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Architectural Designs: Exteriors and Interiors
Private Land
Architectural Designs: Exteriors and Interiors
Restrictions Apply
Commercial Use: Exteriors of the buildings below will be rejected for Intellectual Property if the structure takes up a large portion of the frame and is submitted without a valid property release.
Interiors of the buildings below require a property release.
Editorial Use: Exteriors and interiors of the buildings listed below are generally acceptable.
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) | London, England
American Museum of Natural History | New York City, New York, USA
Bahá’í World Centre | Haifa, Israel
Bahrain World Trade Center | Manama, Bahrain
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum | Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) | Beijing, China
Boston Public Library | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Buckingham Palace | London, England
Burj Al Arab Hotel | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burj Khalifa | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Canton Tower | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Castel del Monte | Andria, Italy
Castello Aragonese d’Ischia | Ischia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Chicago Board of Trade | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chrysler Building | New York City, New York, USA
Clarence House | London, England
CN Tower | Toronto, Canada
Colonial Williamsburg Buildings | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Colosseum | Rome, Italy
A valid property release is required for all commercial submissions of the building, no exceptions.
Dartmouth College Buildings | Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Empire State Building | New York City, New York, USA
Eremo di Montesiepi | Tuscany, Italy
Flatiron Building | New York City, New York, USA
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater | Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA
Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Wax Headquarters | Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin | Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Frogmore | Windsor, Berkshire, England
Grand Ole Opry | Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Grauman’s Chinese Theater | Los Angeles, California, USA
Hampton Court Palace Baroque Façade | London, England
Hearst Castle | San Simeon, California, USA
Hôtel de Glace (Ice Hotel) | Quebec City, Canada
Icehotel | Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Ice Village | Hokkaido, Japan
Iolani Palace | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
J. Paul Getty Museum – The Getty Center & The Getty Villa | Los Angeles, California, USA
John Hancock Center | Chicago, Illinois, USA
John Hancock Tower | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Kensington Palace | London, England
Ksiaz Castle (Zamek Książ) | Silesia, Poland
Las Vegas Hotels | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
London Eye (Millennium Wheel) | London, England
Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Maracanã Stadium | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Museum de Heksenwaag | Oudewater, Netherlands
Mystic Aquarium & Institute For Exploration | Mystic, Connecticut, USA
National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) | Beijing, China
Newport Mansions | Newport, Rhode Island, USA
New York Stock Exchange Building | New York City, New York, USA
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) | Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
N Seoul Tower | Seoul, South Korea
Oak Alley Plantation | Vacherie, Louisiana, USA
Oscar Niemeyer Buildings | Multiple locations
Pacific Exchange Building | San Francisco, California, USA
Pacific Marine Mammal Center | Laguna Beach, California, USA
Palace of Holyroodhouse | Edinburgh, Scotland
Peterhof Palace | St. Petersburg, Russia
Petronas Twin Towers | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Piazza del Duomo - Battistero (the Baptistery), Campanile (the Leaning Tower of Pisa), Camposanto Monumentale (the Monumental Cemetery), and the Pisa Cathedral | Pisa, Italy
Pike Place Market | Seattle, Washington, USA
Princeton University Buildings | Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Rockefeller Center | New York City, New York, USA
Rosslyn Chapel | Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Sagrada Familia | Barcelona, Spain
Saint Mark's Basilica | Venice, Italy
Saint Mark's Campanile (bell tower) | Venice, Italy
Saint Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) | Venice, Italy
Sandringham House | Sandringham, Norfolk, England
San Galgano Abbey | Tuscany, Italy
Schonbrunn Palace | Vienna, Austria
Science World | Vancouver, BC, Canada
Smithsonian Institution Building | Washington D.C., USA
SnowCastle | Kemi, Finland
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel | Alta, Norway
Space Needle | Seattle, Washington, USA
Spinnaker Tower | Portsmouth, England
St. Stephen’s Cathedral | Vienna, Austria
St James’ Palace | London, England
Suite la Chicca | Tuscany, Italy
Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Sydney Opera House | Sydney, Australia
Taipei 101 | Taipei, Taiwan
Tokyo Skytree | Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Transamerica Pyramid | San Francisco, California, USA
University of Alabama Buildings | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
University of California (UCLA) Buildings | Los Angeles, California, USA
Van Wijhe Verf Building | Zwolle, Netherlands
Villa Adriana | Tivoli, Italy
Villa d’Este | Tivoli, Italy
Villa I Cipressini | Tuscany, Italy
Villa le Tortore | Tuscany, Italy
Villa Romana del Casale | Piazza Armerina, Italy
Villa Valmarana ai Nani | Vicenza, Italy
Virginia House | Richmond, Virginia, USA
Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Windsor Castle | Windsor, Berkshire, England
Prohibited
Commercial and Editorial Use
The bridges and exteriors and interiors of the buildings below are prohibited and will be rejected for Intellectual Property or Non-Licensable Content.
