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• UK Asylums & Hospitals
History, heritage and architecture of former lunatic asylums and mental health care facilities in the UK.
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• UK Castles
A browsable directory of mainly medieval UK castles, arranged by country, county, and A-Z.
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• UK Cathedrals
Tour excursions highlight small group tours into cathedrals and castles of the United Kingdom.
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• UK Fortifications Club
Researches and records fortified sites throughout the UK. Journal, membership and news.
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• Underground Buildings: Architecture and Environment
An exploration of the viability of underground buildings in contemporary America, with some discussion of international examples.
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• Underwater Archaeological Investigation of the Pharos
A Franco-Egyptian team inspected the submerged ruins of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria in 1994-1998. An illustrated, scholarly report hosted by UNESCO.
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• United States Lighthouse Society
Nonprofit historical and educational organization provides information on programs, tours, projects and chapters.
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• Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
Official site of the remarkable cubist concrete church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright reproduces the original 1906 brochure with plans, drawings and the design philosophy for the building.
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• Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park Tourist provides an online tour with plan, photographs and history of the remarkable cubist concrete church designed in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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• University of Cambridge History Faculty Library
Subject of a limited competition won by architect James Stirling, the library building was completed in 1968 and awarded an RIBA Gold medal. Photographs and brief description.
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• University of Kent: Wind and Watermills Collections
The collections include around 4,000 photographs of windmills in Great Britain, photographed by Donald Muggeridge 1930s-1960s. Online catalogue by English and Welsh counties, with some images. Also the C.P. Davies Collection, which centres on Kent and Sussex mills.
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• Uppark
This fine late 17th-century house in Sussex was gutted by fire in 1989, but has been restored by the National Trust. History, photographs, facilities, opening times, news and events.
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• Upper Peninsula Lighthouses on Lake Superior
A listing with links to lighthouses on Lake Superior which are open to the public.
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• Uppsala Cathedral
The official site for the largest church in Scandinavia includes a chronology of its history, a floor plan and photographs with commentary.
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• US Lighthouse Society
Chesapeake Chapter (Virginia and Maryland). Includes photos, maps, club information.
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• Usk Castle
The Friends of Usk provide a plan and illustrated history and propose urgent works and improvements to this Norman castle in Wales.
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• Vancouver Skyscrapers
Short descriptions with photographs of Vancouver's high rise buildings, and a skyline gallery, by Lostman.
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• Verona Springs Sanitarium
The Verona Springs Sanitarium was built on Spring House road, near the town of Lowell in the town of Westmoreland, New York. In 1903 it burnt down never to be replaced. This site is dedicated to the memory of the building.
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• Versailles, France
Elegant bilingual official site offering history, guided tour via an interactive map, 360-degree panoramas, gallery of masterpieces and visitor information.
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• ViA Arquitectura
Quarterly review on particular aspects of recent international architecture. [in Spanish and English]
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• Victoria Buildings
Photographs and descriptions of high rise buildings in Victoria by Lostman.
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• Victorian City of London Churches
GenDocs supplies a list of churches with dates of building and parish register information.
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• Victorian House
Reprints of houseplan books from the 1830s to the 1930s, plus free samples of vintage house designs and floor plans.
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• Villa Aldobrandini, Rome
Paula J. Howarth tells the story of this villa built at the beginning of the 17th century by Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, with bibliography.
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• Villa Riviera
Condominium apartments in Long Beach, California, designed in the French chateau style by Richard D. King in 1929. History, original brochure, photographs with commentary; related buildings.
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• Virtual Portmeirion
Online tours, hundreds of photographs and information about Portmeirion, North Wales, a picturesque village created by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, including architectural follies.
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• Virtual Tour Himeji Castle
History, map, tour and gallery of photographs of this magnificent timber castle on a stone base, built in 1601 by Terumasa Ikeda - a World Heritage site. By Hakurotowa No Kai.
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• Virtual Tour of Brasenose College
Dr Karl Harrison provides QuickTime views of Brasenose, with comments on the buildings, accessed via clickable plan, as part of his Virtual Tour of Oxford.
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• Visit Northumbria's Churches
A vast number of churches each have basic descriptions, some photos and opening arrangements are also included in this extensive site on the Christian Heritage of Northumbria.
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• Viva Granada - Alhambra
An illustrated tour of this jewel of Moorish architecture, begun in the mid-13th century by the Sultan Alhamar.
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• Vshadow - Public Institutions
Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions.
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• Waddesdon Manor
This astonishing Renaissance-style château was designed by French architect Destailleur in 1874 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Includes history, images and visitor information.
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• Walled Towns Friendship Circle
Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information.
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• Walpole St Peter, Norfolk
Some details of this large and famous village church which holds an annual flower festival.
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• Warwick Castle
An illustrated introduction to this magnificent castle by John Webb. Chronology, bibliography.
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• Warwick Castle
The official site for the former home of the Earls of Warwick provides visitor information, illustrated timeline and history, guide and a virtual reality panorama.
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• Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society
Located in northern Lake Michigan, this site contains the history, photographs,and blueprints of the lighthouse; plus information on preservation efforts.
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• Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Asylum
Page at a genealogy site with information on the founding of this institution.
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• Weavertown One Room Schoolhouse
Photographs and hours of operation for this 1877 Pennsylvania schoolhouse that now serves as a museum.
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• West Bank (Range Front) Light
Data and information provided by the National Park Service Inventory of Historic Light Stations. (Staten Island)
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