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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

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Donatello: David

Donatello

Italian sculptor

Nicola Pisano: Adoration of the Magi

Nicola Pisano

Italian sculptor

Giovanni Pisano: marble pulpit

Giovanni Pisano

Italian sculptor

Stringcourses on the facade of the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, begun by Benedetto da Maiano, 1489, and continued by Il Cronaca.

Benedetto da Maiano

Italian sculptor

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

Architecture: The Built World