The Building Plans gallery offers 96 illustrations of architectural drawings including both floor plans and elevations. The plans are for houses, churches, and other types of buildings. Some of the plans are accompanied by a rendering of the completed building for comparison.
![This is the Plan of Cathedral at Aix–la–Chapelle in Aachen, Germany. It is an example of Romanesque and Gothic architecture in Germany. It was built in AD 796. The scale is in feet. "With the exception of the church built at Trèves (There) by the empress Helena, of which small portions can still be traced in the cathedral, there are no remains of earlier date than the tomb–house built by Charlemagne at Aachen (Aix–la–Chapelle), which, though much restored in the 19th century, is still in good preservation. It consists [...] of an octagonal domed hall surrounded by aisles in two [stories], both vaulted; externally the structure is a polygon of sixteen sides, about 105 ft. in diameter, and it was preceded by a porch flanked by turrets."](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73400/73434/73434_chapelle_mth.gif)
Plan of Cathedral at Aix-la-Chapelle, AD 796
This is the Plan of Cathedral at Aix–la–Chapelle in Aachen, Germany. It is an example of…
![This is the plan of the Cathedral at Mainz, Germany. It is an example of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The scale is in feet. Construction was started in AD 975. In Germany and Italy up until this point in architecture open timber roofing or flat ceilings were being used, however this problem was "solved in Germany, as well as in Italy, [with the] vaulting over the nave, and the cathedrals of Spires, Worms and Mainz are the three most important churches in which this was accomplished."](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73400/73435/73435_mainz_mth.gif)
Plan of Cathedral at Mainz, AD 976
This is the plan of the Cathedral at Mainz, Germany. It is an example of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.…
![This is a plan of the Cathedral at Tournai, Belgium. It is an example of Netherlands Gothic architecture. The construction lasted from 1146 to 1325. "In the 13th century [Belgium and Holland] came under the influence of the great Gothic movement in France, and two or three of their cathedrals compare [favorably] with the French cathedrals. The finest example of earlier date is that of the cathedral of Tournai, the nave of which was built in the second half of the 11th century, to which a transept with north and south apses and aisles round them was added about the middle of the 12th century. These latter features are contemporaneous with similar examples at Cologne, and the idea of the plan may have been taken from them; externally, however, they differ so widely that the design may be looked upon as an original conception, though the nave arcades, triforium storey, and clerestory resemble the contemporaneous work in Normandy. The original choir was pulled down in the 14h century, and a magnificent chevet of the French type erected in its place. The grouping of the towers which flank the transept, with the central lantern, the apses, and lofty choir is extremely fine."](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73400/73438/73438_tournal_mth.gif)
Plan of Cathedral at Tournai, 1146–1325
This is a plan of the Cathedral at Tournai, Belgium. It is an example of Netherlands Gothic architecture.…
![This is a plan of the Cathedral at Würms, Germany. It is an example of Romanesque and Gothic architecture in Germany. The scale is in feet. Construction was started in AD 1000 and continued until 1025. In Germany and Italy up until this point in architecture open timber roofing or flat ceilings were being used, however this problem was "solved in Germany, as well as in Italy, [with the] vaulting over the nave, and the cathedrals of Spires, Worms and Mainz are the three most important churches in which this was accomplished,"](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73400/73436/73436_worms_mth.gif)
Plan of Cathedral at Worms, AD 1000–1025
This is a plan of the Cathedral at Würms, Germany. It is an example of Romanesque and Gothic architecture…
![This is a plan of the Cathedral of Spires (Speyer), Germany. It is an example of Romanesque and Gothic architecture in Germany. The scale is in feet. Construction lasted from 1030 to 1061, and it was planned by Conrad II. In Germany and Italy up until this point in architecture open timber roofing or flat ceilings were being used, however this problem was "solved in Germany, as well as in Italy, [with the] vaulting over the nave, and the cathedrals of Spires, Worms and Mainz are the three most important churches in which this was accomplished,"](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73400/73437/73437_spires_mth.gif)
