Building Types
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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.
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- Clifton Cathedral
- This boldly modern Roman Catholic Cathedral was among the first whose design followed the principles of the Second Vatican Council. Designed by the Percy Thomas Partnership, it was consecrated in 1973. The official site includes an illustrated description.