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| ARCHITECT | BUILDING NAME | DATE | LOCATION | DESCRIPTION & LINK |
| Abadie, Paul | Church of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Coeur Basilica) | begun 1876 | Paris, France | Aerial view of a large Neo Roman Byzantine style church |
| Abadie, Paul | Church of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Coeur Basilica) | begun 1876 | Paris, France | Night view of church with domes and cupolas |
| Adelcrantz, C. F.? | Garden Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace | 1768? | Stockholm, Sweden | Oblique elevation of a wooden garden folly in the form of a tent with an Eastern flavor |
| Amannati, Bartolomeo | Pitti Palace Additions (Palazzo Pitti) | 1558-70 | Florence, Italy | Rear (garden) elevation of a Florentine Renaissance palace |
| Anasazi Indians | Aztec Pueblo Ruins | circa 1110 | Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Bandelier, Cliff Dwellings | early 1300s | Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Bandelier, Petroglyph | early 1300s | Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Bandelier, Tyuonyi Pueblo Ruin | early 1300s | Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Betatakin Cliff Dwelling | 1260-70 | Navajo National Monument, Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Canyon de Chelly, Antelope House Ruin | expanded 1050-1270 | Canyon de Chelly, Chinle Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Canyon de Chelly, First Ruin | 1050-1150 | Canyon de Chelly, Chinle Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Canyon de Chelly, Mummy Cave Ruin | mostly 12-13C | Canyon de Chelly, Chinle Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Canyon de Chelly, Overlook | n/a | Canyon de Chelly, Chinle Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Canyon de Chelly, White House Ruin | 1060-1275 | Canyon de Chelly, Chinle Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Chaco Canyon, Casa Rinconada ruin (Great Kiva) | 1070-1110 | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Chaco Canyon, Small House on Casa Rinconada Trail | 9-12C | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Chaco Canyon, Chetro Ketl Ruin | 1005-1105 | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Chaco Canyon, Kin Kletso Ruin | 1100-30 | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Bonito Ruin | 9-12C | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Chaco Canyon, Pueblo del Arroyo Ruin | 1070-1105 | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Chaco Canyon, Talus Unit Number 1 Ruin | late 11C | Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Mesa Verde, Balcony House Ruin | circa 1200 | Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace Ruin | circa 1200 | Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Mesa Verde, Mummy Lake Ruin | circa 900 | Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Mesa Verde, New Fire House Ruin | circa 1200 | Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Mesa Verde, Oak Tree House Ruin | circa 1200 | Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Mesa Verde, Spruce Tree House Ruin | 1200-76 | Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Mesa Verde, Square Tower House Ruin | circa 1200 | Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Petrified Forest, Agate House Ruin | 11-13C | Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Wupatki, Citadel Ruin | 12C | Wupatki National Monument, Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Anasazi Indians | Wupatki, Wukoki Ruin | 12C | Wupatki National Monument, Arizona | Southwest American Indian Ruins |
| Bernini, Gianlorenzo | St. Andrew at the Quirinal Church (Sant' Andrea al Quirinale) | 1658-70 | Rome, Italy | Oblique front elevation of a small Italian Baroque church |
| Bernini, Gianlorenzo | St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) | 1656-67 | Rome, Italy | General view of the elliptical square, colonnade, and central obelisk from the steps of St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican) |
| Bernini, Gianlorenzo | St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) | 1656-67 | Rome, Italy | View looking down the passage between two rows of columns |
| Bodley, George Frederick with Henry Vaughn | National Cathedral (also called Washington Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul) | begun 1907 | Washington, D.C. | Rodney Winfield's stained glass window with a moon rock brought back from Apollo 11 embedded in it. Known as the "Space Window". Inside a NeoGothic nondenominational church (but run by the Episcopalians) |
| Borromini, Francesco | St. Charles with the Four Fountains Church (San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane) | 1637-41 | Rome, Italy | Interior of dome & lantern/ cupola |
| Brunelleschi, Filippo | Florence Cathedral (Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore) | 1420-36 | Florence, Italy | Side view of the double shelled central dome with cupola on top |
