Essex Water Gate

Essex Water Gate, Essex Street, Strand', (1881). 'Triumphal' gateway built circa 1676 by Nicholas Barbon to screen his commercial development in the fashionable Strand area of London, from the wharf on the River Thames below. A giant order of fluted Corinthian pilasters on pedestals supports an archivolt arch. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)