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Itsukushima Shinto Shrine is located on Miyajima Island, partially elevated over the water on wooden stilts. Its design is axial, comprising long, covered corridors which connect to the world-famous “floating” torii gate in the bay.…

The largest of its kind, the building is a longhouse measured to be 32 meters in length and 9.8 meters in width, with a floor area of approximately 250 square meters. It takes an oval shape on a pitted floor. Its internal structure or skeleton…

The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a striking enormous and elegant stone structure in a high-altitude mountain of Arkadia. It is formed in a rectangular shape isolated in a rugged slope. Around the structure there are rocky hills and…

The building is irregular in its plan. From the exterior, it looks like it is separated into three main areas. However, each of the sections sit upon the same lower levels of the structure, connecting all three together. Each main area is white in…

The structure has a long, rectangular, vertical form in its layout. It does not have many levels as there is a singular set of steps at the front that lead you to the single floor. There are 2 doors (front and back) and 6 windows in total. This…

The Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is a striking example of Georgian architecture adapted through the lens of Moravian religious and cultural values. Built between 1803 and 1806, the structure presents a symmetrical, rectangular…

Building Description: Standing as one of the oldest complexes within Iran, the The Golestan Palace stands as a pinnacle of power and beauty within the region. Currently occupying an area of 11 acres, which was diminished from its original size of 110…