LibGuides: Architecture Research Guide: History of Architecture

History of Architecture

There are many websites with histories and images of architectural periods or overviews of specific regions. They can be great starting points for your research, but you should use caution when using any online resources. For help on using and evaluating web resources, check out this site.

Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame - Image Collection
Chartres Cathedral is among the best preserved of the major French cathedrals, with extensive programmes of sculpture and stained glass. It was a major site of pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin Mary, to whom the cathedral is dedicated.
Digital Archive of European Architecture
Note: This is an online archive of images scanned from my collection of slides for educational use, primarily for use by students at Boston College. Please email any requests for usage of these images to Jeffery Howe: howej@bc.edu. Thanks!
Digital Imaging Project: Art historical images of European and North American architecture and sculpture from classical Greek to Post-modern
Interactive Nolli Map Website
... presents the 1748 Nolli map of Rome as a dynamic, interactive, hands-on tool. The public now has access to cataloged information about the map in both written and graphical form.
Images of Medieval Art and Architecture
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
Venice: Palaces in Venice, Italy
A guide to over 200 palaces (palazzi) of Venice.