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Bruno Balestrini/Architecture

Architecture around the world

Nine major areas of historic architecture, modelled on the “History of World Architecture” publishing series — of which Bruno Balestrini photographed the volume devoted to Byzantine architecture, with indications of more extensive work.

The Sphinx and the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren, EgyptianEgyptian
The Sphinx and the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren
Giza, Egypt — 4th dynasty (2570 - 2135 BC)
71 entries
Parthenon, GreekGreek
Parthenon
Phidias — Athens, Greece, from 447 BC
201 entries
Alhambra palace, IslamicIslamic
Alhambra palace
Granada, Spain — 13th century
201 entries
Cathedral, RomanesqueRomanesque
Cathedral
Buscheto? — Pisa, Italy, 1063 - 1121
308 entries
Hagia Sophia, ByzantineByzantine
Hagia Sophia
Constantinople, Turkey
258 entries
Cathedral, GothicGothic
Cathedral
Chartres, France
358 entries
Colosseum, RomanRoman
Colosseum
Rome, Italy
301 entries
G(H)Eghart, ArmenianArmenian
G(H)Eghart
Armenia, 10th - 12th c.
61 entries
Abbey of San Vittore alle Chiuse, Minor RomanesqueMinor Romanesque
Abbey of San Vittore alle Chiuse
San Vittore Terme near Genga, Italy
37 entries
Indexes Index of places
This English text was translated with the help of artificial intelligence (Claude) from the Italian original, except where an English version already existed in the original archive. Read the Italian version.