
Tag: architecture

The ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire. Established in 1132 and dissolved in 1538 by the orders of Henry the 8th during the period of the dissolution of the English Monasteries. It was one of the largest and wealthiest abbeys in England.
some libraries on campus are literary castles that i would kill to live in.

Abandoned beach house in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, slowly being reclaimed by the sea. [1426 × 950]

The Temple of Hatshepsut glows at sunset
Hatshepsut’s temple is one of the world’s most striking architectural masterpieces, but perhaps even more noteworthy is the woman who commissioned it.
Photograph by Kenneth Garrett, National Geographic Creative


















