view gallery |  College Life Insurance Company - Indianapolis, IN
in Great Buildings of the World Beautiful trio of buildings in north Indianapolis. posted by: gparkes location: Indiana date approved: 8/15/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Kresge College, UCSC - Santa Cruz, California
in Great Buildings of the World Kresge College at the University of California, Santa Cruz was designed by architects William Turnbull and Charles Willard Moore. It is based on a fantasy Italian village which winds up the hillside. posted by: DougK location: California date approved: 8/13/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Fallingwater - Mill Run, PA
in Great Buildings of the World Arguably, Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous work can be found in the hills of southwest Pennsylvania. posted by: Rayman location: Pennsylvania date approved: 8/5/2009 last visited: 9/25/2012 |
view gallery |  Palace at Knossos - Crete, Greece
in Great Buildings of the World The Palace of Knossos is the largest archaeological site from the Bronze Age on Crete and is believed to have been the ceremonial and political center of the Minoan civilization and culture. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Greece date approved: 8/2/2009 last visited: 9/12/2006 |
view gallery |  Kaufmann Desert House - Palm Springs CA
in Great Buildings of the World This great building, a California Modern designed by Richard Neutra, was built in 1946. posted by: Peter and Gloria location: California date approved: 6/29/2009 last visited: 4/1/2010 |
view gallery |  White House - Washington, DC
in Great Buildings of the World The home of the President of the United States is listed as a Great Building. posted by: saopaulo1 location: District of Columbia date approved: 6/24/2009 last visited: 12/8/2012 |
view gallery |  Central Park in New York City
in Great Buildings of the World The Central Park in Mantattan, the largest "piece of Nature" (area of 341 ha) in the New York City and its "green lungs", is for my not only pleasant place for morning walk but also perfect locality of active geocaching for overseas-cachers-tourists. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: New York date approved: 6/9/2009 last visited: 5/20/2013 |
view gallery |  Hall of Supreme Harmony - Taihe Dian in Beijing's Forbidden City (China)
in Great Buildings of the World Hall of Supreme Harmony or Taihe Dian is heart of the immense Forbidden City palace complex in Beijing. It is also the grandest and the most important building in the Chinese nation...
posted by: Dorcadion Team location: China date approved: 6/8/2009 last visited: 7/2/2011 |
view gallery |  Brooklyn Bridge in New York City
in Great Buildings of the World Tourist's must-to-see location of the New York City, the famous Brooklyn Bridge, is not only one of the most busies bridges in NYC but it is also an engineering and architectural landmark of the first category... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: New York date approved: 6/7/2009 last visited: 10/10/2011 |
view gallery |  Lake Point Tower (Chicago, Illinois)
in Great Buildings of the World The Lake Point Tower, black unusually shaped 197 m tall skyscraper, is located on the peninsula which leads into Navy Pier, one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations. This building is one of architectural dominants of the city's skyline... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Illinois date approved: 6/7/2009 last visited: 3/10/2012 |
view gallery |  John Hancock Center (Chicago, Illinois)
in Great Buildings of the World Known locally as "Big John", black tower of the John Hancock Center building with its distinctive X-bracing is one of the most beautiful US skyscrapers and one of Chicago's main architectural landmarks... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Illinois date approved: 6/7/2009 last visited: 7/25/2009 |
view gallery |  Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, Virginia
in Great Buildings of the World The Mount Vernon estate was the home of George Washington, first president of the United States. posted by: akern.geo location: Virginia date approved: 6/5/2009 last visited: 1/21/2013 |
view gallery |  Faneuil Hall - Boston, MA
in Great Buildings of the World Faneuil Hall has served as a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. Funded by wealthy merchant, Peter Faneuil and Originally designed by artist John Smibert in 1740–1742, it was greatly expanded in and modified in 1806 by Charles Bulfinch. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/2/2009 last visited: 10/10/2010 |
view gallery |  Crane Library - Quincy, MA
in Great Buildings of the World The Crane Library is located around the corner from the Church of the Presidents, Quincy, Massachusetts. The building was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, designer of Boston's Trinity Church, and founder of the Richarsonian Romanesque movement. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/2/2009 last visited: 3/23/2013 |
view gallery |  Zimmerman House - Manchester, NH
in Great Buildings of the World This 1950 Frank Lloyd Wright designed residence is tucked away on a little known quiet side street in Manchester, New Hampshire. Tours are available through the Currier Art Museum which owns it from a bequest from Dr. Isadore J. & Lucille Zimmerman. posted by: silverquill location: New Hampshire date approved: 6/2/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Parthenon - Athens, Greece
in Great Buildings of the World The Parthenon is located at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Greece date approved: 5/30/2009 last visited: 2/22/2013 |
view gallery |  Treasury of Atreus - Mycenae, Greece
in Great Buildings of the World The Treasury of Atreus, also known as the Tomb of Agamemnon, is located in the Prefecture of Argolis, Region of the Peloponnesos, in Greece. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Greece date approved: 5/30/2009 last visited: 4/21/2007 |
view gallery |  Theater at Epidauros - Epidauros, Greece
in Great Buildings of the World The Theater at Epidaurus is located in the Prefecture of Argolis, Region of the Peloponnesos, in Greece. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Greece date approved: 5/30/2009 last visited: 5/12/2005 |
view gallery |  Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Firenze (Florence), Italy
in Great Buildings of the World Florence cathedral - really great gothic building. posted by: Dáin & Olík location: Toscana, Italy date approved: 5/29/2009 last visited: 3/11/2013 |
view gallery |  Louvre in Paris (France)
in Great Buildings of the World Palais du Louvre (former Roayl palace) is one of the largest and most visited museums in the world, and possibly the most famous of them all. The Louvre is definitely one of Paris's many must-visits... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 5/28/2009 last visited: 10/16/2011 |
view gallery |  Pyramide du Louvre in Paris (France)
in Great Buildings of the World The XXth century addition to the Louvre Roayal Palace complex is the famous glass pyramidal entrance - "Pyramide du Louvre", in my opinion really fine example of a perfect combination of modern and historic architecture... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 5/28/2009 last visited: 10/16/2011 |
view gallery |  Panthéon in Paris (France)
in Great Buildings of the World The impressive Panthéon is a neo-Classical church in the Latin Quarter of Paris. It was originally an abbey dedicated to St. Genevieve (the patron saint of Paris), but now functions primarily as a burial place for famous French heroes... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 5/28/2009 last visited: 2/18/2013 |
view gallery |  Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (France)
in Great Buildings of the World Cathedral of Notre-Dame is not the largest cathedral in the world, but might be the most famous of all cathedrals. This masterpiece of Gothic architecture is located on the Île de la Cité, a small island in the medieval heart of the city of Paris. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 5/28/2009 last visited: 5/10/2013 |
view gallery |  Eiffel Tower / Tour Eiffel - Paris (France)
in Great Buildings of the World Once the tallest structure in the world, the Eiffel Tower is probably Europe's best known landmark and Paris's most famous symbol... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 5/28/2009 last visited: 11/17/2012 |
view gallery |  Piazza di San Marco / St. Mark's Square (Venice, Italy)
in Great Buildings of the World Visit Piazza di San Marco (St. Mark's Square), place where the Basilica di San Marco and the Doge's Palace overlooks one of the most beautiful squares in the world, a real marble salon, the Venice city center for centuries... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Veneto, Italy date approved: 5/19/2009 last visited: 7/6/2012 |
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