| Bullant, Jean | Chateau Chantilly (Château de Chantilly) | 1560 | Chantilly, France | View of the chateau and lake in the rain |
| Buscheto & Rainaldo | Pisa Cathedral | 1063-1118 | Pisa, Italy | Front and side elevation of a Tuscan Romanesque cathedral, with Pisano's Leaning Tower in the background |
| Carlhian, Jean Paul | Enid A. Haupt Garden | 1987 | Washington, D.C. | View through a moongate toward Cluss and Schulze's 1881 Arts and Industries Building |
| Carrère and Hastings | Nemours, the Alfred L. du Pont estate | 1909-10 | Wilmington, Delaware | Front elevation of a palatial French Neoclassical estate |
| Carrère and Hastings (of New York) | Nemours, the Alfred L. du Pont estate | 1909-10 | Wilmington, Delaware | View from a fountain in the formal French gardens back toward the main house |
| Carrère and Hastings | Nemours, the Alfred L. du Pont estate | 1909-10 | Wilmington, Delaware | View of the front of the house from the formal French gardens |
| Carrère and Hastings | Nemours, the Gardens | 1909-10 | Wilmington, Delaware | View of the long garden axis from the main house toward Stewart and Donahue's 1926 colonnade |
| Coxhead, Ernest | James Nash Brown - Alice Scott - Reginald Knight Smith House | 1895 | San Francisco, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Coxhead, Ernest | David Greenleaf House (sometimes misspelled as Greenlease) | 1891 | Alameda, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Coxhead, Ernest | St. John's Episcopal Church | 1891 | Monterey, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Coxhead, Ernest | St. John's Presbyterian Church | 1905 | Sausalito, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Coxhead, Ernest | Julius Rehn Weber House (a.k.a. Julian Waybur House) | 1902 | San Francisco, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Coxhead, Ernest | Julius Rehn Weber and Bruce & Robert Porter Houses | 1902 & 1904 | San Francisco, California | Arts and Crafts |
| da Cortona, Domenico | Chateau Chambord (Château de Chambord) | 1519-47 | near St-Dyé, France | Garden facade with cupolas on round towers |
| da Cortona, Domenico | Chateau Chambord (Château de Chambord) | 1519-47 | near St-Dyé, France | Detail of lantern/ cupola over main stair |
| Da Vinci, Leonardo | Chateau Amboise, Chapel of St. Hubert (Château d' Amboise) | begun 1492 | Amboise, France | Detail showing gargoyles on top of a Flamboyant Gothic church, originally the Queen's oratory. Da Vinci is buried here |
| Davis, Alexander Jackson | Lyndhurst | 1838-42 | Tarrytown, NY | Front elevation from the park |
| Davis, Alexander Jackson | Montgomery Place | 1872-73 | Annandale on Hudson, NY | Unexecuted design for the East facade |
| de Bruyn, Willem | Grand' Place | 1698 | Brussels, Belgium | A tall, narrow rowhouse along the main square |
| de Bruyn, Willem | Grand' Place | 1698 | Brussels, Belgium | Belgian Baroque rowhouses along the main square |
| De Sanctis, Francesco with Alessandro Specchi | Spanish Stairs | 1723-25 | Rome, Italy | View of a monumental Baroque stairway |
| De Weerdt, Jacques | Les Mouettes | 1905 | Zurenborg District. Antwerp, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| De Weerdt, Jacques | Quinten Metsys house | 1904 | Zurenborg District. Antwerp, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| De Weerdt, Jacques | Unknown row house | 1904 | Zurenborg District. Antwerp, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| De Weerdt, Jacques | Unknown row houses | 1913 | Zurenborg District. Antwerp, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Dollmann, Georg | Linderhof Castle (Schloss Linderhof) | 1874-78 | Oberammergau, Germany | Front elevation of a NeoRococo royal villa in Bavaria |
| Dollmann, Georg | Linderhof Castle (Schloss Linderhof) | 1874-78 | Oberammergau, Germany | View of the rear of the villa and terraced Italian gardens from a garden folly called the Temple of Venus |
| d' Orbais, Jean (et. al.) | Reims Cathedral | 1211-90 | Reims, France | Front elevation of a High Gothic cathedral |
| d' Orbais, Jean (et. al.) | Reims Cathedral | 1211-90 | Reims, France | Back view of church showing flying buttresses |
| Douglas, James | Douglas Mansion | 1916 | Jerome, Arizona | A large Mission Revival home, almost Art Deco in feel, built on a hill overlooking the copper mining town |
| Farr, Albert | Belvedere Land Company | 1905 | Belvedere, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Farrand, Beatrix (garden design) | Dumbarton Oaks, the Gardens | 1922-47 | Washington, D.C. | Graceful, sinuous, concrete stairway leading into the formal gardens |
| Fischer von Ehrlach, Johann Bernhard | Karl's church (Karlskirche) | 1715 | Vienna, Austria | Front elevation with dome & cupola |
