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Art Galleries and Museums
Information on the architect, location, date, construction system, context and style of a world selection from Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/gallery.html
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Exhibition and Exposition
Great Buildings Online provides images and information on a selection of buildings in Europe, North American and Japan designed for exhibition purposes.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/exhibition.html
Top/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Exhibition

Castles
Images and descriptions of several castles in Europe and Himeji Castle, Japan, with references, from Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/castle.html
Top/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Fortifications/Castles

Government Buildings
Images and details of a selection of government buildings from around the world in Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/government.html
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Great Buildings Online: Libraries
Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/library.html
Top/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Libraries

Palaces
Great Buildings Online gives images, information, commentary and bibliography on a selection of palaces around the world from Minoan to modern.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/palace.html
Top/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Palaces

Great Pyramid of Khufu - El Giza, Egypt - Great Buildings Online
Great Pyramid of Khufu by unknown architect, at El Giza, Egypt, -2600 to -2480, in the Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Great_Pyramid.html
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Hagia Sophia
Great Buildings Online provide photographs, 3D model, choice quotations and bibliography of the Byzantine masterpiece designed by Isidoros and Anthemios at Istanbul, Turkey, 532-7.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Hagia_Sophia.html
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San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
This octagonal church, built 526-47, is among the finest and least altered of all Byzantine buildings. Great Buildings Online provides a description and bibliography.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/San_Vitale.html
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Great Buildings Online: Cathedrals
Images and information on some of the best-known European cathedrals.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/cathedral.html
Top/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Religious/Christian/History/Churches/Cathedrals