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Brunelleschi, in the building of the dome of Florence Cathedral (Italy) in the early 15th century, not only transformed the building and the city, but also the role and status of the architect.

Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "creator") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements. Read more...

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Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (/ˈɡaʊdi/; Catalan: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works have a highly individualized, one-of-a-kind style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his main work, the church of the Sagrada Família.

Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He considered every detail of his creations and integrated into his architecture such crafts as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pieces. Read more...

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Royal Summer Palace in Prague is considered the purest Renaissance architecture outside of Italy.
Keystone with profile of man, Palazzo Giusti, Verona, Italy
Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh in what is now Belarus (1586 and 1593)
The crossing of Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan (1490)
Vernacular architecture in Norway: wood and elevated-level
Courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
Beaux-arts buildings at the University of California at Berkeley designed by John Galen Howard
French Renaissance: Château de Chambord (1519–39)
Toko Merah, an 18th-century Dutch colonial landmark in Jakarta, shows a typically Dutch high sash windows with split shutters.
Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik
Stourhead in Wiltshire, England, designed by Henry Hoare (1705–1785)
Palazzo Pandolfini, Florence, by Raphael
Royal Palace (Amsterdam): Jacob van Campen, 1646.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh – Music Room 1901
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, 1935 (Ad van der Steur)
The Escorial (1563–1584), Madrid
'De Bijenkorf' department store in The Hague, 1924-26 (Piet Kramer)
The General Post Office, Perth
Example of an East Asian hip-and-gable roof at the Longxing Buddhist Temple, China.
Westover Plantation, an example of Georgian architecture on the eastern James River, in Virginia
The west front at Noyon Cathedral, begun 1145, showing influence of Saint-Denis
'Het Schip' apartment building in Amsterdam, 1917-20 (Michel de Klerk)
Pope Sixtus IV, 1477, builder of the Sistine Chapel. Fresco by Melozzo da Forlì in the Vatican Palace.
The Piazza del Campidoglio
Upper Belvedere Palace in Vienna (1721–23)
Cathedral Basilica of Salvador built between 1657–1746, a UNESCO WHS.
The Luxembourg Palace by Salomon de Brosse (1615–1624)
Saints Peter and Paul Church, Kraków, Poland by Giovanni Maria Bernardoni (1605–1619)
Pre-historic model of a planned pre-historic temple, at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.
Beaux-Arts building decoration presenting images of the Roman goddesses Pomona and Diana. Note the naturalism of the postures and the channeled rustication of the stonework.
The church of San Lorenzo
Morgan House is a classic example of colonial Victorian era architecture in Kalimpong, India.
Gabriel Peyreaux House in New Orleans, built circa 1780 It is an example of poteaux-sur-solle construction.
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (1928), designed by Jan Wils
Body plan of a ship showing the hull form
St. George's Cathedral of Timişoara by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach
Palladio's engraving of Bramante's Tempietto
The Palazzo Farnese, Rome (1534–1545). Designed by Sangallo and Michelangelo.
Facade of Sant'Agostino, Rome, built in 1483 by Giacomo di Pietrasanta
St Peter's Basilica
Ospedale degli Innocenti in Florence.
Temple of Vesta, Rome, 205 AD. As one of the most important temples of Ancient Rome, it became the model for Bramante's Tempietto.
The Palace of Facets on the Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin.
Interior view of Dome of the Church of the Gesù by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, and Giacomo della Porta
Laon Cathedral, begun 1155
The Mariyinsky Palace in Kiev (1744–1752)
Classical Orders, engraving from the Encyclopédie vol. 18. 18th century.
Courtyard of Wawel Castle exemplifies first period of Polish Renaissance
The National Congress of Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Greenwich Hospital by Sir Christopher Wren (1694)
