Building Types
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- Church House South Tawton, Devon, UK
- 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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- Great Lodges
- Showcases books, lectures and workshops by Christine Barnes on the most important lodges in North America. Includes a database with photographs and concise details.
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- Metro Arts and Architecture
- Dozens of subway cities which are remarkable for their interesting stations. Descriptions and photographs from Metro Bits by Mike Rohde.
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- Round Barns
- Dale Travis provides photographs and locations of round and octagonal barns across the United States and Canada.
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- The Pigeon Cote of Old
- Pigeon Cote hosts a complete annotated version of Cooke's Book of Dovecotes, which is an illustrated guide. Also bibliography and links.
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- The Workhouse
- 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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- 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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- Balliol College Virtual Tour
- A tour of the oldest college in Oxford, part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford. QuickTime panoramas are accessed via clickable plan.
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- King's College, Cambridge
- An illustrated history from the official site of the college founded by Henry VI in 1441, with its magnificent chapel, completed by the Tudors.
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- St John's College Virtual Tour
- This part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford provides interactive 360° photographs viewable by using a map of the college.
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- Trinity College, Cambridge
- A tour of the varied architecture of the college via sensitive bird's eye view, with comments on its history, from the official site. Includes the library designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
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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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- Exhibition and Exposition
- Great Buildings Online provides images and information on a selection of buildings in Europe, North American and Japan designed for exhibition purposes.
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- The Crystal Palace
- 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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- The Crystal Palace Foundation
- 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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- ArchitectureWeek: Foster and Partners Roof the Great Court
- 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. (February 14, 2001)
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- Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls
- Steve Howe of the Black and White Picture Place provides a guide around the Roman and medieval city wall. Map, modern and archival images with description and history, including quotations from primary sources.