History
History
History Links
- Great Buildings Online Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects across the world with 3D models, photographs and drawings, commentaries, biographies and bibliographies. Searchable.
- World Heritage Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language options.
- The Lustron Connection Ron Allen presents a history, registry and photo gallery of Lustron steel homes built in the US between 1949 and 1950 for returning servicemen.
- Digital Images of Historic Architecture Galleries of photographs of European and North American architecture from Classical to Post-Modern, whole facades and details, with explanations, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College, US.
- Corbis Digital Pictures: Architecture Thousands of professional photographs of historic buildings are available for purchase, but can be viewed free on-line.
- Old Houses Research A one-page guide to researching the history of old houses from World of Old Houses.
- History of Western Architecture Galleries of images arranged by period from Egyptian to Baroque, with basic information, courtesy of the Leo Masuda Architectonic Research Office.
- Historical Floorplan Emporium Floorplans for major historic buildings around the world are supplied here free by B-Ware Software. As they are large and detailed, some are slow-loading.
- Art Historians' Guide to the Movies A record by Craig Eliason of appearances of and references to famous works of art and architecture in the movies, arranged by period.
- Cities and Buildings Image Database A photographic database of buildings and cities from around the world, designed by the University of Washington's Architecture, History and Art History Departments. Searchable.
- Cupola A picture gallery of cupolas, architecture, art, and picturesque landscapes from around the world. Also US state capitol building histories, wordplay, FAQ and Autocad links.
- ArtServe A huge collection of images of architecture across the world, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region, Australia and Japan, collated by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University.
- SPIRO: Architecture Slide Library Online images from the large collection of slides at the University of California at Berkeley. Can be searched by period, place, building name, personal name, subject type.
- Architecture Through the Ages An introduction to world architecture produced by American teenagers through Think Quest. Images, discussion and bibliography for Egyptian, Chinese, Aztec, Mayan, Greek Roman and Gothic buildings.
- Digital Archive of Architecture Images of buildings in Europe and America from prehistoric to 20th century by Prof. Jeffrey Howe of Boston College, USA.
- History of Plumbing A series of articles from Plumbing and Mechanical magazine following the development of plumbing from ancient Babylon to modern America, hosted by theplumber.com
- History of Bricks Brief introduction to the history of this ancient building material from brick manufacturer Austral Bricks.
- Periods in Art History The Technological Institute of Monterrey, Campus Tampico, Mexico, offers an illustrated outline of Western art and architecture.
- World Art Treasures Images of Renaissance gardens and Rococo architecture in Europe, and temples in Egypt and the Far East from the collection of slides in the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Bibliography for the History of Western Architecture Stanford University supplies this comprehensive list of books arranged by period.
- Glass Steel and Stone Offers photographs of outstanding buildings in North America and Europe, historic and modern. Laden with advertising.
- Famous Architecture Photographs, some with history and description, of a selection of famous buildings of the world, including temples, canals, towers and dams, from Top Education.
- PlanetWare Travel Photos Several thousand professional photographs from around the world, many of them of architecture. Subscribers can access guide book text.
- Thais 4000 Years of Architecture A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods.
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