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Better known as the castle the Smithsonian institution began its construction in 1846 and was designed by architect James Renwick Jr, who had won the design competition held for said building. Renwick was known for his work I the Romanesque and Gothic styles and had also designed the gothic revival church in New York City. As it was being designed the original requests specified that it had to look very different from the other surrounding buildings in Washington at the time and for that reason it was built in the Medieval Revival Style. The materials were also to be locally sourced. The Building itself is constructed from red sandstone from Seneca Creek, Maryland. The eastern part of the building was the first to be complete and a majority of the work went into this piece until it was complete in 1855. Once it reached completion in 1855 the Castle was on a lone piece of land due to it being cut off from downtown Washington, DC, by a canal. In the following years the Castle sat as the ...

Kings Chapel, (Boston, Massachusetts); 1749, 18 th and 19 th Century Architecture in America Named a historical landmark in 1960. The king’s chapel in Boston Massachusetts was one of the finest designs made in colonial America due to its use of granite as a new material not before used in the area. At the moment is an independent Christian congregation in ties with the Unitarian Universalist Association, and is used for Anglican worship. Although they share the same name the Kings Chapel Burying ground near the site is not affiliated with any church in the area and in facts dates back before the creation of kings chapel by over a century. It used to be called the “Stone Chapel” and was built by colonial Architect Peter Harrison, one of America’s first Architects. The Chapel’s congregation was founded in 1686 by the royal Governor, Sir Edmund Andros and was named the first Anglican Church in Colonial New England. Before it was made into stone the original Kings Chapel was a wood...

Built in 1875, the Palais Garnier became known for its beauty and named after the architect, Charles Garnier. It used to be called Salle De Capucines after its position on the boulevard of Capucines, and is also been known to be referred to as the Opera Garnier and the Opera de Paris until 1989. Now it is mainly used for ballet performances.   Palais Garnier won the competition in 1860 for the new Paris Oprah House and once it was built, it quickly became known for its Baroque style in the late 19 th century. Due to its magnificence, Garnier was hailed for its excellent use of mass and void. Due his gained popularity Garnier was commissioned for other works shortly after such as the Casino of Monte Carlo (1878), several villas he built for his own in Bordighera (1872), and the Casino and baths at Vittel. These were a few amongst his many works and he had also worked on an observatory at Nice, and the Hotel du Cercle de la Librairie in Paris. In 1876-81 he also published a book...

King Louis had been working on his garden for over 10 years when he decided to commission a new mansion by the royal architect, Ange-Jacque Gabriel. This new estate was meant to be big enough to house the king and some of his following, and as he did this, he strayed from the classic Rococo and Gothic architecture and returned to the Greek Style that was becoming popular. As a result he made a large statement in the Neo-Classical movement.                Built in 1768, the Trianon estate was built for King Louis XV and Queen Marie-Antoinette and was used as an escape from the palace life. In 1774, Louis XV came down with the pox and shortly died after. Thus brought about the reign of Louis XVI and his newly wed wife, Marie Antoinette, and as a gift to his beloved, he gave her the Petite Trianon and its estate. With her newly acquired play house, she started redecorating and made it her own.   This included redesigning...

                Originally known as Nottingham House, Kensington Palace is known to have housed English royalty for over four centuries. Back in 1689, this now glorious palace stood to be a mere two stories tall and was quite modest in comparison to the structure as it stands today. It started as a small mansion chosen by new monarchs, William III and Mary II, to be their new country retreat, but over the years the estate was transformed into a home worth housing Britain’s royal families. In 1837, Kensington hall was replaced by Buckingham Palace and has since become a home for minor royals. Some of the most recent occupants are the Princess of Wales, Diana, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their kids, and Prince Harry.                 In 1689, the King and Queen commissioned plans from Sir Christopher Wren, to scale this little ...