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The Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

Architecture; General architecture

The Harmandir Sahib (or Hari Mandir) in Amritsar, Punjab, is the holiest shrine in Sikhism. Previously (and still more commonly) known as the Golden Temple, it was officially renamed Harmandir Sahib ...

Rem Koolhaas

Architecture; General architecture

Remment Lucas Koolhaas, better known as Rem Koolhaas is a Dutch architect and on of the founding partners of OMA (Office of Metropolitan Architecture). Rem was born in 17 November 1944 Rotterdam, ...

caulicole

Architecture; General architecture

Stalks (eight in number) with two leaves from which rise spirals or spiral scrolls of the Corinthian capital to support the abacus.

Panopticon

Architecture; General architecture

A specific design of a prison which enables guards to view all prisoners at any one time, without any of the prisoners knowing they are being watched. This is achieved with a circular design ...

Flying rib

Architecture; General architecture

In a not otherwise connected to the building, its highest point of the building structure of the uppermost part of the exposed beams. H-frame construction of reinforced concrete buildings and a ...

British Museum

Architecture; General architecture

The British Museum in London, in the United Kingdom is considered one of the greatest museums in the world of human culture and history. With a permanent collection of works by about eight million, ...