J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Getty Exhibitions: Shaping the Great City
Cities in Central Europe were required to expand their infrastructure due to industrialization and an increase in the need for workers. This exhibit details and illustrates the shift and growth through modern architecture of the era.
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Chicago History Museum: Louis Sullivan at 150
Visit the Chicago History Museum's retrospective about Louis Sullivan, famous Chicago architect.
United Nations
Unesco: Ancient City of Damascus
Damascus in Syria was founded in the third millennium BC. Its long history reveals the influences of many ancient civilizations, most particularly the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations. This World Heritage website...
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Musei Capitolini: Museum History
This museum is one of many under the umbrella of Rome City Council. It is also the oldest public museum in the world, having been established in 1471. Throughout the site, there is extensive information about its history and collections,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History Gothic Art
Explore the history of Gothic art through amazing images and links to vast amounts of information.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
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Tudor History: The Tudor Monarchs From 1485 1603
A history of the Tudor Kings and Queens who ruled England from 1485-1603. The site contains biographies, cultural, and historical data.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Julia Morgan
This resource presents a biographical look at architect Julia Morgan, who was the first woman allowed to attend the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She opened the field of architecture to women; her best-known project was...
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Buffalo Architecture and History: Tudor Revival Architecture
This site includes outline notes that describe the Tudor Revival period in architecture. Also provides some notes over half-timbering (a characteristic of the Tudor Revival), and provides a wealth of example photographs of homes that...
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History of Roman Architecture: Pont Du Gard
Great information about the Pont du Gard, as well as some great photographs. Very nice and informative site.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World
Explore all aspects of life in ancient Greece. From the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic time periods, learn about Greek daily life, roles for men and women, religion and religious ceremonies, and the Greek economy.
A&E Television
History.com: How Mesopotamia Became the Cradle of Civilization
Environmental factors helped agriculture, architecture and eventually a social order emerge for the first time in ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia's name comes from the ancient Greek word for "the land between the rivers." That's a...
George Eastman Museum
George Eastman House: Shapes and Shelters Discovery Kits
Find a classroom-ready annotated slideshow and lesson plans designed to introduce students to fundamental architectural concepts and to improve their skills in recognizing the structural components of architecture. Slideshow uses...
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World History Project: Gothic Art & Architecture
A detailed description from Ragz-International of Gothic art and architecture. Describes the three phases of Gothic architecture: low, high, and late. Also, discusses Gothic sculptures and paintings.
Read Works
Read Works: Architecture the Parthenon
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about The Parthenon as an example of ancient Greek architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Net Serf: Medieval Architecture
This site provides links and descriptions to sites covering all aspects of medieval life, including architecture.
University of Chicago
Encyclopedia Romana: Temple Architecture
Learn about the history and architecture of Roman temples. Encyclopedia Romana links to other related information on ancient Rome as well.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Art and Architecture
Illustrated overviews of well-known Buddhist art and architecture.
A&E Television
History.com: The Little Known Peruvian Pyramids That Are as Old as Egypt's
Caral was an architectural marvel - a 1,500-acre complex constructed by the oldest known civilization in the Western Hemisphere. Colossal pyramid structures in the Americas as old as those in Egypt? The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, in...
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An Architectural Masterpiece: Hagia Sophia
See a photo and read this description of the Hagia Sophia, located in Istanbul, Turkey, and hailed as a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture.
A&E Television
History.com: How the Ancient Greeks Designed the Parthenon to Impress and Last
This icon of classical architecture perched atop the Acropolis has dominated the Athens skyline for 2,500 years. Few monuments in the world are more recognizable than the Parthenon. Sitting atop a limestone hill rising some 500 feet...
A&E Television
History.com: The World Trade Center, by the Numbers
When the World Trade Center's Twin Towers opened to the public in 1973, they were the tallest buildings in the world. Statistics: They rose a quarter-mile in the sky, contained 15 miles of elevator shafts, and nearly 44,000 windows. From...
Online Learning Haven
Online Learning Haven: Ancient Greek Art
Brief article on Greek art and architecture and where the Greeks drew influence.
BBC
Bbc: The Colosseum: Building the Arena of Death
Launch the animation to see how the Ancient Roman Colosseum was constructed and what occurred in each area. Archived.
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