Deck Name

Mastaba

Tomb for nobility/members of the royalty

Rectangular in plan and has a flat roof with sloping sides

Pantheon
Rome, Italy

World's largest unreinforced concrete dome.

It served as a temple, church, and tomb for the past centuries.

Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus

Temple of Rameses II
Abu Simbel, New Kingdom

An example of a Rock-cut Tomb

Has four seated statues of Ramses II at its entrance

Bent Pyramid of Seneferu
Dahshur, Egypt

Known as a "Blunt or False Pyramid"

Height: 105 meters

Angle at bottom section: 45 degrees
Angle at top half: 43 degrees

Pyramids of Giza
Giza, Egypt

Known as "True Pyramids"

3 Major Buildings:

Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops)
Pyramid of Khafre (Chefren)
Pyramid of Menkaure (Mykerinos)

Androsphinx

Mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.

Heiracosphinx

Mythical creature with the head of a falcon and the body of a lion.

Criosphinx

Mythical creature with the head of a ram and the body of a lion.

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Deir El-Bahari, Egypt

Also known as "Djeser-Djeseru" (Holy of Holies)

Architect: Senenmut

Temple at Karnak
Luxor, Egypt

"Grandest of all Temples"

Built for God Amun-Re

Theater of Dionysus

"Prototype of all greek theaters"

Stepped Pyramid of Zoser
Saqquara, Egypt

Architect Imhotep (1st recorded architect)

Height: 62 meters

Theater of Epidauros

Most beautiful and best preserved Greek theater

Designed by: Polycleitos

Dolmen

A prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab or capstone.

Menhir

A prehistoric monument consisting of a single, upright stone

Acropolis

Ancient citadel located on a limestone hill above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several Greek ancient buildings

Erectheion
Acropolis of Athens, Greece

Has the famous "Porch of the Maidens" with six draped female figures (caryatids) as supporting columns.

Architect: Mnesicles

Basilica Di San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy

Considered a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture

Its octagonal structure is made of marble and capped by a lofty terracotta dome.

Baptistry of Constantine
Rome, Italy

Among the oldest of italian Baptisteries

Hagia Sophia
Constantinople (Instanbul, Turkey)

Known for its central dome on pendentives

Architects:
Isodorus of Miletus and Anthemios of Tralles

Durham Cathedral
Durham, England

Largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England

Style: Romanesque (Norman)

Worms Cathedral
Worms, Germany

The representative cathedral of the Romanesque period.

Style: Romanesque (Norman)

Loarre Castle
Huesca, Spain

Best conserved Romanesque castle in Europe

Style: Romanesque

Stoclet Palace
Brussels, Belgium

Architect: Josef Hoffman
Style: Art Nouveau

Cologne Cathedral
Cologne, Germany

Largest church in Germany

Architects:
Ernst Friedrich Zwirner & Richard Voigtel

Amiens Cathedral
Amiens, France

Tallest Gothic Cathedral in France

Architects:
Robert of Luzarches Thomas & Regnault de Cormont
Style: Gothic

Reims Cathedral
Reims, France

"Queen of the French Cathedrals" Coronation church of the french kings

Architect: Jean D' Orbais
Style: Gothic

St. Basil's Cathedral
Moscow, Russia

Commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan

Architects:
Postnik Yakovlev & Ivan Barma

Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris, France

Finest and Most Characteristic French Cathedral

Architect: Jean de Chelles
Style: Gothic

Beauvais Cathedral
Beauvais, France

Has the highest nave in Europe and three tiers of flying buttresses

Architects:
Enguerrand De Riche & Martin Chambiges
Style: Gothic

St. Mark's Basilica
Venice, Italy

Best known example of Italo-Byzantine Architecture.
Has Greek Cross Plan and a ceiling covered with golden mosaics.

Piazza del Miracolli (Piazza del Duomo)
Pisa, Italy

One of the finest architectural complexes in the world.

