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	Cupola - A picture gallery of cupolas, architecture, art, and picturesque landscapes from around the world. Also US state capitol building histories, wordplay, FAQ and Autocad links. Rate this
	World Art Treasures - Images of a range of ancient and historic art and architecture from the collection of slides in the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland. Rate this
	Digital Images of Historic Architecture - Galleries of photographs of European and North American architecture from Classical to Post-Modern, whole facades and details, with explanations, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College, US. Rate this
	Great Buildings Online - Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects across the world with 3D models, photographs and drawings, commentaries, biographies and bibliographies. Searchable. Rate this
	SPIRO: Architecture Slide Library - Online images from the large collection of slides at the University of California at Berkeley. Can be searched by period, place, building name, personal name, subject type. Rate this
	Digital Archive of Architecture - Images of buildings in Europe and America from prehistoric to 20th century by Prof. Jeffrey Howe of Boston College, USA. Rate this
	ArtServe - A huge collection of images of architecture across the world, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region, Australia and Japan, collated by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University. Rate this
	Architecture Through the Ages - An introduction to world architecture produced by American teenagers through Think Quest. Images, discussion and bibliography for Egyptian, Chinese, Aztec, Mayan, Greek Roman and Gothic buildings. Rate this
	Thais 4000 Years of Architecture - A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods. Rate this
	Art Historians' Guide to the Movies - A record by Craig Eliason of appearances of and references to famous works of art and architecture in the movies, arranged by period. Rate this
	World Heritage - Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language options. Rate this
	Glass Steel and Stone - Offers photographs and descriptions of outstanding buildings across the world, historic and modern. Rate this
	UCLA Cultural VR Lab - The University of California develops Virtual Reality models of ancient and historic buildings around the world. Mission, staff profiles, computer-generated reconstructions. Rate this
	Cities and Buildings Image Database - A searchable photographic database of buildings from around the world and across the ages, designed by the University of Washington's Architecture, History and Art History Departments. Rate this

Articles in this category:

• A Brief History of the Mattress - ...
• A Brief History of Scooters - ...
• The History of Pearls - The exact time when pearls entered the history books is unknown, as they were discovered long before pen was ever put to paper. 300 B.C. is one of the earliest written recordings of pearls. Marco Polo also wrote of pearls in his travels. They were prized ...
• The History of Dogs - The History of dogs
  
  Dogs belong to the Canid family (Canidae).
  
  Dogs first appeared about 40 million years ago, before any other carnivore families like bears or cats.
  
  Carnivores have a pair of teeth similar to blades that are called c...
• The History of Coffee -
  The History of Coffee
  
  Coffee was discovered in Eastern Africa in an area known as Ethiopia. A popular legend tells of a goat herder named Kaldi. One day he noticed his goats acting frisky after eating berries from a bush. Kaldi tried the berri...
• The Bagpipe and Its History - ...
• History of Spain - The History of Spain, and how it all begun. The Iberian Peninsula was first inhabited around 8000,000 BC and has long been subject to foreign influences. The history of Spain starts from 11th centur...
• The History of Bakelite - ...
• The History of Aprons - ...
• The History of Yoga - The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition. Contrary to what some people may believe, yoga was not developed as the newest way to slim down so they could fit into a smaller pants size.
  
  The history of yoga goes back 5,000 years. It origin...