building materials and methods — The choice of materials for constructing houses, temples, and other structures in ancient Mesopotamia was dictated largely by the natural geology and topography of the area. The Mesopotamian plains were composed mostly of alluvial materials… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
ROYAL INSCRIPTIONS — Mesopotamian kings since the Early Dynastic periodwere keen to transmit records of their achievements for posterity. They furnish some of the most important sources for Mesopotamian history. The earliest examples of such texts consist only of… … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Boston Public Library, McKim Building — Main article: Boston Public Library Boston Public Library U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Early Christian inscriptions — form, as non literary remains, a valuable source of information on the development of Christian thought and life in the early Church. They may be divided into three main classes: sepulchral inscriptions, epigraphic records, and inscriptions… … Wikipedia
Early Christian Inscriptions — Early Christian Inscriptions † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Early Christian Inscriptions Inscriptions of Christian origin form, as non literary remains, a valuable source of information on the development of Christian thought and life in… … Catholic encyclopedia
V Building — Infobox Skyscraper building name=V Building status=Site Under Demolition previous building= year built= surpassed by building= year highest= year end= location=Broad Street, Birmingham, England status=Proposed antenna spire= convert|152|m|ft|0… … Wikipedia
Catherine de' Medici's building projects — included the Valois chapel at Saint Denis, the Tuileries Palace, and the Hôtel de la Reine in Paris, and extensions to the château of Chenonceau, near Blois. Born in 1519 in Florence to an Italian father and a French mother, Catherine de Medici… … Wikipedia
Thomas Jefferson Building — The oldest of the three United States Library of Congress buildings, the Thomas Jefferson Building was built between 1890 and 1897. It is known for its classicizing facade and elaborately decorated interior, designed by John L. Smithmeyer who was … Wikipedia
Thomas Jefferson Building — 38° 53′ 19″ N 77° 00′ 17″ W / 38.8887, 77.0046 … Wikipédia en Français
Insula (building) — Remains of the top floors of an insula near the Capitolium and the Aracoeli in Rome In Roman architecture, an insula (Latin for island, plural insulae) was a kind of apartment building that housed most of the urban citizen population of ancient… … Wikipedia