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nt the bank of america center took the title of the city s tallest building in 1967 while two notable residential towers were built south of downtown liberty tower and the cylindrical university club tower full article more featured lists good articles load new batch these are good articles which meet a core set of high editorial standards image 1 balfour place in the mayfair district of london designed by and named after eustace balfour colonel eustace james anthony balfour 8 june 1854 14 february 1911 was a london based scottish architect the brother of one british prime minister and nephew of another his career was built on family connections his mother was the daughter of a marquess and his wife frances a noted suffragist was the daughter of a duke frances s sister in law was princess louise daughter of the reigning queen victoria balfour s initial work was on english and scottish country houses but he won only one major commission in this field however his appointment as surveyor of the grosvenor estate in london gave him architectural control over much of mayfair and belgravia in the 1890s and 1900s and the opportunity to design many buildings himself full article image 2 row houses on hamilton street with empire state plaza in background 2009 the center square hudson park historic district is located between empire state plaza and washington park in albany new york united states it is a 27 block 99 acre 40 ha area taking in both the center square and hudson park neighborhoods and lark street on the west in 1980 it was recognized as a historic district and listed on the national register of historic places most of its buildings were constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with some dating as far back as the 1830s in a diverse array of architectural styles from those eras many prominent architects including marcus t reynolds and russell sturgis have extant work in the district only 22 buildings are more modern non contributing properties while 80 percent of its buildings are attached rowhouses giving it a predominantly residential character even today it also includes churches two small parks and the alfred e smith state office building among those are the city s oldest black church and the firehouse that housed its last volunteer fire department one of albany s legendary figures longtime mayor erastus corning 2nd was born in a house on chestnut street another gangster legs diamond was murdered in one on dove street full article image 3 rowhouses on hall place 2010 the arbor hill historic district ten broeck triangle originally the ten broeck historic district is a seven block area located within the arbor hill neighborhood north of what is today downtown albany new york united states in 1979 its easternmost third the ten broeck triangle the second oldest residential neighborhood in the city was recognized as a historic district and listed on the national register of historic places four years later the district was increased to its current size and renamed to reflect its expansion to include some of the rest of arbor hill the future district was first established by its oldest contributing property the ten broeck mansion built at the end of the 18th century by a prominent local family it lent its name to the ten broeck triangle established in the middle of the following century when successful businessmen primarily lumber dealers built large houses along ten broeck avenue with the fortunes they had made from trade on the erie canal it was one of the first neighborhoods to develop north of the city s downtown as it grew during the 19th century full article image 4 the plaza as seen in 1976 the sphere can be seen at the center of the plaza and ideogram is visible to the upper right located between 1 and 2 world trade center the austin j tobin plaza also known as the world trade center plaza was a large elevated public square that was located within the world trade center site in lower manhattan new york city from 1966 until its destruction during the september 11 attacks in 2001 it covered 5 acres 220 000 sq ft 2 0 ha making it the largest plaza in new york city by acreage at the time the plaza opened as part of the original world trade center on april 4 1973 and was renamed after austin j tobin in 1982 several sculptures were located there including the sphere and ideogram the plaza was damaged during the 1993 world trade center bombing and destroyed eight years later during the september 11 terrorist attacks which saw over 1 000 000 000 pounds 450 000 000 kg of debris fall onto the plaza s floor fires that erupted from the large pile of debris ended up destroying the plaza permanently full article image 5 the east side of boughton monchelsea place boughton monchelsea place previously boughton court is a 16th century country house in boughton monchelsea kent england the first part of the house was built by robert rudston circa 1567 75 on the site of an earlier manor house it has been modified a number of times during its history achieving its present form in 1819 it has been a home to a number of members of parliament for maidstone or for kent including sir francis barnham owner 1613 46 sir robert barnham 1646 85 sir barnham rider 1698 1728 and thomas rider 1805 47 the house sits on a south facing slope giving views across the extensive deer park and the weald beyond kitchen gardens to the north of the house remain as remnants of 16th century formal garden planting the house is a grade i listed building and its barn is listed grade ii the parks and gardens are listed grade ii full article image 6 the castle seen from a drone beaumaris castle b juː ˈ m ær ɪ s bew mar is welsh castell biwmares welsh pronunciation kastɛɬ bɪuˈmaːrɛs in beaumaris anglesey wales was built as part of edward i s campaign to conquer north wales after 1282 plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284 but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the madog ap llywelyn uprising a substantial workforce was employed in the initial years under the direction of james of st george edward s invasion of scotland soon diverted funding from the project however and work stopped only recommencing after an invasion scare in 1306 when work finally ceased around 1330 a total of 15 000 had been spent a huge sum for the period but the castle remained incomplete beaumaris castle was taken by welsh forces in 1403 during the rebellion of owain glyndŵr but recaptured by royal forces in 1405 full article image 7 uefa the millennium stadium welsh stadiwm y mileniwm known since 2016 as the principality stadium welsh stadiwm principality for sponsorship reasons is the national stadium of wales in cardiff it has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73 931 it is the home of the wales national rugby union team initially built to host the 1999 rugby world cup and replacing the national stadium on the site known as cardiff arms park it has hosted other events including the tsunami relief cardiff concert the super special stage of wales rally great britain the speedway grand prix of great britain and various concerts it also hosted fa cup league cup and football league play off finals while wembley stadium was being redeveloped between 2001 and 2006 as well as football matches during the 2012 summer olympics the stadium is owned by millennium stadium plc a subsidiary company of the welsh rugby union wru the architects were bligh lobb sports architecture