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- Wikipedia: Skyscraper
- A comprehensive article from the collaborative online encyclopedia on the skyscraper's historical development.
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- Aztec On The River Theatre
- A theater in San Antonio, Texas, opened in 1926 in a fantasy Meso-American style. Includes photographs and history.
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- Carthalia
- Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatre buildings and concert halls worldwide. He provides notes on the history of some of the better-known ones.
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- Drive In Theater
- The American phenomenon which began in the 1930s: open-air cinemas, viewed from automobiles. An illustrated history and list of theaters both operating and closed.
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- Grand Vision Foundation
- A non-profit organization to preserve and promote the Warner Grand Theater, an Art Deco movie palace in San Pedro, California. Includes a history of the theater, which opened in 1931.
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- Movie House History: Classic Theaters of Kansas
- Paul Salley lists theaters, opera houses and drive-in theaters in Kansas, with some history. Banners.
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- Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California
- The official site offers photographs and a history (with source) of this extraordinary Art Deco theater. The 1930s movie palace was designed by San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger.
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- Redford Theatre
- This 1928 cinema in Detroit was designed with a Japanese motif. Includes an illustrated history and details of its restoration by the Motor City Theatre Organ Society.
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- Saenger Theatres
- A study of the former Saenger organization and its theaters, mainly in the US. A list, with illustrated histories of selected theaters, some now gone.
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- The Cerrito Theater
- El Cerrito's historic theater with its Art Deco interior and murals is one of California's hidden treasures. History, photographs and progress on its restoration.
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- Theatre Historical Society of America
- Nonprofit educational organization dedicated to documenting and celebrating historic theatres of all types in the United States.
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- Theatre Royal, York, UK
- The official site includes a brief history of the theater built in 1744 and re-modelled in the 19th century.
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- Theatron
- Features interactive walkthroughs of 3D models of present and past theatres, including those of ancient Greece and Rome. Requires Cosmo Player VRML Plug-in, Flash and Quicktime.
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- Catholic Encyclopedia: Baptistery
- The separate building in which the sacrament of baptism was once solemnly administered, or that portion of the church-edifice later set apart for the same purpose.
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- LacusCurtius: Roman Fountains
- Article from William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1875), illustrated with three woodcuts.
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- The Early Christian Baptisteries of Rome
- The Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome provides an illustrated introduction to the type and its function, and information on the remains of a baptistery belonging to the church of San Lorenzo in Lucina.
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- Sacred Places
- Online accompaniment to a college course describing religious structures of all types.