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41American colonial architecture — Colonial house redirects here. For the PBS reality series, see Colonial House (TV series). Corwin House, Salem, Massachusetts, built ca. 1660, First Period English American colonial architecture includes several building design styles associated… …
42Cobblestone architecture — The Cobblestone Schoolhouse is part of the Cobblestone Historic District, in the hamlet of Childs, New York. Cobblestone architecture refers to the use of cobblestones embedded in mortar as method for erecting walls on houses and commercial… …
43Sumerian architecture — The Sumerians were a people who lived in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) from the 4th millennium BC to the 3rd millennium BC. Their accomplishments include, the invention of urban planning, the courtyard house, and the Ziggurats (high adobe brick… …
44Christian architecture — Church Architecture from 1180C.E to 1700C.E Since before the 4th century C.E., Christians have come together to worship in a building dedicated to that purpose. According to the New Testament, the practice of meeting together is an important part …
45INDIAN ARCHITECTURE — The structural, aesthetic, and symbolic characteristics of Indian architecture are traditionally seen within the shared cultural history of the peoples of the South Asian subcontinent, which includes modern day India and the surrounding… …
46ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE — Islamic architecture is broadly defined as any construction based on the religious principles of Islam. Both religious and secular buildings reflect design principles of Islamic culture. These include mosques, funerary monuments, private… …
47JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE — The four islands that compose modern day Japan are located off the coast of Russia, North and South Korea, and China. In Prehistoric times, this land mass was connected to the continent, and the Sea of Japan was a large lake upon which some of …
48Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… …
49ANCIENT ROMAN ARCHITECTURE — Ancient Romans are traditionally known for the creation of an architectural style founded on Greek models, but it had to accommodate a larger population and denser urban society as well as a much larger empire. As a result, Roman architecture… …
50PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE — The earliest known architecture in human history is found in the prehistoric period called the Upper Paleolithic Age, which dates from around 40,000 BC to around 7000 BC. While earlier humans lived in Africa and Asia, the receding Ice Age and… …
