world architecture... american european german paris london italian spanish dubai sydney new york islamic indian japanese chinese asian latin site map

100 Places To See Before You Die
for quick links see below
Top Ten World Architecture Click here for complete list
New York	World	London	Dubai	Paris	Rome
50 Strange Buildings of the World
Paris (click city names for more extensive lists)
Eiffel Tower	Notre Dame Cathedral	Mont Martre	Loire Valley Châteaux	Centre Pompidou	St. Louis des Invalides
Palace of Versailles	Place des Vosges	Paris Opera	Villa Savoye	Arc de Triomph	Musée du Louvre
Rome
Roman Colosseum	Pantheon	Piazza di Spagna	Piazza Navona	Piazza del Campidoglio	S. Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane
St. Peter's of Rome	Vatican City	The Roman Forum	Trevi Fountain	Arch of Titus	Mausoleum of Hadrian
Florence
Florence Cathedral	Ospedale Degli Innocenti	Ponte Vecchio	S. Maria Novella	Palazzo Strozzi	San Lorenzo
Spain
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona	Park Guell, Barcelona	The Alhambra, Granada	Generalife, Granada	the Mezquita, Cordoba	Seville cathedral, Seville
United Kingdom London
Stonehenge	Saint Paul's Cathedral	Westminster Abbey	Westminster Palace, or Houses of Parliament	Tower of London	Winchester Cathedral
other Europe
The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia	Dublin	Brandenburg Gate, Berlin	Neuschwanstein, Bavaria	The Acropolis, Greece	Amsterdam
Egypt
The Great Pyramids at Giza	The Sphinx	Temple of Ramses II	Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut	Colossi of Memnon	The Temple of Amon
USA
Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Exeter, NH	Vanderbilt Residence, Asheville, NC.	Monticello , Charlottesville, VA.	University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA	Fallingwater, Bear Run, PA.	"Glass House," Philip Johnson house, New Canaan, CT
New York
Empire State Building	STATUE OF LIBERTY	Chrysler Building	Brooklyn Bridge	Grand Central Terminal	Woolworth Building
Washington, DC
The White House	Thomas Jefferson Memorial	U.S. Capitol	Lincoln Memorial	Washington Monument	Supreme Court
The Americas
Chichén Itzá, Mexico	Christ Redeemer, Rio	Machu Picchu, Peru
Middle East
The Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey	Petra, Jordan	Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem	Samarra, Great (or al-Mutawakkil) Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq	Isfahan, Great Mosque, Iran	Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Asia/Pacific
The Taj Mahal, India	Angkor Wat, Cambodia	Dubai	The Forbidden City, Peking	The Summer Palace, Peking	Temple of Heaven, Peking
The Great Wall, China	Easter Island Moas	The Sydney Opera House	Timbuktu, Mali
major cities in detail click here for complete list
Paris	London	Sydney	New York	Chicago	Amsterdam
Berlin	Italy	Spain	Egypt	Islamic	Beijing
Search by building type, style or architect. See also Site Map, the Links page and the miscellania section.
top ten world architecture
Notes on image use
www.essential-architecture.com

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.essential-architecture.com www.nyc-architecture.com

essential architecture  site maps (see below for further detail)
America	Oceania	Architectural Styles
www.american-architecture.info	www.sydneyarchitecture.com
www.nyc-architecture.com		European
www.latin-american-architecture.info	Resources	Classical
Europe	Search by building type	Mediaeval
www.london-architecture.info	Search by style	Renaissance
www.paris-architecture.info	Search by architect	Baroque
www.italian-architecture.info	Links	Seventeenth Century
www.spanish-architecture.info	miscellania	Nineteenth Century
www.german-architecture.info		Modern
www.european-architecture.info	Galleries
Middle East		Asian
www.dubai-architecture.info	Architecture in the Da Vinci Code	Chinese
www.islamic-architecture.info	The new seven wonders of the world	Islamic
http://www.bible-architecture.info/ (external link)	The original seven wonders of the world
Asia	A short history of world architecture	Regional
www.chinese-architecture.info	Spencer Tunick nudes	American House Styles
www.asian-architecture.info	America's Favorite Architecture	New York
www.japanese-architecture.info	1000 Places To See Before You Die	Sydney
www.indian-architecture.info	50 Strange Buildings of the World (1)	Amsterdam
	50 Strange Buildings of the World (2)

