- Agra Fort@
- Architectural Challenge - What in the World?
 - Challenges the user to identify a structure by clues given. The answers feature unique architectural constructions peppered with history. - Architectural Tour of the Canadian Museum of Civilization
- Photos and videos show off one of the most striking architectural masterpieces of the 20th century, designed by Douglas Cardinal.
- Architectural Wonders 2006
- Slideshow and article from Business Week examining some of the year's best designed structures.
- Architecture of the Getty Center
- Provides comprehensive visual documentation of the museum. Offers over 600 images presenting a look at the Getty from all aspects.
- Arise and Build! - A Centennial Commemoration of the 1895 Rotunda Fire
- On October 27, 1895, fire destroyed the Rotunda, the centerpiece of Thomas Jefferson's 'academical village' and home of the University Library.
- Atomium
- Structure built for the 1958 World's Fair that represents the atomic lattice of iron crystals. Also in Dutch.
- Barcelona Pavilion, The
- German Pavilion for the 1929 World Exposition at Barcelona. It existed for 6 months and was then dismantled for shipping back to Germany, and disappeared in transit.
- Big Ben@
- Bilbao Guggenheim Museum@
- Explore the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, Spain designed by Frank Gehry in the style of Deconstructivism. Sites offer history, exhibition schedule, collection, and map of the art museum, a cynosure with its titanium covered orthogonal limestone blocks.
- Brighton West Pier@
- Building Big
- PBS television series exploring large structures and what it takes to build them. Subjects include bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.
- Bus Stop Shelters in Ukraine
- Some are frescoed, some are etched, some are tiled mosaics -- all are beautiful. Most have fallen into a state of disrepair because the local governments can no longer afford to maintain them.
- Chicago Cultural Center@
- Explore Chicago Cultural Centre, the official reception venue of visiting royalty and dignitaries in Chicago. Sites offer history of the centre, details of performing arts and visual arts exhibitions, festivals hosted, and the archives of historic television and radio programmes.
- Chrysler Air Raid Siren
- Contains information on a personal restoration project.
- Cities/Buildings Image Archive
- Photos from around the world.
- Cyclorama Building
- In Buffalo, New York.
- Drayton Hall@
- European Parliament
- Features photos, plans, and press releases. In French.
- Fabulous Ruins of Detroit
- Salute to classic Detroit architecture, including history, images, and descriptions.
- Fairbanks Coal Bunkers
- Historical wooden structure in Alaska, 196 feet long, 54 feet tall. Preservationists want to save a section.
- Fatehpur Sikri@
- Forbes.com: The World's Ugliest Buildings
- Article featuring the ugliest buildings from around the world.
- Forth Railway Bridge@
- Fortress of Louisbourg
- Presents tourist information about the fortress and 18th-century reconstruction on Cape Breton Island.
- galinsky
- Offers photographs, descriptions, and practical visitor information about important pieces of modern architecture.
- Gateway Arch - St. Louis, MO
- Allows you to plan your visit online and purchase tickets for tram rides and movies.
- Ginger and Fred Building - Prague@
- Harvey Houses: Civilizing the Old West
- Continuing the memory of the Fred Harvey Company and its restaurants, hotels, and lunchrooms built along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.
- History of Sanitary Sewers
- Houses a dynamic collection of materials about the evolutionary development of sewers over the past 5,500 years.
- Hope Lodge - Fort Washington, PA
- Located in suburban Philadelphia, this building is a fine example of Georgian architecture in America.
- Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse of Jersey City
- Provides historical information, photographs, links, and preservation strategies for a 1908 subway powerhouse.
- Independence Hall@
- Kremlin@
- Explore Moscow Kremlin, the historical complex of palaces and cathedrals fortified by Kremlin Wall. Sites feature history, online tour, and museum collections of the complex overlooking the Red Square, Moscow, which is home and office to the Russian President.
- Lucy the Elephant@
- Discover Lucy the Elephant, a six-story elephant-shaped architectural folly created James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey. Sites feature history, tours, photographs, and significance of this national historic landmark.
- Master Buildings
- Information, history, and images of important structures from Great Buildings Online.
- Mitchell Corn Palace@
- Explore Mitchell Corn Palace in South Dakota which is a building entirely decorated with corn and other grains. Sites include description of the structure, yearly events schedule, ticket information, pictures, and more.
- Mount, The
- Restored house and gardens of author Edith Wharton.
- National Piers Society
- Promoting and sustaining interest in the preservation and continued enjoyment of the United Kingdom's seaside piers.
- Northern Michigan Asylum
- History, photos, art, maps, and more about the former mental health institution that opened in 1885 in Traverse City, Michigan.
- Notable High Buildings of the World
- Circa 1896 illustration, with the Eiffel Tower as the highest notable building.
- Outhouses of America Tour
- Devoted to the history of outhouses. Includes pictures, trivia, and stories.
- Parliament Hill - Ottawa, Canada@
- PBS: Building Big
- Explores the history behind some of the world's greatest megastructures: bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.
- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
- Free, publicly searchable database of architectural and historical information and images for over 35,000 stuctures in and around Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia City Hall
- Historic landmark. Take a virtual tour and learn about the building's history and art.
- San Francisco Modern Architecture
- A personal visual catalogue of cool modern buildings.
- Saskatchewan Legislative Building Rehabilitation Project
- Includes project details, kids' corner, artifacts, photo gallery, and a visual tour.
- Segedunum
- Roman fort built in about AD 125 as part of an early modification to Hadrian's Wall.
 Singapore Study Tours
- Photos of residential, institutional, and commercial buildings in Singapore by Kerry Hill.- South Carolina State House Complex
- Information and images of the historic capital building, including its history, art collection and monuments
- Stafford Farms Mobil
- Photo of Stafford Farms Shell, a roadside gas station inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.
- Structurae
- Database and photo gallery of structures and buildings from around the world. Focuses on bridges, tunnels, dams, skyscrapers, stadiums, towers, and other works of structural engineering. In German, English, and French.
- SubsurfaceBuildings.com
- Explores specific examples of underground buildings and examines concerns like environmental issues, energy efficiency, security, psychological resistance, and safety.
- Sydney Opera House@
- Explore Sydney Opera House, the performing arts venue on Sydney Harbour, Australia through sites featuring history, photos, play schedules, maps, booking info, virtual concert, and 3D architectural model of the landmark icon for the city of Sydney.
- Taj Mahal@
- Discover Taj Mahal in Agra, India, the 17th century Mughal monument built by Shah Jahan for his queen Mumtaz Mahal as a tribute to her beauty and love. Sites offer history, photos, calligraphy, and design elements of the memorial considered one of the eight wonders of the world.
- Towerful
- A gallery of Japanese towers and related memorabilia.
- United States Capitol@
- Discover sites about U. S. Capitol building's architecture, history, paintings, and sculpture. Also includes photo gallery, maps, and audio report on the home for the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives.
- Unrealised Moscow
- Highlights Russian architecture projects from the 1930s to the early 1950s which were never realized.
- View on Cities, A
- Dedicated to the sights and attractions in some of the world's greatest cities.
- Westminster Abbey@
- Explore sites about Westminster Abbey, the Gothic church which serves as the place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. Sites feature image galleries, history, schedule of services, virtual tour, and more about the architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries.
- Westminster Palace@
- World Federation of Great Towers
- Association of international monuments working together to foster awareness and develop local and international opportunities for promotion.
- World Monuments Fund
- Nonprofit dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered works of historic art and architecture around the world.
- World Monuments Watch
- Clickable map of the 100 most endangered sites of cultural heritage from around the globe.
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