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Architectural History
General outline from architecture student Oki, plus specific information on Egyptian, Roman and 19th-20th century architecture and design. [Geocities pop-ups and music.]
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Metro/4460/arch.html
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Architecture Through the Ages
An introduction to world architecture produced by American teenagers through Think Quest. Images, discussion and bibliography for Egyptian, Chinese, Aztec, Mayan, Greek Roman and Gothic buildings.
http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/
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Art Historians' Guide to the Movies
A record by Craig Eliason of appearances of and references to famous works of art and architecture in the movies, arranged by period.
http://personal1.stthomas.edu/cdeliason/ahgttm.htm
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ArtServe
A huge collection of images of architecture across the world, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region, Australia and Japan, collated by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University.
http://rubens.anu.edu.au/
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Cities and Buildings Image Database
A searchable photographic database of buildings from around the world and across the ages, designed by the University of Washington's Architecture, History and Art History Departments.
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cities/
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Cupola
A picture gallery of cupolas, architecture, art, and picturesque landscapes from around the world. Also US state capitol building histories, wordplay, FAQ and Autocad links.
http://www.cupola.com/
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Digital Archive of Architecture
Images of buildings in Europe and America from prehistoric to 20th century by Prof. Jeffrey Howe of Boston College, USA.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/
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Digital Images of Historic Architecture
Galleries of photographs of European and North American architecture from Classical to Post-Modern, whole facades and details, with explanations, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College, US.
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/
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Glass Steel and Stone
Offers photographs and descriptions of outstanding buildings across the world, historic and modern.
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com
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Great Buildings Online
Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects across the world with 3D models, photographs and drawings, commentaries, biographies and bibliographies. Searchable.
http://www.greatbuildings.com
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SPIRO: Architecture Slide Library
Online images from the large collection of slides at the University of California at Berkeley. Can be searched by period, place, building name, personal name, subject type.
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html
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Thais 4000 Years of Architecture
A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods.
http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm
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World Art Treasures
Images of a range of ancient and historic art and architecture from the collection of slides in the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland.
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/
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World Heritage
Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language options.
http://whc.unesco.org/
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