| Gabriel, Ange Jacques | Petit Trianon in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles | 1762-64 | Versailles, France | East (left) and North (right) elevations |
| Gabriel, Ange Jacques | Petit Trianon in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles | 1762-64 | Versailles, France | North elevation as seen from across the brook |
| Gabriel, Ange Jacques | Petit Trianon in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles | 1762-64 | Versailles, France | South elevation as seen down a tree lined avenue |
| Gabriel, Ange Jacques | Petit Trianon in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles | 1762-64 | Versailles, France | South elevation of the Neoclassical masterpiece |
| Gabriel, Ange Jacques | Petit Trianon in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles | 1762-64 | Versailles, France | West (garden) elevation from the far end of the formal garden area. |
| Gabriel, Ange Jacques | Petit Trianon in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles | 1762-64 | Versailles, France | West (garden) elevation from the formal garden area |
| Gesellius, Herman, with Armas Lindgren and Eliel Saarinen | Villa Hvitträsk (house and studio complex) | 1901-04 | near Luoma, Finland | Arts and Crafts |
| Goodell, Nathaniel | Mesick House | circa 1894 | Sacramento, California | Front and side elevations of a French Second Empire home. Goodell was the architect of the old California Governor's Mansion. The house is one four of this type left in Sacramento |
| Guarini, Guarino | Chapel of the Holy Shroud (Cappella della Santa Sindone) | 1667-90 | Turin, Italy | Interior view of dome & cupola (destroyed by fire a few years ago) |
| Guarini, Guarino | St. Lawrence Church (San Lorenzo) | 1668-87 | Turin, Italy | Front elevation with tower/ cupola |
| Guarini, Guarino | St. Lawrence Church (San Lorenzo) | 1668-87 | Turin, Italy | Interior view of dome & cupola |
| Hardouin-Mansart, Jules | Palace of Versailles, Gobelins Factory Housing (Château de Versailles) | begun 1678 | Versailles, France | A view of the dormitories built for the artisans who worked on the Palace of Versailles. These are behind the Lesser Stables which face the palace |
| Hardouin-Mansart, Jules | Palace of Versailles, Lesser Stables (Château de Versailles) | begun 1678 | Versailles, France | View of the side one of the twin Royal Stable buildings, looking down the Avenue de Paris |
| Hardouin-Mansart, Jules, and earlier, Louis Le Vau | Palace of Versailles, Orangerie & Garden Facade (Château de Versailles) | 1669-85 | Versailles, France | View of the Palace's Garden elevation from the base of the stairway leading to the conservatory (Orangerie) courtyard. Orangerie by Hardouin-Mansart. Garden facade first by Le Vau, then altered later by Hardouin-Mansart |
| Hardouin-Mansart, Jules, and earlier, Louis Le Vau | Palace of Versailles, Orangerie & Garden Facade (Château de Versailles) | 1669-85 | Versailles, France | View of the Palace's Garden elevation from the stairway leading to the conservatory courtyard |
| Hebbard and Gill (William Hebbard and Irving Gill partnership) | George W. Marston House | 1904-05 | San Diego, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Hillier Group (Alan Chimacoff, designer) | Arizona State University Architecture Building | 1989 | Tempe, Arizona | Exterior light detail with the building's south elevation in the background |
| Hillier Group (Alan Chimacoff, designer) | Arizona State University Architecture Building | 1989 | Tempe, Arizona | Oblique south elevation with main entrance at the top of the incline |
| Hofman, Jules | De Zonnebloem (the sunflower) row house | 1900 | Zurenborg District. Antwerp, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Hofman, Jules | Unknown row house | 1904 | Zurenborg District. Antwerp, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Horta, Victor | Max Hallet house (Hôtel Hallet) | 1903-05 | Brussels, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Horta, Victor | Victor Horta House and Studio (Maison & Atelier Horta), now a museum | 1898-1901 | Brussels, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Horta, Victor | House of the People (Maison du Peuple) | 1896-99 | Brussels, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Horta, Victor | Ernest Solvay house (Hôtel Solvay) | 1894-1903 | Brussels, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Horta, Victor | Emile Tassel House (Hôtel Tassel) | 1893-97 | Brussels, Belgium | Art Nouveau |
| Jeffers, Robinson | Tor House | 1914-27 | Carmel, California | Rear view (ocean side) of a stone craftsman home and its medieval looking stone tower |
