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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
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The Anglican Cathedral in the City of Liverpool in North West England
5 Historic Buildings in Liverpool
Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson
Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
Night view of the Opera House and new business quarter, Oslo, Norway.
These 8 Buildings Will Make You See Norway in a New Light
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's House, Weimar,Germany; photocrom print published between 1890-1900.
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Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
Statue of Nostradamus
Nostradamus and His Prophecies
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.
The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

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Born November 9, 1880 • London • England
Died February 8, 1960 (aged 79) • London • England
Harrison, Peter: Redwood Library
Peter Harrison
British architect
St. John's College Chapel
Sir George Gilbert Scott
British architect
William Butterfield
British architect
Thomas Rickman
British architect
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Austrian architect
H.H. Richardson
American architect
Church of S. Marcello, Rome, by Carlo Fontana, c. 1683
Carlo Fontana
Italian architect
Inigo Jones
English architect and artist
A.W.N. Pugin
British architect and author
Upjohn, Richard: Trinity Church
Richard Upjohn
American architect
Westminster Abbey
Nicholas Hawksmoor
British architect
George Edmund Street
British architect
George Dance, the Younger
British architect and artist
The Radcliffe Camera, designed by James Gibbs
James Gibbs
Scottish architect
The Church of St. John, Smith Square, Westminster, London; designed by Thomas Archer and built in 1713–28.
Thomas Archer
British architect
Jack Coia
Scottish architect
Sir John Vanbrugh
British dramatist and architect
Sir Charles Barry
British architect
Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Jaipur Column
Sir Edwin Lutyens
British architect
Northampton
Edward Godwin
British architect and writer

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