Plan of Cathedral of Spires, 1030–1061
This is a plan of the Cathedral of Spires (Speyer), Germany. It is an example of Romanesque and Gothic…
Plan of Detached Villa and Garden
Villas are built either as detached or semi-detached residences with an adjoining garden. Detached villas…
Front Carriage Entrance of the Plan of a Detached Villa Garden
Villas are built either as detached or semi-detached residences with an adjoining garden. Detached villas…
Plan of Durham Cathedral, 1093–1133
This is a plan of the Durham Cathedral, England. It is an example of English Gothic architecture. Building…
Plan of Salisbury Cathedral, 1075–1092
This is a plan of the Salisbury Cathedral, England. It is an example of English Gothic architecture.…
![This is a plan of the church of San Ambrogio, Italy. This is an example of Italian Lombard Romanesque architecture. This church represents the "earliest [example] of the solution of the great problem which was exercising the minds of the church builders towards the end of the 11th century, the vaulting of the nave." The scale is in feet.](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73400/73427/73427_ambrogio_mth.gif)
Plan of San Ambrogio, 1000–1200
This is a plan of the church of San Ambrogio, Italy. This is an example of Italian Lombard Romanesque…
![This is a plan of the San Michele, Pavia, Italy. This is an example of Italian Lombard Romanesque architecture. This church represents the "earliest [example] of the solution of the great problem which was exercising the minds of the church builders towards the end of the 11th century, the vaulting of the nave." The scale is in feet.](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73400/73428/73428_michele_mth.gif)
Plan of San Michele, Pavia, 1000–1200
This is a plan of the San Michele, Pavia, Italy. This is an example of Italian Lombard Romanesque architecture.…
Plan of San Nicola at Bari, 12th Century
This is a plan of the San Nicola at Bari, Italy. This is an example of Italian Southern Romanesque architecture.…
Front Entrance of the Plan of a Semi-Detached Villa Garden
Villas are built either as detached or semi-detached residences with an adjoining garden. Detached villas…
Plan of the Campanile de Pisa, 1068–1509
This is the plan of the Campanile and Cathedral in Pisa, Italy. This is an example of Italian Central…
Plan of the Temple of Edfu, 2134–1999 BC
This is a plan of the Temple of Edfu in Egypt. This is an example of Egyptian–style architecture.…
Plan view of a Prostyle Temple
"Prostyle, in architecture, applied to a portico in which the columns stand out quite free from the…
Plan of the Ramasseum
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Labels in this diagram:…
First Floor Residence Plan
A first floor plan of a typical residence during 1911 illustrating the conventional dimensions and symbols…
Second Floor Residence Plan
An illustrating the conventional dimensions and symbols commonly used in drafting of a typical 1911…
Substation Floor Residence Plan
A sub—station floor plan showing the engineering structure of a typical resident during 1911 illustrating…
Plan of Sainte Chapelle, Paris
La Sainte-Chapelle (English: The Holy Chapel) is a Gothic chapel on the Île de la Cité…
Resident Sub Station Plan Section
A sub—station section of a typical 1911 residential house illustrating structure for drafting.
Shenstone's Leasowes
Illustrated is a glimpse in Shenston'es Leasowes. It is an example of landscape gardening.
Plan of the Sphinx Temple
The Great Sphinx is a statue with the face of a man and the body of a lion. Blocks of stone weighing…
Temple of Edfu, Floor Plan
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of…
Floor Plan of the Temple of Khonsu
Located with the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt, the Temple of Khonsu is an example…
Small Temple on Elephantine Island, Floor Plan
There is another form of Egyptian temples called Typhons. They consist of a simple house in the shape…
Types of Greek Temple Plans
A, in antis; B, prostyle; C, amphiprostyle; D, peripteral (The Parthenon); N, Naos; O, Opisthodomus;…
Wells Cathedral
"Plan of Wells Cathedral. A, Apse or apsis. B, Altar, altar-platform, and altar-steps. D E, Eastern…
