LibGuides: Images: Architecture

General Architecture

ArchNet
Images of historic and contemporary architecture in Islamic countries.
Asian Historical Architecture
Contains over 9000 photos from 568 sites in eighteen countries, surveying Asia's architectural heritage.
Cities and Buildings Database
Buildings and cities from throughout history and throughout the world. A collection begun by UW professor Meredith L. Clausen for use in the classroom, student study, or individual research purposes.
Great Buildings Collection
Created by ArchitectureWeek, this old (but useful) collection includes photos and blueprints of buildings from all over the world.
Structurae
International collection of architecture and engineering images and information, including historic and contemporary structures. Focus on works of interest for their structural engineering.

Cathedral of Notre Dame (Chartres Cathedral)
Over 3000 images of the cathedral's architecture, sculpture, and stained glass from the the University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections.
National Register of Historic Places on Flickr
Photos of US historic sites on the National Register of Historic Places, taken by staff photographers. Organized into sets by location and type of building.
Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD)
Architecture in Washington, Oregon, and California. Images, building and architect information, and bibliography.

Historic American Buildings & Landscapes
More than 500,000 measured drawings, photographs, and written histories documenting historic structures and sites in the United States.
Roadside America Photographs
11,710 photos of vernacular commercial structures taken between 1969 and 2008, including some exceptional photos of Billings.
Highsmith Archive
Professional-quality photographs of landmark buildings taken by Carol M. Highsmith between 1980 and 2005. Includes photos taken in Montana and other western states.
Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South
7,100 images, primarily from the 1930s, of historic structures and sites in the American South.
Korab Collection
Nearly 800 photos of projects designed by architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961).
Panoramic Photographs
4,000 panoramic photographs (mainly historical) from across the United States.

Cities and Towns
A variety of maps (mainly historical) illustrating the development of cities across the United States.
Sanborn Maps
Historical urban maps that were originally created for fire insurance purposes.

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