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Born August 12, 1781 • Charleston • South Carolina
Died March 3, 1855 (aged 73) • Washington, D.C. • United States

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Mills, Robert: Washington Monument
The United States Patent Office, Washington, D.C., designed by Robert Mills.
Robert Mills Historic House, Columbia, South Carolina
Washington Monument, Baltimore, Maryland
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
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The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., designed by Henry Bacon, 1911.
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Arnolfo di Cambio, statue by Luigi Pampaloni, 1830; near the Duomo, Florence.
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