1. Famous architectural structures

2. Colloseum at Rome, Italy

3. Colloseum at Rome, Italy
• There are four storeys above the ground;
upper storey for lower classes and women;
lowest storey for prominent citizens
• Rooms with mechanical devices and cages
were found below the ground
• The events held here were comical acts and
fights
• The southern side was destroyed by an
earthquake in 847.

4. Colloseum at Rome, Italy

5. Pyramid

6. Capitol at Washington, DC

7. Empire State Building, New York

8. Empire State Building, New York
• Built in 1931, designed by Shreve, Lamb &
Hammon
• 381 m high; an example of Art Deco
architecture (simple and subtle design on the
exterior, more accentuated interior design)

9. Eiffel Tower at Champ de Mars, Paris

10. Eiffel Tower, Paris
• Lattice tower at Champ de Mars, Paris
• Named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel,
whose company designed and built the tower.
• Erected in 1889; served as an entrance arch to
1889’s World Fair.
• 320 metres (1,050 ft., like an 81-storey
building)

11. Burj Kalifa, Dubai

12. Burj Kalifa, Dubai
• Formerly called Burj Dubai
• World’s tallest building (ratified 2010); 828
metres (2716 feet)
• Architect is Marshall Strabala

13. Leaning Tower of Pisa

14. Taj Mahal, India

15. Taj Mahal, India

16. Taipei 101

17. Taipei 101
• An example of Energy and Environment
design
• Has protection against earthquakes and
typhoons
• 101 floors above ground, 5 underground
floors

18. Famous Filipino Architects

19. Quiapo Church – Juan Felipe de Jesus

20. Manila Central Post Office – Juan Marcos Arellano

21. Ayala Tower One – Leandro Locsin

22. Far Eastern University – Pablo Antonio

23. Cultural Center of the Philippines – Ildefonso Santos and Leandro V. Locsin

24. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
I. Egyptian
- Mammoth
rectangular plan
of limestone
- Monumental
sphinxes
- Relief sculpture
on walls and
columns

25. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
II. Greek
- Relatively small
rectangular plan
of marble
- Doric, Ionic, or
Corinthian
capitals on fluted
columns for post
and lintel

26. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
III. Roman
- Engineering
principle of arch
in dome on
drum, barrel
vaulting, and
groin vaulting
- Decorative
medallions and
keystone

27. Parthenon (Athens, Greece) – has the Doric order (columns)

28. Temple of Athena Nike (at Acropolis of Athens)

29. Temple of Sibyl in Rome (Corinthian)

30. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
IV. Byzantine
- Great domes,
plain exterior
- Interiors of
colored, richly
grained marble
and mosaics in
upper vaults

31. Characteristics of Medieval art
• Didactic; illustrates ideas of Christianity
(secular)
Architecture:
• Byzantine – characterized by domed
structures
• Romanesque – characterized by semi-circular
arches
• Gothic – characterized by pointed arches,
ribbed vault

32. Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

33. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
V. Romanesque
- Use of round
arches; recessed
doorways
ornamented with
sculpture, and
large rose
windows on
upper levels.

34. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
VI. Gothic
- Soaring pointed
arches and ribbed
vaulting
- High facade
towers with
gargoyles
- Tall, recessed
doorways
decorated with
elongated
sculptured figures

35. Basilica of Saint-Sernin of Toulouse
(Romanesque)

36. Milan Cathedral (Gothic)

37. Interior of Reims Cathedral, France

38. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
VII. Renaissance
- Rectangular plan
with combined
post and lintel
form and arch
form
- Ribbed dome on
drum with
lantern
- Greek and
Roman
ornamentation

39. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
VII. Renaissance
- Rectangular plan
with combined
post and lintel
form and arch
form
- Ribbed dome on
drum with
lantern
- Greek and
Roman
ornamentation

40. Summary Outline of
Architectural Styles
IX.International/Modern
- Non-eclectic with
minimum
ornamentation
- New engineering
principles, such as
cantilevering from
hillside (projects from
support)
- Multi-level
construction
- Greater use of glass,
steel and cement, as
well as new materials