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Rose window
The rose window, also called a wheel window or rosace, is a circular stained-glass window with radiating tracery, reaching full nave width in French Gothic cathedrals by the mid-thirteenth century.
Rosecliff
Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion at 584 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, built 1899 to 1902 for Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs, designed by Stanford White.
Roseires Dam
The Roseires Dam, also written Er Roseires Dam, is a dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, built from 1961 to 1966 for irrigation and 280 MW hydropower.
Roseman Covered Bridge
Roseman Covered Bridge is a historic 1883 timber covered bridge over the Middle River near Winterset, Iowa, one of six surviving covered bridges in Madison County.
Rosenheim Mansion
Rosenheim Mansion, the AHS "Murder House," is Alfred F. Rosenheim's 1908 brick Tudor Revival home at 1120 S. Westchester Place, Country Club Park, Los Angeles; LA HCM No. 660 (1999), former Sisters of Social Service convent, sold 2015 for $3.2 million.
Rosewood Hong Kong
Rosewood Hong Kong (香港瑰丽酒店) is an ultra-luxury hotel that opened in 2019 in the Victoria Dockside district on Kowloon's Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Rosewood's first Hong Kong property.
Ross Dam
Ross Dam is a 540-foot concrete arch dam on the Skagit River in Whatcom County, Washington, built between 1937 and 1949 and operated by Seattle City Light.
Ross River Dam
Ross River Dam is an earth and rock fill dam on the Ross River near Townsville, Queensland, completed in 1970 for flood control and water supply.
Rossiya Hotel
The Rossiya Hotel, also known as Hotel Russia, was a Soviet-era hotel in central Moscow, built in 1964–1967 and once the largest hotel in the world.
Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel, formally the Collegiate Church of St Matthew, is a late 15th-century chapel in Roslin, Midlothian, founded in 1446 and famous for its dense stone carvings.
Rotherhithe Tunnel
The Rotherhithe Tunnel is a single-bore road tunnel under the River Thames in east London, connecting Rotherhithe with Shadwell. Built between 1904 and 1908, it remains toll-free today.
Rothko Chapel
The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, housing fourteen monumental dark paintings commissioned from Mark Rothko, opened to the public in February 1971.
Rothschild family residences
Rothschild family residences: the country houses, chateaux, and villas built by the Rothschild banking dynasty, including Waddesdon Manor, Mentmore, Ferrieres, and the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, in the Le Gout Rothschild style.
Rotunda
A rotunda is a cylindrical building or round hall, usually domed, that serves as a grand focal point, from the Pantheon in Rome to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen) is the Gothic mother church of Rouen, Normandy, known for its 151-meter cast-iron spire and Claude Monet's painted series of the 1890s.
Rough Point
Rough Point is a Gilded Age mansion and house museum on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, built for Frederick W. Vanderbilt and later the home of heiress Doris Duke.
Rove Tunnel
The Rove Tunnel (tunnel du Rove) is a disused canal tunnel near Marseille, France, linking the port to the Étang de Berre; closed since a 1963 collapse, it remains the world's longest canal tunnel.
Roving bridge
A roving bridge, also called a turnover or snake bridge, carries a canal towpath across the water so a towing horse can cross without detaching the towline.
Royal Air Force station
A Royal Air Force station, also known as an RAF Station, is a permanent operating base of the RAF, home to its Wings and commanded by a Commanding Officer.
Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool
The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of Grade I listed dock warehouses on Liverpool's waterfront, built in 1843–7 to Jesse Hartley's design and regenerated as a visitor attraction.
Royal Crescent
The Royal Crescent is a Grade I listed row of 30 terraced houses in Bath, England, built between 1767 and 1775 to designs by John Wood the Younger.
Royal Gorge Bridge
The Royal Gorge Bridge is a suspension bridge across the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge near Cañon City, Colorado, built in 1929 as a tourist attraction.
Royal Liver Building
Royal Liver Building: Grade I listed 1911 reinforced-concrete landmark at Liverpool's Pier Head, designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas for the Royal Liver Assurance, with twin clock towers and copper Liver Birds.
Royal Lodge
Royal Lodge is a Grade II listed country house in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, built for George IV and later home to the Queen Mother and Prince Andrew.
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
The Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe) is a Catholic monastery in Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
Royal Palace Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam), on Dam Square, is a Dutch Classicist building begun in 1648 as Amsterdam's town hall by Jacob van Campen, used by Louis Bonaparte from 1808, state-owned since 1936, and open to the public most of the year.
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real de Madrid) is the King of Spain's official residence in Madrid, built from 1738 on the site of the former Alcázar.
Royal Palace of Oslo
The Royal Palace of Oslo, in Norwegian Det kongelige slott, is the official residence of the Norwegian monarch, built in neo-classical style between 1825 and 1849.
Royal Palace of Rabat
Dar al-Makhzen (دار المخزن), the Royal Palace of Rabat, is the official residence of the King of Morocco and seat of government. Built in 1864 under Mohammed IV in the Touarga enclave, it hosts state ceremonies, Council of Ministers meetings, and over 2,000 residents and workers.
Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a former royal residence in Brighton, England, rebuilt by John Nash between 1815 and 1823 for George IV.