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# Angular Architecture

Overview of Angular Building Blocks

## **Summary / Overview**

 In the[ **last lesson**,](/mean-stack/angular/wk3/intro-to-angular/angular-cli-install.md) we installed the angular CLI and created a new project.

This lesson will continue where we left off. We will look over our application’s structure and the building blocks that make up an angular app. This is a high level overview the concepts are the important part.

* The root component.
* The root module.

## **Setup / Prerequisites**

* Angular CLI installed
* Node version 8  or greater
* A new angular project[<br>](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import)

## **Reference:**

**Links to documentation or live code examples/implementations, further practice and past lessons**

* [**Asking For Help Lesson**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ROXzQhSdBu8uaZ_aneawXKYqyZbM84VtJY6JKWjfBkI/edit#heading=h.o76hpn4fcr1p)
* [**Problem Solving Lesson**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hUMzwgtjDIYi9JrVdsoqBUHrRdDkM3o9BNqWZZAHTI4/edit#heading=h.kk1966kbedef)
* [**Error Strategy Guide**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXORxbWVZMqOFs3qd-xOad_-RDSAf4rHSwsaxoWbcWY/edit#heading=h.kk1966kbedef)

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