Classical Architecture

An enthusiast of classical architecture. Sister page of @Gothicarchitect. We stand alongside the BLM movement and against fascism.

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I have made a new page, one to replace this page and @GothicArchitect. The new page is known as International Traditional Architecture, @int_trad_arch. This page and its eldest sister will remain up but will no longer be posted to, instead being treated as archives.

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I have made a new page, one to replace my current two (this one and @ClassicalArchit), dedicated to the beauty of traditional architecture the world over. The new page is @int_trad_arch, International Traditional Architecture. This page is, therefore, replaced, but will remain up

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Shanghai Exhibition Centre/Hall(Chinese:上海展览中心), previously known as the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building(Chinese: 中苏友好大厦) is an Exhibition and Convention Centre in central Shanghai, China.

It was built from 1954-1955, celebrating the alliance between the USSR & PRC.

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Rashtrapati Niwas(President’s Residence),formerly known as the Viceregal Lodge, was the former residence of the Viceroy of India and today serves as a museum housing artefacts of the British Raj.

It was built to a Jacobethan design by British Architect Henry Irwin from 1880-1888

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Wat Niwet Thammaprawat (Thai: วัดนิเวศธรรมประวัติราชวรวิหาร) is a Wat (Buddhist Temple) located in the Bang Pa-In Royal Palace in Thailand.

The Wat, dedicated to the Dhammayut Order, was built to a design by Joachim Grassi between the years 1876-1878

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Sorry for being gone for so long, I lost motivation to post here due in part to school. As part of my return, I wish to say that this page and this page’s sister @ClassicalArchit is devoted to not only architectural diversity but also to racial and cultural diversity...

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St. Paul’s Cathedral is an Anglican, formerly Catholic, cathedral located in London. It was built from 1675-1708, though Parliament declared the Cathedral finished on Christmas 1711.

The current Cathedral was built to replace Old St. Paul’s, which burned down in 1666.

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Haugesund City Hall is the City Hall for the Norwegian City of Haugesund in Rogaland. It was constructed from 1923 to 1931 to the design of Herman Munthe-Kaas and Gudolf Blakstad.

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Skara Cathedral is a 13th Century Gothic Cathedral located in Skara, Sweden. The Cathedral is 65 Metres (213 feet)long with spires reaching 63 metres (207 feet) in height.

It was built atop an older church from the 10 century, the remains of which can be found as a crypt.

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The National Archives Building in Washington DC serves the purpose of housing the part national archives and records of the United States.

It was built to the design of John Russell Pope from 1933-1935.

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The Treasury Building in Washington DC is the headquarters building of the US Department of the Treasury.

The building was built in stages from 1836-1869 to the design of architects Robert Mills, Ammi B. Young, Alexander H. Bowman, Isaiah Rogers, and Alfred B. Mullett

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Oxburgh Hall is a Tudor-era Country House located in Norfolk, England. It was built around 148 2 by Sir Edmund Bedingfeld to be used as a family house, rather than a fortress. It has been continuously inhabited by the Bedingfeld family since its construction.

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St. George’s Chapel, located inside Windsor Castle, is an Anglican Chapel under Royal jurisdiction, as well as being the chapel of the Order of the Garter.

The chapel was established in the 14th century by Edward III, then underwent enlargement late into the 15th Century.

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São Paulo Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana, or Catedral da Sé de São Paulo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Brazilian City of São Paulo.

It is 92 m (302 ft) tall at the spire, 30 m (98 ft) tall at the dome, 111 m (364 ft) long, and 46 m (151 ft) wide.

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The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is a military academy under the patronage of HM Elizabeth II in Sandhurst, Berkshire, UK. It is the academy used as the Initial Officer Training Center by the British Army.

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-150 metres wide, and 220 metres long. It was built from 1506 to 1626.

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Saint Peter’s Basilica is the largest Church in the world, located in the Vatican City and supposed final resting place of both St. Peter, the most important of Jesus’s Apostles, and the first Bishop of Rome.

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Being neither the Cathedral for the Diocese of Rome nor the seat of the Pope, the church still holds a very prestigious position in Christendom.

St. Peter’s was designed by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and is 136.6 metres tall-

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Frankfurt Cathedral (German: Frankfurter Dom) is a Roman Catholic Great Church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is 95 metres tall, and was completed in 1550.

It was used as the spot for coronating Holy Roman Emperors and was seen as an icon for German unity in the 19th century

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Notre-Dame de Reims, or Reims Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located in Reims, France. It is the seat for the Archdiocese of Reims, and has been the location of the coronation of several French monarchs.

Construction began in 1211 and was completed in 1345.