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Ancient Architecture

ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

Baroque Architecture

BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

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Interior

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Islamic Architecture

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Louvre

LOUVRE

Medieval Architecture

MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

Modern Architecture

MODERN ARCHITECTURE

Palladio,Andrea

PALLADIO,ANDREA

Prehistoric Architecture

PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE

Renaissance Architecture

RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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The Last Judgement, mosaic on the South facade of St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague.
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The Last Judgement, mosaic on the South facade of St. Vitus Cathedral,...

Throne of Charlemagne (768-814). Marble. On the first floor gallery of the Octagon, center of the present cathedral and the original, octagonal basilica built by the Emperor shortly before 800.
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Throne of Charlemagne (768-814). Marble. On the first floor galle...

Throne of King Bela III (reigned 1173 - 1196) from his palace at Esztergom. King Bela was educated at Constantinople and married a French princess who brought French craftsmen to Hungary. Red and white marble.
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Throne of King Bela III (reigned 1173 - 1196) from his palace at Esztergom. Kin...

Speyer cathedral, begun by Konrad II in 1030. View of the center nave. The oldest of the three Imperial Cathedrals on the Rhine, Speyer is the burial place of the Salic Emperors and of King Rudolf I Habsburg.
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Speyer cathedral, begun by Konrad II in 1030. View of the center nave....

Crypt of Speyer Cathedral. The oldest of the three Imperial cathedrals in the Rhineland, founded by Konrad II in 1030, Speyer is the burial place of the Salic Emperors and of King Rudolf I Habsburg.
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Crypt of Speyer Cathedral. The oldest of the three Imperial cathedrals in t...

Romanesque lion, devouring a man. From the crypt of Speyer Cathedral.
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Romanesque lion, devouring a man. From the crypt of Speyer...

Chartres Cathedral: statues from the left side of the central door of the Royal Gate (Porte Royale), probably men and women of the Old Testament. Around 1145
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Chartres Cathedral: statues from the left side of the central door of t...

Chartres Cathedral, south porch, bay of the martyrs. From left to right: Saint Maurice, Saint Stephen in deacon's robes, Saint Clement, pope, Saint Lawrence as deacon. On the pedestals, symbols of their martyrdom.
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Chartres Cathedral, south porch, bay of the martyrs. From left to right: Sain...

South porch, Chartres Cathedral,tympanon. Christ judge in the center, Saint Mary and Saint John pleading for mankind.Six angels carry the instruments of passion. In the orders of the arch, the nine choirs of the angels.
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South porch, Chartres Cathedral,tympanon. Christ judge in the cent...

North porch, Chartres cathedral, tympanon. On the lintel, Saint Mary's death and entombment, in the tympanon Mary's glorification; she is seated on a throne next to Christ who blesses her.
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North porch, Chartres cathedral, tympanon. On the lintel, Saint Mar...

Central porch (portail central),Strasbourg Cathedral. Top:King Solomon on his throne;tympanon: Jesus' entry in Jerusalem,last supper,Judas' kiss,Malchus,Jesus before Pilate;crown of thorns, crucifixion;Judas' hanged,Saint Mary Magdalen,Saint Thomas, the ascension.
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Central porch (portail central),Strasbourg Cathedral. Top:King Solomon on his...

Right gate of central porch, Strasbourg Cathedral. Parable of the foolish virgins and the seducer.
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Right gate of central porch, Strasbourg Cathedral. Parable of the foolish v...