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Artists, Painters, & Architects
Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
Architecture: The Built World
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These 8 Buildings Will Make You See Norway in a New Light
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Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art
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Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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5 Historically Significant Houses in Germany
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What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
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?
Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the U.S. flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) Nov. 19, 1969. Footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.
How Many People Have Been to the Moon?
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12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why We Celebrate MLK Day
The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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Born August 14, 1924 • Norway
Died February 23, 2009 (aged 84) • Oslo • Norway
Awards And Honors Pritzker Prize (1997)
I.M. Pei
I.M. Pei
American architect
Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel
French architect
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki
Japanese architect
Gordon Bunshaft, c. 1950s.
Gordon Bunshaft
American architect
Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Swiss architect
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American architect
Museum of Modern Art
Yoshio Taniguchi
Japanese architect
Moshe Safdie
Moshe Safdie
Israeli-Canadian-American architect
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Calif., by Louis I. Kahn, 1959–65
Louis Kahn
American architect
Ealing: Pitzhanger Manor-House
Sir John Soane
British architect
Cret, Paul Phillippe: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building
Paul Phillippe Cret
American architect
Affonso Reidy
Brazilian architect
Klenze, Leo von: Glyptothek
Leo von Klenze
German architect
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
Dutch architect
Ryue Nishizawa
Japanese architect
Pierre de Meuron
Swiss architect
Jacques Herzog
Swiss architect
Kazuyo Sejima
Japanese architect
Frank Gehry: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Frank Gehry
Canadian American architect
Álvaro Siza: Bouça social housing complex
Álvaro Siza
Portuguese architect

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