 

american architecture site map www.american-architecture.info
North East	South	Top Ten
Pennsylvania historical / contemporary	The South historical / contemporary	Top Ten US Architecture thru history
New Jersey contemporary	Washington, DC historical / contemporary	America's Favorite Architecture
Rhode Island historical	Texas historical / contemporary	Top Ten DC
New York historical / contemporary	Florida historical / contemporary	Top Ten Chicago
Canada historical / contemporary		Top Ten new york
	Mid-west
West		Notes
The West historical / contemporary	The Midwest historical / contemporary
California historical / contemporary	Chicago historical / contemporary	Notes- Boston history.
San Francisco historical / contemporary	Chicago Northwest	Notes- Chicago architectural history.
Los Angeles historical / contemporary	Chicago Northeast	Notes- Chicago history
Las Vegas contemporary	Chicago Loop North	Notes- Canadian architectural history.
Berkeley historical	Chicago Loop South	Notes- Philadelphia architectural history.
	Chicago South and West	american architectural history
New England	Chicago Far South
	Iowa contemporary	Galleries
New England historical / contemporary	Michigan contemporary	Gallery- World's Columbian Exposition
Boston historical / contemporary	Minnesota contemporary	Gallery- favorite Chicago buildings.
Cambridge, Mass. historical / contemporary	Ohio contemporary	Gallery- Chicago by night

 

london architecture site map www.london-architecture.info
london building types	categories	top ten
Museums	Government	top ten london
Palaces	Bridges	Modern
Theatres	Housing	main areas
Hotels	Parks	main list
Churches	Public Buildings	british architecture
Monuments	Utilities	Galleries
		nineteenth century London

 

paris architecture site map www.paris-architecture.info
paris building types		Resources
Churches	Public Buildings	Main List
Monuments	Apartment Buildings	top ten paris
Squares, Areas and Parks	Theatres, Restaurants	full history of Paris
Libraries & Galleries	Palaces	other French architecture
Shops	Town Houses	Galleries
Utilities		Paris Architecture Explained
		Romantic Paris
		Loire Valley Châteaux

 

Italian Architecture Site Map www.italian-architecture.info
Cities		Resources
Rome	Florence	Top Ten Italian Architecture
Vicenza	Turin	Top Ten Rome Architecture
Venice	Siena	Italian Renaissance Architecture
		detailed history of Rome.
		Italian panoramas

 

Spanish Architecture site map www.spanish-architecture.info
Cities		Resources
Barcelona	Madrid	top ten spanish architecture
Cordoba	Seville	Spanish Architectural History
Granada

 

german architecture site map www.german-architecture.info
Cities	Hanseatic Cities	Galleries
B- Berlin	HL- Hanseatic city of Lübeck	Top Ten Nazi Architecture
F- Frankfort AM	OVP- Hanseatic city of Anklam	St. Mary's Church, Stralsund
M-Munich (under construction)	HR- Hanseatic city of Rostock	Germany 1929 gallery.
S- Stuttgart (under construction)	HST- Hanseatic city of Stralsund	Neuschwanstein, Bavaria
	HGW- Hanseatic city of Greifswald	German Synagogues
Towns	LU- Lüneburg	Cologne Cathedral
DBR- Bad Doberan and Heiligendamm	HH- Hamburg (under const.)	Synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht
NB- Neubrandenburg		top ten Berlin architecture
PCH- Parchim	Under Construction	Frankfurt Gallery 1600-1850
	MÜNSTER, LEIPZIG	Frankfurt Gallery World War Two
	SCHWERIN, ERFURT

 

European Architecture site map www.european-architecture.info
Countries	Cities	Resources
Ireland	Amsterdam	European Architecture History
Greece	Copenhagen	Greek Architectural History
Russia

 

Chinese Architecture Site Map www.chinese-architecture.info
Cities		Resources
Beijing	Beijing Olympic Site
Shanghai Bund	Hong Kong	chinese architectural history
Hangzhou	Jiuhuashan	China- No longer a sleeping giant
Suzhou	Xian	Miscellaneous
Shanghai	Nanjing (Nanking)	Top Ten China
Guangzhou  (Canton)	Shenzhen