Architect: Busheto
Style: Romanesque

Little Metropolis Church
Athens, Greece

Smallest cathedral in the Byzantine period

Grundtvig's Church
Copenhagen, Denmark

Architect: Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint
Style: Modern-Expressionist

Temple of Athena Nike
Acropolis of Athens, Greece

Built in honor of Athena Nike
Earliest fully Ionic temple in the Acropolis

Architect: Callicrates

Temple of Artemis
Ephesus (Turkey)

First Greek temple to be made entirely of marble and one of the largest Greek temples ever built.

Architect: Chersiphron

Arch of Constantine
Rome, Italy

Largest Roman Triumphal Arch
Built to commemorate Constantine's Victory over Maxentius at the battle of Milvian Bridge

Arch of Titus, Rome

Built to commemorate Capture of Jerusalem and became the symbol of Jerusalem and became the symbol of Jewish Diaspora
Constructed by Emperor Domitah for the death and victory of his brother, Titus

Casa Mila "La Pedrera"
Barcelona, Spain

Architect: Antoni Gaudi
Style: Art Nouveau

Palau Guell
Barcelona, Spain

Architect: Antoni Gaudi
Style: Art Nouveau

Ulm Minster
Ulm, Germany

Tallest church in the world

Architects:
Ulrich Ensigen
Matthaus Boblinger
Burkhard Engelberg
Konrad Heinzelmann
Style: Gothic

Casa Batllo
Barcelona, Spain

Architect: Antoni Gaudi
Style: Art Nouveau

Tassel House
Brussels, Belgium

Architect: Victor Horta
Style: Art Nouveau

Maison du Peuple
Brussels, Belgium

Architect: Victor Horta
Style: Art Nouveau

Pantheon
Paris, France

Architect: Jacques Germain Soufflot
Style: Neoclassical

U.S. Capitol Building
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Architect: Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Style: Neoclassical

Catherine Palace
St. Petersburg, Russia

One of the largest palaces in St. Petersberg and was occupied by the Russian tsars as their summer residence.

Architect: Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Style: Rococo

Glasglow Art School
Glasglow, Scotland

Architect: Charles Rennie Mackintosch
Style: Art Nouveau

Houses of Parliament
London, England

Architect: Barry Charles
Style: Gothic Revival

Parthenon
Acropolis of Athens, Greece

Built in honor of Athena (patron goddess of Athens)

Architects: Ictinusand Callicrates

MIlan Cathedral
Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Largest church in Italy. Second largest in the world

Architect: Simone De Arsenigo
Style: Gothic

Arch of Septimius Severus
Forum Romanum, Rome

Built in commemorate Parthian Victories
Stands on the Via Sacra in the Forum Romanum of Rome

Tower of Babel

Ziggurat with 7 tiers covered in glazed tiles built by King Nebuchadnezzar II to "rival heaven"

Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
Bavaria, Germany

Architect: Balthasar Neumann
Style: Baroque-Rococo

Succession House
Vienna, Austria

Architect: Joseph Olbrich
Style: Art Nouveau

Ruggeri House
Pesaro, Italy

Architect: Giuseppe Brega
Style: Art Nouveau

Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France

Most famous royal chateau in France

Architects:
Louis Le Vau & Jules Hardouin Mansart
Style: Baroque

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Galicia, Spain

Architects:
Maestro Esteban
Bernard the Elder
Robertus Galperinus
Bernard the Younger
Style: Baroque

Sant Andrea al Quirinale
Rome, Italy

Architect: Gianlorenzo Bernini
Style: Baroque

Monticello
Charlottesville, USA

Architect: Thomas Jefferson
Style: Neoclassical

Trullo

A traditional rendered stone dwelling in Apulia, southern Italy, in which square chambers are roofed with conical vaulted roofs.

Hogan house

A Navaho Indian dwelling made of earth and logs, covered with mud and sand.

