architectural wonders and joys
at www.abelard.org

site map

Architecture is part of every landscape inhabited by humans.
This page indexes the many references at abelard.org to interesting, spectacular, innovative, radical, past and modern architectural structures.

There are images at most of these linked pages.

bridges
• Tallest, longest: the Viaduct de Millau
• A fifth bridge coming to Bordeaux: Pont Bacalan-Bastide, a new vertical lift bridge
• Pont Gustave-Flaubert, new vertical lift bridge-the 6th bridge at Rouen
• Gustave Eiffel’s first work: the Eiffel passerelle, Bordeaux
• A dream unfulfilled - the transporter bridge [pont transbordeur], Bordeaux
• Transbordeur bridges in France and the world 1: why, who, when, where
• Transbordeur bridges in France and the world 2: focus on Portugalete, Chicago, Rochefort-Martrou
• Hoover Dam Canyon Bridge or the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tilman Memorial Bridge
• The Tower vertical lift bridge, Sacramento, California
  
  
  
buildings and other architectural structures and complexes
• Centenary restoration: the Grand Palais, Paris
• Bastide towns: Monpazier, ‘pearl of England’
• Futuroscope, moving arts thame park
• Vulcania, earth sciences theme park
• Cathedrals in France
• Watercube - Beijing2008: National Aquatic Center
• The Hoover Dam
• Hoover Dam Canyon Bridge or the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tilman Memorial Bridge

shorter items

• Skywalk, Grand Canyon
• “tallest residential building in europe”
• proposed half mile high building, dubai - well, almost
• Taipei 101
• funk missile silo house
• ecohouse, Oxford UK
• revolving building in curitiba, brazil
• tall, and striking: buildings in dubai
• freedom tower - replacing the twin towers
• ecological pyramid in san francisco
• using state-of-the-art solar energy, dubai
• germany, energy architecture, and what god could do if only he had money
• wind-powered twin towers
• keep land for the growing, hungry population - farm upwards!
• japanese green offices
• thin houses
• the tallest free standing structure in the uk

other architecture

• stonehenge (part of english heritage stonehenge area)
  A virtual 360° tour of this ancient historic site – spin round on your ‘heel’ and have a close-to panoramic view of the stones.
  There is also an interactive map and an interesting timeline of when Stonehenge was built.
• Belle Epoque in France
• Art Nouveau in France
• Art Deco - the revolutionary trend
• Art Deco - the sybaritic trend
• Art Deco in France

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