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Architecture
What is Architecture?
• It is the art and science of designing
and constructing buildings and other
structures.
• According to an ancient Roman
architect (Vitruvius, 1st century BCE),
architecture should be durable (last a
long time), functional, and beautiful.
Important Architecture
Features
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Door
Window
Door and window frames
Roof
Façade: The front (face) of a building
Let’s look at some examples of architecture.
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
Pyramids of Giza (2560 BC)
Ancient Greece: The
Parthenon
Japan: Golden Pavilion
It was originally
built in the 1300s
as a home for
powerful man. It
was turned into a
Buddhist temple
after he died.
Medieval: Notre Dame
Cathedral
In Paris,
France
(11631345)
Renaissance:
Tower of Pisa
It is the bell tower for the
Pisa Cathedral. Pisa,
Italy (1173-1372)
Renaissance: Il Duomo
In Florence, Italy (1296-1436)
Russia: St.
Basil’s
Cathedral
Moscow, Russia
(1555-1561)
Islamic: Taj Mahal
In India (1632-1650)
USA (Neoclassical): White
House
Washington D.C. (1792-1800)
USA (Victorian Style): Painted
Ladies
Built in San
Francisco
during the
late 1800s
through the
early 1900s
Atlanta, GA (Classical
Revival): Swan House
• Click here for virtual tour
USA
(Modern):
Chrysler
Building
The 3rd tallest
building in NYC was
built in 1928-1930 for
the headquarter for
Chrysler Company
until 1950. It is an Art
Deco masterpiece.
New Architecture: Walt Disney
Concert Hall
In Los Angeles, CA (1999-2003)
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