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Ancient Architecture

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FRANCE

Interior

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ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Louvre

LOUVRE

Medieval Architecture

MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

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MODERN ARCHITECTURE

Palladio,Andrea

PALLADIO,ANDREA

Prehistoric Architecture

PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE

Renaissance Architecture

RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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Church of the Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria. Before 1295
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Church of the Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria....

"Spinnerin am Kreuz" (the spinner at the crossroads), gothic wayside shrine on one of Vienna's busiest autoroutes. Said to have been the place where wives waited for their husbands to return from the Crusades.
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"Spinnerin am Kreuz" (the spinner at the crossroads), gothic wayside shrine on...

Church tower of the pilgrimage-church Maria Strassengel, Styria, 1346-1366. Gothic tracery, height 47 m
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Church tower of the pilgrimage-church Maria Strassengel, Styri...

View of Antwerp Cathedral and the old houses of Grote Markt. The cathedral was begun in 1352; construction continued well into the 16th century. The 123 m high spire was finished in 1530.
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View of Antwerp Cathedral and the old houses of Grote Markt. T...

Interior of the Cathedral Saint Rombaut, Mechelen. The nave was finished around 1250, construction of the cathedral continued into the 15th century.
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Interior of the Cathedral Saint Rombaut, Mechelen. The nave was finished ar...

Saint Jan's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Cathedral was begun towards the end of the 14th century, in rich Brabanconne-Gothic. Little men and animals sit on the flying buttresses. Construction continued into the 16th century.
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Saint Jan's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Cathedral was begun...

The nave of Saint Jan's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
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The nave of Saint Jan's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

The Abbey of Saint Guilhem-le-Desert, Languedoc. The Abbey was founded in the early 9th century by William, Count of Toulouse, who was victorious against the Sarazens and became one of the legendary heroes of the ballads of the troubadours.
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The Abbey of Saint Guilhem-le-Desert, Languedoc. The Abbey was founded in...

The cloisters of Notre Dame du Puy. The two-coloured arches show a certain oriental influence due to the crusaders.
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The cloisters of Notre Dame du Puy. The two-coloured arches...

Church in "La Couvertoirade", a town built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century. When French King Philippe Le Beau dissolved and persecuted the order in the 14th century, La Couvertoirade was abandoned and ruined.
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Church in "La Couvertoirade", a town built by the Knights Templar in the 1...

The Church of Saints Paul and Austremonius in Issoire. The octagonal, two-storied bell tower and the mosaics on the apse are typical of the Auvergnat. Romanesque style.
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The Church of Saints Paul and Austremonius in Issoire. The octagonal, two-stori...

The Church of Saints Paul and Austremonius in Issoire. The mosaics on the apse are typical of the Auvergnat Romanesque style.
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The Church of Saints Paul and Austremonius in Issoire. The mosaics on the apse...