the structural engineers were ws atkins and the building contractor was laing the total construction cost of the stadium was 121million of which the millennium commission funded 46 million full article image 8 the casbah coffee club officially casbah club was a rock and roll music venue in the west derby area of liverpool england that operated from 1959 to 1962 started by mona best mother of early beatles drummer pete best in the cellar of the family home the casbah was planned as a members only club for her sons pete and rory and their friends to meet and listen to the popular music of the day mona came up with the idea of the club after watching a tv report about the 2i s coffee bar in london s soho where several singers had been discovered the quarrymen john lennon paul mccartney george harrison and ken brown went to the club to arrange their first booking to which mona agreed but said she needed to finish painting the club first all four took up brushes and helped mona to finish painting the walls with spiders dragons rainbows and stars in addition to the four boys artistic contributions cynthia powell later to become cynthia lennon painted a silhouette of john on the wall which can still be seen today the group often played at the casbah as other venues like the cavern club had a jazz only policy at that time the cellar with its original decoration still exists full article image 9 part of halton castle ruins in 2006 halton castle is a castle in the village of halton part of the town of runcorn cheshire england the castle is on the top of halton hill a sandstone prominence overlooking the village the original building a motte and bailey castle began in 1071 was replaced with the current sandstone castle in the 13th century building alterations continued until at least 1609 when the structure is recorded as in disrepair the castle is recorded in the national heritage list for england as a designated grade i listed building and a scheduled monument it was the seat of the barons of halton from the 11th century until the 14th century then passed to the duchy of lancaster it was besieged twice in the civil war after which its structure deteriorated in the 18th century a new courthouse was built on the site of the previous gatehouse the castle lies in ruins apart from the courthouse which has been converted into a public house full article image 10 the approach to roslin castle over the bridge and showing the east range behind the ruined gatehouse roslin castle sometimes spelt rosslyn is a partially ruined castle near the village of roslin in midlothian scotland it is located around 9 mi 14 km south of edinburgh on the north bank of the north esk only a few hundred metres from the famous rosslyn chapel there has been a castle on the site since the early 14th century when the sinclair family earls of caithness and barons of roslin fortified the site although the present ruins are of slightly later date following destruction during the war of the rough wooing of 1544 the castle was rebuilt this structure built into the cliffs of roslin glen has remained at least partially habitable ever since the castle is accessed via a high bridge which replaced an earlier drawbridge roslin was renovated in the 1980s and now serves as holiday accommodation full article image 11 joffrey tower behind block 37 june 2 2008 the joffrey tower is a high rise commercial real estate development on the northeast corner of north state street and east randolph street in the loop community area of chicago in cook county illinois united states that is the permanent home of the joffrey ballet it is located immediately south of the chicago theatre and directly across the street from macy s largest chicago and its second largest overall department store on state street within the loop retail historic district its address had once been the site of the chicago masonic temple the placement of the joffrey ballet in this building appears to have involved political dealings with the mayor of chicago richard m daley and his brother william m daley a co chairman of the joffrey board of trustees the building was scheduled for completion in december 2007 but was not finished until september 12 2008 full article image 12 the historic michigan boulevard district is a historic district in the loop community area of chicago in cook county illinois united states encompassing michigan avenue between 11th 1100 south in the street numbering system or roosevelt road 1200 south depending on the source and randolph streets 150 north and named after the nearby lake michigan it was designated a chicago landmark on february 27 2002 the district includes numerous significant buildings on michigan avenue facing grant park this section of michigan avenue includes the eastern terminus of u s route 66 the district is one of the world s best known one sided streets rivalling fifth avenue in new york city and edinburgh s princes street it lies immediately south of the michigan wacker historic district and east of the loop retail historic district full article image 13 the cathedral and tabernacle the metropolitan cathedral of the assumption of the most blessed virgin mary into heaven spanish catedral metropolitana de la asunción de la bienaventurada virgen maría a los cielos also commonly called the mexico city metropolitan cathedral is the cathedral church of the catholic archdiocese of mexico it is situated on top of the former aztec sacred precinct near the templo mayor on the northern side of the plaza de la constitución zócalo in the historic center of mexico city the cathedral was built in sections from 1573 to 1813 around the original church that was constructed soon after the spanish conquest of tenochtitlan eventually replacing it entirely spanish architect claudio de arciniega planned the construction drawing inspiration from gothic cathedrals in spain due to the long time it took to build it just under 250 years virtually all the main architects painters sculptors gilding masters and other plastic artists of the viceroyalty worked at some point in the construction of the enclosure the long construction time also led to the integration of a number of architectural styles in its design including the gothic baroque churrigueresque neoclassical styles as they came into vogue over the centuries it furthermore allowed the cathedral to include different ornaments paintings sculptures and furniture in its interior the project was a point of social cohesion because it involved so many generations and social classes including ecclesiastical authorities government authorities and different religious orders full article image 14 swaminarayan akshardham in delhi india swaminarayan akshardham is a hindu temple and campus in delhi india the temple is close to the border with noida also known as akshardham temple or akshardham delhi the complex displays traditional and modern hindu culture and architecture inspired by yogiji maharaj and created by pramukh swami maharaj it was constructed by baps it is the world s second largest baps hindu temple following akshardham new jersey in the united states the temple was opened on 6 november 2005 by pramukh swami maharaj in the presence of a p j abdul kalam manmohan singh l k advani and b l joshi the temple at the centre of the complex was built according to the vastu shastra and pancharatra shastra full article image 15 aerial view of hadleigh castle from the north with t...
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