Architecture History in the Yahoo! Directory

Architecture Through the Ages
Explore the world of ancient architecture from Greek to Egyptian to Aztec. Architecture Through the Ages includes background information, pictures, and animated GIFs illustrating different styles and eras in architecture.
library.thinkquest.org/10098
Forgotten Detroit [read review]
Documenting the past, present, and future of a few of Detroit's architectural landmarks. Learn about the city's collection of pre-Depression architecture in the form of hotels, theaters, office buildings, and industrial ruins.
www.forgottendetroit.com
History of the Workhouse [read review]
Learn about the 19th century institution of the workhouse. Read facts about workhouse buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, and even its artists and poets. Includes a glossary and timeline.
www.workhouses.org.uk
History of Western Architecture
Learn about architecture from around the world, including architectural styles from the Classical, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance periods. Includes Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Gothic, Meso-American (Mayan), and Baroque architecture.
web.kyoto-inet.or.jp./org/orion/eng/hst/hist.html
Levittown: Documents of an Ideal American Suburb
Photographs of transformed versions of the Levittown house, the paradigmatic suburban house of the postwar era in the United States. Read about how Levittown informs suburban architecture in the U.S.
www.uic.edu/~pbhales/Levittown
Marietta Street Artery Association
Represents industrial buildings forming the backbone of commerce in Atlanta from 1837-1940. Includes a neighborhood directory, as well as photographs and background on the history and architecture of the area.
www.artery.org
Mission 66 Visitor Centers
Learn about modern architecture in the U.S. National Parks, 1956-1966. Includes maps and photos of individual park buildings, as well as information about preservation efforts.
www.mission66.com
Museum of Reconstructions
Nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and distributing digital reconstructions of archaeological monuments. See computerized versions of lost buildings including the Acropolis of Athens, the Delight of Re, and the Pyramid of Senwosret.
www.reconstructions.org
Now and Then [read review]
Flickr photo pool sharing images of buildings, street corners, and hillsides in one year -- and then again, decades later.
www.flickr.com/groups/nowandthen
Prairie Styles
Information about the architects and artisans of the Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie School of Architecture. Includes profiles of individual architects and artisans, as well as photos of Prairie buildings and monuments.
www.prairiestyles.com
Pro Monumento
Foundation working to preserve, conserve and maintain historical buildings in Curaçao. Sponsoring the annual Open Monument Day in honor of Curacao's monuments, each May.
www.monumento.com
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Ancient_History/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World
Sigiriya@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/By_Time_Period
Sources for Building History
Illustrated guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles. Includes maps and gazetteers for locating particular buildings, image galleries and indexes, and help on dating antique and ancient constructions.
www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Southeastern Architectural History
Collection of architectural records, intended for the study of the built environment of New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes work by architects who shaped the antebellum city, as well as modernist work by architects after the second world war.
www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/SEAAHome.html