Igloo

Eskimo house made of snow or ice

Tipi

Portable Indian Shelter made of animal skins upon wooden poles

Clochan / Beehive Hut

Stone beehive-shape hut with corbelled roof

Lancette

First Phase of French Gothic

Characteristics:
Pointed Arch and Geometric Tracery

Rayonnant

Second Phase of French Gothic

Characteristics:
Circular windows with radiating lines of tracery

Flamboyant

Second Phase of French Gothic

Characteristics:
Flamelike Tracery & Intricate Detailing

Altes Museum
Berlin, Germany

Architect: Carl Friedrich Schinkel
Style: Neoclassical

Seville Cathedral
Seville, Spain

Largest Gothic church in the world & the Third largest church in Europe

Architects:
Alonso Martinez
Pedro Dancart
Carles Galtes De Ruan
Alonso Rodriguez
Style: Gothic

Trinity Church
New York, USA

Architect: Richard Upjohn
Style: Gothic Revival

Radcliffe Camera
Oxford University, England

Architect: James Gibbs
Style: Neoclassical

Muqarnas

"Stalactite" decoration of icicle-like elements hanging from the ceiling.

Tumulus / Barrow

Artificial earth mound over an ancient grave

Rock Caves

Earliest form of human settlement

Cromlech

Circular arrangement of stones/megaliths
Best example: Stonehenge in Salisbury, England

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

A terraced royal palace with lush gardens that were irrigated by water pump from the Euphrates
One of 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

Wigwam

An American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins.

Paris Metropolitan Station
Paris, France

Architect: Hector Guimard
Style: Art Nouveau

Royal Pavilion
Brighton, England

Architect: Josh Nash
Style: Romanticism Far Eastern Revival (Indian Gothic)

St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican, Rome

Largest Christian church in the world and the most important building in Christendom

Architects:
Donato Bramante
Raphael
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Carlo Maderno
Style: Late Renaissance

Santa Maria Novella
Florence, Italy

The first great basilica in Florence
Architect: Leon Battista Alberti
Style: Early Renaissance

Farnese Palace
Florence, Italy

Most important 16th century palace in Rome

Architects:
Antonio de Sangallo
The Younger Michelangelo
Style: High Renaissance

Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain

Has three facades:
Nativity Facade
Passion Facade
Glory Facade

Architect: Antoni Gaudi
Style: Art Nouveau

Ishtar Gate

The 8th gate to the Inner CIty of Babylon
Decorated with glazed blue bricks that depicted alternating rows of dragons and bulls

Built by: King Nebuchadnezzar II

Ziggurat of Ur
Tell El-Muqayyar, Iraq

A massive stepped structure/temple dedicated to the moon god, Nanna

Built by the Sumerian ruler, Ur Nammu

Dur-Sharrukin / Palace of Sargon

Squarish parallelogram city with 3 parts:
Seraglio - palace proper
Haram - private chamber
Khan - service chamber

Chartes Cathedral
Chartes, France

Known for its 176 stained-glass windows and the famous relic, Sancta Camisa
Style: Gothic

Siena Cathedral
Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Constructed of white and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes.

Architects:
Giovanni Di Agostino
Giovanni Pisano
Camaino Di Crescentino
Style: Gothic

Villa Rotonda
Vicenza, Italy

Palladio's most famous villa.
It has a central plan, with four identical facades and projecting porches

Architect: Andrea Palladio
Style: Late Renaissance

Winchester Cathedral
Wichester, Hampsphire

Has the longest nave and overall length of any cathedral in Europe
Style: Gothic

Florence Cathedral "Santa Maria Del Fiore"
Florence, Italy

Has the largest masonry dome in the world

Architects:
Arnolfo Di Cambio
Filippo Brunelleschi (Dome)
Emilio de Fabris (Facade)
Style: Gothic

Tempietto of San Pietro
Montorio, Rome

Designed to mark the spot of St. Peter's crucifixion
On of the most harmonious buildings of the Renaissance

Architect: Donato Bramante
Style: High Renaissance

St. Paul's Cathedral
London, England

Has the second biggest dome in the world

Architect: Christopher Wren
Style: Baroque

Santa Maria Della Pace
Rome, Italy

Architect: Pietro De Cortona
Style: Baroque

Palazzo Rucellai
FLorence, Italy

Architect: Leon Battista Alberti
Style: Early Renaissance

Capitoline Hill
Rome, Italy

Architect: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Style: Renaissance

Strawberry Hill

Architect: Horace Walpole
Style: Gothic Revival

Blenheim Palace
Woodstock, England

Architect: John Vanbrugh
Style: Baroque

Chiswick House
London, England

Architects:
Lord Burlington
William Kent
Style: Palladian Revival