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A three story stage with a Greco-Roman classical facade, originally adorned with statues and other regalia, sits in front of a semi-circle of steppes that serve as its audience, the cavea. The theater seems to sink into the ground, leading all…

Angkor Wat is a very large temple complex that is primarily square in shape. Currently the stone walls are white with brown stains caused by weathering. The brown color tends to be more apparent on the roofs of the structure. The temple itself is…

The Parson Barnard House is a sturdy, symmetrical colonial structure made of weathered wood and framed with hand-hewn timber. Its steep gabled roof, covered in gray wooden shingles, reflects a practical design suited for New England winters. The…

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 dynastic mausoleum of Timur exists at Gur-e-Amir in Samarkand with its tall ribbed turquoise dome resting above a brick chamber which is accessed through a monumental iwan entrance. The interior design of the space features marble walls and…

The Tilla-Kari Madrasa stands as a seventeenth-century educational complex situated on Samarkand's Registan square which features a central courtyard surrounded by vaulted arcades and an iwan that accesses a mosque with its interior surfaces adorned…