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Boston College

A Digital Archive of American Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating photographic archive of American architecture. Find photographs of over 280 buildings that were constructed between the 17th and 20th centuries.
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Art and Architecture: Pierre Granche's Canada Memoria in Green Park, London

For Students 9th - 10th
From Courtauld Institute of Art's, Art and Architecture on-line resource, this is the entry for Pierre Granche's, Canada Memoria in Green Park, London. The monument and how it came about is explained and presented.
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St. Louis Public Library: Elements of Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Page through an online exhibition, with details and zoomable examples of major architectural styles and monuments of Western architecture, that showcases elements of architectural design, structure, and aesthetics.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae

For Students 9th - 10th
Printed images of the major architectural monuments and sculptures of ancient Rome spread knowledge of classical antiquity throughout Europe. The "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence") represents a...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Golden Age of Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module considers the language, literature, material culture, and architectural monuments of classical Islamic civilization (AD 610-1258).
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Design a Monument [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn what a monument, or an architectural memorial, is, then try your skill at designing one of your own.
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Other

Ancient Athens 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is devoted to documenting the buildings and monuments of Athens from the Mycenaean Period to about 1800 AD. Choose an era and read about the history and structures of that time period. The last section is a complete list of...
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Other

Oeuvre Notre Dame

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated with drawings and photos, this multi-lingual site includes sections on history, discussion of architecture, repairs, a news bulletin, a glossary and a document database.
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United Nations

Unesco: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website features Ravenna in Italy, which was the center of the Roman Empire at one point, and later of the Byzantine Empire in Italy. Presented on this website are eight Christian buildings, and their mosaics, from...
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La Cathedrale Saint Etienne (Bourges)

For Students 9th - 10th
This one-page, all-French site has nine color photo illustrations. In fairly straight-forward language, it covers history, architecture, and art associated with the cathedral.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: The Ediable Monument: Art of Food for Festivals

For Students 9th - 10th
Ornate edible architecture and sculptures were often created for celebrations in the cities and courts of early modern Europe. The Edible Monument is an exhibition of the ephemeral art created for these festivals.
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Amigos De La Egiptologia: Geografia Y Planos

For Students 9th - 10th
A Spanish language website evaluating principal monuments of the Egyptian civilization. Enriched with maps and reconstructions.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Mapping Gothic France

For Students 9th - 10th
A full description of this superb project is given here, along with a link to the actual project website. It is basically a database of all significant Gothic monuments in France and includes over twenty thousand photographs and...
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Other

The Stoa: The Ancient City of Athens

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Ancient City of Athens" is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece), produced by university-level classics professor Kevin T. Glowacki. Includes many helpful resources besides...
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Other

White House Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The unofficial virtual White House Museum is an exhausting interactive collection of the history and architecture of the White House.
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Curated OER

Michigan State Monuments

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Michigan State Monuments.
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Curated OER

Montana State Monuments

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Montana State Monuments.
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Curated OER

Montana State Monuments

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Montana State Monuments.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Libraries:industrial Drawings at the Smithsonian: Doodles & Drafts

For Students 9th - 10th
Drawing is a key element in an inventor's skill set. When it comes to the working out of new ideas, inventors turn to pencil and paper. Mixing art and science, this exhibition site showcases a collection of industrial drawings that...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Japan: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu Ji Area

For Students 9th - 10th
There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world. These masterpieces of wooden...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Russian Federation: Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

For Students 9th - 10th
Situated on the ancient trade route between Central Asia and northern Europe, Novgorod was Russia's first capital in the 9th century. Surrounded by churches and monasteries, it was a centre for Orthodox spirituality as well as Russian...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Spain: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 9th century the flame of Christianity was kept alive in the Iberian peninsula in the tiny Kingdom of the Asturias. Here an innovative pre-Romanesque architectural style was created that was to play a significant role in the...
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Curated OER

Unesco: India: Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

For Students 9th - 10th
Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India. An impressive...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Russian Federation: White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

For Students 9th - 10th
These two artistic centres in central Russia hold an important place in the country's architectural history. There are a number of magnificent 12th- and 13th-century public and religious buildings, above all the masterpieces of the...