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http://www.structurae.net/structures

W. H. Smith (1980). The world’s Great Architecture, Hamlyn, London

Vickers G. (1998). Key Moments in Architecture, Hamlyn, London

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Pyramid of Cheops,Giza, 2589 B.C.230m wide, 146.5 m high

Saqqara Step Pyramid2650 B.C.61 m high

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Egyptian Temples

Knossos c 1600 B.C.

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Greek & Roman temples

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Colosseum, Rome, 80 A.D.48m high, 188m long, 156 m wide

Pont du Gard,Nimesc. 20 B.C.

Arch of Titus, Rome81 A.D.

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Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, 709-715

Arch of Ctesiphon c. 540 18m high

Islamic Arches

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Colosseumsections

St. Sernin, Toulouse 1080 – 12th C

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N.D. de Parisc 1200 A.D.

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King’s College ChapelCambridge, 1446-1515

Lyons Opera House, 183062m high

Orly Hangar, 1921-375m span

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Pantheon, Rome, 125 A. D.43m span

Trulli Houses,Italy, 18th C.

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Hagia Sofia Mosque, Istanbul, 537, 31m

Florence Dome, 143642m span

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St. Peters,Rome, 1626

Millenium Dome, London 1997- 8, >160 m span

Astrodome, Houston 1965, 216.5 m span

Tomb ofTamburlaine, Samarkand,14 th C

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Air Terminal Frankfurt, 1996-9span ~50m

Waterloo Train Station 1848

Carreau du Temple, Paris1863-5

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Pompidou Centre, Paris, 1971-7

Astrodome, Houston 1965, 216.5 m span

Waterloo Chunnel Station, 1992-94, span 35-50m length 400m

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Hong Kong Bank, 1986

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Telstra Stadium, Sydney, 1996- 9, span 300m

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Australia Sq, Sydney, 1967, 42m dia, 50 storeys

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Horizon, Sydney, 1998, 43 flrs

MLC, Sydney, 1975, 67 flrs, 150 m

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Hong Kong Central, 1980-4, 34m spans

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Grande Arche, La Defense Paris, 1982-90

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WTC, NY, 1984-7, span 18.3m

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Walt DisneyConcert Hall, LA1988-2002

Shaping Structures: Statics, W. Zalewski and E. Allen (1998)

Parabolic Cable StructureFederal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis

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Westcoast TransmissionTower, 1969

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Tenerife Auditorium 2003

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PutrajayaConvention Centre, Malaysia, 2001-3

Los Manantiales Restaurant,Xochimilco, Mexico, 1958

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Biosphere, Montreal,Expo 1967, 76m dia

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Eden Project, Cornwall, 2001

Lovett Vacation HouseCrane Island, Washington, 1972

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Seidler HouseKillara, 1966-7

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