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The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - http://www.imj.org.il/eng/shrine/building.html
The Shrine of the Book, erected in 1965 for the preservation and exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Brief illustrated history of this remarkable building designed by American-Jewish architects A.Bartos and F. Kiesler. |
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The Crystal Palace - http://www.iath.virginia.edu/london/model/
Computer models of this Victorian marvel designed by Joseph Paxton from the University of Virginia, with an illustrated account of its history and construction. |
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The British Museum: History - http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/the_museum/history/general_history.aspx
The official site gives a history and an historic image of the buildings at its core designed by Sir Robert and Sidney Smirke and erected between the 1820s and 1850s. |
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The Natural History Museum: History and Architecture - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/history-architecture/
An illustrated outline from the official site of the remarkable Victorian buildings in South Kensington, designed by Waterhouse and decorated with carvings of animals and plants. |
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The Crystal Palace Foundation - http://www.crystalpalacefoundation.org.uk/
Group dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace, who have created a museum on the site. Includes images and a history of the building after the Great Exhibition closed in October 1851. |