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http://www.greatbuildings.com
Editor's Pick Great Buildings Online Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects across the world with 3D models, photographs and drawings, commentaries, biographies and bibliographies. Searchable.
   http://www.greatbuildings.com
http://whc.unesco.org/
Editor's Pick World Heritage Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language options.
   http://whc.unesco.org/

Regular Links:

http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/
Architecture Through the Ages Open in a new browser window
   An introduction to world architecture produced by American teenagers through Think Quest. Images, discussion and bibliography for Egyptian, Chinese, Aztec, Mayan, Greek Roman and Gothic buildings.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/
http://rubens.anu.edu.au/
ArtServe Open in a new browser window
   A huge collection of images of architecture across the world, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region, Australia and Japan, collated by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University.
   http://rubens.anu.edu.au/
http://content.lib.washington.edu/buildingsweb/index.html
Cities and Buildings Image Database Open in a new browser window
   A searchable photographic database of buildings from around the world and across the ages, designed by the University of Washington's Architecture, History and Art History Departments.
   http://content.lib.washington.edu/buildingsweb/index.html
http://www.cupola.com/
Cupola Open in a new browser window
   A picture gallery of cupolas, architecture, art, and picturesque landscapes from around the world. Also US state capitol building histories, wordplay, FAQ and Autocad links.
   http://www.cupola.com/
http://www.cyark.org
CyArk Open in a new browser window
   A prototype project to test the concept of a digital archive of 3D survey information of endangered world heritage sites.
   http://www.cyark.org
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/
Digital Archive of Architecture Open in a new browser window
   Images of buildings in Europe and America from prehistoric to 20th century by Prof. Jeffrey Howe of Boston College, USA.
   http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/
Digital Images of Historic Architecture Open in a new browser window
   Galleries of photographs of European and North American architecture from Classical to Post-Modern, whole facades and details, with explanations, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College, US.
   http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com
Glass Steel and Stone Open in a new browser window
   Offers photographs and descriptions of outstanding buildings across the world, historic and modern.
   http://www.glasssteelandstone.com
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html
SPIRO: Architecture Slide Library Open in a new browser window
   Online images from the large collection of slides at the University of California at Berkeley. Can be searched by period, place, building name, personal name, subject type.
   http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html
http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm
Thais 4000 Years of Architecture Open in a new browser window
   A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods.
   http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm
http://www.cvrlab.org/
UCLA Cultural VR Lab Open in a new browser window
   The University of California develops Virtual Reality models of ancient and historic buildings around the world. Mission, staff profiles, computer-generated reconstructions.
   http://www.cvrlab.org/
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/
World Art Treasures Open in a new browser window
   Images of a range of ancient and historic art and architecture from the collection of slides in the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland.
   http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/
http://worldheritage-forum.net
Worldheritage Forum Open in a new browser window
   Weblog by Matthias Ripp and information about UNESCO World Heritage.
   http://worldheritage-forum.net

Last Updated: 2007-10-14 15:59:19