| Jefferson, Thomas | James Barbour House | 1814-22 | Barboursville, Virginia (on grounds of Barboursville vineyards winery) | Ruins of a classically inspired villa, built for one of Jefferson's friends. The house burned on Christmas Day, 1884 |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) | 1768-1809 | Charlottesville, Virginia | East (front) elevation of Jefferson's own home and masterpiece, a plantation designed like a Palladian villa |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) | 1768-1809 | Charlottesville, Virginia | North and west elevations, showing the west portico and the garden walkway |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) | 1768-1809 | Charlottesville, Virginia | South elevation of the villa, showing the conservatory with its arched windows |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) | 1768-1809 | Charlottesville, Virginia | View of a triple hung window/door detail |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) | 1768-1809 | Charlottesville, Virginia | West elevation of the 3 story Palladian villa. The portico leads to Jefferson's parlor |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) | 1768-1809 | Charlottesville, Virginia | West (garden) elevation, from the north side of the garden walkway |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) | 1768-1809 | Charlottesville, Virginia | West (garden) elevation, from the south side of the garden walkway |
| Jefferson, Thomas with help of Benjamin Latrobe | University of Virginia Rotunda | 1817-26 | Charlottesville, Virginia | View of the library from the Quad. It was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome |
| Jefferson, Thomas with help of Benjamin Latrobe | University of Virginia Rotunda | 1817-26 | Charlottesville, Virginia | View of the library interior, beneath the dome |
| Kaufmann, Gordon B. (design architect from L.A.) and the Bureau of Reclamation (government engineers) | Hoover Dam (also called Boulder Dam) | 1931-35 | near Las Vegas, Nevada | View looking over the dam at the powerhouses and the Colorado River |
| Kaufmann, G. B. and the Bureau of Reclamation | Hoover Dam (also called Boulder Dam) | 1931-35 | near Las Vegas, Nevada | View of two of the intake towers at the top of the dam |
| Knowles, William | Leonard C. Hammond House | ca. 1908 | San Francisco, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Knowles, William | William M. Rose House | 1900 | San Francisco, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Knowles, William | Edwin W. Stadtmuller House | ca. 1908 | San Francisco, California | Arts and Crafts |
| Le Breton, Gilles | Chateau Fontainebleu (Château de Fontainebleu) | begun 1528 | Fontainebleu, France | Front elevation of a large French Renaissance chateau |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut | 1950-55 | Ronchamp, France | Interior view of the south wall with its abstract fenestration providing moody lighting |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut | 1950-55 | Ronchamp, France | Oblique view of the south elevation, looking from the belltower to the prow |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut | 1950-55 | Ronchamp, France | View of the chapel's colorful front door |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut | 1950-55 | Ronchamp, France | View of the chapel from the exterior gathering area (east elevation). The pulpit is the small box-like projection toward the right and above the ground |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut | 1950-55 | Ronchamp, France | View of the "prow" (southeast corner) of the church, showing the belltower at the left and the exterior pulpit on the right side |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut | 1950-55 | Ronchamp, France | View of the northeast corner. The pulpit elevation is at the left and an oblique view of main entry is at the right |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut | 1950-55 | Ronchamp, France | View of the northwest corner |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) with Pierre Jeanneret | Maison Planeix (Antonin Planeix House) | 1924-28 | Paris, France | 20th Century & Modern Architecture |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | Interior view of the tile bathroom plunge and chaise lounge |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | Oblique view of house from the street, looking through the outermost perimeter fence |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | Slightly oblique left elevation (at right), which faces the school. Front door elevation at left faces away from the street |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | Spiral staircase and adjacent ramp as seen from the first floor main entry hall |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | Street elevation at right and left elevation (facing school) with its second floor garden terrace |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | View looking into the second floor living room from the garden terrace |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | View of the house from the brambles and last perimeter fence. The side with the columns faces the school and the elevation (at right) faces the street |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | View of house from the right side, looking through another perimeter fence. The big building in the background is a school |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | View of the ramp from the second floor garden terrace |
