Upon entering the ground level the family PlayLab is to the right with underground adventure and bioacoustics being to the left. Further in is the Egypt exhibit and Siragusa center. Finally all the way in the western wing of the ground level is the 3D movie theatre and the Harris collection.
Upon entering from the main level from the outside, visitors must pass under four tall sand-colored pillars at the entrance. The main architecture in the center of the building inside the main level is a bright white color. A long skylight allows for natural light to enter the area. Neoclassical pillars hold up the structure near the entrances to the different wings. Skeleton replicas of a titanosaur and a Spinosaurus are present in the main entrance areas of the building, along with some in-life replicas of two fighting elephants, some small pterosaurs, and a Quetzalcoatlus. The west wing on this floor is mostly dedicated to animals with two sections specifically focusing on birds and mammals. The east wing has two main focuses: indigenous American history and reptiles.
The upper level is more varied than the other levels. The east wing contains a fossil section, Chinese history area, plants section, and a small room on the southern point of the building for jades. There is also a small room on the northern side of the east wing displaying Audubon’s bird illustrations. The west wing contains a restoring Earth exhibit, a room about women and people of color in science, and a pacific history section. There is also a small room on the southern end of this level for gems. There is also a statue of a life-size standing Quetzalcoatlus in the center northern section of this floor.
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During the Viking Age, longhouses would often be used as both an abode for the chieftain, his family, and his workers (usually working at the farm) and as a communal space. Most notable in this specific structure is the feast hall, where ceremonies were held and the chieftain displayed his power. ]]> ]]>
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.
]]> ]]> Image 2, 3, & 4: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/churches-of-chiloe-unesco-world-heritage]]> - 1767 Jesuits were expelled by Spanish territories. The Franciscans took over building and maintaining the church.
-18th century wooden churches were constructed.
-1991 restoration began to preserve historic buildings.
-2000 16 of the churches were a UNESCO world heritage site.]]> ]]> - spacious inside designed to accommodate the community.]]> - Stone.
- Nails and Metal fasteners.
- Wooden shingles. ]]>
- Jordan, Adrienne. “These Centuries-Old Nailless Churches Are Still Standing.” National Geographic, September 20, 2017. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/churches-of-chiloe-unesco-world-heritage.]]> Construction completed: 443]]> ]]>
Adoring the cathedral's grand entrance intricately designed roofing dwarfs the viewer. On either side sculptures of religious figures stand proud. Pushing through the grand archway a rectangular floor plan holds the structural curvature of the walls and window sills. Extraordinarily open and grand the roofs utilize this to enhance acoustics boosting the faithful voices of the priest of the past. Stained glass windows adored with religious iconography line each rectangular wing. In the center a stage with a grandiose pipe organ hangs high a few stories upwards.

Externally the footprint is a kin to a cross with a curved semi-circle northern wing. The facade continues up the front to the duel spires that reach high into the sky. ]]> ]]> Image 2: Theodor Verhas / Henry Winkles - Udo Mainzer: Köln in historischen Ansichten. Wuppertal 1977, S. 71
Image 3: Johannes Franciscus Michiels - http://www.muenchner-stadtmuseum.de
Image 4: Johann Franz Michiels - Uta Grefe: Köln in frühen Photographien 1847-1914, Schirmer/Mosel Verlag, München, 1988, ISBN 3-88814-294-6 Scan by Raimond Spekking
Image 5: File:Cologne Cathedral interior.JPG: Pascal Reusch derivative work: Georgfotoart - This file was derived from: Cologne Cathedral interior.JPG:
Image 6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral#/media/File:Plan.cathedrale.Cologne.png]]> External width 86.25 m (283.0 ft)
Width of west façade 61.54 m (201.9 ft)
Width of transept façade 39.95 m (131.1 ft)
Width of nave (with aisles, interior) 45.19 m (148.3 ft)
Height of southern tower 157.31 m (516.1 ft)
Height of northern tower 157.38 m (516.3 ft)
Height of ridge turret 109.00 m (357.61 ft)
Height of transept façades 69.95 m (229.5 ft)
Height of roof ridge 61.10 m (200.5 ft)
Inner height of nave 43.35 m (142.2 ft)
Height of side aisles 18 m (59 ft)
Building area 7,914 m2 (85,185.59 sq ft)
Window surface area 10,000 m2 (107,639.10 sq ft)
Roof surface area 12,000 m2 (129,166.93 sq ft)
Gross volume without buttresses 407,000 m3 (14,400,000 cu ft)]]>