Surf these sites: Amsterdam Heritage -- Comprehensive introduction and history of Amsterdam, focusing on the city''s historic buildings and sites. Detailed information on the architecture and on the preservation of historic buildings. Archbishop''s Palace, Kromeriz, Czech Republic -- Official site with photograph, history and visitor information. Architecture in Medieval Serbia -- History by Vojislav Korac of sacred buildings and fortifications, illustrated with expandable photographs, from his book ''The History Of Serbian Culture'' (1995). Hosted by the Serbian Unity Congress. Architecture in Norway -- An architectural history by Elizabeth Siep, manager of the Norwegian Architecture Museum, Oslo. No illustrations. ArtServe -- 16,000 photographs of art and architecture mainly from the Mediterranean basin, including many of classical archaeological sites, from Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University Athos The Holy Mountain ---- Mount Athos ----- Holy Mountain ----- Agio Oros -- Mount Athos Is the centre of Eastern Orthodox Monasticism. Austrian Photo-Album -- 1500 professional, expandable pictures of historic buildings all over Austria presented by the Austrian Tourist Board. Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary -- Benedictine monks settled here in 996 and went on to convert the Hungarians. Official history, description and photo album of this World Heritage Site, still in monastic use. Biografer i Sverige -- Kjell Furberg har inventerat och fotograferat de flesta biograferna i Sverige under de senaste tio åren, därtill forskat i biografernas historia. Castles and Palaces of Portugal -- A well-written, attractively-illustrated introduction to the subject from the government agency in charge of tourism. Churches and Cathedrals in Germany -- Collection of photographs taken by Vic Freund of Centralia College, Centralia, WA, US. Cultural Heritage in the Council of Europe -- Official site giving an overview of Council of Europe initiatives on architectural heritage. European Heritage Days; Sarajevo 1998 photos. French and English language options. Cultural Map of Hellas -- Ministry of Culture provides interactive maps, index and search engine to information on 1000 archaeological sites, buildings and museums spanning ancient, Byzantine and modern. Digital Archive of Architecture -- Images of buildings in Europe and America from prehistoric to 20th century by Prof. Jeffrey Howe of Boston College, USA. Earlier Architecture in Vienna -- A short history, maps and photographs of palaces and churches by Octavian Ciupitu, PhD student of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Frankfurt am Main - The Golden Book -- A record in pre-war photographs of the architecture of Frankfurt - one of the most perfectly preserved medieval cities before its destruction by allied bombing in 1944. Ghent -- A short presentation of Ghent. Images of Medieval Art and Architecture -- Interactive plans lead to photographs and scale drawings of abbeys, castles, cathedrals and churches in England, Wales and France. Glossary. By Professor Alison Stones of the University of Pittsburgh. Maulbronn Monastery, Germany -- The most complete and best-preserved medieval monastery north of the Alps and hence a World Heritage Site. Brief history, 19th-century plan and photographs from Wolfgang M. Werner. Medieval Wallpaintings in Danish Churches -- Image database and supporting articles from the University of Copenhagen. Monumental Churches of Antwerp (Belgium) -- Attractive introduction to the Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady and other historic churches and chapels: history, description, expandable thumbnail photographs. Official site of the diocese of Antwerp. Monuments of Ancient Georgia -- Photographs and descriptions of a fascinating group of early churches, provided by Lika Mamulashvili and hosted by the Parliament of Georgia (Europe). Mount Athos - Agio Oros -- The center of Eastern Orthodox Monasticism. Greek and English viewing available. Nederlands Architectuurinstituut -- Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, Netherlands Architecture Institute Parishes of the Isle of Man and their Churches -- Frances Coakley provides histories of Manx parish churches illustrated with images, both modern and archival. Part of ''A Manx Notebook''. Project Judaica Tour of Prague -- This tour of Prague''s Jewish sites includes the Gothic Old-New Synagogue - Europe''s oldest - built in 1279. Expandable photographs and history. Relics of Georgian Architecture -- Introduction to the remarkable early architecture of Georgia (Europe), with pictures and brief histories by David Chelidze, post-graduate student of Penn State University. Romanian Patrimony -- Andrei Stirbu''s gazetter of the towns and villages of Romania with notes of their most important historical monuments, chiefly castles, monasteries and churches. Gallery of beautiful, expandable photographs. Sacred Geometry and Armenian Architecture -- Discussion of sacred numbers and relation to the Classical temple of Garni and early churches of Armenia. Part of a tour of Armenia provided by Arminco. Samogitian Wooden Churches -- Samogitians (Lithuanian lowlanders) traditionally built timber churches; some survive from the 18th and 19th centuries. History and photographs provided by the Samogitian Cultural Association. Save Europe''s Heritage -- Campaigns to save historic buildings which stand empty and decaying. Report ''In the Hour of Need'' focuses on 12 superb French chateaux crying out for reuse and restoration. Schloss Laxenburg, Austria -- Brief history and tour of the 18th-century former imperial palace, now the headquarters of International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. Schönbrunn Palace, Austria -- The official site provides photographs and brief history of the magnificent Baroque imperial palace, with visitor information. The archive of plans, images and papers will be open to the public in future. The Castle of St Georgen, Austria -- History of this 16th-century mansion on the hill-top site of a medieval castle, illustrated with old views; tour and heraldry. Prepared as a student project by a nearby school. The Praha Experience -- Galleries of images of the architecture of Prague from medieval to modern, with some notes on its history and architects by Henri Achten. Includes Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral. Part of LAVA. Torun, Poland: Architecture and History -- Electronic version of a book by Bohdan Rymaszewski. Numerous photographs. Ukrainian Architecture -- Series of illustrated articles by various authors, some scholarly, on historic buildings in the Ukraine and built by the Ukrainian community elsewhere. Hosted by InfoUkes. Venetian Historic Sites -- Interactive 360-degree views of the main squares; photographs and brief histories of major historic buildings, provided by Venezia.net. Italian language version also available. Virtual Ani -- A building by building tour of the deserted medieval Armenian city of Ani. Walled Towns Friendship Circle -- Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information. Wonders of Az-Zahra and other Andalusian Palaces -- Essay by Dr. A. Zahoor on the extravagant pleasure palaces built in the 10th century by Islamic potentates in Spain.
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