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National Park Service: North Carolina State Capitol
A teaching unit designed for grades 5-12. Students will examine North Carolina's early history and learn how Raleigh became the state's permanent capital. They will also probe into the building history of North Carolina's State House and...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Rococo Style
This website gives the history of the Rococo, a style of decoration in Europe and France in the 18th century. It applies to other forms of art, but not architecture. Provides related links.
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Pearson Education: Chapter Summary: Fourteenth Century Art in Europe [Pdf]
Excerpted textbook chapter includes background information about Europe in the fourteenth century and then focuses on architecture, visual arts, and literary works from Italy, France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire. Numerous images...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye
Le Corbusier's famous dictum, that "The house should be a machine for living in," is perfectly realized within the forms, layout, materials, and siting of the Villa Savoye. View pictures and details of this house on this site.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mission Churches as Theaters of Conversion in New Spain
Mission churches, which followed a similar architectural plan but varied in terms of decoration, are among the earliest examples of colonial architecture. View pictures and read the history of these mission churches, or conventos, in New...
World InfoZone
World Info Zone: Barbados
Great resource that is full of useful information about the Caribbean Island of Barbados. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the fact sheet...
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World Info Zone: Cayman Islands
Great resource that is full of background and current information about the Cayman Islands which is in the Caribbean. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be...
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World Info Zone: American Samoa
Great resource that is full of useful information about the Territory of American Samoa. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the fact sheet...
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World Info Zone: Anguilla
Great resource that is full of useful information about the Territory of Anguilla in the Caribbean. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the...
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World Infozone: Bangladesh
Great compilation of subjects about the Asian country of Bangladesh. Discussions include geography, environment, architecture, population, languages, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and holidays.
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World Infozone: Canada
Resource with background and current information about Canada which is in North America. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the fact sheet...
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World Info Zone: Uruguay
Thorough overview of information on the South American country of Uruguay. Subjects include geography, architecture, languages, food, economy, sports, environment, population, religion, history, arts, and holidays. Be sure to look at the...
InterKnowledge Corp.
New Russia
The new Russia, what does that mean exactly? Here's a colorful, easy-to-understand website that briefly explores the history, art and architecture, activities, major cities and regions of Russia.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Apple Macintosh
This Wikipedia site offers a history of the Macintosh computer, detailing its origins and predecessors. Information regarding the architecture, models, and clones of the Macintsoh are also provided.
World InfoZone
World Info Zone: Brazil
This resource covers many topics about the South American country of Brazil. Subjects included are geography, architecture, languages, food, economy, sports, environment, population, religion, history, arts, and holidays. There is also a...
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Curating the City: Wilshire Blvd.
Take a virtual tour of Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles and view great architectural works while getting a glimpse of its diverse culture. Click on the picture of each famous place to learn some history and view the photo gallery.
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