A few months back someone posted a link to a site that had free .3ds models of just about every famous castle, cathedral, or piece of arcnitecture in the world. I just searched all of my bookmarks, and this site for: Architecture, Castle, Free, Model, Monolith, Wonder, download, and maybe a handful of other keywords, but I can't find a link or that post. DOes anyone know where it is? I'm looking for either buckingham palace or Windsor Castle, though I'm not sure which. I'd like to find the differance betweeen the two? I keep thinking each is the residence of the (King) and Queen of England.

ANyone know another term used to describe famous places?

Landmarks perhaps?

Attached Link: http://www.greatbuildings.com

It could be the one that AgentSmith was dealing with, but for the life of me, I can't remember what the site was.

That was the one I have listed up there, for sure, but I hav'nt found either of the models I'm looking for.

Yeah, Great Buildings is the one we hope to have an agreement with, for offering their models as .3ds. At this point they pretty much offer only .3dmf AgentSmith

Whats this deals status? They approved the conversion, right? Why isn't this completed? Do we want to add links to our Free Stuff is that all?

{I'm looking for either buckingham palace or Windsor Castle, though I'm not sure which. I'd like to find the differance betweeen the two? I keep thinking each is the residence of the (King) and Queen of England. } Both are residences yes. Buckingham Palace is in London and is the capitol home, Windsor Castles is obviously in Windsor, and is a weekend camp site! ;)

Thanks, I've been surfing around looking at Windsor Castle, it is 13 acres! Is Buckingham Palace as large?

Has anyone seen a model of Windsor Palace? Greatbuildings.com doesn't have one.

Don't know how big Buck Palace is in terms of scale - not as big as Windsor, but still a very large building/plot

Actually, Buckingham is bigger in terms of royal living space, since the royals are generally "Confined" to the dungeon at Windsor. (And no, the Dungeon is not a dank, musty underground chamber, it's a huge circular moat surrounded structure.) Buckingham is in london proper. (Not The City of London, but the London Metro) Windsor is the "country castle." As such, Buckingham is a bit more constrained by urban development than Windsor. Of course there is Kinsignton Palace, and the massive gardens surrounding it, even though it is also in London Metro. IMHO, Neither Buckingham or Windsor look like castles. Buckingham is a house. A BIG house. Windsor looks more castle/palace like, but is still more House than Fairy Tale. I'm partial to some of the northern castles, such as Endinburg Castle. Now, that's a castle, perched up on a craggy cliff, the city spilling down one side of the hill. But hey, I read to many fantasy novels as a kid. Then there is always the Tower of London, which I think is more castle/palace like than Buckingham. Very cool, and not much of a Tower. Of course, then you can go play on the Tower Bridge... Rats, I thought I'd gotten all that English stuff out of the system on my last visit. (Starts looking through travel brocures)

Amazing how tourists pay more attention to the Royals than we brits do! ;)

Truth be known, I didn't give two pence for the royals till 2001. Took the wife to Toronto for a vacation. We were wandering around town, when a nice young canadian army officer asked us to stop. He explained that they were about to fire the howitzers that were in the park, and we needed to stand clear. We waited around, watched them fire, and just thought it was something those crazy canadians did every day. Well, when we finally got through the park, and to the other side of the government building in the middle of the park, there was another Canadian solider who asked us to get in this line. We did, and suddenly we were being given Cake. Amused, we ate the cake and continued on our stroll. When we finished the cake, we discovered that the cake and the gunfire was for the Queen Mum. (This important fact was discovered by reading the engraved inscription on the napkin the cake rested on.) It was her 100th birthday or something. The next year, again without thinking, we were in London on her 101st birthday. We were auctually leaving that day, and I remember when we arrived she was in the hospital getting a blood transfusion or something. Anyway, she's the only royal I've cared about. And to show how much, I think she's dead, but not sure. My fasination has always been with the structures of England and Europe. Oh, and the Middle East. I mean here in America, we don't have that kind of history. I remember walking down the royal mile in Edinburgh (cause I'm not stupid enough to walk UP the royal mile). There were buildings along that walk, in fact the MAJORITY of the buildings of that walk, with corner stones proclaiming they had been built in the 14, 15 and 16 hundreds. Wow. Two hundred years makes a building old in America. I mean, imagine Canterbury! The Cathederal was first Christinized in 598. My god, over 1400 years ago. And the building that was first used, and who's foundation still makes up part of the Cathederal, dates back even farther, to Roman occupation! Nearly two thousand years of history right there. Amazing. Okay, I'm done. I'm getting off the soapbox. Sorry to babble!

lol! - well I have to agree - the history and architecture is always a pleasure to see and discover - we are very lucky to have a great deal of it scattered throughout the British Isles! I have lost count of all the castles and Roman ruins I have visited through the years, but they always inspire!

Runwolf, there are American Indian ruins in both South and North America that are extremely old. The Hopi go back to 500 AD and the existing Mayan buildings date from 300 - 900 AD. Lin

A very 'castle'-looking structure is Neuschwanstein, in Bavaria, Germany. It has turrets and walls and gates and all! Tres

Isstrout, I'm VERY aware of the mayan, aztec, hopi, zuni, and other ruins found throught the America's. They are very awe inspiring and very much a part of my personal heritige, and in no way meant to belittle them. However, in the case of Endingburg or Paris or Canterbury... or hundreds of other European cities, these aren't ruins, they are living, breathing, vibrant buildings that are hundreds or thousands of years old. I've heard, but have not yet seen, that parts of Mexico City are like that. Where ancient native american structures are part and parcel of the cityscape. The ruins I've seen have been amazing, no doubt, but the co-existance of antiquity and modern day in parts of Europe is simply unparalleled. Tresamie, I've seen photographs of Neuschwanstein, and it is something to see! I hope to visit in in person someday soon.