Philippine General Hospital Architecture

The Philippine General Hospital Administration Building built by architect William Parsons in a neo-classic style that follows the Daniel Burnham plan for Manila. Parsons was an architect and city planner known for his works in the Philippines during the early period of American colonization in the country.

Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana or the Laurentian Library was a historic library in Florence, Italy designed by Michelangelo in 1523.

A voussoir is a wedge-shaped stone forming an arch or vault.

A sauna is a health bath which is either dry or with steam taken for purposes of health and relaxation. Its origin is obscure but saunas are most closely identified with Finland.

A torii is a traditional Japanese gate to a Shinto shrine which consists

A spa is a health resort, especially one that is located at a natural mineral spring and uses the mineral waters for therapeutic and restorative purposes in conjunction with other medically supervised health procedures.

A foil is a rounded leaf-shaped segment between cups, especially in Gothic window tracery. A foil with five cups is termed as cinquefoil.

Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect known for his works such as the Taliesin East, Robie House, and Unity Temple. Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia was designed by Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd American president.

In architecture, an atrium is an open court with a covered passage on three or four sides used for receiving visitors, especially in Roman houses.

Eero Saarinen was the architect of TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport in New York City. This specific terminal symbolizes a bird in flight.

The Opera House in Paris, France was designed by Charles Garnier under a Neo-Baroque architectural style.

In architecture, a cornice is a horizontal decorative strip of stone. Wood, or pilaster crowning a building which is usually molded and projecting part of the entablature above a

He is known for designing the Manila Cathedral church in Intramuros.

Joseph Paxton was an English gardener, architect, and Member of Parliament, best known for designing the Crystal Palace.The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass structure originally built in Hyde Park in London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral recognized as the third largest church building in the world and the largest cathedral with an area of 11,520 square meters.

William Thornton was a British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol.

In architecture, a fluting is a decorative motif which is a long vertical rounded groove in a column especially in classical orders.

The Chocolate Room in Venice was created by Edward Ruscha for the 35th Venice Biennale in 1970. By the name itself, the wall of the room is painted with 360 sheets of Nestlé chocolate.

The Hazelwood is a school for dual sensory impaired children which was designed by Alan Dunlop.

A fascia is an architectural term for a long band of wood or stone under eaves or cornices, especially in the Ionian