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Great Buildings and
Architecture
By the 5th Grade Class
The Buildings of the World
• The following slide shows
some of the world’s
greatest buildings.
• The students of the 5th
grade class worked hard
researching, typing, and
editing these reports and
slides.
• We hope you enjoy them.
Great Buildings and Monuments
There are many constructions and
monuments around the world.
One of them is the Parthenon and
another is the Great Wall of China.
One building in India is the Taj Mahal.
Stonehenge was built to tell time
The Great Pyramid of Khufu was built
as a tomb for the Pharaoh of Egypt.
Three United States buildings are the
Statue of Liberty, the Empire State
Building and the U.S capital.
At one point the Eiffel Tower was one of
the tallest buildings in the world.
Brooklyn Bridge
• The architects were
John Augustus
Roebling and his son
Washington Augustus
Roebling.
• The Brooklyn Bridge
started on January 3,
1887.
• The day it was
completed was May
24, 1883.
The Statue
of Liberty
Built from 1884 to 1886.
Frederic- Auguste Bartholdi
and Alexandre Gustave
Eiffel were architects of
the building.
A monumental statue and
observation tower.
Located in Liberty Island,
New York, U.S.
She was built to show how
France and America both
believed in freedom and
opportunity.
The United States Capitol Building
• Started in September
• Destroyed in 1814 during
the war of 1812
• Finished in the year 1830
• Took 37 long years
• Used as a hospital for
injured soldiers
• Cost $412,000
• Architect is William
Thornton
• Congress works inside
• Designed by George
Washington
The Houses of Parliament
• Started in 1097 and finished in
1265.
• Used for the British Commons.
• Rebuilt in the early 1800’s.
• The style is perpendicular
gothic.
• The second architect was Sir
Charles Barry.
• Has been occupied since the
time of the Saxons.
• Hit 14 times by bombs during
WWII.
The Great Wall of China
• Was built between the
5th century B.C. and
16th century A.D.
• Built for protection
against intruders.
• Architects are
unknown today.
• Over 3 million
Chinese died.
The Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid was built 2600BC.
It was completed in 2480BC.
he Architect for the Pyramid is
unknown.
There are many other pyramids in
Egypt.
One of them is called Abu Rawash.
When the Pharaoh died they built a
tomb for him.
They built a pyramid to put the tomb
in.
It was known as the Great Pyramid of
Khufu.
Stonehenge
• Unknown who built it.
• Took 1000 years to
build it.
• Created to tell time.
• Its stones have been
stolen.
• Was begun in 2800
B.C.
• Completely finished in
1800 B.C.
Empire State Building
• built in 1930
• completed in 1931
• located in New York
City
• 1,250 ft. tall
• was the tallest
building in the world
• deco building
• built for jobs
The Munich Olympics
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It is 36 years old
Looks like a tent
Built in 1972
A lot of sports are
played there like golf,
track, and swimming
Parthenon
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The Parthenon is an ancient Greek
temple.
The construction of the Parthenon
took 15 years from 447 B.C to 432
B.C.
The Parthenon have been around
for a few of thousands of years.
It was built to be a place to talk to
there gods.
It was caught in a fiery explosion in
the 1600s.
The Parthenon is surrounded by
columns and inside there are 2
rooms.
The Parthenon still is around today.
The Taj Mahal
• The building the Taj
Mahal started in 1630
and it was finished 23
years later in 1653.
• It was used for a tomb
for Emperor Shah
Jahan and his queen,
Mumtaz Mahal.
• It is located on the
banks of the Yamuma
River in Agra, India.
The Horyu-Ji temple
• The temple is over 1300
years old.
• It is the oldest wooden
structure in Japan
• It takes more than 15
minutes on foot to get to
the other side
• In the year 2,010 it will
celebrate its 1,300
anniversary
Notre Dame du Haut
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It was built by Le Corbusier in
1950.
Located in Ronchamp, France.
Completed as a church in 1954.
Style of building is Expressionist
Modern.
Characteristics include scattered
windows, many round curves, and
slanted walls.
Thousands of visitors come on
feast days.
It was dedicated to the Virgin
Mary.