Introduction to Architecture GRACE Art Lake Anne Elementary
The Parthenon
The National Gallery of Art West Wing
Can you compare the two? The Parthenon The Parthenon The National Gallery of Art West Wing
Columns Ionic Column Doric Column Corinthian Column
Neo-classical Architecture National Gallery of Art The Supreme Court
Neo-classical: National Gallery of Art Built in 1941
The U.S. Capitol built from by William Thorton
The dome in architecture The Capitol Dome The Capitol Dome Inside the Pantheon Dome
Gothic Architecture The National Cathedral built by Philip Frohman The Chartres Cathedral in France built during the Middle Ages
Flying Buttresses
East Wing of the National Gallery Tetrahedron Skylights for the Underground Concourse Aerial View
East Wing of the National Gallery Paul Mellon, J. Carter Brown, I.M.Pei
East Wing National Gallery of Art
Commissioned Art Work for the East Wing of the National Gallery Alexander Calder’s Mobile Alexander Calder’s Mobile
Commissioned Art Work for the East Wing of the National Gallery Joan Miro’s Tapestry, “Femme” 1977 Joan Miro’s Tapestry, “Femme” 1977
Dulles Airport
Washington National Monument Built by Robert Mills in One of the largest stone structures in the world: rises 555 feet above ground - Models after OBELISKS which were first built by the Egyptians and then used by the Romans
Washington National Monument
Architecture in Washington, D.C.