Illustration of the storefront of a medieval shop on a street with buildings on either side. Spires…
"...and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where…
"Part of a Roman Aqueduct. Aqueducts form one of the most characteristic features of Roman architecture.…
A barrel vault, also known as a tunnel vault or a wagon vault, is an architectural element formed by…
"The covered bridge over the Ticino at Pavia was erected, under Gain Galeazzo Visconti, about the end…
Illustration of the Cathedral at Monreale, near Palermo. It is an example of Sicilian and Norman architecture.…
This illustration shows one fragment of a French cloister built in the Middle Ages. The architecture…
The construction of arches and vaults did not remain confined to the interior of buildings, but imparted…
Illustration of the various layers of a Roman road. This is a section of the Appian Way, built across…
"The crown of the Stuart sovereigns, the first kings of Great Britain, James I and Charles I, had four…
"Cusp, in architecture, is the point formed by the meeting of two small arches, or foils, in foil arches,…
"Fragment of the Entrance-Façade of the Palace of Diocletian at Spalatro. The tendency of the…
A mechanical drawing exercise of drawing a curved line with circle in the middle. The image is drawn…
The Pont du Gard is an aqueduct and bridge that was built over the Gard River by the Roman Empire. It…
A groin vault or groined vault (also sometimes known as a double barrel vault or cross vault) is produced…
An arch having an angular curve made by the intersection of two semi-cylinders of arches.
"Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk. And straightway the man was made whole, and…
The interior of the House of Commons in Parliament during the 1900's. It is pictured packed with representatives.…
"Saxon Architecture was the style of architecture in use in England from the time of its conversion…