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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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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's House, Weimar,Germany; photocrom print published between 1890-1900.
5 Historically Significant Houses in Germany
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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
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Born November 29, 1803 • Hamburg • Germany
Died May 15, 1879 (aged 75) • Rome • Italy
Subjects Of Study architecture

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Klenze, Leo von: Glyptothek
Leo von Klenze
German architect
Hunt, Richard Morris
Richard Morris Hunt
American architect
Sir Charles Barry
British architect
Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
German-American architect
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American architect
Otto, Frei
Frei Otto
German architect
Gottfried Böhm
German architect
Helmut Jahn: Joe and Rika Mansueto Library
Helmut Jahn
German-American architect
Mendelsohn, Erich: Einstein Tower
Erich Mendelsohn
German architect
Würzburg Residenz, designed by Balthasar Neumann, 18th century, Würzburg, Germany.
Balthasar Neumann
German architect
Albert Speer
Albert Speer
German architect and Nazi official
Portrait of Peter Behrens by Max Liebermann.
Peter Behrens
German architect
Albert Kahn
American architect
Konrad Wachsmann
American architect
“The Great Elector,” over-life-size bronze statue by Andreas Schlüter, 1703; in the forecourt of Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
Andreas Schlüter
German sculptor
Steinhausen: pilgrimage church
Dominikus Zimmermann
German architect
Fritz A. Breuhaus
German architect
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
German architect and painter
Egid Quirin Asam
German architect
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
German architect

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