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Regensburg: the bridge as part of the historic city
The old bridge connects the reading of the individual buildings with the movement across the Danube.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Rideau Canal: infrastructure as a connected ensemble
The early nineteenth-century Rideau Canal connects Ottawa and Kingston. It was built for strategic military purposes and includes linked engineering structures and fortifications.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Riga: medieval core and later neighborhoods
Art nouveau is an important layer, but it does not alone explain the entire historical center.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Rila Monastery: how to read the historical layers
The beginning of the cloister, the medieval remains and the Revival buildings belong to different periods. Distinguishing them reveals the monastery as a developing architectural and sp...
Published22 Oct 2026
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Rjukan–Notodden: production starts from water power
Power plants, factories, transport and housing are connected in an industrial territory.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Roberto Burle Marx: the garden as spatial composition
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx near Rio de Janeiro combines gardens, buildings and plant collections. It develops Modernist ideas through tropical planting, sinuous forms and strong colour re...
Published22 Oct 2026
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Roskilde: the cathedral grows through side additions
The brick Gothic building collects later chapels and historical periods.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Røros: an old appearance does not imply a medieval date
The wooden town is associated with a long development of copper mining.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Safranbolu: urban architecture along a trade route
Safranbolu is associated with the long service of a caravan road. Public buildings and the residential environment should be read in this context.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Sagrada Familia: construction, light and architectural symbolism
In the Basilica of Barcelona, the natural forms are related to geometry and the bearing system. The history of the construction and the exact scope of the world heritage complement the...
Published22 Oct 2026
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Salamanca: the university town and the public square
The historic center combines university tradition and a variety of architectural layers. Plaza Major shows the separate role of the general public space.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Saltaire: industrial settlement includes everyday life
Textile businesses, housing and public buildings are all parts of one plan.
Published22 Oct 2026