This site provides a chart of the tallest buildings from the 19th century to the present. Offers links to each of the buildings that include pictures of them.

This graphic organizer contains questions for students as they analyze a constructed response question. Students will read the question closely and use this planning tool to plan constructed responses. This graphic organizer is a...

In this pictorial essay, follow the construction of the Eiffel Tower that took just two years, two months and five days to build.

This exhibition explores the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad and its impact on American westward expansion.

A slideshow that introduces learners to nineteenth-century architectural history by displaying a variety of homes constructed in specific historical styles, such as Greek revival, Queen Anne, Italianate, and Gothic revival.

A collection of photos of the showing the Empire State Building under construction.

This resource highlights the construction of the Mackinac Bridge, a famous landmark in Michigan.

This resource highlights the construction of the Mackinac Bridge, a famous landmark in Michigan.

A graphical timeline that showcases all the buildings in the world that, at one time, held the title of world's tallest building during the time span from 1890-2004. Includes close-up illustrations of each building and numerous facts...

Captivating photographic archive of American architecture. Find photographs of over 280 buildings that were constructed between the 17th and 20th centuries.

Find out about the village built for the craftsmen who built the monuments in the Valley of the Kings. See a floor plan and read about the building techniques. Hyperlinks for more information and links to other websites for additional...

A multimedia graphic explains how certain structural elements of the World Trade Center helped to delay its collapse when it was attacked on September 11, 2001, whereas other elements probably sped up the towers' fall.

This exhibit shows the building of a schooner, Cutty Sark, and a steamer, War Moncton, by the New Brunswick Shipbuilding Company after the First World War. All stages of the ships' construction are documented in this photographic...

This exhibit shows the building of a schooner, Cutty Sark, and a steamer, War Moncton, by the New Brunswick Shipbuilding Company after the First World War. All stages of the ships' construction are documented in this photographic...

This exhibit shows the building of a schooner, Cutty Sark, and a steamer, War Moncton, by the New Brunswick Shipbuilding Company after the First World War. All stages of the ships' construction are documented in this photographic...

This exhibit shows the building of a schooner, Cutty Sark, and a steamer, War Moncton, by the New Brunswick Shipbuilding Company after the First World War. All stages of the ships' construction are documented in this photographic...

This exhibit shows the building of a schooner, Cutty Sark, and a steamer, War Moncton, by the New Brunswick Shipbuilding Company after the First World War. All stages of the ships' construction are documented in this photographic...

Contains excerpts from Albert D. Richarson's "Beyond the Mississippi" about the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad and his trip on the train.

This website provides two presentations on active and passive voice. The first presentation explains the difference between active and passive voice as well as how to build sentences in each voice. The second presentation explains when...

This exhibit shows the building of a schooner, Cutty Sark, and a steamer, War Moncton, by the New Brunswick Shipbuilding Company after the First World War. All stages of the ships' construction are documented in this photographic...

Follow the history and construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge in the city of Vancouver through archival video clips and photographs.

Fujian Tulou is a property of 46 buildings constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries over 120 km in south-west of Fujian province, inland from the Taiwan Strait. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields the Tulou are earthen...

The square Mosque with its single great dome and four slender minarets, dominates the skyline of the former Ottoman capital of Edirne. Sinan, the most famous of Ottoman architects in the 16th century, considered the complex, which...

With 500 ha of parks and 150 buildings constructed between 1730 and 1916, Potsdam's complex of palaces and parks forms an artistic whole, whose eclectic nature reinforces its sense of uniqueness. It extends into the district of...