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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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Camel at Khor Rori, Oman; mammal.

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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

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Walter Gropius

Walter Gropius

German-American architect

Mendelsohn, Erich: Einstein Tower

Erich Mendelsohn

German architect

Portrait of Peter Behrens by Max Liebermann.

Peter Behrens

German architect

Church of Notre-Dame, Le Raincy, Fr., by Auguste and Gustave Perret, 1923, with stained glass by Maurice Denis

Auguste Perret

French architect

Sarah G. Bagley

American labor organizer

Albert Kahn

American architect

Candela, Felix: L'Oceanogràfic

Felix Candela

Spanish architect

Eiermann, Egon: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Egon Eiermann

German architect

Revell, c. 1961

Viljo Revell

Finnish architect

Johannes Andreas Brinkman

Dutch architect

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

Architecture: The Built World

White semi truck on the Highway. Truck, lorry, motor vehicle to carry freight or goods or perform special services. Cab, carrier, semis trucks.

Machinery and Manufacturing