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This building is completely quadratic in its form. It is a very basic box in its morphology. With this though, the structure is huge with it coming in at 500,00 sq ft, in addition it sports seven stories, from basement to top floor, making it easily…

The Masjid-i Jameh in Isfahan exists as a large congregational mosque which developed through various architectural stages to create its current design with four monumental iwans surrounding a central courtyard and extensive domed prayer halls that…

The building has a rectangular layout with a gable roof. At the front of the structure, there is a roofed porch-like area, with walls at the back and on the side, but only a small fence at the front. At the back of the porch, there is a door on the…

This structure is unique in its footprint. It almost makes a deformed, sideways “I” in its makeup. It features a 5-story clock tower and what appears to be at least 2 levels. In addition, the structure heads as the main point at Whitman college.…

A manmade lake built in the Todai-ji complex to offer the people a place to reflect and ponder life. A green island with a shrine and greenery floats in the middle.

The Monastery is designed in the Coptic style, with a tall fortress serving as a defense mechanism for the monks. Inside the monastery, there are buildings where the monks live.

Formal description:

The Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, more commonly known as Saint Catherine’s Monastery, stands at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt. Dating back to the mid-500s AD,…