abbasid period...
Restored West Bastion of Knossos
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Restored West Bastion of Knossos

View of the partially reconstructed and elevated colonnaded West Bastion of the North Entrance of the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete. Adorning its inner wall is a copy of the Charging Bull relief fresco...
West Kennet Long Barrow
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West Kennet Long Barrow

Entrance and forecourt/facade of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
Will West Long
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Will West Long

Will West Long (also known as Will Westi, l. c. 1869-1947), Cherokee mask-maker, historian, and translator. He became famous for his work with Euro-American anthropologists and ethnographers translating Cherokee legends, lore...
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