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Nethca — (Arts/Architecture)
Network for theory, history and criticism of architecture. Mission statement, archive and colloquia.
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The Workhouse — (Arts/Architecture)
Peter Higginbotham explores in depth the history of the British buildings where employment was provided for the destitute. Includes a gazetteer by country and county.
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Rossbret UK Institutions — (Arts/Architecture)
A gazetteer of UK workhouses and voluntary or subscription hospitals, with some asylums, orphanages, almshouses and prisons. Background information on the poor law and history of medicine.
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Railroad Stations — (Arts/Architecture)
Explore the architecture and history of railroad stations around the world. Zane Riester includes a bibliography.
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Church House South Tawton, Devon, UK — (Arts/Architecture)
History, location, usage and restoration project of a 15th-century village hall built of granite and thatch. An outstanding example of a special type of medieval community building.
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The Crystal Palace — (Arts/Architecture)
Computer models of this Victorian marvel designed by Joseph Paxton from the University of Virginia, with an illustrated account of its history and construction.
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ArchitectureWeek: Foster and Partners Roof the Great Court — (Arts/Architecture)
Don Barker explains the history of the great neoclassical British Museum designed by Robert Smirke in the context of the new steel and glass roof.
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The Guardian: A Feast for the Eyes — (Arts/Architecture)
Jonathan Glancey admires the Great Court in the British Museum. He describes the history of the building and the new roof over the court.
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The Crystal Palace Foundation — (Arts/Architecture)
Group dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace, who have created a museum on the site. Includes images and a history of the building after the Great Exhibition closed in October 1851.
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The Israel Museum, Jerusalem — (Arts/Architecture)
The Shrine of the Book, erected in 1965 for the preservation and exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Brief illustrated history of this remarkable building designed by American-Jewish architects A.Bartos and F. Kiesler.
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Liverpool (RC) — (Arts/Architecture)
The official site gives a history of this remarkable Modernist building completed in 1967. Designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd, the circular plan and spiked elevation is intended to evoke Christ's crown of thorns. Includes virtual tour and history.
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Abbeys and Cathedrals — (Arts/Architecture)
Carol Davidson Cragoe charts the changing tides and social setting of Christian architecture in England in this readable, illustrated BBC History Trail. Includes an activity, quiz and bibliography.
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Churches in Florence — (Arts/Architecture)
Guide to the many medieval churches the city from Your Way to Florence: brief histories, some with photographs.
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Barbados: Religion and Spiritual Retreats — (Arts/Architecture)
The Barbados Tourism Authority provides an interactive map of historic churches, leading to a photograph and outline history for each. The oldest is St George's (1784).
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St. Brigid Catholic Church, San Francisco — (Arts/Architecture)
Noted for its Irish stained-glass windows, 19th-century Romanesque architecture, and its Ruffatti organ. History, description, expandable photographs.
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Shrine of St. Michael, Italy — (Arts/Architecture)
History and tour via sensitive cutaway drawing of the shrine in Monte Sant'Angelo on the Gargano peninsula. The shrine in a natural cavern lies at the heart of a complex of medieval buildings.
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First Congregational Church, Orwell, Vermont — (Arts/Architecture)
Photographs, 19th-century painting and history of this fine example of the Greek Revival style, built in 1842 by Frederick Bostwick and Fobes. Hosted by the University of Vermont.
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Decorative Art in Architecture as a Part of Bandung History — (Arts/Architecture/History)
An essay by Dibyo Hartono on the influence of Art Deco on the architecture of Bandung in Indonesia.
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Stones of History: The Parliament Hill Reconstruction Project — (Arts/Architecture/History)
Photographs, web-cam and progress reports on the renovation of Canada's Neo-Gothic parliament buildings, from Public Works and Government Services, Canada.
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History of Egyptian Architecture — (Arts/Architecture/History)
Covering sites such as the Temple of Karnak and Pyramids at Giza, among others.
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