What are the ancient buildings in America?

Venue: new york.

Designers: william lamb, Shreveram, Harmon.

As one of the world-famous landmark buildings, the Empire State Building has been a symbol of new york's economic strength and the vertical height of the city for many years. The architect takes the simple pencil shape as the basic architectural modeling. This 1250-foot-high building created an architectural legend of an era. It appeared in the movie "King Kong" in 1933.

2. White House

Venue: Washington, DC

Designer: James Hoban

As the official residence of the president of the United States, the White House has always received much attention. Among the many schemes that participated in the architectural design competition, President George Washington chose the Irish designer's design scheme based on the parliament building of Lunst, Dublin (where the Irish Senate is located today).

3. Washington National Church, Washington National Church

Venue: Washington, DC

Designer: George F. Bodley &; Henry Vaughan

The official name of Washington National Cathedral is St. Peter's and St. Paul's Cathedral. On the one hand, it serves as the main church of the Washington diocese of the Anglican Church, and on the other hand, it is designated by Congress as a place to hold national religious commemorative activities. The spire of 39 1 ft goes straight into the sky and becomes the highest point of the city.

4. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Hall, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Hall

Venue: Washington, DC

Designer: john russell pope

As the name implies, this memorial hall was designed and built in 1943 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth. In order to embody the spirit of freedom, independence and equality emphasized by Jefferson, the memorial hall inherited the similar style of ancient Roman temples. The exterior of the building is made of Vermont marble, and the interior structure is mainly made of white Georgia marble and limestone.

5. Gordon Gate Bridge

Venue: San Francisco

Designer: Irving F. Moreau &; Gertrude Morrow

The Golden Gate Bridge is a representative building in San Francisco. /kloc-0 officially started on October 5th, 1933. Across the Golden Gate Strait, it is 18m wide and 2737m long. When I first arrived in San Francisco, the first thing I saw was the Golden Gate Bridge running through Changhong. The bridge was designed by josef strauss and the project took four years to complete. At that time, the cost was $35.5 million, and the steel used exceeded 654.38+10,000 tons.

6. U.S. Capitol

Venue: Washington, DC

Designers: William Thornton, Charles Bulfinch, Montegomery C. Meggers.

A group of the best architects from the19th century participated in the design and construction of the building. The Capitol is 766 inches long and 350 inches wide, with 550 rooms. Standing on the dome of the building is a bronze statue of the Statue of Liberty, which is 19.5 inches high. Americans call the capitol the capitol and regard it as the highest symbol of government of the people, by the people and for the people.

7. Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Memorial

Venue: Washington, DC

Designer: Henry Bacon

The whole building is rectangular, about 58 meters long, 36 meters wide and 25 meters high. This is a classical building, made of marble in the style of the ancient Parthenon in Greece. Thirty-six white marble columns surround the memorial hall, symbolizing the 36 States owned by Lincoln when he was president. The names of these States are engraved on the lintel of each colonnade. A huge statue of President Lincoln stands in the center of the memorial hall.

8. Biltmore Manor

Venue: Ashville, North Carolina

Designer: Richard Morris Hunt

/kloc-at the end of 0/9, George Vanderbilt, the richest man in the United States at that time, came to the Blue Ridge Mountains at the junction of North Carolina and Tennessee. The beautiful natural scenery here deeply touched him, so he decided to build his own "Xanadu" here. Vanderbilt's decision made Biltmore Manor the largest and most elegant mansion in contemporary America, and almost exhausted his property.

9. Chrysler building

Venue: new york.

Designer: William Van Alen

With a height of 3 18.9 meters and a total of 77 floors, it is the first building in the world that uses stainless steel building materials in appearance. Crisletta is more representative of the charm of new york. In particular, the top of the building is decorated with metal in the art deco style of the new century, which shines day and night, attracting people's attention from afar with its unique shape.

10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Venue: Washington, DC

Designer: Lin Ying &; Cooper-leckie partnership

Shiny black marble slabs depict American soldiers who died in Vietnam in the order of date of sacrifice. Lin Ying, one of the designers of the monument, is just a China girl in her early twenties. She is a distant relative of Lin, the wife of China famous architect Liang Sicheng. Because of this, the Vietnam War Memorial Hall is more widely known in China.

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