Megalithic Temples of Malta

   The Megalithic Temples of Malta are the oldest free-standing structures on Earth, even older than the Pyramids.

     Remarkable for:   Well... they're big. And they're old. For the more inquisitive, they are also further proof that the earth was once inhabited by giants.

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No.	Year	Preview	Article
1	700		The Nellaiappar Temple
2	1083		The Ely Cathedral
3	1540		Federico Zuccari
4	1604		Gurdwara
5	1677		Monument to the Great Fire of London
6	1700		Chateau de Fondat
7	1723		Pierre Patte
8	1728		Etienne-Louis Boullee
9	1950		The Brutalist Architecture
10	1970		Passive solar building design

The Brutalist Architecture

   Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture which flourished from the 1950s to the mid 1970s, spawned from the modernist architectural movement.

   Remarkable for:   Brutalist buildings are usually made out of concrete, have a striking look and tend to be rough, with prominent corners and sharp edges. They may look formidable, much like medieval fortresses, or poor, cold and unkept. Some critics find they project totalitarianism.

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Pierre Patte

   Pierre Patte was a French architect, credited for having been the first to illustrate a city street plan with buildings and sewer system shown in a section view.

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Etienne-Louis Boullee

Etienne-Louis Boullee was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects and is still influential today.



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Gurdwara

A gurdwara is the place of worship for the Sikhs, the followers of Sikhism.



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Chateau de Fondat

Chateau de Fondat is a chateau in Landes, Aquitane, France.

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The Ely Cathedral

   Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely.

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Monument to the Great Fire of London

The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, commemorates the Great Fire of September 1666.

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Passive solar building design

In passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, and distribute solar energy.

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