 

sydney architecture site map www.sydneyarchitecture.com
City fringe	City	Suburbs
The Rocks Circular Quay Pyrmont Inner West Sydney University  Glebe Leichhardt	Hyde Park Area Macquarie Street Midtown Commercial Martin Place Town Hall Area Central and the Haymarket Midtown Non-commercial Contemporary Commercial Sydney Architecture Contemporary Non-Commercial Sydney Architecture	Eastern Suburbs  Western Suburbs  Northern Suburbs  Gone but not forgotten  sydney history
Subterranean Sydney	Resources	Galleries
01- Introduction 02- Drainage Tunnels 03- Sewerage Tunnels 04- Water Tunnels 05- Telephone Tunnels 06- Mining Tunnels 07- Railway Tunnels 08- Pedestrian and Road Tunnels 09- Defence Tunnels 10- Electricity and Gas Tunnels 11- Future Tunnels	Sydney architectural types Sydney architectural styles Sydney architects Sydney history booklist links Simon Fieldhouse galleries	Gone gallery. Bird's eye Sydney gallery Sydney Architecture in brief. City of Sydney planning model Sydney Panoramas Sydney Historical Panoramas Sydney in 1848. Gallery- Sydney 1848.
Notes
Top Ten Sydney Architecture Top Ten Sydney Skyscrapers Top Ten things to do in Sydney The Rocks walking tour Notes on the Historic Houses Trust Odds and Ends Notes on the Sydney Olympic Park An Historical Guide to Sydney's Green Plaques

 

Dubai Architecture Site Map www.dubai-architecture.info
City	Galleries	Overview of all towers
main list	"Dubai is Nuts" Gallery	(APPROVED & UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Dubai main strip	Proposed Dubai Gallery 1	2. DUBAI MEDIA CITIES
Dubai Marina and Creek	Proposed Dubai Gallery 2	3. DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
The "Dynamic Tower"	Proposed Dubai Gallery 3	4. DUBAI MARINA
Vertical City-Dubai - 2.4km Tall.	Proposed Dubai Gallery 4	5. JUMEIRAH LAKE TOWERS
	Proposed Dubai Gallery 5	6. DUBAILAND
Resources	DUBAILAND!!!	7. BUSINESS BAY
top ten dubai architecture	Dubai- More crazy futuristic images....	8. SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD
Top 10 tallest buildings in Dubai		9. PALM ISLANDS
Dubai History		10. BURJ DUBAI
Dubai to Build the World's Largest Arch Bridge in 2012		11. BUR DUBAI & DEIRA
		12. INTERNATIONAL CITY

 

islamic architecture site map www.islamic-architecture.info
middle east
Israel and Palestine	Turkey	Syria
Jordan
North Africa
Egypt	Morocco	Tunisia
Fertile Crescent
Iraq	Iran	Uzbekistan
West Asia
Rawze-e-Sharif, Afghanistan	Al Juwana Mosque, Saudi Arabia	Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus
Qolsharif mosque in Kazan, Tartarstan, Russia.	Masjid al-Haram	Pakistan
Resources	Jerusalem
Islamic architectural history	Jerusalem: Architecture in the British Mandate Period
jerusalem architectural history	Jerusalem: Architecture in the Late Ottoman Period
top 10 islamic buildings	Jerusalem Architecture Since 1948
	Jerusalem: Christian Architecture through the Ages
	Mishkenot Sha'ananim

 \

Top 10 Picks: Greatest Architecture of all time
Supertall	Unique	Tallest thru history	Past 1,000 Years	Past 100 Years
World	America- today	America- thru history	New York	Chicago
Washington DC	Italian	Rome	London	Spanish
Berlin	Nazi	Paris	Dubai	Islamic
Sydney
complete list
Top Ten New York	top ten london	top ten paris	World
Styles Art Deco Recent Skyscrapers Lower Manhattan Midtown Brooklyn Synagogues Government Buildings Apartment Buildings Monuments Hotels Clubs Art Galleries and Libraries. Museums Theaters Gone Bridges Churches	Museums Churches Government Modern Monuments Palaces Housing Bridges Public Buildings Utilities Theatres Parks nineteenth century London british architecture main list   Hotels	Churches Squares, Areas and Parks Utilities Apartment Buildings Palaces Monuments Libraries & Galleries Public Buildings Theatres, Restaurants Town Houses Romantic Paris Shops Main List Loire Valley Châteaux	America- today America- thru history New York Chicago Washington DC Italian Rome London Spanish     Berlin Paris Dubai      Sydney  Islamic