Ancient & Medieval Architecture
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| 239812619 | Temple of Minerva at Veii | Veii, Italy; c. 510-500 BCE; Etruscan | |
| 239812620 | Pont Du Gard | Nimes, France; 20-16 BCE; an aqueduct used to carry water into the series |  |
| 239812621 | Maison Carrée | Nimes, France; 10 BCE; one of the best preserved temples to be found anywhere in the territory of the former Roman Empire; an example of Vitruvian architecture in the classic mode; turned into a church in later years |  |
| 239812622 | Timgad | Algeria; 100 BCE; Emperor Trajan was the patron; ruins are noteworthy for representing one of the best extant examples of the grid plan as used in Roman city planning |  |
| 239812623 | Circus Maximus | Rome, Italy; 4th c. BCE-2nd c. CE; Roman; |  |
| 239812624 | Trajan's Market | Rome, Italy; c. 100-114 CE; Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus; Patron: Trajan; Roman; |  |
| 239812625 | Hadrian's Villa | Tivoli, Italy; 117-138 CE; Hadrian was the patron; a retreat from Rome for Hadrian; complex of over 30 buildings; a collection of Greek and Egyptian architectural styles, an example being the Caryatid column |  |
| 239812626 | Pantheon | Rome, Italy; 125 CE; Hadrian was the patron; a monument to all the pagan gods of Roman life; was later turned into a church; circular with a portico of three ranks of huge granite Corinthian columns under a pediment opening into the rotunda, under a coffered, concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) open to the sky; is still the world's largest unreinforced dome |  |
| 239812627 | House of the Vettii | Pompei, Italy: 2nd century CE; a domus rather than a villa; almost all the frescoes are perfectly preserved, despite the volcanic eruption; they contain a "faked" attempt at perspective presented through a variety of designs |  |
| 239812628 | Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine/Basilica Nova | Rome, Italy; 307-315 CE; Constantine was the patron; largest building in the Roman forum; combines elements of the Markets of Trajan and Baths of Diocletian; this basilica contains a more arched design, whereas a traditional basilica did not |  |
| 239812629 | Colosseum | Rome, Italy; finished in 80 BCE; Flavian emperors were the patrons; an elliptical ampitheatre; capable of seating 50,000 spectators; the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles; as well as the gladiatorial games, other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology |  |
| 239812630 | Theatre of Orange | Orange, France; 1st c. CE; Roman |  |
| 239812631 | Baths of Caracalla | Rome, Italy; c. 211-216 CE; Patron: Caracalla; Roman |  |
| 239812632 | Arch of Constantine | Rome, Italy; 315 CE; Constantine was the patron; built to commemorate Constantine's victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, as is depicted in the sculpture on the arch; the latest of the arches; contains spolia |  |
| 239812633 | Santa Sabina | Rome, Italy; c. 422-432 CE; Early Christian; |  |
| 239812634 | Sant'Apollinare in Classe | Ravenna, Italy; c. 532-549 CE; Patron: Justinian; Byzantine; |  |
| 239812635 | Santa Maria Maggiore | Rome, Italy; Ca. 432-440 CE; Patron: Pope Sixtus III; Early Christian; |  |
| 239812636 | Old Saint Peter's Basilica | Rome, Italy; 318-322 CE; Constantine was the patron; was situated where current-day Saint Peter's Basilica is; consisted of five aisles, a wide central nave and two smaller aisles to each side, which were each divided by 21 marble columns, which were all spoils from earlier pagan buildings; walls contain frescoes of scenes from Old and New Testament |  |
| 239812637 | Mausoleum of Galla Placidia | Ravenna, Italy; 425-426 CE; Galla Placida was the patron; contains a gigantic mosaic of Christ as the Good Shepherd; it is a cross shape with a raised dome |  |
| 239812638 | Santa Costanza | Rome, Italy; c. 350 Early Christian; Constantia, daughter of Constantine, was the patron; | |
| 239812639 | St. John Lateran Baptistery | Rome, Italy; c. 313 CE Early Christian; Patron: Constantine; |  |
| 239812640 | Church of the Holy Sepulchre | Jerusalem, Israel; c. 380 CE; Constantine was the patron; it is said to be built on the site of Christ's tomb |  |
| 239812641 | Hagia Sophia | Istanbul, Turkey; 532-537 CE; Emperor Justinian was the patron, Anthemius of Tralles and Isodorus of Miletus were the architects; |  |
| 239812642 | San Vitale | Ravenna, Italy; 538-548 CE Byzantine; patron: Julianus Argentarius |  |
| 239812643 | Monastery of Hosios Loukas with Church of Katholikon and the Theotokos | Distomo, Greece; Church of Katholikon was consecrated in 1012 or 1022 and the Theotokos was c. 959-963?); Patron: St. Lukas; Byzantine | |
| 239812644 | Great Mosque at Cordoba | Cordoba, Spain; c. 833-988 CE; Early Islamic; |  |
| 239812645 | Abbey Gatehouse at Lorsch | Lorsch, Germany; c. 800 CE; Charlemagne was the patron; Carolingian | |
| 239812646 | Palatine Chapel at Aachen | Aachen, Germany; 792-805 CE; Charlemagne was the patron; Odo of Metz was the architect; Carolingian |  |
| 239812647 | St. Gall Ideal Plan | St. Gall, Switzerland; c. 817 CE; Sent to Goszbert, Abbot of St. Gall from the Abbot of Reichneau; Carolingian; patron: Abbot Gozbert was the patron; | |
| 239812648 | St. Michael's Hildesheim | Hildesheim, Germany; 1010-1033 CE; patron: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim; Ottonian |  |
| 239812649 | St. Philibert at Tournus | Tournus, France; c 950-1020 CE; Early Romanesque |  |
| 239812650 | Saint-Martin at Canigou | Canigou, France; c. 1001-1026 CE; Patron: Guilfred, Count of Cerdagne; Early Romanesque; |
