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Express Yourself: Make Art From Your Ideas
Young scholars analyze and discuss various sculptures by the artist Andrea Arroyo. They discuss ways artists use symbols to express abstract ideas, design and create a plasticine plaque, and write a journal response.
Boston College
A Digital Archive of American Architecture
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
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.
Other
St. Louis Public Library: Elements of Architecture
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.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
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...
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Golden Age of Islam
Learning module considers the language, literature, material culture, and architectural monuments of classical Islamic civilization (AD 610-1258).
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Design a Monument [Pdf]
Learn what a monument, or an architectural memorial, is, then try your skill at designing one of your own.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Origins of Archaeology
An account which describes the work of Renaissance scholars to "reconstruct," ancient Rome and its architecture. A number of Renaissance manuscripts are shown. Click on "From collection to Reconstruction" (bottom of page) to go to next...
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Ancient Athens 3 D
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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Oeuvre Notre Dame
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Egypt's Pyramids: Monuments With a Message
Take a trip back in time with this exciting lesson plan! Explore the Egyptian pyramids with the wealth of resources presented on this site. Provides links to information, photos, and much more!
United Nations
Unesco: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
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...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Learning to Read Rome's Ruins
Ibiblio offers a short account on how Renaissance scholars began to explore the ancient Roman ruins and reconstruct the Roman architectural achievements.
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La Cathedrale Saint Etienne (Bourges)
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.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: The Ediable Monument: Art of Food for Festivals
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.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Bandelier National Monument: Archeology
Read this brief introduction to the Pueblo Culture, the Anasazi, as they lived prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 1500s. Find examples of their pottery and their cliff dwellings.
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Overview of History, Culture, and Science: Croatian Art
An extensive overview of the art and architecture of Croatia. Includes biographical sketches of the artists as well as links to more information.
Other
Amigos De La Egiptologia: Geografia Y Planos
A Spanish language website evaluating principal monuments of the Egyptian civilization. Enriched with maps and reconstructions.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Mapping Gothic France
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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The Stoa: The Ancient City of Athens
"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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White House Museum
The unofficial virtual White House Museum is an exhausting interactive collection of the history and architecture of the White House.