Arsenal Library | Paris, France
Bayreuth Eremitage | Bayreuth, Germany
Biltmore Estate | Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Blenheim Palace | Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Busch Gardens Amusement Park Buildings | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA | Tampa, Florida, USA
Casa Batllo | Barcelona, Spain
Casa Mila (La Pedrera) | Barcelona, Spain
Castel Meur | Pointe du Château, Plourgrescant, Bretagne, France
Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, France
Chateau de Chenonceau | Chenonceaux, France
Chateau de Vauvenargues | Vauvenargues, France
Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte | Maincy, France
Chatsworth House | Derbyshire, England
Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon) | Veytaux, Switzerland
City of Arts and Sciences | Valencia, Spain
City of Wine (Cité du Vin) | Bordeaux, France
Cutty Sark | London, England
Disney Resort and Theme Park Buildings | Multiple locations
Eiffel Tower at Night (Pierre Bideau's Lighting Design) | Paris, France
FNB Stadium | Nasrec, South Africa
Francois-Mitterrand Library | Paris, France
Graceland | Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Guggenheim Bilbao | Bilbao, Spain
Guggenheim Museum | New York City, New York, USA
Herrenchiemsee Palace | Herreninsel, Germany
Île de Ré Bridge | La Rochelle/Île de Ré, France
Jacques Chaban-Delmas Bridge | Bordeaux, France
Jean-Vilar Library | Bordeaux, France
L’Eglise Saint-Pierre | Avignon, France
La Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut | Ronchamp, France
La Cite Radieuse | Marseille, France
La Grande Arche de la Defense | Puteaux, France
La Maison du docteur Curutchet | La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Maison Guiette | Antwerp, Belgium
La Musee National de L’art Occidental | Tokyo, Japan
La Villa de Lac | Corseaux, Switzerland
La Villa Jeanneret-Perret | Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland
La Villa Savoye | Poissy, France
Le Centrosoyuz | Moscow, Russia
Le Complexe du Capitole | Chandigarh, India
Le Couvent Sainte Marie de la Tourette | Eveux sur l’Arbresle, France
Le Pavillon ZHLC (Maison de l’Homme) | Zurich, Switzerland
Les Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung | Stuttgart, Germany
Linderhof Palace | near Ettal, Germany
Louise Weiss Building | Strasbourg, France
Louvre Museum | Paris, France
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport | Lyon, France
Margravial Opera House | Bayreuth, Germany
Middleport Pottery | Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Millau Viaduct Bridge | Millau-Creissels, France
Mont Saint-Michel Jetty Bridge | Mont-Saint-Michel, France
Monticello Estate | Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
NOTE: Depictions of the Monticello Estate on stamps, coins, and other legal tender can be accepted.
Moulin Rouge | Paris, France
Munich Residence | Munich, Germany
Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM) | Marseille, France
National Maritime Museum | London, England
National Trust Properties of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland | England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Neuschwanstein Castle | Hohenschwangau, Germany
Nuremberg Imperial Castle | Nuremberg, Germany
Nymphenburg Palace | Munich, Germany
Opéra Library-Museum | Paris, France
Palace of Europe | Strasbourg, Alsace, France
Pompidou Center | Paris, France
Richelieu-Louvois Library | Paris, France
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (Jardim Botanico) Buildings | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Royal Observatory Greenwich | London, England
Sacré-Cœur Basilica | Paris, France
Shrine of Remembrance | Melbourne, Australia
Sistine Chapel | Vatican City, Italy
Stanford University | Stanford, California, USA
The Atomium | Brussels, Belgium
The Bellagio Centre | Bellagio, Italy
The Queen’s House | London, England
Unite d’Habitation de Firminy-Vert | Ferminy, France|
Unite d’Habitation of Berlin | Berlin, Germany
Walhalla | Donaustauf, Germany
Wrigley Building | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Würzburg Residence | Würzburg, Germany
Private Land
Restrictions Apply
Commercial Use
The grounds of the following properties require a valid property release.
Editorial Use
The grounds of the following properties are generally acceptable.
Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Dartmouth College Buildings | Hanover, New Hampshire
Peterhof Palace | St. Petersburg, Russia
Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey, USA
San Diego Zoo | San Diego, California, USA
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park | Santa Cruz, California, USA
Schonbrunn Palace | Vienna, Austria
University of California (UCLA) | Los Angeles, California, USA
University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Val d’Orcia (i.e., landscapes/natural terrain, points of interest, man-made structures, farms, villages, or towns) | Tuscany, Italy
Prohibited
Commercial and Editorial Use
The grounds of the following properties are prohibited and will be rejected for Non-Licensable Content.
Brompton Cemetery | London, England
Burning Man Festival | Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
Busch Gardens Amusement Park | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA; Tampa, Florida, USA
Bushy Park | London, England
Disney Resorts and Theme Parks | Multiple locations
English Garden | Munich, Germany
Graceland | Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Greenwich Park | London, England
Grosvenor Square | London, England
Grounds of National Trust Properties of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (excluding Stonehenge; National Trust Properties are reviewed on a case-by-case basis) | England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Hyde Park | London, England
Munich Court Garden | Munich, Germany
Primrose Hill | London, England
Richmond Park | London, England
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (Jardim Botanico) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sovereign Hill | Gold Point, Australia
Stanford University | Stanford, California, USA
Surf Ranch | Lemoore, California, USA
The Green Park | London, England
The Bellagio Centre | Bellagio, Italy
Top of the Rock Observation Deck | New York City, New York, USA
Victoria Tower Gardens | London, England
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