Famous Buildings

- My favorite category of Famous Buldings is Living and Leisure. I like this category because all of the buildings under this category have unique designs and features that other buildings don't have.

- My favorite building we talked about was the Roman Coliseum. I liked this building because it has a lot of history and I thought it was amazing how it could fit 50,000 people.




- A building I would have liked to see in this unit was the Taj Mahal. I would like to see this because I have heard of the building many times but never really learned a lot about it. I think the Taj Mahal would go under the Center of Power category because it has  alot of influence on the people of the world.

Living and Leisure

Living and Leisure- A place where families can stay in a fancy and easy living environment

Plaza Hotel:
- New York, New York
- 20 story luxary hotel
- Architects are Henry J. Hardenbergh and Thomas Hastings



The Venetian:
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Luxary hotel and casino
- Has over 4,000 suites

Centers of Power

Centers of Power- Centers of power are important buildings where people of power meet and make decisions.

The Pentagon:
- Washington D.C.
- Symbol of the U.S. military
- Designed by the American architect George Bergstrom




Palace of Versailles:
- Versailles, France
- royal chateau in Versailles
- symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime

Castles, Palaces, and Forts

Castle- Is a larage and stately mansion

Fort- Is a fully equipped place with troops

Palace- Is the official residence of a royal family

Tower of London:
- Also known as the White Tower
- First moat to protect the tower



Palace of Alhambra:
- Originally built as a fortress
- Was the residence of the the Muslim kings of Granada



Castle of White Heron:
- Also known as the Himeji castle
- One of the oldest structures from Medieval Japan



Bran Castle:
- Brasov, Romania
- Commonly known as Draculas Castle
- National monument and landmark in Romaina



Windsor Castle:
- Berkshire, England
- Was built after the Norman invasion of William the Conqueror
- Longest occupied palace in Europe

Places of Worship

A place of worship - a building or other location where a group of people which is known as a congregation comes to preform acts of religious praise, honor, or devotion. It is sometimes called a sacred space.

Propylaea:
- After climbing the steps of the Acropolis, you are at the entrance also known as the Propylaea
- Created by Mnesicles




The Parthenon:
- The architects were Ictinvus and Calicrates
- Constructed wit pantellic marble using the doric order



Hagia Sophia:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Was a Orthodox patriarchal basilica and a mosque
- The church was dedicated to the Logos the second person of the Holy Trinity



Temple Mount:
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Judiasm, Islam, Christianity, and Roman paganism has all been practiced here
- used as a religious site for thousands of years