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Daniel H. Burnham. The Rookery Building, Chicago, designed by Burnham & Root, completed 1886. lobby of the Rookery
Explore the architecture and design of the Monadnock Building in Chicago built in two different phases
Learn about the different structural systems used in constructing the Monadnock Building: one half was layered in bricks, the other used a rigid metal frame
Know about the architecture of the Rookery Building with modern atriums, designed by John Wellborn Root in partnership with Daniel Burnham
See the variety of influences in styles, motifs, and structural features in Chicago's Rookery building completed by Burnham and Root in 1888, redesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907
Flatiron Building Reliance Building Union Station facade (Washington, D.C.)
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Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
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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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President Richard M. Nixon smiles and gives the victory sign as he boards the White House helicopter after his resignation on August 9, 1974 in Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Burnham: Quotes

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    Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.Daniel H. Burnham