Buildings used by national, regional and local government, including parliament buildings, state capitols, city halls, town halls and courthouses.
Subcategories 3
Sites 7
- Cupolas of Capitalism - State Capitol Building Histories Featuring historic information about all the American state capitol buildings with architectural data, pictures, descriptions.
- Government Buildings Images and details of a selection of government buildings from around the world in Great Buildings Online.
- The United States Capitol Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds.
- History of the United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Design, Construction, and Politics A lengthy Senate Document by William C. Allen in pdf format.
- Courthouses of Texas in 3D Jeffrey L. Cooper's photographs of the best of Texas courthouses in 3D, with architects and dates of construction. Includes viewing instructions.
- Foursquare Courthouse Kevin Coleman describes this American building type used for public buildings, together with its origins and significance, and gives numerous examples, many from Ohio.
- The Palace of Westminster The official site explains the history of the Palace, with the present Houses of Parliament designed by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Pugin.