Burning of the Temple of the Winds during the Siege of Sevastopol by William Simpson

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Vintage tinted lithograph from 1856 showing the Burning of the Temple of the Winds during the Siege of Sevastopol, a column of British soldier marches past the burning buildings. The Siege of Sevastopol was a major siege during the Crimean War, in September 1854, Allied troops (British, French and Ottoman) landed in the Crimea and besieged the city of Sevastopol.

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Size: 7883px × 5000px
Location: Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
Photo credit: © Walker Art Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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