Blog Post 9: 3/21/11

Colonial expansion TO the United States:

One thing that carried over from Europe to the United States during colonial expansion is the large buildings with columns adorning the front entrance topped with a dome and external sculptures on the structure. The original structure in Europe is represented through both the Basilica of the Invalides in Paris and the St. Paul's Cathedral in London.  The overall structural ideas for these buildings and buildings like there were then carried over to the colonies.  This same structure is seen today used in a lot of government buildings such as the Georgia State Capitol Building and the United States Capitol Building.

From Europe:

St. Paul's Cathedral

Basilica of the Invalides

To the United States:

Georgia State Capitol Building

United States Capitol Building

Colonial expansion FROM the United States:

One for of architecture in the United States that then spread to other parts of the world is the skyscrapers.  The first skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago and it was one of the first of its kind because of the steel structure that was needed to create it.  However, nowadays these kinds of buildings have gotten much taller and can be found all over the world in all different forms.