"architecture. "
"egypt: 1. Restored interior of the hypostyle hall at luxor; 2. Tiberius' kiosk on the island of philae. Assyria: 3. Main gate of the palace of sargon. Persia: 4. Restoration of the façade of the palace of artaxerxes mnemon at susa. Indochina: 5. Angkor wat temple. Greece: 6. Caryatid porch of the erechtheion on the acropolis of athens; 7. Northwest angle of the parthenon on the acropolis of athens. Rome: 8. Reconstruction of the forum; 9. Ruins of the colosseum. Byzantium: 10. Hagia sophia in constantinople. Arab: 11. Court of the lions at the alhambra in granada. Romanesque art: 12. Saint peter's cathedral in angoulême. Gothic art: 13. Notre-dame de paris; 14. Ca' d'oro in venice. Renaissance: 15. Château de blois; 16. Louvre of pierre lescot. Louis xiii: 17. Chapel of the sorbonne, by lemercier. Louis xiv: 18. Colonnade of the louvre, by claude perrault; 19. Central part of the palace of versailles, by hardouin-mansart. Louis xv: 20. The great stables of the prince de condé in chantilly. Louis xvi: 21. The petit trianon in versailles, by gabriel; 22. The garde-meuble on the place de la concorde, by gabriel. First empire: 23. The triumphal arch of the carrousel, by percier. Second empire: 24. The opera house, by charles garnier. Republic: 25. Eiffel tower; 26. Reinforced concrete hangar for airships in villeneuve-orly, by e. Freyssinet. "
public domain book illustration from the larousse du xxème siècle encyclopedia published 1932. Éditions larousse is a french publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by pierre larousse and its best-known work is the petit larousse.
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