Villa Savoye HOUSE POISSY, FRANCE
LE CORBUSIER With its white walls, generous windows, and open-plan living areas, the Villa Savoye is perhaps the most iconic house by the great architect, Le Corbusier. When he …
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Himeji Castle CASTLE HIMEJI, JAPAN
ARCHITECT UNKNOWN Impressive and beautiful, Himeji is one of the greatest of the Japanese castles built by the country’s feudal daimyo (warlords) during the 16th and 17th centuries. Himeji …
MOSQUE ISFAHAN IRAN
OSTAD SHAYKH BAHAI The soaring turquoise dome of its prayer hall and the intricate design of the tiled decoration are just two of the elements that make the Masjid-i-Shah …
Taj Mahal
MUGHAL MAUSOLEUM AGRA, INDIA ARCHITECT UNKNOWN A vision of shimmering white marble, the Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his favorite …
Royal Palace AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
JACOB VAN CAMPEN In a commanding location on Dam Square, Amsterdam’s Royal Palace was originally built as the city’s Town Hall in the mid-17th century. During this period, known …
Monticello PRIVATE HOUSE CHARLOTTESVILLE, USA
THOMAS JEFFERSON In 1769, when Thomas Jefferson, one of our founding fathers, began to design his own house, the style he chose was neoclassicism. This style was, to some …
Houses of Parliament GOVERNMENT BUILDING LONDON, UK
CHARLES BARRY AND AUGUSTUS WELBY NORTHMORE PUGIN Work on Britain’s Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, began after the previous building had been almost totally …
Hotel Tassel TOWN HOUSE BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
VICTOR HORTA The end of the 19th century saw the birth of a new design movement that rejected the revival of past styles, such as Gothic, and was characterized …