Great Buildings in Time

Great Buildings in Time
An Internet Hotlist on Great Buildings

created by Ms. McGuire
St. Francis Prep

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Great Buildings, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Great Buildings - Find its purpose, history and builder.

Architecture on the Web - Contains information on historic periods and styles (with images), biographies of 'the masters', educational resources, and links to significant architectural monuments alphabetically by city.
Boston College Architecture Links - Architecture Links on the World Wide Web.
Encylopedia Britannica - Islamic Architecture - Islamic arts Building materials and technology
Great Buildings - Architecture around the world
Islamic Architecture - Islamic architectural styles, architects and regions 872 Islamic buildings and monuments
Muslim Heritage - 1000 years of Muslim contribution to present day Science, Technology, Arts and Civilisation
Tufts on line digital library - Library of art objects, sites, and buildings

Maps - Place your building at its location on a world map.

Encarta maps - Current and historical maps of the world.
National Geographic - Maps from National Geographic.
University of Texas World Map Collection - Past and present maps of the world.
World Atlas - Maps of the World includes country timelines.

Timeline - What were the important historical events at this time.

InfoPlease Country History Timelines - Timelines for individual countries.
InfoPlease World History Timeline - Timeline of Ancient History to present day.

Use the Library Database

Facts on File Ancient and Medieval History - Online Database of Ancient and Medieval History
InfoTrac Database - Choose the InfoTrac Database for World History for timelines, history and reference information on your topic. Use the library passwords located at your MySFP account or from the librarian.

Timeline

Timeline - An interactive online timeline. Input entries and print out timeline.

Content by Ms. McGuire
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listgreatbugr.html
Last revised Mon Feb 2 6:20:29 US/Pacific 2009