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The exterior maintains portions of the mall’s original structural footprint, but it has been reimagined with expanded glazing, clean metal panels, and updated entryways that signal openness rather than retail enclosure. Landscaped walkways, native…

The Zacatecas Cathedral has a Latin cross layout, with a long nave crossed by two transepts, and side aisles. It is not square, circular, or irregular but instead follows the common and traditional design of a Latin cross plan, which is an axial…

A large green field with the stone base remains of where the Lecture hall of the Todai-ji complex once stood. While no exact dimensions exist the building would have needed to be massive enough to hold hundreds of monks at once.

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 Great Buddha Hall is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world, that serves as the heart of Todai-ji complex. It houses the largest bronze depiction of the Vairocana Buddha. Slightly smaller than its original form. Two layers of hip and…

A colossal wooden gate, one of the biggest in all Japan, that functions as the southern threshold into the todai-ji complex. Ancient wooden pillars form three gates into the complex, these entrances are flanked by the guardian kings. Two statues in…

The main part of the garden is square in shape. The garden is lined with a small stone wall, with steps on each corner leading into the center part. There is one large band of grass following the inside of the lawn, with benches along each wall. On…

The Temple of Ancient Virtue is a small circular structure nestled in the trees of Stowe. There are large columns reaching from the wrap around walkway to the overhang. There is one arched doorway into the building. Inside there are multiple statues…