Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå
description: Built entirely around the church: Nederlulea Kyrka, it's footprint maintains a rectangular figure, two side rooms connect near the entrance to the right as well as another further back on the opposite side. Elevation spans roughly three stories tall. The main hall maintains a humble exterior while housing a grand entrance into it's main hall. White curved pillars adorn the windows creating a multi curved roof enhancing the acoustics of hall. Upon entering ahead lays a red carpet leading to the center stage with pews on either sides. Large paneled windows span the walls roughly a story and a half fully lighting the whole hall brightly. A slightly smaller individual window stands behind the stage brightly shining on those whole utilize the space. Little to no shadows are left in the hall at peak hours of the day. Side rooms maintain storage including instruments. These rooms have the capacity to provide potential living arrangements if necessary. Buildings surrounding Nederlulea Kyrka materials include a majority use of timber. Preservation efforts require constant maintenance and replacement. Nederlulea Kyrka utilizes stones, replaced or updated when necessary.
source: Image 1: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/762
date: Late 15th Century - Chruch is built
date: 17th Century - Natural land upheaval made the docks unstable and therefore unusable. Converting the town from a commerce driven town into a religious and social driven town. Renaming it "Luleå" or new town accordingly.
contributor: Alyson Schruefer
language: County of Norrbotten (Norrbottens län)

- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
description: The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a striking enormous and elegant stone structure in a high-altitude mountain of Arkadia. It is formed in a rectangular shape isolated in a rugged slope. Around the structure there are rocky hills and mid-size trees spreaded throughout the mountain. The capital of the central column is the most ancient, conserved Corinthian capital. It contains 15 columns and 6 columns on the longer side. The temple is rested on a three stepped platform with thick doric columns holding the building. The building is grey and over centuries old with the roof currently nonexistent. The temple has a main chamber made by marble.
creator: - Artichitect Iktinos (Ictinus)
source: Image 1: https://www.thecollector.com/the-temple-of-apollo-epicurius-of-bassae-the-odd-temple/ Image 2: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/978 image 3: https://apollotemple.ilia-olympia.org/en/home-2/
date: - Starts construction 450 BCE - Column and Wall construction 430 BCE - Roof construction 420 BCE - Construction completed 400 BCE
contributor: Kevin Ruiz
format: - Corinthian style
language: - Western Peloponese , Mountains of Arkardia, Greece
type: Religious