First Children Encyclopedia

Art and architecture

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The Taj Mahal

The beautiful Taj Mahal in

India was built as a tomb

for the emperor’s wife. It is

made from white marble

set with coloured stones.

An opera house

The Opera House in Sydney,

Australia, is a modern building.

Its wing-like roof makes it easy

to identify. It was designed to

look like the sails of boats in

the nearby harbour.

Modern
skyscrapers
make
up the
Singapore
skyline.

Architecture

Every building you see has been planned by an

architect. Styles of architecture have changed

over thousands of years. Buildings are designed

for living, working, worship, or simply for fun.

Making art

People use different types

of art to capture a scene

or express their ideas.

Here are a few of them.

Drawing a quick “sketch”

in pencil is a way for artists

to plan a colour painting.

Painting in colour is often

done on a canvas using

watercolour or oil paints.

Sculpture is the skill of

making artistic shapes out

of stone, wood, or metal.

Photography is a very

accurate way of showing

how people and places look.

Graphic design is a way

of combining pictures and

words in imaginative ways.

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86-87 Ancient

Greece

88-89 The Romans

Castles were built
to defend people
from attack. This
castle is in Spain.