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Sir Patrick Abercrombie
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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
Architecture: The Built World
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Night view of the Opera House and new business quarter, Oslo, Norway.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's House, Weimar,Germany; photocrom print published between 1890-1900.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.
7 Alphabet Soup Agencies that Stuck Around
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
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Just How Many Oceans Are There?
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
World Data Locator Map: Australia
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Camel at Khor Rori, Oman; mammal.
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Sir Patrick Abercrombie: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie
Born June 6, 1879 • England
Died March 23, 1957 (aged 77) • Berkshire • England
John Nash
British architect
Norman Shaw.
Norman Shaw
British architect
Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Jaipur Column
Sir Edwin Lutyens
British architect
Jane Drew
British architect
George Dance, the Younger
British architect and artist
Impington Village College
Maxwell Fry
British architect
John Wood the Younger
British architect
Andrés Duany
American architect
José Benito Churriguera
Spanish architect
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
American architect
Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Swiss architect
Daniel H. Burnham.
Daniel Burnham
American architect
Alvar Aalto.
Alvar Aalto
Finnish architect
Inigo Jones
English architect and artist
Otto, Frei
Frei Otto
German architect
Tatiana Bilbao
Tatiana Bilbao
Mexican architect
The Director's Pavillion, salt mines at Arc-et-Senans, near Besançon, Fr., by Ledoux, 1773–75
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
French architect
Charles Correa
Indian architect
Pierre Charles L’Enfant
French engineer and architect
Ma Yansong
Ma Yansong
Chinese architect

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