Jørn Utzon

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High detailed Australia physical map with labeling.

20 Buildings Not to Miss in Australia

Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark, was built as a royal summer residence by King Christian IV in 1606-34. The King designed the Castle himself in Dutch Renaissance style and lived here until he died in 1648.

19 Significant Buildings Worth Seeing in Denmark

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.

Timeline of the 1970s

Copenhagen, Denmark. May 7 2019 - Grundtvig's church.The rare example of expressionist church architecture.

5 Landmark Buildings in Copenhagen

Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

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

New Seven Wonders of the World

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) (ad 50-54) the fifth Roman emperor (ad 54-68), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius.

Did Nero Really Fiddle as Rome Burned?

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart rehearsing his 12th Mass with singer and musician. (Austrian composer. (Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

7 Famous Child Prodigies

cloning. First cloned cat. First cloned companion animal. CC (copy cat) female domestic shorthair cat (b. Dec. 22, 2001) photo Jan. 18, 2002. Cloned at Texas A&M Univ. College of Vet. Med. & Biomedical Sciences. Reproductive cloning genetics DNA cc cat

CC, The First Cloned Cat

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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Born	April 9, 1918 • Copenhagen • Denmark
Died	November 29, 2008 (aged 90) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Awards And Honors	Pritzker Prize (2003)
Notable Works	Sydney Opera House

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Kazuyo Sejima

Japanese architect

Yvonne Farrell

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Robert Venturi

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Jacques Herzog

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Pierre de Meuron

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Zaha Hadid

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I.M. Pei

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Frank Gehry

Canadian American architect

Álvaro Siza

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Balkrishna Doshi

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Rem Koolhaas

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Frei Otto

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Peter Zumthor

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Richard Meier

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Renzo Piano

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Jean Nouvel

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Aldo Rossi

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Rafael Moneo

Spanish 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

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Artists, Painters, & Architects

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