| Le Corbusier (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) | Villa Savoie (Private House) | 1929-31 | Poisse, France | View of the second floor living room and its "ribbon" windows |
| Lemercier, Jacques & Pierre | Chateau Richelieu (Château de Richelieu) | 1631 | Richelieu, France | Drawing of the front elevation of a chateau (now destroyed) built for Cardinal de Richelieu, First Minister to Louis XIII of France. The town and chateau were considered a marvel of French Baroque town planning |
| Le Nôtre, André | Palace of Versailles, the Gardens (Jardin de Versailles) | 1667-90 | Versailles, France | View down one of the avenues of sycamore trees in early Spring |
| Le Nôtre, André | Palace of Versailles, the Gardens (Jardin de Versailles) | 1667-90 | Versailles, France | View down the major East-West axis, with the Tapis Vert (Green Carpet) in the foreground and the Grand Canal in the background, leading off into infinity |
| Le Nôtre, André | Palace of Versailles, the Gardens (Jardin de Versailles) | 1667-90 | Versailles, France | View of the Apollo Basin, a Baroque fountain sculpture by Tuby. Located at the end of the Tapis Vert and beginning of the Grand Canal |
| Le Roy, Philibert (later Louis Le Vau) | Palace of Versailles, Royal Court (Château de Versailles) | begun 1623 | Versailles, France | Front elevation of the oldest section of the chateau. This area was restricted to the Royal Family, princes, and peers. Furthest back is the Marble Court, with the kings bedroom at the center of the second level |
| Le Vau, Louis (architect), André Le Nôtre (landscape architect), & Charles Lebrun (interiors) | Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Château de Vaux le Vicomte) | 1656-61 | near Melun, France | Aerial view of the chateau and gardens looking toward the side and rear (garden) facades |
| Le Vau, Louis with André Le Nôtre & Charles Lebrun | Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Château de Vaux le Vicomte) | 1656-61 | near Melun, France | Front elevation on an overcast day |
| Le Vau, Louis with André Le Nôtre & Charles Lebrun | Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Château de Vaux le Vicomte) | 1656-61 | near Melun, France | Garden elevation of the Baroque chateau that was the prototype for the Palace of Versailles |
| Le Vau, Louis with André Le Nôtre & Charles Lebrun | Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Château de Vaux le Vicomte) | 1656-61 | near Melun, France | Interior view of the Grand Salon (ballroom) |
| Le Vau, Louis with André Le Nôtre & Charles Lebrun | Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Château de Vaux le Vicomte) | 1656-61 | near Melun, France | Oblique front (north) and west elevations as seen from the side lawn |
| Le Vau, Louis with André Le Nôtre & Charles Lebrun | Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Château de Vaux le Vicomte) | 1656-61 | near Melun, France | Rear (south or garden) elevation as seen from a fountain along the main axis. Domed area at the center covers the ballroom |
| Le Vau, Louis with André Le Nôtre & Charles Lebrun | Chateau Vaux le Vicomte (Château de Vaux le Vicomte) | 1656-61 | near Melun, France | Side & Rear elevation showing dome and cupola above ballroom |
| Le Vau, Louis (followed by Jules Hardouin- Mansart and Ange Jacques Gabriel) | Palace of Versailles, Entrance Plaza (Place d'Armes) | mostly 1669 and later | Versailles, France | Partial front elevation from near the end of the Avenue de Paris. Much imitated, enormous French Baroque chateau |
| Le Vau, Louis (followed by Jules Hardouin- Mansart and Ange Jacques Gabriel) | Palace of Versailles, Entrance Plaza (Place d'Armes) | mostly 1669 and later | Versailles, France | Partial front elevation. The two closest (and outermost) wings define the Minister's Court, with the temple like structures marking the start of the Royal Court. The taller building toward the right is the Gabriel's royal chapel |
| Le Vau, Louis (followed by Jules Hardouin- Mansart and Ange Jacques Gabriel) | Palace of Versailles, Gateway to Minister's Court (Château de Versailles) | mostly 1669 and later | Versailles, France | Partial front elevation of the chateau. This area was lined by wings for ministers and government officials |
| Lindgren, Armas, with Herman Gesellius and Eliel Saarinen | Villa Hvitträsk (house and studio complex) | 1901-04 | near Luoma, Finland | Arts and Crafts |
| Longhena, Baldassare | St. Mary of Salvation Church (Santa Maria della Salute) | 1631-87 | Venice, Italy | Canal view of church with domes & cupolas |
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