2. St. Basil’s Cathedral
For my first creative building influence, I
choose the bright colors of St. Basil’s
Cathedral, a well-known cathedral in
Eastern Russia. The architects were Postnik
Yakovlev and Barma. It was built beginning
in 1555 and ending in 1561. It also has a
unique Renaissance style. The history of the
building is generally unknown other than
that the cathedral was built for Ivan the
Terrible to celebrate the capture of Kazan.
Also, from what I gathered, the bulding is
made of wood, stone, gold, and terracotta.
Other interesting facts: Napoleon tried to
blow it up but failed, and after the building
was complete, Ivan the Terrible wanted to
blind the architects so they could never
again create something so beautiful .
Link to an Interesting Website
http://www.moscow.info/red-square/st-
basils-cathedral.aspx

3. Petit Hameau, Moulin
For a second influence, I found out Blah
about the Mill at Le Hameau de la
Reine, or the Hamlet of the Queen
created by Richard Mique. Originally, it
was created as a retreat for Marie
Antoinette. So although many of the
buildings are rustic on the outside, a
majority are lavish and extravagant on
the inside. However, I choose a simple
building, the Mill, or Moulin. Contrary
to its name, it never acted as any type
of mill. The Hamlet was built from
1783-1788 in a rustic style for the
French royalty, specifically the
Queen, in France at Versailles. It is
mostly wood, brick, a thatched
roof, iron, glass, stone, and plaster.

4. Crystal Palace
From looking at the picture at the left, one
might ask why I do not have a recent
picture of the Crystal Palace. It is not
because of Creative Commons, but
because it burned down 1936. Completed
in 1851 for The Great Exhibition to take
place in London that year. The architect
was Joseph Paxton and he used a highly
industrial style. He mainly used cast-iron
and glass in his design. This building used
an amazing 293,000 panes of glass.
Also, an interesting fact, Paxton submitted
this design last minute for a challenge to
all architects in the area, to see whose
design could host the Great Exhibition of
1851.
Interesting Site:
http://www.victorianstation.com/palace.html

5. Bibliography
• Information:
• Crystal Palace/The Great Exhibition of 1851. Victorian Station. 1999-2001. 13 Feb.
2012. <http://www.victorianstation.com/palace.html>.
• Saint Basil’s Cathedral. Morley, Parker, and Frank Rister. 2000-2012. 13 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.moscow.info/red-square/st-basils-cathedral.aspx>.
• Aaltonen, Gayner. The History of Architecture. New York: Metro Books, 2008.
• Cattermole, Paul, ed. Architectural Excellence. Ontario: Firefly Books, 2008.
• Pictures:
• FotoCommunity. 2011. 10 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/24117048>
• Fotopedia. Fotonauts inc. 2008-2012. 10 Feb 2012.
<http://fr.fotopedia.com/items/jmhullot--d4-Setbu-4>
• Resumbre.com. Pape, Dave. 10 Feb 2012.
<http://resumbrae.com/ub/dms259_s06/11/>
• *All Pictures were searched for using Creative Commons so they are legal to use

6. My Façade!