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Architectural Structures:Local, National & Global Significance
Francisci WG.3
What is architecture?Architecture: is both the
process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures.
Architectural Structures from Europe:
The Kremlin: a citadel within a Russian town
Location: Moscow
Architectural Structures from Europe:
Eiffel Tower: Iron tower, 1887
Location: Paris France
Architectural Structures of AsiaTaj Mahal: white marble
mausoleum, 1648
Location: Agra, India
Architectural Structures from U.S.
Virginia State Capitol: 1785
Located: Richmond, Virginia
Architectural Structures from U.S.
Washington Monument: 1885
Location: Washington D.C.
Architectural Structures from U.S.
White House: 1792
Location: Washington D.C.
Architectural Structures from U.S.Lincoln Memorial: 1920
Location: Washington, D.C.
Architectural Structures from U.S.
Statue of Liberty: 1875
Location: New York, NY
Architectural Structures from the Middle East
Kaaba: building at the centre of Islam’s most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram.
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Architectural Structures from the Middle East
Western Wall: 19 BC; part of the Jewish faith.
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Architectural Structures from the Middle East
Dome of the Rock: 691 A.D.; Jewish Shrine
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Architectural Structures from the Middle East
Church of the Holy Sepulcher: 326 AD; Christian Church
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Architectural Structures from the Middle East
The Great Pyramids: 2584 BC; temples.
Location: El Giza, Egypt