History and story of Tower of London In 1066 A Norman duke who is known to history as William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings and with it the English throne. But most of Saxon England still had to be brought under Norman control, so William mounted a succession of military campaigns and built …
The Gherkin Building Tower Facts 30 St Mary Axe or commonly known as The Gherkin Building is a commercial complex (also popular for its restaurants) situated in the City of London. The construction of this skyscraper commenced in 2001, which was completed in December 2003. The building opened up in April 2004 and immediately grabbed …
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[wp_ad_camp_5] [wp_ad_camp_2] Gateway Arch’s Design & Structure The Gateway Arch, also known as Gateway to the West, Gateway to the Midwest or St. Louis …
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Well, to start with.. Sydney Opera House is in Sydney (which is so obvious unless you don’t know that a place named Sydney exists). Bennelong Point, Sydney New South Wales 2000, Australia to be more accurate. Anyways we were talking about THE Sydney Opera House facts and history, so, it’s an amazing building, an architectural …
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Swedish Medical Center Seattle’s Construction In accordance with NBN’s master plan, first developed in 1970, the latest addition to this medical centre’s campus is the construction of South-East Wing. The wing exterior and interior will include architecturally designed main entrance and lobby, ambulatory care clinic, pharmacy, intensive care unit, 24 operating rooms with recovery beds, …
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NBBJ was design architect for the expansion and renovation of three existing concourses at Sea-Tac International Airport. The project includes the addition of 150,000 square feet and the renovation of 170,000 square feet of space on Concourses B, C, and D. Seattle has emerged as a prominent port on the West Coast, specifically as a …
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Row House or Azuma House in Sumiyoshi is in Osaka’s shitumachi (“low city”) Sumiyoshi Shrine. In the middle of this working class neighbourhood full of odours of everyday life stands a mute wall. Known as Osaka’s “Deep South” district, this, area is where Ando began his career as an architecture. From the end of the …
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True History of the Pantheon’s Design The rock of the Acropolis, with its collection of magnificent classical architectural monuments, rises above the city of Athens. This craggy limestone plateau was the site of one of the first settlements in Greece and was gradually transformed from a fortified citadel to the heart of the first city …
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True History of the Pantheon’s Design The rock of the Acropolis, with its collection of magnificent classical architectural monuments, rises above the city of Athens. This craggy limestone plateau was the site of one of the first settlements in Greece and was gradually transformed from a fortified citadel to the heart of the first city …
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I don’t know if you have been to Rome or not, but I am sure about one thing – If you’re an architecture student/teacher or an enthusiast, you sure as hell know about the COLOSSEUM in Rome.There are many amazing facts about this marvelous amphitheater that you don’t know (I am assuming that because you’re …
