Why is it that we don't have all these beautiful ancient buildings like they do in Europe? We are famous for sky scarpers and that's pretty much it. Why can't we have castles and ancient buildings? I'm sure we do somewhere in the states, but we aren't famous for them. We do have beautiful architecture in the states but it is usually modern architecture.
When I googled "French architecture" all these beautiful images came up and the very first link was the French architecture wikipedia. Now when I googled "American architecture" the wikipedia page was empty? Here is a picture of what American architecture looks like...
To the left is the Seattle Central Library. As you can tell the building is very modern. It is really different and in this case I don't like it. I feel like it looks like it doesn't belong or as if it was a structure from outer space.
The picture to the left is also another example of modern american architecture. This is the University of Alaska Museum of the North.
Now the following pictures I took while I was abroad in front of the most amazing structures!
When I googled "French architecture" all these beautiful images came up and the very first link was the French architecture wikipedia. Now when I googled "American architecture" the wikipedia page was empty? Here is a picture of what American architecture looks like...
To the left is the Seattle Central Library. As you can tell the building is very modern. It is really different and in this case I don't like it. I feel like it looks like it doesn't belong or as if it was a structure from outer space.
The picture to the left is also another example of modern american architecture. This is the University of Alaska Museum of the North.
Now the following pictures I took while I was abroad in front of the most amazing structures!
While abroad I was amazed by all the beautiful architecture! Especially because I am an architect major. I enjoy seeing detailed and roman influenced architecture. While I was in France I visited this beautiful castle "Chateau Chambord" located just outside of Paris. It was the first castle I've ever visited and it was huge! (picture on the right)
Here to the left is a picture of myself in front of an ancient church in Nimes, France. Nimes is small city in the South of France. The reason why this church grabbed my attention was because the amazing detail that it had.
The picture to the right was taken while I visited Athens, Greece. These are some famous ruins near the Acropolis. I thought they were interesting because of how ancient they were. Some of these buildings were still standing incredibly after so many years.
The picture to the left was taken in London, England. It is a picture of famous Houses
of Parliament. This absolutely incredible!
It has so much amazing detail.
The picture to the right was taken in Rome, Italy. It's a picture of my mom, sister, and I. We were standing in front of the Coliseum. This building grabbed my attention because of it's size. It is huge! it is also ancient which I love.
I also really liked this post as well... due to the fact that I am a major in Interior Design... And Architecture is something I study... I loved it! cool to talk about and include in your blog. good job. Also loved the photos that you had from your visit. Maybe another good post idea would be to talk about different music in cultures?
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