Cloister of the Convent of Christ, Tomar, Portugal, (1557–1591), Diogo de Torralva and Filippo Terzi.
Antwerp City Hall (finished in 1564)
Juleum in Helmstedt, Germany (example of Weser Renaissance)
Pipelined implementation of MIPS architecture.
Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice
The dome of Florence Cathedral (the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore)
Danish Fort Dansborg at Tranquebar, built by Ove Gedde in 1620.
Lima Cathedral built between 1535–1697, designed by Francisco Becerra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Alternating male and female mascarons decorate keystones on the San Francisco City Hall
Stockholm City Hall, 1923 (Ragnar Östberg)
The Scheepvaarthuis, Amsterdam. Architects: Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer
Villa Capra "La Rotonda"
Facade of Notre Dame de Paris, facade begun about 1200
Palazzo Te, Mantua
Four Humanist philosophers under the patronage of the Medici: Marsilio Ficino, Cristoforo Landino, Angelo Poliziano and Demetrius Chalcondyles. Fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio.
Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen (1682–1747)
The Church of the Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy
The rebuilt ambulatory at the Abbey of Saint-Denis (1140–1144)
Brandevoort housing estate in Helmond, 2005 (Rob Krier)
Raphael's unused plan for St. Peter's Basilica
Il Gesù, designed by Giacomo della Porta.
Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, 1903 (Hendrik Petrus Berlage)
The Dome of St Peter's Basilica, Rome.
'Het Schip' apartment building, Zaanstraat
Smolny Convent
Church of Santa Engrácia, Lisbon (now National Pantheon of Portugal; begun 1681)
Facade of the Church of the Gesù Rome (consecrated 1584)
Exterior of Saint-Denis Basilica, with its three portals and remaining tower (1140–45)
Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua, the façade
The apse of Noyon Cathedral (1155)
The Zwinger in Dresden by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1697–1716)
Palazzo Medici Riccardi by Michelozzo. Florence, 1444
Interior of the Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo in Recife, Brazil, buil between 1665–1767
Ancient Roman architect Vitruvius described in his theory of proper architecture, the proportions of a man.
Yola hut -Tagoat Co. Wexford Ireland
The École des Beaux-Arts in Paris begun by François Debret then finished by Félix Duban. This institution gave its name to the Beaux-Arts style
Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, 1502, by Bramante. This small temple marks the place where St Peter was put to death.
The House of the Blackheads in Riga, Latvia
Bridge by Johan van der Mey
Havana Cathedral, Cuba, built between 1748–1777.
Church of Santo António;
b. 1498, Mozambique
Plan of the second floor (attic storey) of the Hôtel de Brionne in Paris – 1734.
'De Dageraad' housing estate, P.L.Takstraat in Amsterdam, 1920-23 (Piet Kramer)
Facade of Santa Susanna, Rome by Carlo Maderno (1603)
The vestibule of the Laurentian Library
The Dôme of Les Invalides, Paris
Helsinki Central Station, 1919 (Eliel Saarinen)
Wittgenstein House
Brunelleschi, in the building of the dome of Florence Cathedral (Italy) in the early 15th century, not only transformed the building and the city, but also the role and status of the architect.
Plan of Bramante's Tempietto in Montorio
Santa Susanna, Rome
Paoay Church Ilocos Sur Philippines is a fine example of Spanish Earthquake Baroque only found in the Philippines
Cosimo de' Medici the Elder, head of the Medici Bank, sponsored civic building programs. Posthumous portrait by Pontormo.
Troja Palace, Prague (1679–1691)
Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne.
The Romanesque Florence Baptistery was the object of Brunelleschi's studies of perspective
The Church of St-Gervais-et-St-Protais, the first Paris church with a façade in the new Baroque style (1616–20)
English Renaissance: Hardwick Hall (1590–1597).
Façade of Santa Maria Novella, 1456–70
Port Authority building in Melbourne
Under construction for more than two centuries, the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is a mixture of three styles that predominated during the colonial era: Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassic.
Nordic Renaissance: Frederiksborg Palace (1602–20)
'Wendingen' 1918-1932, Dutch architecture and art magazine. Main theme: Expressionist architecture (Amsterdam School, de Klerk, Kramer, Mendelsohn, Finsterlin, Feininger et al.). Movement against 'De Stijl' in 1917.
In Lesotho: rondavel stones.