Matt Banocy
The Shrine Of the Immaculate Conception
In this photo of the Shrine of the Basilica the main architectural characteristic is the dome. The
shrine was built as a church for Catholics. It is on 400 Michigan Avenue Northeast
Washington, DC. The shrine was built by Bishop Thomas J. Shahan in the early 1900's. The
great upper church was dedicated in 1959. Some major building materials are brick, stone,
marble and steel.
The Lincoln Memorial
This is the Lincoln Memorial is where most people remember Martin Luther King giving his I
have a dream speech. In this picture there is an example of post and lintel. The scroll columns are
the post and the horizontal beam is the lintel. The memorial was built in 1914–17. It was built in
remembrance of our great president Abraham Lincoln. Some materials used to construct this
monument where marble, granite, stone, and steel.
The Russian Embassy
In this picture this is one of the Russian embassies. As you can see this embassy is very plain.
The main building materials are brick, steel, and glass. It sits on 2650 Wisconsin Avenue, NW,
Washington DC. Washington allowed Russia to build an embassy in DC in1973.
Union Station
This is a picture of the loggia at Union station in Washington, DC. It was opened on October 27,
1907 and completed in 1908. The cost of this monumental building cost 125 million dollars.
Union station currently sites at 50 Massachusetts Ave, Washington, DC. Some building materials
are stone, glass, steel, wood, and brick. This is an example of a dome.
The Russian Embassy
This is the embassy of Ireland. I picked this embassy first because I am partially Irish and second
because of the intricate work below each window. It sits on 2234 Massachusetts Avenue
Northwest Washington, DC. Some materials used to construct this embassy where stone, steel
and wood.
The Supreme Court
This picture is an example of one of the scroll columns at the Supreme Court. The lintel area on
the supreme court is under the style of Corinthian. The Supreme Court sits on East Capitol
Street, NE and 1st Street NE Washington, DC. Construction started on October 13, 1932 and was
completed on 1935. The dimensions of the court are 385 feet from east to west, (front to back)
and 304 feet from north to south. Its height reaches up to four stories. The main building material
is marble.
The Cathedral
This is the picture of the Cathedral. Specifically the buttress system. The actual church would be
the bearing structure. The arch would be the buttress and the steeple objects would be the flying
buttress. In 1907 the first stone of the Cathedral was laid. The cathedral is a church for Protestant
Episcopal. The main materials are stone and steel. It sits at 1725 Rhode Island Avenue
Northwest Washington, DC.