foreign buildings and monuments Flashcards
national gallery of art
john russel pope,
and east building was designed by architect I.M.Pei
Guggenheum museum
desgined by frank lyoyd wright
Doge’s palace
style - Venetian Gothic style
Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel, 1889
palace of Versailes
it is a formal French royal residence
built by louis - XII later enlarged by louis XIV
designed by - louis le vau, Jules Hardovin mansart, ange jacques galbriel
architecture study - French Baroque
petronas towers
designed by - cesor pelli
Hagia Sophia
located in istanbul, 532 - 537 AD
burj al arab
built by atkins group, designed by tom wright
Milan Cathedral
located in milan italy, style - gothic style
3rd largest in the world
archbishop antonio da saluzzo began construction in 1386
Colosseum
largest roman amphitheater built between 70 and 72 AD
it was imagined by emperor vespasin
the final structure was constructed by his son titus and inaugurated it in 80ad
parthenon
it is a temple dedicated to the goddess athena in greece
designed by iktinos, callicrates and phidias
construction began in 447BC and completed in 438 BC
Burj Khalifa
it was designed by Adrian Smith
Islamic architecture
great wall of china
it is made out of stone, brack, rammed earth, wood and other materials
built by Qin Shi Huang first emperor of china enhanced by the Ming Dynasty
Sydney Opera House
John utzon from denmark
statue of liberty
designed by Frederic Barthildi
completed on 28th oct 1886
